Your ideal pet list.

[mettle]

This is your mission: Pick out ten pets, whether they be birds, herps, dogs, fish, cats, inverts. Your top ten list. Now, we're not really looking for a quantity of how many you would keep. Just which ones would you keep with a brief to however-long-you-want explanation as to why you would keep that specific animal.

Five or more responses and I'll post mine. :)

[LPacker79]

I'll bite....these are in order of preference:

1. Tarantulas (I'm obsessed, currently have 73. They take up very little space, little effort, and little money.)

2. Snakes (No walking, housebreaking, interesting animals)

3. Horses (Up until 3 years ago, my family bred and showed Arabian horses. At one point we had around 24. Grace and beauty.)

4. Dogs (Man's best friend, right? Unconditional love. I prefer English mastiffs.).

5. Cats (Curiosity, grace, and just a touch of aloofness. Except mine, who follows me from room to room).

6. Ferrets (Who can resist an animal with as much playfulness as a ferret? These guys are awesome!)

7. Cockatoo (These guys are almost like people in a feathered costume. So outgoing and beautiful, yet with a touch of wildness about them.)

8. Monitor lizard (Prefer Argus and Peach throats. I find them fascinating, just don't have the space for one at the moment).

9. Skunk (Yes, I said skunk! From what I hear, skunks make great pets. They're similar to cats, but a little more troublesome. They like to climb on everything. Plus they come in so many colors!)

10. Fish (I've had fish before, but have never been very good with them. I'd like to have an Oscar some day though).

[LISA127]

My number one would be dogs. I can't live without a dog in my life. They are wonderful friends and companions, and the best teachers on earth for us humans. My life would be empty without my dog.
Next on my list would be herps. I just love them. I don't want a whole house full of herps. Just my chosen few to care for and enjoy.
I have cats in my home, but not being a "cat person" I do not feel that I need to have cats in my life. Although I do love them, when they pass through the rainbow bridge I doubt I would adopt any more cats.
I can't fill out a top ten list. Because I think if I had a choice it would just be me, dogs, and herps....lol.
Though I guess I could add rats to the bottom of this list. They are very friendly and entertaining pets.

[Optimus Prime]

My number one is deffinatly snakes, donno what it is about them but they are just #1 in my book and always have been, next would be dogs then parrots, lizards, cats, and thats it for me.

[sapphire_moon]

Ok, if I had the time, money, and space!

1.) All kinds of snakes, from anacondas (yes, I think they are georgeous) to the smallest snake in the world (excluding hots!)

2.) Horses, any and all kinds, though my faves have to be buckskins/paints/and clydsdales (sp?)

3.) Dogs, from great danes to chihuahuas :) lol

4.) I love the big cats (No, not tigers and such) but maine coons, and norweign forest cats.

5.) Would love to get into medium/small parrots, but more of a rescue than go out and buy from a breeder/petstore.

6.) Sulcatta tort! I just love them, don't know why. I know they get big enough to take out the foundation of your house, but like I said, only if I had the time money and space!

7.) Don't know if it's a pet or not, but my very own vet! lol, someone that I can call on at 3 am if something don't seem right with one of my animals! And has skills/training for all my pets needs. lol

8.) And I know it is typical (maybe?) But one of the smaller croc/alligator species (never done research so not sure on what that is)

9.) Ferrets, I love them, they are like furry, snakes with legs. lol

10.) A large pond with lots of Koi fish, res, and maybe the occasional alligator snapper (they look SO weird!)

and I would also like for "My Place" to be a rescue for all those animals and more. :)

Hey one can dream. right, lol :)

[Syco]

#1 Dogs (love em! I've had dogs in my life since I was 8 and begged my Mom to let me keep one, I don't know if I could be without a dog)

#2 Reptiles (tried going without them for a while, but I missed them too bad)

#3 Horses (I have always wanted one, never had a place to keep one. If I get a chance to be around them I am a very happy person!)

#4 Parrots ( Very interactive and social, used to raise and handfeed several different kinds but it got overwhelming. I miss them)

#5 Rats ( Odd for a reptile person :rolleyes: but I love them. We always seem to have a pet rat, makes it hard to feed off the others)

#6 Cats ( would probably have one now if it wasn't for the dog (and BF) not liking them)

# 7 Fish ( It's so relaxing to watch them)

#8 Ferrets (never had one but I would like to, they seem so playful)

#9 Tarantulas ( We have quite a few, they really belong to my BF. I'm starting to get kind of fond of them :) )

#10 Turtles or Tortoises ( don't have any, but would like to give them a try)

I guess there isn't a lot of animals I don't like :D

[lolaophidia]

1. Snakes- by far the easiest pet to keep once you get the caging requirements cared for. Quiet, feed once a week, clean once a week (maybe twice), check water bowels every other day, and no allergies.
2. Cats- can handle a couple days left at home alone. They are entertaining (though occasionally destructive), loving, beautiful creatures with a mind of their own.
3. Fish- the fun is in observing them. Again, once you get the tank stablized, just feed and do water changes regularly.
4. Lizards- you must get the caging right or you're in for problems. Most require daily or every other day feeding. Some can be very personable and do seem to recognize their keepers. Entertaining to watch.
5. Parrots- I love them but I can't keep them due to my travel for work. Need daily attention! Varieties of food, toys, time out of the cage, lots of interaction or they go psycho.
6. Ferrets- neat critters but need more attention than I think most get. Can be hard to housebreak and require baths to cut down on the funky smell. Must be closely monitored while out of their cage because they go looking for trouble.
7. Birds (Non-parrots because they have different requirements)- I've kept various birds like finches, quail, small song birds etc... and though they don't require the personally interaction that parrots do, they can be entertaining to observe and the ones that sing add that to your home. Nothing like a quail crowing at 3 in the morning in an urban apartment to confuse the neighbors.
8. Rats, Rabbits, other small furry animals- can be good pets. I've enjoyed keeping rabbits in the past and rats are pretty smart for a rodent. I really don't like hamsters or guinea pigs though, just a personal preference.
9. Turtles and tortoises- aquatic turtles require clean water and so a powerful filtration system and regular water changes are a must. Tortoises live a very long time and I'm not willing to commit to an animal that may out live me.
10. Dogs- so why are these at the bottom of my list? I love dogs, especially the big ones, and I've seen way too many mistreated. I just don't think a lot of the people who get dogs should have dogs. In my opinion, a dog is like a child that requires nearly constant social interaction. People get certain types of dogs for reasons like protection of property and for social status. I wish there were a qualifying test for people considering getting a dog. Breaks my heart to see a pitbull or a rottweiler on a chain in someone's back yard.

[lolaophidia]

Whoops sorry for the double post- don't know what caused that.

[nicola_boulton]

1. A dragon, that would be sooo cool, i would get on his back every morning and fly to school! yay!

2.Griffin, id cuddle up with him at night and go to sleep, and get him to lay me golden eggs so i can be rich(also ride him to school ((in case dragon is tierd))

3. A shire horse, cuz they are just too cool.

4. A BIG dog like a great dane, or a dobermen, or a rockwiler.

5. A parrot, so it could steal things for me, like when people take out money from the cash point, YOINK! .... then again already have the golden eggs...

6. I would have reptiles, but id go and visit them in the amazon( id get my dragon to fl me there)

7. I giant turtul to take me to un-known islands around the world.

9. Andddddddd im done, but if i wanted anything else id just get my parrot to steal it.....

[fateamber]

1. Cats, I just love them, they are cute, and as long as you are feeding them what they want, they will love you forever.
2. Snakes, so much easier than most pets, that have to be fed daily
3. Lizards, they are interesting to watch, but have to be fed more than snakes, and lots need light
4. Black jaguars/ black leopards, they are so pretty!
5. clouded leopard, so pretty and, I think they are rare?
6. Gerbils I think it would be really cool to get a REALLY big cage, and put lots of gerbils in it, I miss my gerbils :(
7. Rats, I keep seeing rats everywhere (pet rats) I would love one, but it would have to live in my room... wiht the snakes
8. Dwarf rabbits, they seem calmer than bigger rabbits, but rabbits are really cute anyway!!
9. Dogs, I like them, I just don't think they like me! :(
10. A ring tailed lemur! I love them, I just don't think they would live in my house so well without messing everything up :p

[vanderkm]

1. Snakes (non-venomous, non-giant) - fascinating, great genetics projects with short generation time and low maintenance.
2. Terriers - entertaining, challenging and high maintenance (badddd!).
3. Goldfish - weird varieties, interactive, relaxing, natural environments.
4. Koi - would be nice but not where it is this cold in the winter - retirement project.


No time for any other pets - have the greatest respect and admiration for parrots but absolutely know I would never have the time they need to be content and satisfied.


mary v.

[Nicki]

Hmmm... tough question! I love all kinds of animals! :)

1. All species of uromastyx! Just fantastic animals. Herbivors! :)
2. Angolan python... rare and beautiful, not to big, unique bumpy scales.
3. Woma python... again, not too common, and beautiful!
4. Parrotlets... big parrot personality in a small package.
5. Tortoises... SO intelligent!!!
6. Cornish Rex (cat)... the sweetest, most personable type of cats there are!
7. Greyhound... I'd adopt one of these beautiful creatures!
8. Bearded Dragon... not a uro, but one great lizard.
9. Tiger Salamander... absolutely cool little amphibians, very sweet.
10. Roccoco Toads... these are huge, pretty toads, very cool!

[sapphire_moon]

fateamber:

Rats, they should really be in same sex pairs (as pets). Nothing competes with a ratti friend to play with. As has been said before they are very intelligent animals.

as for the dwarf rabbits being nicer. Generally, they aren't! lol, they are usually, meaner and territorial (yes, they do get territorial(sp?) )

Go to any rabbit forum and ask! My little rabbit (the one in my avatar, she's a Blue silver martin) is a real "W" itch (exchange W with a B) lol and she DEFINITLY gets her way!

[lakeridgekennel]

1. Burmese pythons ( I have 12. 8 adults)
2. Dogs (Hungarian kuvasz I have 5 bitc#es and 2 studs and 30 puppies)
3. Amarican aligators (I have 2 and a baby)
4. Linx (yes they are big cats I adopted 1 she is a sweetie)
5. Fish
6. alpacka (my family has a couple and they are great)
7. Nile monitors ( I have 6 adults they are the best Monitor I think)
8. Pot belly pigs ( we use to have one but he was old and died)
9. mojave rattle snake ( I love how there venom is both)
10. House cats. (We have some farm cats and a fat cat that stays in.

Here are my favorites but have lots more i love.
sean

[ranmasatome]

In no particular order of preference....

1. A Sweet lookin Jag-morph carpet python
2. Angolan python
3. Tarantulas
4. An irish wolfhound
5. A Wombat ...yes a wombat!! they rock!
6. A Siberian husky
7. A Bengal cat.... allergic free!! yay!!
8. i already have these...but i love my arrowanas...
9. All my fish in the planted 120 gal tank
10. some kinda mid sized furry cute thing...like a ground squirrle/paraie dog/ground hog/ferret/skunk thing...:)

[crazyboy]

1.lots of snakes...no venomus and no giants
2. leopard geckos...lots of um
3. a couple beardies
4. some other herps.
5. a dog
6. mouse breeding for snake food(i dought this would be a pet)
7. rats for breedeing for food(once i agian i dont think these are pets
8.a cichlid tank(albino oscars)
9. koi
10. some rabbits

[adamofsound]

ok here it goes, these are in no particular order of preference, I love every animal I see, but being a university student limits the size of collection I can keep
1. crested geckos, I have 4 already, and no heat no light thing is great as long as your house is warm enough and there is natural ambient light
2. gargoyle gecko, i have 1 of these, love the blue, veiny eyes, same care as cresteds, just less social
3. cat, cause they are so curious, getting a kitten tomorrow
4. Bearded Dragon, great pets, have a pair
5. Amazon tree boa, love that curled-around-a-branch pose, although I have no snake exp, and probably never will
6. yellow lab or german sheperd (dogs), grew up with labs, but old age took the last one my parents had a couple of years ago. such great companions
7. oh man, this is getting hard now..... umm, some colourful fish in a BIG saltwater tank with choral and anemonies
8. sugar gliders, just because they are interesting
9. rhacodactylus leacianus (dont know the common name, figure that one out) same genus as cresteds and gargoyle geckos, but over a foot long
10. poison dart frogs, just for the colour, and to watch non-herpers faces when I tell them I keep poison dart frogs.

[Will]

Can't come up with 10 right now, but my vet has a Wallaby, and I think one of those would be awesome...

[Nicky]

I only have three types of pets that really appeal to me

1) Snakes of all kinds( have always loved them something about them is very appeling to me)

2) Cats ( Very intellegent loving companions that semm to really understand there owners)

3) Husky( love there apperance and hyperness)

[mettle]

1. Dogs - I'd have a whole big pack of 'em comprised of golden retrievers, german shepards, border collies (or border collies crossed with lab, either or), rotweilers, and great danes. And then something small and lap-dogish. Not sure what. Probably some mut that has like 5 different breeds in it... I absolutely love dogs. Had one almost all my life. (And in addition to all these dogs, someone to clean up after them. Scooping poop sucks, heh.)

2. Fish - I would have three different piranha tanks with three different types. One with a big mean rhom. One with a schoal of about 7 red bellies. And then a smaller tank with a gold spilo. I'd also want just some huge 90 gallon heavily planted tank with tiny things like cardinal tetras, etc. And maybe a couple big tanks full of African cichlids. I love my fish tanks I have and when I eventually get my own place they'll be built right into the walls.

2. Snakes - I would like to have a nice collection of ATBs. Immaculate ATBs of the best color that I could breed and use as classy show animals in nice set-ups. I would also get into the rarer Asian rat snakes. And of course, some corns. In addition, I'd also like to have a ball python or two; a nice pair. I think snakes are intriguing and simply would like the keep the species I adore most.

3. Bearded Dragons - A small colony with a bg, strapping, great gene-line male and some really nice females. I think beardies are adorable and incrediblt intelligent. Plus they also make good show animals as they're often out, posing and sunning themselves.

4. Shark - I'm listing this separate from fish because I don't think it's quite in the same category. Not quite sure which type. And I know they all need a few thousand gallons to be content. But still. How amazing would it be to have a huge tank as the centerpiece to your custom built home with a nice big lurking shark in it? Intriguing animals and so peaceful to watch.

5. Hardwicki Uromastyx - I just love these guys. I think their outwardly appearance is great and from the few times I've been able to interact with them (never owned one) they've come across as having great personalities.

6. Chameleon - Not sure which type. Nothing too fancy. But I think these are graceful, beautiful animals and would love to have one. Just one. I'd set it up with a nice big enclosure to live in with some nice plant work and let it have a great time.

7. I don't know what type of monkey they are... But when I was young, this pet store in my area out in BC had these TINY little monkeys that they kept in this fairly sizeable enclosure. They were SMALL to me then, so they must be tiny lil' suckers. Though I don't know anything but them, evidentally, I would definitely learn as they were so interesting and attentive and friendly. There was a sign warning people from sticking fingers through the bars of their enclosure, but when I did it, they licked my fingers.

8. Wolf - It just occurred to me that this doesn't count as a 'dog'. But it would be quite amazing to have one. Very different personality than most dogs. My mom knew someone who owned a third generation cb wolf and she was one of the most breath taking animals I have ever seen.

9. Cougar - I know, I know. Probably not the best idea in the world. But still, we're fantasizing here, right? So. I'm not a cat person. But. This would be the exception. When I lived in BC they were an issue... Now, I wouldn't keep it as a pet like I would, say, a dog. What I would probably like to do is have a sanctuary of some type where they can be provided for if circumstances did not allow them to return to the wild. Also some rehab and such in there. These are animals that should be treated with a lot of respect. And I would give it to them.

10. Pot Belly Pig - It could play with my little mutt lap dog. And they're cute and amusing. So why the heck not?

[Burium]

Mettle,

You could make your floor glass with underneath being a "tank". Then you could put a shark and anything else you wanted in it. That would be cool.

Kelly

[justinO]

1 Snakes - Always have been a part of my life.
2 Monitors - mid-sized dinosaurs you can keep.
3 Prairie dogs - Just got em and love them
4 Serval cat - mid sized cat, on my wish list
5 Food for all of the above
6 pygmy hippopotamus - they look so neat.. if only elephants came in that size
7 Fruit bat - Always so facinating

thats all that I can think of really..

[nita]

OK here is mine.

1. Ball Pythons all morphs but have to get a Pied some day!
2. Blood Pythons, love those matrix and ivories!
3. GTP's
4. Boas, Favs are surinam red tails or hog islands though, they have to have a really defined pattern, don't like the bleeding together of colors. Although the pastels like Niel has is awsome too. Gotta have a definate head on them not like rosy boas. No overgrown worms in my collection!! LOL.
5. Water Monitors, illegal here but such beautiful fascinating creatures!
6. Dogs, I love big dogs rotties and huskies in particular, DH has issues with large dogs though, and wants a chinese pug, I'm not fond of little dogs (wannabe dogs LOL).
7. Cats, I love ours but when she is gone we wont' get another one, I hate litter boxes and hairballs.
8. Rabbits, I love them and they are great feed for the bloods, I also eat rabbit, so they are a multipurpose pet. The originals are pets their offspring are food.
9. Horses, honestly my all time favorite animals and we are looking at getting 40 acres so I can have them!
10. Ferrets, so playful who can resist them, love the what's wrong with your cat question when you take them for walks!! LOL

[Oliverian]

... If you made your floor glass, wouldn't it break? And what if you dropped a bowling ball on the floor? (because so many of us carry bowling balls around the house for fun, but still! :)) That would be sweet to have a fish floor though. Like, lay on your belly and wach the floor. ;)
-TammyR

[Jeff Hathaway]

It could be done so that it wouldn't break, even if you fired a gun at it. Not cost effective, though, and it would get scratched up over time. I had a customer once with a fish pond set into the second floor with a glass bottom so you could look up from the first floor into the koi pond. Pretty neat!

Jeff Hathaway
Sciensational Sssnakes!!

[TheRedDragon]

1. A Raven - Very intelligent birds, and one of the few birds that I can actually stand.
2. A Vampire Bat - I need something creepy and bloodsucking aside from Invictus :p
3. Blackhead Python - Well, look at them!
4. Pastel Spider Ball - Same as the blackhead
5. A Rottweiler - I just love those dogs
6. A Siamese Cat - Really pretty cats, my fave breed
7. A ferret - I used to own one, they're a lot of fun
8. Arabian Horse(s) - I used to ride them, and absolutely love the breed
9. Black Panther - In my dreams, I know, but, I just love these big cats. :)
10. Piranha - Really cool fish

[python_diva_06]

1.albino Burmese Python(utter strength and beauty)
2.Green Tree Python(just amazing)
3.alligator snapping turtle(they're just cool looking)
4.Rhino Viper(yay! pretty)
5.pigmy cow(it's just cool to think about)
6.pigmy goat(also just cool to think about...i think i might let it live in my house...nevermind)
7.a female Brazilian Rainbow Boa
8.albino Nelson's milksnake
9.a giant saltwater crocodile
10.albino skunk(they're just awesome...plus i had to through one cute and cuddly in there)

there's my top 10 woot woo!