tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post8412353721983353542..comments2024-03-28T15:36:02.733-04:00Comments on EPBOT: The Cutest Chin-Ups You Ever Will SeeJenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11888187687405622408noreply@blogger.comBlogger84125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-66306498390401969762011-06-02T12:40:51.644-04:002011-06-02T12:40:51.644-04:00I have 2 chinnies and their cage is made of presse...I have 2 chinnies and their cage is made of pressed wood shelving that was pre-cut to the sizes I needed for the most part. Wire is rough on chinnie's toes, but pressed wood caging needs scrubbed down pretty often since mine seem to wee everywhere. Though chins are supposed to be hypoallergenic, their urine and the dust they bathe in are both things that make me itchy ALLL over. <br /><br />My two chins are Mokona and Kobayashi. There was a 3rd but the other two killed him!! <br />Moka is often called Potato because he has the personality of a baked potato expect when he is... ahem... cleaning his boy parts with his mouth. <br />Kobe is named in the theme of the boy cats - MacManus and Keyzer Soze are from Usual Suspects. <br /><br />I also had 2 ferrets, a snake, and a baby squirrel. (Squirrels are actually pretty awful pets - the boys at least- and bite like crazy.) <br /><br />And we have 1 dog and a female cat.Dread Piratehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06036186560183460957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-66642430512674460802011-05-26T05:00:34.175-04:002011-05-26T05:00:34.175-04:00I have a potbelly pig. And I am absolutely , witho...I have a potbelly pig. And I am absolutely , without questin , in LOVE with her. She is 4 years old and was adopted through the Pig Placement Network. There is this big trend right now with "micro mini" and "teacup" pigs ....but the truth is, they just DON"T exist. And once the owners realize that this new addition that was supposed to be no more than 20lbs is approaching 50 and is NOT what they signed up for, many pigs are abndondened near farms or even slaughterhouses ,or taken to shelters that don't know how to care for a pig and then after a short housing/adoption period have to put them down, just for lack of know how in terms of thir care. Pig Placement Network tries to rescue and rehome as many of these little sweeties as possible. A daunting task. <br /><br /> There ARE Mini-pigs, smaller potbellies, but even these grow to 50 to 75lbs, as a farm pot will be 125 to 150. The micro pigs you see in youtube videos are babies bred from juviniles so they can show the "mom and dad" and have them appear to be small ,as potbellies take up to 4 years to reach full size.... then breeders insist you buy specialized food, NOT mini-pig or potbelly food for your new pet. The dirty secret is the protien levels in the breeder food so low that the piggies don't grow properly, limiting a lifespan from over 20 years to no more than 6 to 8. Although the body growth IS stunted keeping them small, the organs keep growing and the pig eventually succumbs. This is another reason so many pigs end up in shelters; the specialized food is typically too expensive to keep buying long term , and as such once the piggy is getting the proper nutrition from standard mini-pig feed, it blossoms and grows. It's a sad sad state. And one, as evident by my ramblings, that I am passionate about because I LOVE my pig SO much. She is the most gentle , sweet, intellegent, and hilarious pet I have ever owned.<br /><br />This is my Katie , last year at 4 years old...and 54lbs.:<br /><br />http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1655393231087.2094235.1424787312#!/photo.php?fbid=1655396351165&set=a.1655393231087.2094235.1424787312&type=1&theater<br /><br /><br />Just look at that face!!! Love her to Pieces!Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00639396002319733847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-79157137185224942072011-05-25T00:44:11.277-04:002011-05-25T00:44:11.277-04:00I own six ferrets. Yes, six. It's a lot of wea...I own six ferrets. Yes, six. It's a lot of weasel.<br /><br />Tirion: http://i929.photobucket.com/albums/ad136/Runepup/DSC_0003.jpg<br /><br />Uther: http://i929.photobucket.com/albums/ad136/Runepup/Weasels/DSC_0017.jpg<br /><br />Jaina: http://i929.photobucket.com/albums/ad136/Runepup/Weasels/DSC_0082.jpg<br /><br />Arthas: http://i929.photobucket.com/albums/ad136/Runepup/Weasels/Arthas.jpg<br /><br />Link: http://i929.photobucket.com/albums/ad136/Runepup/Weasels/DSC_0081.jpg<br /><br />Sausage: http://i929.photobucket.com/albums/ad136/Runepup/Weasels/DSC_0083.jpgAlexandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00533049014597245924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-44312027139421438102011-05-22T03:26:03.831-04:002011-05-22T03:26:03.831-04:00I have two chinchillas as well, hopefully by Tomor...I have two chinchillas as well, hopefully by Tomorrow I will be all finished building their new cage, since mine seem to like to make a mess everywhere.<br /><br />That's an awesome chinchilla cage that you have for your chins by the way ! :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-60770337048198444742011-05-21T04:14:53.254-04:002011-05-21T04:14:53.254-04:00Me thinks hedgies are still considered exotic, are...Me thinks hedgies are still considered exotic, aren't they?<br /><br />Well, I has one! Mine is a 6 yo female named Pimienta ('cause... y'know, her quills look like Salt & PEPPER in color)<br /><br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/kuroba/2791439084/in/set-72157600334346501Estivaliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11096358561724384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-50279803706687519042011-05-20T21:38:25.264-04:002011-05-20T21:38:25.264-04:00I have three rats, which you may consider weird, b...I have three rats, which you may consider weird, but they are ABSOLUTELY ADORABLE!!!!!!! :) They're Pepper (the chewer and nipper), Butterscotch (the crazy one), and Cream (the fat calm old lady rat). Curiosity( the crazy old lady rat) is dead: she ate butter (not the rat) and then died of what was probably a stroke. :( <3Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-11100963336212688322011-05-20T19:12:53.053-04:002011-05-20T19:12:53.053-04:00Penguin in a walking boot. So adorable.
Local ne...Penguin in a walking boot. So adorable. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.ksby.com/videos/lucky-the-peguin/" rel="nofollow">Local news coverage of Lucky</a>Cheryl M.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-56539172051142675922011-05-19T19:53:21.764-04:002011-05-19T19:53:21.764-04:00He's not really exotic, but I have a Giant Sch...He's not really exotic, but I have a Giant Schnauzer dog named Max. It's kinda a rare breed in the States, but I hear they are more common in Germany and other parts of Europe. If I could figure out how to attach a picture I would because he is really is my heart. He's 9 months old, and is the craziest, sweetest and most onry puppy I've ever met. <br />If you want more "time killing activities", look up giant schnauzer videos on youtube, especially the puppy ones! (Unfortunately, my beast baby doesn't have any videos up yet but I'll put some up soon)Crystalnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-20036661613472667122011-05-19T17:53:35.988-04:002011-05-19T17:53:35.988-04:00Another teacher and I used to co-own a hedgehog na...Another teacher and I used to co-own a hedgehog named "Bud." He was the exact polar opposite of the cute, sweet, furriness. He was cranky and a biter. We used him in conjunction with children's literature that featured hedghogs, mostly by Jan Brett. No cool pictures anymore. Bud died about 10 years ago. Hedgehogs only live for 3-5 years in captivity. But he was pretty cool when he would pull his 'eyebrows' down over his head and become a pin cushion when he detected a threat. He also made a sort of hissing/snuffling sound to 'scare' away enemies, like me bringing him mealworms.<br /><br />Shelley in Southern Illinois<br /><br />WV: toker. I don't think I need to explain any wv for the word toker. It is just funny. And isn't it in a song somewhere?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-18463767283361430422011-05-19T11:51:54.846-04:002011-05-19T11:51:54.846-04:00I have Indian Runner Ducks...heh...an abundance of...I have Indian Runner Ducks...heh...an abundance of them! They are great egg layers, and are fun to watch. Three of them eat from my hands. Each has their own personality and are fantastic.Busy with Kidshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11546887500898015245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-24615524542318408392011-05-19T09:23:44.038-04:002011-05-19T09:23:44.038-04:00Sweet vids and pics! We had a couple of chinchilla...Sweet vids and pics! We had a couple of chinchillas in the reptile store I worked in (the owner liked all kinds of exotics, not just scales; we also had a skunk for a while). They were darling until one day they both got out. It took three of us hours to corner them. I don't think we had them too much longer after that...hkmousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09234793834061013440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-12753648206228565212011-05-19T09:17:04.993-04:002011-05-19T09:17:04.993-04:00We've had everything from dogs, cats, snakes, ...We've had everything from dogs, cats, snakes, fish and a massive turtle, but our fav "exotic" was our Anole lizards. <br /><br />They were loose in the house pets. We have a really old house and often get bugs coming in so we wanted to try a natural way. <br /><br />They were hilarious. And very friendly. <br />http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n81/Life_with_maddock/lizardonshirt.jpg<br />http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n81/Life_with_maddock/lizard.jpgEkio Locatiarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17355763033998133832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-58802817884022992112011-05-19T08:52:30.593-04:002011-05-19T08:52:30.593-04:00I have a cat. She's an F2 Savannah, though. ...I have a cat. She's an F2 Savannah, though. Her grandfather is an African Serval. That's about as exotic as we get. :)<br /><br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/casscountyphotos/5363822614/in/set-72157605923919475<br /><br />We also have german shepherds. Sooooo not exotic, but one is all black and the other all white, so they are a little more unusual.judihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03933616207436285851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-45764997105077915782011-05-19T08:47:51.951-04:002011-05-19T08:47:51.951-04:00Besides a cat (Hocus Pocus) and a fish (Alpha the ...Besides a cat (Hocus Pocus) and a fish (Alpha the Beta), I found a Sulcata Tortoise abandoned at the gas station when I visited my parents. I shipped her back to my house and Gamera has been with us for almost a year now.<br /><br />http://neomonsterisland.com/tktarkv/vol4/034/1672/1.html<br /><br />My husband calls her Gammy since he's more into Godzilla...SGMcGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-10393804058352475212011-05-19T00:36:39.582-04:002011-05-19T00:36:39.582-04:00My best friend has a sugar glider and has a friend...My best friend has a sugar glider and has a friend that breeds them. They're SOOO cute, seriously.<br /><br /><a href="http://sugar-glider-care.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/sugarglider-thumb.gif" rel="nofollow">http://sugar-glider-care.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/sugarglider-thumb.gif</a><br /><br />Also, she's got a ferret. They're not quite as cute and snuggly, but hers is quite dumb and amusing.CWisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12601593708967330819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-87019863908887757032011-05-18T22:51:49.829-04:002011-05-18T22:51:49.829-04:00I have three ferrets right now. I had five before,...I have three ferrets right now. I had five before, then lost Elvis to surgery complications, and Bella, Inky, and Waffle to cancer. Pedro is still going strong. Then we adopted Jaxom and The Stig. Pedro has finally warmed up to them and they're a happy, fuzzy family. Here are some pictures!<br /><br /><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v648/nekowaffer/Waffle/100_1910.jpg" rel="nofollow">Waffle</a><br /><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v648/nekowaffer/Waffle/100_2358.jpg" rel="nofollow">Bella</a><br /><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v648/nekowaffer/Waffle/100_2349.jpg" rel="nofollow">Elvis and Pedro</a><br /><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v648/nekowaffer/Waffle/100_2325.jpg" rel="nofollow">Inky</a><br /><a href="http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/199112_10150109641967717_520887716_6450697_7801906_n.jpg" rel="nofollow">Jaxom</a><br /><a href="http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/200708_10150109642547717_520887716_6450711_5610616_n.jpg" rel="nofollow">The Stig</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-73850387617442167152011-05-18T22:33:43.389-04:002011-05-18T22:33:43.389-04:00Here are some pics of my degus (related to chinchi...Here are some pics of my degus (related to chinchillas), along with the less interesting bunnies, guinea pigs, rats and cats. <br /><br />http://www.red-rover.biz/thecrittersofredrover.htmlTheRedQueenhttp://www.red-rover.biznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-33027649266080603562011-05-18T21:50:28.361-04:002011-05-18T21:50:28.361-04:00Dear Jen,
I didn't think I could love your bl...Dear Jen,<br /><br />I didn't think I could love your blog anymore, but now I do. My husband and I used to have two chinchillas, but when our house unexpectedly came with a cat, and the remodeling began, we had to give them to a new family. Thanks for the trip down furry memory lane.<br /><br />Fun fact: We had a photo of our chinchillas in a gussied up basket made into the stamps we used to mail our save the date cards. Their names were Rio and Blue.Jylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01705763206945332859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-65710913928601882652011-05-18T21:11:51.382-04:002011-05-18T21:11:51.382-04:00I have two chinchillas. Their names are Frankie an...I have two chinchillas. Their names are Frankie and William. Or Strong Frankie and Crybaby William. I was really into Judy B. Jones at the time I got them.Lexi Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04989883596606150884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-8436169238400182412011-05-18T21:10:59.839-04:002011-05-18T21:10:59.839-04:00*dies**dies*Molly Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449888450255876096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-88844185497052187072011-05-18T18:27:52.962-04:002011-05-18T18:27:52.962-04:00I had a chinchilla for a couple of months. He was ...I had a chinchilla for a couple of months. He was super cute and sweet, but I developed an allergy to him and couldn't play with him anymore. Luckily, though, one of the nurses my dad works with has a chinchilla, so she adopted my chinchilla to be friends with her chinchilla (after a few meetings to make sure they got along, of course). I miss him and his cute little fuzz-butt, but I am glad that he has a good home now where he has a cuddle buddy and plenty of human attention.<br />Now I have a needy basset hound, but he is markedly lazier than a chinchilla, and he doesn't make me sneeze.Elizabethnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-83630048445365348702011-05-18T15:52:51.724-04:002011-05-18T15:52:51.724-04:00Chinchillas are adorable. I had an abyssinian guin...Chinchillas are adorable. I had an abyssinian guinea pig growning up- she was between a long hair and short hair. She lived six or so year. She was very sweet and made the cutest squeaking noises. <br /><br />I have had birds- they're considered exotics because you have to take them to exotic vets.<br /><br />I've had two Quaker Parrots- a blue one and a green one. Quakers are illegal in a lot of states because they live in colonies and can be disastrous to crops. The blues are a mutation. Sadly, the green, named Yoda, only lived a year and a half and the blue, Picasso (or Pico), lived only two months- Quakers typically live 20 plus years.<br /><br />Now I have a lovebird named Twinkie. He's a peach-faced olive mutation- meaning he has a green tail instead of the usual light blue. He's silly and funny and is sitting near me as I type this :)Hilzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16413030579711866783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-75373389067048047682011-05-18T15:47:01.321-04:002011-05-18T15:47:01.321-04:00When I was around ten I had a mini rabbit that was...When I was around ten I had a mini rabbit that was white and her name was Daisy. She was most probably a Mini-Rex, but I don't know for sure. She was litter box trained and slept on the pillow next to me at night. I still miss her.<br /><br />Now I have a regular tabby (Buttons, named by my son), a bengal cat (Tink) and a big mutt named Jake. The funny thing is that my BF Jack named the dog Jake and it gets confusing sometimes when they both come whatever name you call. :Dphsymomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16665627635577034243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-63365055479891242182011-05-18T12:34:39.488-04:002011-05-18T12:34:39.488-04:00I forgot to add that my first rat was named Cyrano...I forgot to add that my first rat was named Cyrano De Bergerat. He was a rescue.KiriDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-35797055204120903032011-05-18T12:30:34.735-04:002011-05-18T12:30:34.735-04:00I used to raise and breed rats and mice. My favor...I used to raise and breed rats and mice. My favorite was Valith. He was a black and white mouse with a mohawk. He would lick his little hands and push his hair up into the mohawk. The story of how I got him was wild. I went to a local pet store to get a mouse. I put my hand in the tank and said "Who wants to come home with me?" All the mice ran into one of the corners, then out came this little Black and White guy. He sniffed my hand, climbed up on it and sat down. I was amazed. Just to test out I put him down, stirred up the mice by making them run then put my hand back down. He popped right back up! I knew I would get him, but I wanted to see just how far this could go. So my I left for about 30 mintues, came back and you guessed it. He hopped right back into my hand. He was a smart little guy. Knew his name, the word oatmeal and yogs (yogert drops). I miss that silly thing. I only have one pic of him and it is a print not digital.KiriDnoreply@blogger.com