If you had to choose a pet besides a dog or cat, what would you choose?

[Wreck-it-Riley]

Cat snake (Ferret) or a Rat. Both can be very useful and adorably cuddly.

 

[Numbtopain97]

A fox. It's like a mix of a cat and a dog. Perfect

 

[fightingsioux]

Would love to know what other kinds of animals people like or even have! Why would you choose and/or already have?

I'll start.
I would love to have a bird. They are adorable and I would love to teach it to speak. Probably a ringneck parakeet in blue.

Since we're talking about pets, I have a serous question: At what age is it appropriate to tell my dog that he's adopted?

 

[SuicidalSymphonies]

Since we're talking about pets, I have a serous question: At what age is it appropriate to tell my dog that he's adopted?

No, you cant tell him!

 

[Sweet emotion]

A horse!

 

[SuicidalSymphonies]

A horse!

I always wished I had a horse. We had oxen at one time and our neighbour had horses... They were neglected and thin. When I'd have my cousins over, we'd feed them lots and we even named them.

 

[Pony]

I think a lizard or a snake would be nice to have

 

[SuicidalSymphonies]

I think a lizard or a snake would be nice to have

Snakes are beautiful pets. I've had two before.

 

[darksouls]

rats because they are easy to care for

 

[princexhhn]

Raccoons!! I love raccoons

 

[kazatte]

i think i'd want a snake. i love the little face they make with their tongue sticking out

alternatively i've considered getting a tarantula but i feel like i'd end up dropping it on accident

 

[Malfunction]

I had Chinchillas. Very entertaining little critters. The three of them would often run circles around me while I sat on the couch. Very hyper like bunnies, but also can be skittish. Loud noises like thunder can kill them. They have a special sand that they bathe in to soften their fur, and they go nuts rolling around in it. I miss those girls. I had them since babies so they were hand tamed.

Also had two ball pythons, both over 5 feet. Honestly the calmest pets I've ever had. They'd rest around my neck and go to sleep. Sometimes I'd go for a walk with them, or just have them resting while I used my PC or watch TV. If they were active, they usually just slivered up my arms. I eventually gave them up as they grew beyond what I could feed them. I would buy rats from pet stores, but they were up to bunny sized meals. It was harder to find frozen dead rabbits as opposed to rats. I wasn't really interested in raising their food and preferred to get frozen stock. The zoo took them in and moved them to another reptile exhibit. I do wonder how big they had gotten.

Aside from that I had a few basilisks, nicknamed the Jesus Christ lizards because they can run across water. Absolutely hilarious to see them go. Only downside was that I fed them crickets. Crickets can breed quickly, and if any get loose, you'll be hearing them indefinitely as they are small and hard to find sometimes and get into everything.

 

[EternalHunger]

corn snake, they literally have the cutest pup eyes

 

[FoxSauce]

Fox or a weasel

 

[Obsidian_Ichor]

A snake, preferably one of the breeds that grows very large. Piranha are nice idea as well, preferably the red-bellied ones.

 

[darksouls]

 

[VoidButterfly]

A hedgehog! I briefly got to have a pet hedgehog. It's illegal here but we found one that needed vet care and the vets asked if we could look after it for a winter, which we did. Dream come true.

 

[darksouls]

Cricetomys

 

[starboy2k]

my new best friend

 

[darksouls]

 

[Irisse]

Maybe a rabbit or a duck.

 

[darksouls]

 

[turbomightbegone]

probably either a seagull, a raven, a shoebill or a chicken. I've been getting a bit attached to birds lately

 

[iamanavalanche]

 

[darksouls]

 

[-RedBirdOnASkull-]

A rat, I would build for him a beautiful wooden playground!
I'd love to be able to train him a bit, so I could let him go free in the garden maybe ...

 

[Forveleth]

If I could have any animal I would probably have a red panda but they are not domesticated and do not make good pets.

 

[Hibiki]

a donkey! they are adorable and yet often overlooked or even ridiculed, kind of like me

also, i do own a few sheep, specifically hair sheep. beautiful creatures

 

[scordatura]

I'd love to have a snake, I'm trying to get rid of my arachnophobia so I'd like to get a tarantula too. I'd also like to adopt old hamsters that need homes, because when I worked in pets at home when I was younger, we had an adoption centre and no one ever wanted the lil old hamsters.

Good luck on getting over arachnophobia! It's actually a nice wee life improvement now that I can sleep with a big fuck off spider crawling underneath my couch and I don't bother at all. Even have a pet tarantula myself now :)

 

[Namelesa]

A horse (if I had the space and ability to take care of them) they have been my favorite animal since being a child. They pretty and cute ^^