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AIBU?

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To ask how many animals you have?

138 replies

Iloveanimals · 21/05/2017 18:08

Ok so we have seven

House cat, house rabbit, canary, 2 gerbils and 2 fish.
Our house is more than big enough for them and their enclosures gives them plenty of space. First question, Aibu for having so many haha? And second how many do you have?
My name kinda says it all... Grin

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barrygetamoveonplease · 21/05/2017 18:09

None, thank fuck!
I had four house rabbits and a hamster. Loved them, but never again. Never again!
Well, maybe a hamster. One day. Not now.

wehavetwogorgeouscats · 21/05/2017 18:09

Two cats, black and white and a tabby from the cats protection league.

LindyHemming · 21/05/2017 18:10

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Jmhirvine · 21/05/2017 18:10

One dog which is more than enough of a pain in the ass

LapinR0se · 21/05/2017 18:10

A 2.5 year old toddler who has zero recall and a biting habit Grin

SlaveToDisney · 21/05/2017 18:11

23!!

But they are all fish in our fish tank (that is dhs) that takes up half my dining room.

jarhead123 · 21/05/2017 18:12

A dog, a cat, 2 hamsters and fish :)

DramaAlpaca · 21/05/2017 18:12

Two dogs and a cat & that's more than enough.

Oh, and a few fish in the pond but they are relatively undemanding.

Sychnant · 21/05/2017 18:13

Only 7 at the moment - a dog, 2 cats and 4 horses.

When we lived in a 3 bed end of terrace we had 21, including dogs, rabbits, rats, hamsters... Had horses then too although they were at a livery yard.

I won't have small indoor pets now because of the cats, but I do have plans to build a nice big ferret enclosure and start collecting... :D

The80sweregreat · 21/05/2017 18:13

None!,

CowParsleyNettle · 21/05/2017 18:14

A pony, a dog and three chickens.

Or 'not enough' as I like to remind DH.

twoheaped · 21/05/2017 18:14

1 dog
1 cat (outdoor)
2 guinea pigs
1 horse
2 chickens

I'd like some pygmy goats and a donkey but dh has put his foot down.

BendydickCuminsnatch · 21/05/2017 18:14

None, I just can't face it. In my head I want a menagerie but I found a dead bird outside our house yesterday and it was all i could do to deal with it (completely intact), and I can barely keep up with the kids mess as is Grin

I would like:
Bernese Mountain Dog
2 x cats (oh, they make a home! I love cats, DH 'allergic')
A conure
Buns or guineas.

Then obviously pigs, chickens, goats if I had a smallholding!

Maybe when the kids are older. Animals are so much more of a tie than kids though, have to find care etc when you go on holiday whereas you can take the kids with you.

But they are so lovely!

CMOTDibbler · 21/05/2017 18:15

2 dogs, 2 cats, 3 chickens. No foster puppies as of this morning, so it all feels very calm!

MooMooCat · 21/05/2017 18:15

3 cats, 2 rabbits and 5 fish

Frillyhorseyknickers · 21/05/2017 18:15

One working retriever who is a pet and loves inside and two working spaniels who live in a kennel outside.

12 chickens and six horses, all kept at home. The horses are fairly tying and a lot of hard work. They are all ridden and either hunt or event.

LadyPW · 21/05/2017 18:16

YANBU but I still think this is a Chat thread Grin
3, plus a squirrel in the garden, a robin, multiple pigeons & other birds that I can't name but which cost me a fortune in bird food.

Funnyfarmer · 21/05/2017 18:17

I dog and 5 goldfish. And that's quite enough

Mothervulva · 21/05/2017 18:17

None. In theory I'd like some, but I was at my mum's this weekend and her cat woke me up at 5.30 yowling and was constantly under my feet. Think I'm worn out from two toddlers.

Viserion · 21/05/2017 18:18

Just a dog at the moment. We had a cat, but he sadly had to be euthanased last week. Once our never-ending building work is done, we will have more cats. A house is not a home (for me) without a cat on my bed.

Mothervulva · 21/05/2017 18:18

Oh I have a fish! Blush

SheSaidHeSaid · 21/05/2017 18:19

Three including my DH Wink

londonrach · 21/05/2017 18:20

None. Cant afford anything extra at the moment...one day i would like chickens and a dog. However till then food and bills are more important.

LottieandMia · 21/05/2017 18:21

We have 3 cats and 2 guinea pigs.

LiquoriceAllsorts86 · 21/05/2017 18:21

9 chickens.