Besides Dogs & Cats, What Is Your Favorite Type Of Pet?

[THUNDER HANDS]

I never had a dog or a cat, but had plenty of "second tier" pets, such as turtles, fish and hampsters.

What's your favorite type of 'other' pet?

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

1. Ferrets

How could you NOT remember FERRETS?

[THUNDER HANDS]

3. ferrets are EVIL

and they smell worse than any pet I've ever known.

[jobycom]

8. Buckbeak food

After Harry Potter, I can't see ferrets the same anymore.

[ET Awful]

18. Ferrets rule :) n/t

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

2. Koala Bears

[mrboba1]

4. Turtles.

Box turtles of course.

oh, and Yaks.

[Kolesar]

5. "Second tier pets" -- don't let my birding buddy hear you say that

There is this macaw at the veterinarian who is truly beautiful and entertaining to watch.

[lil-petunia]

6. what, no freepers on the list?

[jobycom]

7. I had a pet grape once

But that's too hard to explain.

[THUNDER HANDS]

10. LOL

I don't care if that's actually true or not, I just think that's hysterical.

I want a pet grape too! :D

[jobycom]

22. It's true. I even made a hat for him.

The hat was the cap off an acorn, so I called him "Mongol Person."

Then one day he was a pet raisin, and after a while, he was just an acorn cap. It was a sad day.

[eyesroll]

9. My birdies rule!

[Magrittes Pipe]

12. Oh, and they're certainly not "second pets."

Logos and Olive require far more attention than any cat; and they're smarter than any dog I've met.

[BarbaRosa]

11. Peeves

I have several pet peeves.:)

[billybob537]

13. Fundies, But they are impossible

to house train.

[AlCzervik]

14. Bob the Barbarian

[wryter2000]

15. Snakes, snakes!

My little snakeys are the sweetest things. I love my snakes.

[LWolf]

16. My horses.

I don't know if they are "pets." They are family members, 3rd and 4th generation.

I also love my hens, who keep the yard free of insects and me supplied with eggs. They are quiet (until they've laid an egg!), charming, and not demanding.

As for the rest, I'll admire them in the wild. I don't need to keep them in cages to appreciate them. I share space peacefully with many critters, without domesticating them.

[chicaloca]

17. I saw "insects" listed.

I think they're cool and all, but what types of insects do people usually keep as pets? I know some people keep exotic non-pest cockroaches as pets. Are there any others?

[Syncronaut Seven]

19. Rabbits

rabbits, rabbits, rabbits! Happiness is a pair of warm buns.

[Hand]

24. Yes, indeed!

Bunnies are wonderful companions--quirky, affectionate, funny, grumpy, and sweet!

:loveya:

My avatar agrees with me!

[Mr. McD]

20. These guy

Aphyosemion bitaeniatum Ijebu Ode (males in fighting colors). I use to keep about 40 species of Killies now only 2.

[VOX]

21. Box turtles -- bring 'em on!

"Ask not what your box turtle can do for you..."

[NMDemDist2]

23. beta fish

[ironflange]

27. Yeah! Bettas rule!

Check my pic in the pet gallery.

[OnionPatch]

25. Horses!!

They're the best. :bounce:

[ForrestGump]

26. Heavy

:P

[kerry-is-my-prez]

28. Birds - they can talk and they sing to you....

n/t

[hyphenate]

29. Ferrets are cool

So are rabbits. :)

[ForrestGump]

30. Nobody's chosen "Penthouse" yet?

[Piperay]

31. Tortoises

I have two of them and they are awfully sweet plus they go into hibernation and sleep half the year and are no trouble at all then. ;-)

[Liberal Classic]

32. Racoons

If anything they are smarter than ferrets and have opposable thumbs. A recipe for trouble!

[sasquatch]

33. Death to Racoons!!!

I prefer reptiles as alternative pets like snakes(non poisonous), frogs and lizards.

[Liberal Classic]

34. I think they're against the law to own in many states now

Since they're considered "wildlife" and a carrier of rabies and intestinal parasites. They're still legal in some states, and a few states you can get a permit.

They're amazingly intelligent, but very stubborn little things. They're more like spoiled children than pets. Perhaps I should say spoiled little vindictive devils. They're not really a domesticated animal at all.