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    Since I'm apparently a condescending asshole to other people about their pets and pet posts, it's only fair that I put my own guys out there for mockery and criticism. Also, it gives me a chance to use my new digital camera. It's win-win, really. Only you lose, and you don't count.

    So, here's Honey and Stinky.



    Honey, on the left, is a very fat female with who came in with some sort of heart problem. She gets medicated daily, and sometimes tries to pull the syringe out of my hand after I've squirted her meds into her mouth. I guess she likes the flavor. I didn't choose the name, but I guess it fits her color okay.

    Her eyes kinda bulge out, too. We're not sure why, but it doesn't seem to bother her.


    Stinky got his name because of his impaction issues. Cleaning out boar funk every day or two isn't a lot of fun. He's also kind of an old man - he didn't used to be grey around the nose and mouth like that.


    Oh, and he's neutered.


    I mentioned in another thread that my girlfriend runs a small animal rescue in our house. Here's a pic of her guinea pig setup (some of the rabbit cages can be seen in the back of the room, as well).

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    I was really hoping that they would be used in experimental procedures.

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    uh...they are kinda ugly.
    fat and ugly.

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    Rabbit is good eating.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheOriginalGrumpySpy View Post
    I was really hoping that they would be used in experimental procedures.
    Many were treated badly enough by their previous owners that it's not that far off.


    Quote Originally Posted by k1nk0s View Post
    uh...they are kinda ugly.
    fat and ugly.
    They're kind of an acquired appreciation. Also, I'm not a very good photographer - they're much more appealing in person.

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    LargeDuck needs to get in this thread. His pigs would own your ones.

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    euthanize imo.


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    You should have gerbils instead.

    They make much better sexual playthings.
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    They're cute. However I'd never want a piggie of my own, they're too noisy. I'll post pics of my animal family later for everyone to laugh at.

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    I used to have a guinea pig, he was chestnut colored and white. He had problems with his eyes which we noticed like a day after buying him and the pet store wanted to exchange him but I couldn't give him up. He lived for about 2 years and was sick a lot with his eyes but he was so cute and sweet.

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    I got all exited because the first picture looked liked they were in a microwave. I read all the way through the thread and never once were the gunie pigs killed. In fact, it seems they were actually rescued!

    -4 would not read again.

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    for some reason I thought this thread would be filled with photos of cubby preteens

    I was disappointed

    0 - Did not read

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    How are you supposed to fit those up your bum?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Atomic View Post
    How are you supposed to fit those up your bum?
    Shave and butter 'em probably.

    Gotta stuff 'em all!(C)


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    OK as promised, laugh away. My hamster Riley, rescued from my cousin who was severely neglecting him, and my cat Darwin.

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    You know a guy with a cat and people think he might be gay. But if he has a cat and a hamster they they know he is. Especially when he leaves the cardboard tube in the cage...

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    Quote Originally Posted by sasquash View Post
    I bet it fucking stinks in that room.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Atomic View Post
    You know a guy with a cat and people think he might be gay. But if he has a cat and a hamster they they know he is. Especially when he leaves the cardboard tube in the cage...
    Shit I thought I photoshopped that out. God damn it!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Anonymous d View Post
    I bet it fucking stinks in that house.
    Animals belong outside.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Anonymous d View Post
    I bet it fucking stinks in that room.
    Nope. It can get a little pungent near cleaning day, but most of the week it just smells like hay and aspen shavings (i.e. not bad at all).

    Quote Originally Posted by Atomic View Post
    Animals belong outside.
    Yeah, because domestic animals are well suited for wild living.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sasquash View Post
    Nope. It can get a little pungent near cleaning day, but most of the week it just smells like hay and aspen shavings (i.e. not bad at all).



    Yeah, because domestic animals are well suited for wild living.
    Absolutely. Small animals don't stink if you give them enough of the proper bedding and keep them clean.

    Although I've often wondered about the domesticity of small animals. While my hamster is certainly more "tame" than a wild hamster...you couldn't just march out to Syria and expect a wild hamster to let you pick it up or eat a mealworm out of your hand...I'm not sure small animals can be truly domesticated. My hamster still lives in a burrow - it's just one I provided for him. He still caches food. If he gets startled by me or the cat, he still exhibits the same "freeze" behavior he would if he felt threatened in the wild.

    While I don't think animals used to indoor living with humans should be turned out (and why would we want to) I'm not sure that small pets domesticate in the same way that we thinks cats and dogs do (a whole other debate in itself).

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    I'm just saying pets (other than fish) have no place in my house. If you have them then that's your decision. Mostly they stink and shed hair everywhere.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cryptic View Post
    Absolutely. Small animals don't stink if you give them enough of the proper bedding and keep them clean.

    Although I've often wondered about the domesticity of small animals. While my hamster is certainly more "tame" than a wild hamster...you couldn't just march out to Syria and expect a wild hamster to let you pick it up or eat a mealworm out of your hand...I'm not sure small animals can be truly domesticated. My hamster still lives in a burrow - it's just one I provided for him. He still caches food. If he gets startled by me or the cat, he still exhibits the same "freeze" behavior he would if he felt threatened in the wild.

    While I don't think animals used to indoor living with humans should be turned out (and why would we want to) I'm not sure that small pets domesticate in the same way that we thinks cats and dogs do (a whole other debate in itself).
    Well, to me, "domestication" doesn't mean "friendly and affectionate", it just means that the kinds of the animals that we keep as pets or livestock are no longer very similar to their wild ancestors, and may not have the skills or means to survive in the wild any more.

    Domestic rabbits, for example, cannot survive if "turned loose". They aren't wild animals, and don't know how to hide, forage, find water, or generally take care of themselves. They're also morphologically different - usually they are much bigger or smaller than wild rabbits, and probably don't even have the instinct or constitution to construct homes for themselves.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Atomic View Post
    I'm just saying pets (other than fish) have no place in my house. If you have them then that's your decision. Mostly they stink and shed hair everywhere.
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    Haha Urban Dictionary.....

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    An animal cute enough to eat, unfortunatly when you do you have no more friend.
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    Quote Originally Posted by sycld View Post
    Archimedes read this post and says that he hopes you get your eyes clawed out
    You know, I'm glad that some people can recognize when they don't really want an animal in their lives. It's better than getting talked into getting one, or just getting one on an impulse, and then treating it like shit or dumping it somewhere.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sasquash View Post
    You know, I'm glad that some people can recognize when they don't really want an animal in their lives. It's better than getting talked into getting one, or just getting one on an impulse, and then treating it like shit or dumping it somewhere.
    Totally agreed. It's not a crime to not want a pet.

    If only my cousin and/or my aunt had been this insightful, my hamster would have both his eyes because maybe his cage would have been cleaned once in a while, and I wouldn't have had to nurse him through a case of cage paralysis because he was just in one of those 6 inch critter keeper things with no way to walk around. I mean I know to some people he's "just" a hamster but he's still alive and very much capable of suffering.

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    I have a cat. It stays outside. I'd like to get a dog. A lab. I don't have the room for it. Or I don't have a fenced in yard and I don't believe in putting them on chains. If I ever get the house my wife and I want I'm going to make sure I fence in at least a back yard and get my kids a lab.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cryptic View Post
    They're cute. However I'd never want a piggie of my own, they're too noisy. I'll post pics of my animal family later for everyone to laugh at.
    They are very noisy! I killed mine when I was 8 after it bit me and I gave the other one to ma frien Robbie cause it wouldn't shut up :|

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    Quote Originally Posted by sasquash View Post
    You know, I'm glad that some people can recognize when they don't really want an animal in their lives. It's better than getting talked into getting one, or just getting one on an impulse, and then treating it like shit or dumping it somewhere.
    Archimedes says that people who don't want an animal in their lives should be killed and turned into cat food.


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