Cats and Dogs, Dogs and cats

[Drip Curl Magic]

haha, my cat is pretty smart as well. it makes him a bit of a pain in the ass, though. haha.

he opens doors and stuff. He's pretty cool sometimes.

[Racoon]

A cat that eats sticks of butter??

My cat loved Broccolli! It was strange. Raw or Steamed! I couldn't keep it away from him..

That and the Catnip!

[Drip Curl Magic]

I'm thinking about preparing an intermission comcerning my cats cat nip habits. It says that cat nip is not addictive... but he sure eats a good amount of it. Then after eating most of it, he rolls around in the rest of it until he's all nice and high.

nothing wrong with that I suppose.... but it get kind of annoying. he beds for catnip everynight.

Then once he's high, he goes up to walls and starts meowing really loud. Which is annoying as hell, because he's the loudest cat I've ever heard. Ugh.

[Turtle]

___I have no, nor care to have pets, although I have in the past kept both cats & dogs. For one thing, I don't even properly feed, clean, or seek medical attention for myself, so subjecting an animal to my lack of attention seems unethical. Next, I am on a fixed income & a pet is economically unjustafiable. Finally, & most troublesome, I think keeping pets in general is a waste of resources in a world where people starve to death every day; moreover the collection (or non-collection) of pet waste is disgusting & unsanitary to say the least. Given the rewards people credit with keeping pets, it is difficult (if not impossible) to quantify my feeling in this regard, so take it for what you wish.

[C1ay]

Originally Posted by Turtle

___I have no, nor care to have pets, although I have in the past kept both cats & dogs. For one thing, I don't even properly feed, clean, or seek medical attention for myself, so subjecting an animal to my lack of attention seems unethical. Next, I am on a fixed income & a pet is economically unjustafiable. Finally, & most troublesome, I think keeping pets in general is a waste of resources in a world where people starve to death every day; moreover the collection (or non-collection) of pet waste is disgusting & unsanitary to say the least. Given the rewards people credit with keeping pets, it is difficult (if not impossible) to quantify my feeling in this regard, so take it for what you wish.

It sounds to me like you are perfectly suited as a tarantula wrangler

[TheBigDog]

Originally Posted by Turtle

___I have no, nor care to have pets

Turtle, have you kept livestock at any time?

Bill

[Turtle]

Originally Posted by TheBigDog

Turtle, have you kept livestock at any time?

Bill

___I have helped on occasion care for horses & cattle, but I have not owned my own livestock. Here I need to make a distinction between "pet" & "livestock", inasmuch as I took a strong argument against pets. A working Sheepdog for example I consider livestock & not a "pet". Any working dog or cat is good in my book if it's economically/environmentally justified.
___Keeping animals just to have a pet is not a "working" situation in my objective calculation, particulary in urban settings. I like petting a good dog or cat as much as most people, but that just doesn't seem enough.

[Jay-qu]

are tarantular's aggressive? can you pick them up?

[InfiniteNow]

Originally Posted by Jay-qu

are tarantular's aggressive? can you pick them up?

I'm no expert, but I bet you'd better not try it in the wild ... Those domesticated ones... sure can.

[C1ay]

Originally Posted by Jay-qu

are tarantular's aggressive? can you pick them up?

Some, very few, are docile enough to let crawl on you. Some, like my usumbara or goliath must be held firmly, from behind, as they will bite for the fun of it, they are very agressive. None of them are poisonous so there's no danger but, the bite can be quite painful from some of them. The fangs on my goliath are over 1/2" and they will be about 3/4" when she's full grown. My goliath also has urticating hairs she can flick into the air which can really be quite painful to the eyes.

I generally tell people they are like fish, you put them in a tank and you watch them; not take them out and play with them. There are times when they must be handled for tasks like sexing but otherwise they should be left alone. Handling them stresses them and a fall of a few feet can kill them. They develop no emotional attachments or loyalties so there is really no good reason to put them through the stress. People that routinely play with their tarantulas are showing off for their own benefit, not the tarantula's.