What's the most unique pet you've ever owned? - YorkieTalk.com Forums

MyFairLacy · 01-10-2008, 07:44 PM

This morning on the radio they were talking about strange pets, and one guy called in and said he had a pet rooster that lived in his house. He had litterbox trained it and all! He said it woke him up every morning at the crack of dawn.

So what's the most interesting or strangest pet that you've ever owned?

I guess mine would be Red Eyed Tree Frogs. I had two when I was in highschool. They are really pretty, but it got tiring cleaning out their aquarium constantly. And I had to feed them live crickets...it was actually kindof neat watching them eat. They were cool little frogs but I wouldn't own one again.

Dan & Corinne · 01-10-2008, 07:52 PM

I had a Boa - Yes a snake... but not the kind that gets to be huge. I didn't like feeding it so I gave it away - I liked the mice more than the snake.

I also had 2 ferrets. Lots of fun but once was enough for me.

Patti · 01-10-2008, 07:53 PM

My sister and I had a marmoset monkey and it smelled so bad and was mean! We donated him to the zoo after about a year as they said he needed to be with other monkeys. We also had horn toads and chameleons.

Dan & Corinne · 01-10-2008, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Patti

My sister and I had a marmoset monkey and it smelled so bad and was mean! We donated him to the zoo after about a year as they said he needed to be with other monkeys. We also had horn toads and chameleons.

A MONKEY??? Wow! I'm glad he's with others of his kind but how in the heck do you get a monkey?

MyFairLacy · 01-10-2008, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Patti

My sister and I had a marmoset monkey and it smelled so bad and was mean! We donated him to the zoo after about a year as they said he needed to be with other monkeys. We also had horn toads and chameleons.

are those the ones that stay really tiny? Was it like having a baby? Where do you put a monkey if you have to leave it at home alone?

cockerduchess · 01-10-2008, 07:58 PM

We had a hedgehog.

daisy mae06 · 01-10-2008, 08:01 PM

Oh lets see they were not pets but I rescued a couple Wild animals. I bottle fed a Racoon and raised him till he could be on his own ..
Had A Squirrel that found me. He was just a baby so I kept him till he could be on his own. That was fun Because I had a Squrril Rabbit and a Tiny baby Kitten all at the same time and tey acted like litter mates.

I also had a iguana for a bit. He was a friends and I kept him till we could find a new home.

BubblPopElectrc · 01-10-2008, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Patti

My sister and I had a marmoset monkey and it smelled so bad and was mean! We donated him to the zoo after about a year as they said he needed to be with other monkeys. We also had horn toads and chameleons.

Those are the cutest little monkeys!!

I've had a lot of pets but nothing that unusual. I used to have a ferret. I also used to raise and show sheep.

We used to also have a goose that my brother "rescued" from a truck of geese that crashed on the slaughter house. She was very lucky and lived for 10 years or so until she came up missing.

So I guess maybe one of those three..

patty58 · 01-10-2008, 08:14 PM

When the kids were little we had 2 Chinese hooded rats, 2 mice, and a 3 ft. Iguana named Iggy. There were lots of other pets but those were our strangest.

yorkiegirl83 · 01-10-2008, 08:17 PM

I owned two african pygmy hedgehogs

Lola and Marilyn Monroe

missPenny · 01-10-2008, 08:20 PM

I had a bearded dragon name Telamon... he was so beautiful! I also had a swift named Merlin and many anoles.

We've also had a large variety of aquarium pets - from newts to fiddler crabs to gobies, etc.

Here's Telamon:

abbie's mom · 01-10-2008, 08:24 PM

When I was a teen, we lived in West Texas. My mother made a comment to one of my cousins once that she'd "sure love to have some rabbit". A couple of weeks later, a box arrived and when we opened it.....there was a live jack rabbit!

jackrabbit.jpg

Noooooooo, we didn't eat it!

MyFairLacy · 01-10-2008, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by abbie's mom

When I was a teen, we lived in West Texas. My mother made a comment to one of my cousins once that she'd "sure love to have some rabbit". A couple of weeks later, a box arrived and when we opened it.....there was a live jack rabbit!

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Noooooooo, we didn't eat it!

LOL
I couldn't eat an animal I saw alive...I mean I know when I eat meat, it was alive at some point. But I couldn't know an animal personally and then eat it

mizzwanned · 01-11-2008, 05:49 AM

Well i had a little white bunny in PR and baby chicks, i had 2. They all got along

tjdmom · 01-11-2008, 06:35 AM

I've had the following
Fish
Turtles
Newts
Mice
Guinea Pigs
Hamsters
Gerbils
Rabbits
Parakeets
Dogs
Cats
Ponies
Chickens (we hatched ourselves)
Ducks (also hatched)
Corn Snake
Garter Snakes
Reb Bellied Snakes
Ferret
Gecko
Iguana

and I think that's it but I always wanted a monkey.....

My favorite unusual fact about mysef is that I know how to hypnotize a chicken...

01-10-2008, 07:52 PM	#2
Dan & Corinne Inactive Account Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 4,387	I had a Boa - Yes a snake... but not the kind that gets to be huge. I didn't like feeding it so I gave it away - I liked the mice more than the snake. I also had 2 ferrets. Lots of fun but once was enough for me. __________________ Jazzie Jolie Jen & I'm Corinne Loving Memory of Jewel 4/28/2003~4/18/2006

01-10-2008, 07:53 PM	#3
Patti Donating YT 30K Club Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Illinois Posts: 35,509 Blog Entries: 6	My sister and I had a marmoset monkey and it smelled so bad and was mean! We donated him to the zoo after about a year as they said he needed to be with other monkeys. We also had horn toads and chameleons. __________________ Cali Pixie Roxie : RIP Nikki; RIP Maya;RIP my sweet Dixie girl 1/17/08 http://callipuppyscastle.bravehost.com/index.html

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cockerduchess Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 1,473	We had a hedgehog. __________________ Emma GraceTia Bella Maddie

01-10-2008, 08:01 PM	#7
daisy mae06 Kodi & Pixie 2 Donating Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: NEBRASKA Posts: 14,766	Oh lets see they were not pets but I rescued a couple Wild animals. I bottle fed a Racoon and raised him till he could be on his own .. Had A Squirrel that found me. He was just a baby so I kept him till he could be on his own. That was fun Because I had a Squrril Rabbit and a Tiny baby Kitten all at the same time and tey acted like litter mates. I also had a iguana for a bit. He was a friends and I kept him till we could find a new home. __________________ OK Yorkie Rescue - http://okyorkierescue.org LorisCritterSitter.com

01-10-2008, 08:14 PM	#9
patty58 Donating YT 5000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: texas Posts: 5,272	When the kids were little we had 2 Chinese hooded rats, 2 mice, and a 3 ft. Iguana named Iggy. There were lots of other pets but those were our strangest. __________________ Decide To Make It A Good Day

01-10-2008, 08:17 PM	#10
yorkiegirl83 Love My Furbabies! Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: somewhere Posts: 4,427	I owned two african pygmy hedgehogs Lola and Marilyn Monroe

01-10-2008, 08:24 PM	#12
abbie's mom Lovin' 2 Girls Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: VA Posts: 3,593 Blog Entries: 4	When I was a teen, we lived in West Texas. My mother made a comment to one of my cousins once that she'd "sure love to have some rabbit". A couple of weeks later, a box arrived and when we opened it.....there was a live jack rabbit! jackrabbit.jpg Noooooooo, we didn't eat it! __________________ Ask Abi

01-11-2008, 05:49 AM	#14
mizzwanned Donating YT 11K Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: new york Posts: 14,007 Blog Entries: 2	Well i had a little white bunny in PR and baby chicks, i had 2. They all got along __________________ Primrose, Teddy..RIP, Livie..RIP, And can never forget my duo Sophie and London, Run in Peace <3

01-11-2008, 06:35 AM	#15
tjdmom Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: upstate ny Posts: 5,847	I've had the following Fish Turtles Newts Mice Guinea Pigs Hamsters Gerbils Rabbits Parakeets Dogs Cats Ponies Chickens (we hatched ourselves) Ducks (also hatched) Corn Snake Garter Snakes Reb Bellied Snakes Ferret Gecko Iguana and I think that's it but I always wanted a monkey..... My favorite unusual fact about mysef is that I know how to hypnotize a chicken...