My lil dragon!

[Nicolet]

He or she is growing fast! I posted this question before, but has anyone had an unusual pet, and if so, what kind of pet?

[DallasRain]

I used to own 2 ferrets--they were adorable!

When I got ready to move and sold them,they hid in the stereo speakers!

Once when I was coming home,one had gotten out....As I hit my stairs,he peeked out of the bushes!


Cute pet Nic!

[When You Are Ready]

I once dated a lady in Japan who keep two octopus. They were keep in a tank, but they seemed to always find a way to get out. Not pleasnt to be in the middle of a love session, and have an octopus join you. LOL

[Nicolet]

An octopus is a very intelligent animal, I saw a program of one who would escape, it could open a closed glass jar with a small crab in it, and could squeeze through tight spaces that looked impossible to pass through.
I like critters of all kinds! I especially like reptiles, very easy to take care of.

[Paven]

I love lizards Nicolet, what a wonderful shade of green! Thanks for sharing!

I love gators too and can't wait to get back to Louisiana and make more gator acquaintances , yeah
I'm a nut lol.

[Brmike1963]

I own a Dingo. Very cool dog.

[dilbert firestorm]

what kind of lizzard? looks like the one in the cartoon Foxtrot series.

[Nicolet]

I think you're right Dil, they both are iguanas!

[Griffyn]

I had a Uromastyx for over 10 years: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uromastyx

[Nicolet]

I used to have a Burmese python too, a long time ago! Ozzie, as I called him, was bigger than the one pictured below.

[australian_hell_yun]

I owned a dingo when I lived back home in Australia. Also growing up on the ranch we some aborigines, on the ranch that worked for us. They make great pets and are loyal. You just have to keep them outside, they don't like to take baths.

[DallasRain]

dingos seem cool!

[Fancyinheels]

I have a 150-gal marine reef tank currently set up in my home in the deep, dark, spooky woods with live corals; blue devil damsels, thornbacked cowfish, maroon clowns, watchman gobies, a Hawaiian flamed hawkfish, and a few other swimmers. I've gone as big as 400-gallons. Have kept sharks; octopi; squids; a jellyfish; lionfish; puffers; seahorses; anemones; starfish; and the usual colorful saltwater aquarium inhabitants. Had a mutant giant hermit crab as big as my head who we called "Crabula" 'cause he was so evil-looking. Donated him to the Houston Zoo when he started coming out of his shell and banging it against the glass.

I've had green, blue, spiny, desert, marine, chuckwalla, and rhinoceros iguanas; Jackson chameleons; horned toads (no, not HORNY toads, like some of you fellows); charmed a few pythons and snakes (no, again not referring to you guys); poison arrow tree frogs and other amphibians like salamanders and newts; various turtles and tortoises, including a Sahara spurred tortoise who probably would have outgrown and outlived me had I not been in a flood, lost my house, and had to find him a new home.

Assorted parrots and canaries; pigeons; duck;, guinea hens; and other fine feathered creatures until I developed a bird dander allergy.

As far as mammals go, I've had pet rabbits; a squirrel; a ferret; rats; mice; hamsters; gerbils; guinea pigs; a Manx and a few other felines; 2 potbellied piggies; a
wolf/Husky/Shepherd dog and many, many, MANY other representatives of the canine species over the years. Now down to a small herd of only 5 geriatric chihuahuas. Had 6, but lost my oldest recently and broke my heart, as you might be able to tell from my sig line.

Wow, once I really started thinking about my past critters I had to go back and add on to this response several times. Just call me Mrs. Doolittle.

[Fancyinheels]

Hey, Nicolet, just ignore me if I'm being redundant and you already know this, but has someone advised you that iguanas need full-spectrum UV lighting; calcium, mineral, and vitamin supplements; and never, ever feed them (or any other living creature) nutrient-deficient iceberg lettuce? A lot of critters love iceberg so much they can become addicted to it like cocaine to the point of not eating their other food, and can die from malnutrition.

[Nicolet]

Yes, my sweet Irish lass, I know all about igs. My last ig got to be over 5 feet long. He is still young, I say 'he' because I honestly do not know what the sex is as of yet. He or she has a special bulb that does not hurt the eyes and s/he get plenty of sunshine to help absorb vitamin D. I make a special mixture of brown rice, mustard greens, carrots, sweet potato, zucchini in which I incorporate a fruit of some kind, bananas or seedless grapes. And I give him/her plenty of dark leafy greens to munch on. Sounds a lot like my diet! Crickets dusted with calium is another option I'm looking into. I have found that the addition of calcium has to be well hidden before it is accepted by the critter!