OT: Most obscure pet you (or someone close to you) has had in their house

[McLovin]

Credit to @Improviser and @8893 for the idea for this thread.

Deadly snakes? Tigers? Alligators? Monkeys?

I'm sure someone on here has a good story...

 

[the Q]

My roommates and I had a pet alligator in college.

it was a chick magnet. Everyone wanted to see it. No one believed we had one.

 

[Improviser]

Credit to @Improviser and @8893 for the idea for this thread.

Deadly snakes? Tigers? Alligators? Monkeys?

I'm sure someone on here has a good story...

I knew somebody who had a non-deadly snake that somehow got out of its enclosure, never to be found again.

The wife was continually petrified while the snake was in the enclosure, and even more petrified after its disappearance, that it would come back and harass her.

She sternly warned her husband, now legally separated husband, never to get another snake.

He complied, but that was not the only problem in the marriage.

 

[Vancat]

I went to a party in the 80s and they had 2 newts in an aquarium. They were named Olivia Newt and John.

 

[Vancat]

My roommates and I had a pet alligator in college.

it was a chick magnet. Everyone wanted to see it. No one believed we had one.

what happened to it?

 

[superjohn]

what happened to it?

He flushed it down a toilet in Manhattan, now the NYC sewers are overrun with gators.

 

[Dove]

Freshman year at SCSU my roomate brought in an aquarium with pirhanas. Feeding days drew many.

 

[UCSouth]

The wife is constantly bringing stray animals in. Years ago we had a Grey Fox that she rescued. Most recently we had a baby Goat. She, the Goat, loves going for rides into town. She's outside now, but occasionally she will follow one of us into the house. Acts just like a dog for the most part.

 

[Hoophound]

Friendly goats are cool.

 

[Scoe]

Friendly goats are cool.

They are except they crap everywhere.

 

[UCSouth]

Friendly goats are cool.

Friendly goats are cool.

Just don't put your iced tea where she can get it.

 

[UCSouth]

They are except they crap everywhere.

She is puppy pad trained

 

[the Q]

what happened to it?

Story related to the roommates thread.

we lived in a 4 junior year, couldn’t get another 4 senior year (landlord at current place jacked up the prices and cut utilities), so we all didn’t live together senior year. The whole group fell apart and my place became Sweden for the fighting.

one guy kept it after graduating.

not sure what he did.

 

[huskyrob1]

Guy down the street from me has a Smilodon Populator.

 

[UCTitleTown]

A de-scented skunk. Top that.

 

[Scoe]

She is puppy pad trained

Then that’s an even cooler pet.

 

[Thirty Three]

I have 2 tarantulas (I’ve had several). I’ve also had several snakes, a carnivorous frog, lizards, and other reptiles.

 

[UCSouth]

Then that’s an even cooler pet.

Tried to put a picture on but says the file is too big

 

[Hoophound]

I have 2 tarantulas (I’ve had several). I’ve also had several snakes, a carnivorous frog, lizards, and other reptiles.

Didn’t see that coming.

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

My brother had a lizard growing up. He’d feed that nasty thing live baby mice. It stunk and shed pooped all the time

 

[AZHuskiePop]

My daughter-in-law had a desert turtle
That would go deep into a dark closet in November to hibernate and didn’t come out until March. Greatest pet ever.

 

[ctchamps]

Tried to put a picture on but says the file is too big

Reduce the picture’s size to reduce the size of file. This picture was originally 5 mb and not able to import. Reduced it to 1.2 mb and was able to import. BTW not a pet. Just cool.

 

[husky429]

I don't understand the appeal of snakes/lizards/spiders whatever. Or really any aimal that needs a cage. The best part of pet ownership for me is petting my dog and cat. Laying in the couch, sleeping under the covers, going to the park and for hikes.

Also, snakes suck. Scare the bejeezus out of me. Always have.

 

[HCCForever]

I don't understand the appeal of snakes/lizards/spiders whatever. Or really any aimal that needs a cage. The best part of pet ownership for me is petting my dog and cat. Laying in the couch, sleeping under the covers, going to the park and for hikes.

Also, snakes suck. Scare the bejeezus out of me. Always have.

I used to go to the Bolton Vet when I had pets. I go in one day and this young woman had a pet rat on her shoulder. I will never understand that. I’m surprised none of the dogs attacked it and caused a mess in the waiting room.

 

[husky429]

I used to go to the Bolton Vet when I had pets. I go in one day and this young woman had a pet rat on her shoulder. I will never understand that. I’m surprised none of the dogs attacked it and caused a mess in the waiting room.

Did you like the Bolton vet? I just moved a few weeks ago and am considering bringing my cat and dog there.