What type of pet do you have?

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#161

Fett101 - I’m terribly sorry about your cat. He certainly lived a long and healthy life, though, and I’m glad that he didn’t suffer upon his passing. You took great care of the handsome devil. :wink:

queen_of_painting - Both of your cats are very pretty! I love their names. (heheh)

lizardgirl - What a beautiful cat! Man, everyone has a feline but me. :laughing:

This here is Jack Aubrey. Yes, he was named after the title character in the Master and Commander series. (My mom is a great fan of the novels, so it was only inevitable that at least one of our rats would adorn a cognomen mirroring that of one of the characters in the books.) Aubrey is a survivor, in that a neighbor of ours bought him for his son’s snake. Thankfully, the snake wasn’t hungry at the time, and the rat, alone in his own cage one night, escaped into our neighbor’s garage. Amazingly, the rascal survived for an entire week on cat food… while evading the cats at the same time. Our neighbor finally captured him and asked us if we wanted him, as he knew that we are great animal lovers and that we wouldn’t want to see the escapee get eaten. (This neighbor of ours is a huge animal lover himself, and even though he said that he doesn’t care about buying feeder rats, he can’t fool us. :stuck_out_tongue: )

A few months later, Jack is now as pampered as anything and is, to date, the most playful rat we’ve ever met. He’ll literally roll over onto his back so as we may tickle his stomach.



The first photograph depicts Jack when he was about, oh, two months old, perhaps. We first acquired him at this age. The second picture is one of Jack when he was a little older – three or four months, maybe. The last image shows the rascal as he is now, which is, I suppose, six months of age.

Aubrey is rat number eleven (11)!! I finally passed the tenth mark! (I was aiming to own at least ten rats in my life time, so I achieved my goal!) :smiley:

For anyone who is wondering, Kirby, my last rat, passed away in November of last year. It took me approximately two months to get over his death, which is unusual, as I hardly cry over anything at all. I was pretty fond of that particular rat. Heh.

– Mitch

#162

I’ve said it before, but I’ll say it again- I love the name Jack Aubrey! :laughing: He looks so sweet, especially in the last photo where he’s looking directly at the camera, as if to say, ‘what are you looking at?’ :laughing: You’ve had a lot of rats, Mitch! And no wonder, they’re such sweet little creatures.

#163

Chilli looks so cute that I could eat him up lizardgirl. :wink: :laughing: . Just kidding. He really is a cute cate.

Mitch: Cute rate pics. He looks so tiny.

#164

TSS- She. :stuck_out_tongue: But thanks! :laughing:

#165

(Head slapp) Man, do I feel stupid. Oh well. she looks really adorable. And your welcome. :wink:

#166

My sister got a car about four months ago…

i’m okay about it…the cat is really cute cuz she is still a kitten.

#167

Ladies and gentlemen, I give you drumroll plz…my dog. :slight_smile:

Girl in the blue shirt is me, btw. :wink:

Lucky is three years old, which means that’s how big he’s going to grow (he was the runt of the litter; ironically he also turned out to be the healthiest).

Haystack

#168

I don’t have any pets right now, but I used to have a couple beta fish:

Godric:

Wolffie (He’s flaring his gills):

#169

lizardgirl - Ha-ha. Thank you! Yes, I’ve had too many rats. :stuck_out_tongue: (snigger)

The Star Swordsman - Thank you!

Actually, he is pretty big. I should take a picture of him that compares him to my arm or something so as to show how large he is.

Haystack - Cute puppy! Is he a specific breed or a mix?

Hannahmation - Your fish are very pretty. “Wolffie”. (heheh)

– Mitch

#170

Haystack: Awww, such a cute puppy! He looks so cuddly and cute.

Mitch: You’re welcome.

#171

just taken this. The one opf the left is spot, the one on the right is minnie.

#172

lizardgirl - Chilli is just precious! The colouring on him is unique, kind of a reddish/brown with black in the fur. Don’t you just love it when cats put their paws over their eyes when they are trying to sleep? It’s so cute! =D And yes, I agree with you on both statements: there’s nothing better than having a good cat in your life, and also ‘nothing’ is incapable of physically assaulting a cat, lol. (Wait, what?)

Mitch - Aw, what a cute rat! (Never thought I’d say that in my lifetime, but you’ve shown me that rats can make cute pets. ^_^) It’s cool how one half of his body is brown and the other is white, heheh. And I’m sure Kirby was very happy to have you as an owner. It’s natural to grieve for animals because they are so loyal and non-judgemental…

Haystack - What an adorable dog you have there. I love his brown eyes. He looks very healthy and not like the runt of the litter at all. :wink:

Hannahmation - Your fish were very colourful and pretty. The photo of Wolffie flaring his gills made me laugh. :smiley:

WALL·E - I wouldn’t have pegged you as a cat person. The white one has a neat pattern on its ears. The one on the right reminds me of this image (not my cat):

8D

#173

WALL•E - You have some beautiful kitties there. I love their coat patterns – very pretty.

Rachel - Heheh. Thank you! He’s a rascal, he is. Yesterday, my mom was massaging him behind the ears, and when she was done Jack remained so relaxed that my mom just picked him up underneath his arms and hung him above the carpet. It was hilarious. (snigger)

Yeah, you’ve gotta get a rat, man. They’re the best pets ever. :wink:

Ha-ha! “Morph ball acquired.” :laughing:

– Mitch

#174

she sleeps just like that sometimes!

#175

Awww, those are incredibly cute cats WALL-E.

#176

Mitch - Well, I would get a rat except my cats may consider it as part of their dinner! I think it might be too stressful for the rat (and me) to keep them apart all the time… Aw, Jack sounds so cute! =D

WALL•E - Yeah, so do my cats, especially when it’s cold. It’s quite a funny sight.

#177

Rachel - Ohh! Well, that explains things. I didn’t know that you had cats. How sweet. :wink:

– Mitch

#178

Right now I have a family dog named princess. She’s a golden lab mixed with a chocolate lab. She’s 6 1/2 years old right now.

When I move out I want to get either a dog or a cat and name it Axle.

#179

Princess is such a beautiful name for your doggy mo.

#180

I have a dog named Caspian. He’s an akita, which is like a shiba inu or a husky.
I also have a gerbil named Reepicheep.

Notice a trend? :wink: