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If all the animal related things in your home became real animals, what animals would you own?

182 replies

ThisPlumShark · 21/03/2025 18:12

For if you had a toy zebra you would now have a real zebra
I would have
3 gekkos
1 elephants
1 rabbit

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Caspianberg · 21/03/2025 18:33

A woolly mammoth and various huge dinosaurs

DatingDinosaur · 21/03/2025 18:34

Several snails, several cats, 29 fish, 3 sheep, a red squirrel, a bumble bee, an assortment of butterflies, a mouse, a ladybird, a very, very, very large spider and a peacock.

user9637 · 21/03/2025 18:34

A whole farm
And a speedy blue hedgehog

AquaFurball · 21/03/2025 18:35

A hundred or so moles, dragons, blue nose bears and cats. (Of each)
Plus 14 unicorns, 4 hedgehogs, a few generic bears, 30ish Pokemon, two English sheepdogs, 4 Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, Bagpuss, 2 Eeyores, 2 polar bears, 3 reindeer, a koala and a tarantula.

There are about 60 plastic spiders, a few bats, rats and a raven in the Halloween box, a couple of sheep and lambs, a donkey and some cattle in the Nativity, plus so many chicks and rabbits in the Easter box.

Thankful there are no longer dangerous creatures or zoo animals!

ETA I forgot Gnar.

edwinbear · 21/03/2025 18:36

We’d have a life sized bear and unicorn - which might be a bit alarming!

Hedjwitch · 21/03/2025 18:36

A giraffe in the hall. Quite a few frogs.

SwordOfOmens · 21/03/2025 18:37

Several hundred bears (care bears)
Penguin
Lion
Elephant
Rabbit
Hare
Turtle
Octopus
Squid
Gorilla
Giraffe
zebra
anteater
seahorse
Horse
Unicorn
Dog
Cat
Sheep
Goat
Duck
Pig
Dragon
Several dinosaurs and sea creatures (from a big collection of fossils and shells)

There's probably more besides

Lulu1919 · 21/03/2025 18:37

A few teddy bears in m grandsons room

Luluissleeping · 21/03/2025 18:38

Bears roaming upstairs. Tonnes and tonnes of cats. A goat. Octopus.

BuckinghamPalaceFlagpole · 21/03/2025 18:38

About 50 bears of varying species, definitely one or two polars !
10 cats, a few dogs, 1 highland cow , elephant, snake, lizard, usual farm animals and woodland animals. Unicorn or two , orangutan and Upsey Daisy ! A number of rabbits!
Bathroom will be too dangerous to enter due to a shark or two ! Plus a pharaoh , Santa and mob of ducks and penguins!
Several Warhammer armies and lots of Manga characters!!
In the loft there’ll be several pheasants and robins hanging out with Jesus , Mary and Joseph and the Wee Donkey and the wise men and their camels and the shepherds and their flock !!
Think I’ll go and live in the summerhouse and leave them to it !!

Sheffters · 21/03/2025 18:42

A lion, a llama, a frog, dinosaurs and a snow leopard 🐆

Runnyyolkplease · 21/03/2025 18:46

Quite a few owls and slugs
an alpaca
5 frogs including Kermit
3 fish with massive mouths
a bear
an octopus
a mermaid/cat hybrid
a popple

CheekyHobson · 21/03/2025 18:55

If my kids' toys were included, we'd have an absolute zoo, which would be heavy on sloths, tigers, alpacas and cats, but if we limit it to my own stuff, then just a couple of sheep, a fantail, a heron, an owl, a wolf and a small herd of elephants.

BlackCatsAreBrilliant · 21/03/2025 18:57

It would probably be quicker to list what we wouldn't have.

But based on what I can see right now - some cats, horses, ducks, a hedgehog and a dragon.

Leira2025 · 21/03/2025 19:03

Lovely thread...

Various bear/doorstops
A Jelly cat dragon
A Pink and cream striped cat
A giant monkey with a blue ribbon
And an upside down Bat

shellyleppard · 21/03/2025 19:04

Dragons, lot's and lots and lots of dragons ❤️

romdowa · 21/03/2025 19:05

I'd be the proud new owner of about 100 ducks 😅😅

spicemaiden · 21/03/2025 19:06

A hare. Several horses.4 wolvesWolves. 3 rabbits. God knows how many dogs.

Ducks. A Robin (my favourite mug)

I feel I need a sit down

MrsDrDear · 21/03/2025 19:08

Meerkat
Sloth
Family of crows

Excellent question!

NetballHoop · 21/03/2025 19:08

All the usual ones which I'm quite OK with but I'm really really excited that Nessie will be coming to stay!

BabyRuthless · 21/03/2025 19:09

So many! I have a 3 year old son who is animal mad (so are the parents tbf)..
An octopus, jellyfish, sharks, whales, fish, horses, dinosaurs, pig, turtle, a slug, crocodile, rabbit, elephant, panda, a mouse, chameleon, hedgehog, crab, dolphin, godzilla, stingray, giraffe, sheep, cats (already have 2 real ones!), cows, dog, guinea pig.
Probably more I've missed!

2catsandhappy · 21/03/2025 19:11

The Crow
Cats
Zoo
Uk countryside animals
Dragon
Soft toys and Pokemon creatures
Guinea pigs
Dogs

CrazyBaubles · 21/03/2025 19:13

Oh dear. Pre-DS I’d have a highland cow, a lizard, a black bear, a bull and a Loch Ness monster.
Now, all of the above plus turtles, a giant spider, a few sharks, several dogs and a giraffe.
I’d also have a dragon and a lot of dinosaurs 😳

TeenToTwenties · 21/03/2025 19:13

A herd of elephants (mine)

A pack of wolves.
A pack of various dogs.
Enough exotics to stock a zoo.

Plus we already have a live snake.

All except the elephants are DD's.

Taytocrisps · 21/03/2025 19:13

Assorted bears

A reindeer

A frog

A chameleon

A penguin

A unicorn

A lion

A peacock

A cockerel

A sheep

A flamingo

I suspect there are a few animal related Christmas baubles in storage (a llama comes to mind), but they're packed away obviously.

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