***Small or Exotic Animals Pet Thread***

PJSiren
PJSiren Salem, OR Posts: 5,863
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So I searched and could not find a thread for sharing our small or exotic animals...

We have a Netherlands Dwarf Bunny, he's a tiny little grey bunny, his color is called "Chinchilla". He weighs in at 2.5 lbs. His name is Cadbury. He is so sweet! We got him at the Oregon State Fair last year.
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Bunny Teefus!
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Chillin'...
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Mommy is a bunny too...? lol
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So I am sure I can't be the only one with a small or exotic pet...please, SHARE! :)
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  • whispering hands
    whispering hands Under your skin Posts: 13,527
    Aww splendid thread idea!
  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    Precious!

    I'm more of a larger-pet lover, but I remember our having a small (not exotic) parakeet growing up.

    My sister, at maybe 6 or so, hugged said parakeet a bit too hard. We didn't have tiny pets after that.

    (except for Pickles, our hamster...he lived a good, albeit short, life)
  • PJSiren
    PJSiren Salem, OR Posts: 5,863
    awww, your poor sister!

    I had a hamster named Slingblade at one point, he was a little white and blonde thing...and he got loose once and my grandma's dog found him and cornered him in a closet and barked until we came...it was like she knew, "Hey you shouldn't be out loose like this...let me get your mom!"

    And I just love animals of all kinds....my hubs does too, so we're a good match! We will have a menagerie some day! lol
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  • whispering hands
    whispering hands Under your skin Posts: 13,527
    I can't wait to see what cool pets show up in This thread. Can't wait to have another snake.
  • whispering hands
    whispering hands Under your skin Posts: 13,527
    Had a rat when
    I was little. His name was Chucky like
    Chuck E. Cheese. He was a really cool pet. I just can't even tell you what happened to him.. just one of those things I have a hard time forgiving..
  • whispering hands
    whispering hands Under your skin Posts: 13,527
    C'mon.. no one has a bird, or a snake, or some other crazy exotic pet they want to share?
  • markymark550
    markymark550 Columbia, SC Posts: 5,244
    My avatar picture is of Rocky, my pet cockatiel. He's a funny little guy.

  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 42,162
    I used to have a pair of Molly Uromastyx.

    Cousins to the chuckwalla.

    Great lizards. Really friendly.

    I like the Bunnies and the birds above!!!



  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,766
    whispering hands said:

    C'mon.. no one has a bird, or a snake, or some other crazy exotic pet they want to share?

    or a feret?

    i just have my cats
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  • whispering hands
    whispering hands Under your skin Posts: 13,527
    Ferrets are AWESOME!
  • whispering hands
    whispering hands Under your skin Posts: 13,527
    markymark550 said:

    My avatar picture is of Rocky, my pet cockatiel. He's a funny little guy.

    Cockatiels are great pets. We had them
    growing up, and I really loved my two. Their names were Ruth and Jehoshaphat.
  • markymark550
    markymark550 Columbia, SC Posts: 5,244
    edited April 2017
    whispering hands said:

    markymark550 said:

    My avatar picture is of Rocky, my pet cockatiel. He's a funny little guy.

    Cockatiels are great pets. We had them
    growing up, and I really loved my two. Their names were Ruth and Jehoshaphat.
    I had one growing up too. His name was Feathers, so named by my sister because we weren't really sure if it was a boy or girl. Got him when I was 3 and he passed away when I was 27. I took him when my dad passed away because my mom wasn't particularly fond of him. He was a pretty chill bird. Didn't rattle too easily and was good with being handled.

    Rocky, on the other hand, is really energetic. When he gets excited, which is often, he'll hop from one leg to the other, rocking back and forth (hence his name). He's an affectionate bird and loves attention, but he really hates people's hands so it's hard to play with him. We've had him about 6 years now and he still won't let me take him out of his cage. I have to take the top off and let him find his way out. Once he's out he's fine with being handled, so it's very odd behavior with him. I've tried all of the taming techniques, I just think that's his personality.
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  • whispering hands
    whispering hands Under your skin Posts: 13,527
    edited April 2017
    markymark550 said:

    whispering hands said:

    markymark550 said:

    My avatar picture is of Rocky, my pet cockatiel. He's a funny little guy.

    Cockatiels are great pets. We had them
    growing up, and I really loved my two. Their names were Ruth and Jehoshaphat.
    I had one growing up too. His name was Feathers, so named by my sister because we weren't really sure if it was a boy or girl. Got him when I was 3 and he passed away when I was 27. I took him when my dad passed away because my mom wasn't particularly fond of him. He was a pretty chill bird. Didn't rattle too easily and was good with being handled.

    Rocky, on the other hand, is really energetic. When he gets excited, which is often, he'll hop from one leg to the other, rocking back and forth (hence his name). He's an affectionate bird and loves attention, but he really hates people's hands so it's hard to play with him. We've had him about 6 years now and he still won't let me take him out of his cage. I have to take the top off and let him find his way out. Once he's out he's fine with being handled, so it's very odd behavior with him. I've tried all of the taming techniques, I just think that's his personality.
    Have you tried offering him a traversing pole for him to climb on from inside his little house? Jehoshaphat didn't like our hands either. We kept a dowel as a traversing pole. And he'd climb on that, and then move up to our arms. He was a weirdo.. I swear he thought he was a rooster. I had him until I left for college. He was a good bird.. Ruth was not very exceptional, save for she laid HUGE eggs.
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  • Lemon Yellow Sun
    Lemon Yellow Sun Posts: 1,126

    This is Flash my Painted Turtle.
  • markymark550
    markymark550 Columbia, SC Posts: 5,244
    whispering hands said:

    markymark550 said:

    whispering hands said:

    markymark550 said:

    My avatar picture is of Rocky, my pet cockatiel. He's a funny little guy.

    Cockatiels are great pets. We had them
    growing up, and I really loved my two. Their names were Ruth and Jehoshaphat.
    I had one growing up too. His name was Feathers, so named by my sister because we weren't really sure if it was a boy or girl. Got him when I was 3 and he passed away when I was 27. I took him when my dad passed away because my mom wasn't particularly fond of him. He was a pretty chill bird. Didn't rattle too easily and was good with being handled.

    Rocky, on the other hand, is really energetic. When he gets excited, which is often, he'll hop from one leg to the other, rocking back and forth (hence his name). He's an affectionate bird and loves attention, but he really hates people's hands so it's hard to play with him. We've had him about 6 years now and he still won't let me take him out of his cage. I have to take the top off and let him find his way out. Once he's out he's fine with being handled, so it's very odd behavior with him. I've tried all of the taming techniques, I just think that's his personality.
    Have you tried offering him a traversing pole for him to climb on from inside his little house? Jehoshaphat didn't like our hands either. We kept a dowel as a traversing pole. And he'd climb on that, and then move up to our arms. He was a weirdo.. I swear he thought he was a rooster. I had him until I left for college. He was a good bird.. Ruth was not very exceptional, save for she laid HUGE eggs.
    We tried that for about a month, but he never used it. Always looked at us like we were crazy for putting there. We've just learned to accept his quirks and oddities.
  • markymark550
    markymark550 Columbia, SC Posts: 5,244
    Lemon Yellow Sun said:


    This is Flash my Painted Turtle.

    Love the name!
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 42,162
    markymark550 said:

    My avatar picture is of Rocky, my pet cockatiel. He's a funny little guy.

    @elwayvedder
  • elwayvedder
    elwayvedder South Jersey Posts: 9,192
    tempo_n_groove said:

    markymark550 said:

    My avatar picture is of Rocky, my pet cockatiel. He's a funny little guy.

    @elwayvedder
    what a beautiful cockatiel! what did you think i was going to say?! LOL
    We have a cockatiel as well and he sings a bunch of songs including Darth Vader's music and the hook to Black.
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  • elwayvedder
    elwayvedder South Jersey Posts: 9,192

    www.operationyellowribbon.org
  • markymark550
    markymark550 Columbia, SC Posts: 5,244
    You've got a beautiful bird too elwayvedder.

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