Animal stories

Gauxgaux · 03-25-12, 10:48 AM

I have 3 snakes, 2 cats, a ferret, a frog, an iguana, and a tarantula.

They all live in harmony for the most part in my studio.

Last night as I was sleeping, I awoke to slithering sounds. I look to see a black 5 foot snake scrambling across my floor with my 3 month old ferret hot on her tail.

That cracked me up.

marvelfreak · 03-25-12, 11:20 AM

I can't say what i really want as i would get Banned. Not funny at all. What if it had killed your snake? Would it be funny the?

Bradyloach · 03-25-12, 11:30 AM

:/ that's scary! Ouchhh

**Aaron_S** · 03-25-12, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Gauxgaux

I have 3 snakes, 2 cats, a ferret, a frog, an iguana, and a tarantula.

They all live in harmony for the most part in my studio.

Last night as I was sleeping, I awoke to slithering sounds. I look to see a black 5 foot snake scrambling across my floor with my 3 month old ferret hot on her tail.

That cracked me up.

Ridiculous.

Most of those animals should not be free-roaming.

alessia55 · 03-25-12, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Gauxgaux

I have 3 snakes, 2 cats, a ferret, a frog, an iguana, and a tarantula.

They all live in harmony for the most part in my studio.

Last night as I was sleeping, I awoke to slithering sounds. I look to see a black 5 foot snake scrambling across my floor with my 3 month old ferret hot on her tail.

That cracked me up.

The snakes, the ferret, the frog, the iguana, and the tarantula should all be in their own separate, individual enclosures. If you need convincing, here are some reasons why:
- one will eventually harm or eat another (i.e.: your ferret chasing your snake)
- you can't monitor their individual health statuses
- they all require different environmental conditions, none of which can all be satisfied in one room for all
- they are probably all stressed from co-habitation
- you can't monitor who's feces and urates/urine belongs to whom
I'm curious, though... what reasoning do you have for co-habitating all of them loose in your studio? I can't seem to find any good reason to do so.

Gauxgaux · 03-25-12, 11:53 AM

If you've ever been to a zoo you'd understand it's better to create an ecosystem than to isolate an animal in a cage for life.

How would you feel in jail?

Animals die from stress due to boredome, over-stimulation, over-eating because of boredome, lack of companionship. Sound familiar? Go to the zoo.

Gauxgaux · 03-25-12, 11:57 AM

By the way, my male black racer who is just a juvenile delinquent was perched on top of a 6 foot painting. When I got up to walk around he literally lunged himself at me to bite and fell on my carpet. My ferret just wants to play. Those snakes fear her and can fend for themselves.

Let animals be animals you high and mighty humans. This is supposed to be a comedy thread. Thanks for popping those happy bubbles.

CK SandBoas · 03-25-12, 12:00 PM

You know what, i'm sorry, but letting those animals run loose in your home is a disaster waiting to happen. Your type of situation is the kind that makes the evening news, because one of your snakes, or your iguana has escaped, and you can't find it. If you cannot, or in your case, will not provide the proper enclosures and environment for your animals, please find someone that will.

alessia55 · 03-25-12, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Gauxgaux

If you've ever been to a zoo you'd understand it's better to create an ecosystem than to isolate an animal in a cage for life.

How would you feel in jail?

Animals die from stress due to boredome, over-stimulation, over-eating because of boredome, lack of companionship. Sound familiar? Go to the zoo.

Yes, it is better to create an ecosystem. But if your'e trying to keep one or all of your animals alive, you should remove their predators. The frog, the iguana, the tarantula, and the snakes are all at risk of being hurt or killed by each other or the ferret and the cats.

Animals also die from stress- which can be caused by constantly having to flee and find a safe place to hide, and running away from predators (such as your racer running away from your ferret). You won't be able to monitor each animal's health closely, and one might die and you won't have known why or the signs of illness.
Over-eating would only happen to your animals if you caused it. All of them depend on you to feed them. Feed them properly (right size and right feeding schedule), and they won't be overfed.
Reptiles do not need the stimulation that ferrets and cats need. In the wild, most prefer to stay exactly where they are unless they are threatened, in danger, or in need of hunting food. Everyone's reptiles on this forum live in their own separate, individual enclosures, and are happy and healthy. None of them are dying of boredom.
Reptiles also don't benefit from companionship. On the contrary, they are often stressed by it. Unless breeding, reptiles prefer to be on their own, and have solitary space to live in tranquilly. Co-habiting snakes together often results in the death of one, or both, from either stress, of one eating the other. This isn't a "maybe".. it's an "eventually."
All responsible reptile owners know that keeping their reptiles in individual, separate enclosures keeps the reptile safe, healthy, and happy. I hope you can begin to recognize that your animals could benefit from living in their own enclosures, and that the current situation you have them in is only a recipe for disaster.

Your cats and your ferret have each other for interaction, stimulation, and entertainment. But your reptiles don't need them.

Bradyloach · 03-25-12, 12:18 PM

No problem with the ferret! Ferrets need social interaction! I would get 2 tho so they won't get bored in the cage. Reptiles aren't mammals they need heat