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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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toffee1000 · 21/05/2017 21:04

Three guinea pigs currently.
Used to have a dog and have also had four hamsters. Three we got at same time, then the other we got after they died. Dog came after the hamsters.
We've had six guinea pigs in total, and have owned them for seven years altogether (since February 2010).

isseywithcats · 21/05/2017 21:06

currently three resident cats and picked up a little 8 week old feral born black foster kitten today who will be at mine for the next four weeks for home training in becoming a friendly kitten before she goes back to the rescue for homing

Dramatic · 21/05/2017 21:07

None. I am one of those untrustworthy people who don't like animals.

Littleredhouse · 21/05/2017 21:08

1 dog and 3 ancient chinchillas. Oldest chinchilla is 17 so has exceeded his life expectancy by quite some way; their cages take up so much room!

Pinkponiesrock · 21/05/2017 21:09

3 ponies
One working sheepdog

We also have 600 sheep and 300 cows but they are not really pets, although DH would claim that some of them are definitely only still here as they are my pets!

katsnmouse · 21/05/2017 21:16

1 cat - rescued moggy
1 budgie
2 stick insects (more to hatch!)
6 goats
1 dog
Waiting for 4 hens to arrive in June.

Beerwench · 21/05/2017 21:53

2 dogs, 1 pony, 1 horse (both equines retired field ornaments, one due to injury and one due to attitude age)

Sparrowlegs248 · 21/05/2017 21:57

Bastard little cat.
Dopey big cat costs a fucking fortune with his ailments thanks CPL
Tiny pony, medium tank pony, large tank pony.

FeedMyFaceWithBattenberg · 21/05/2017 21:57

1 dog
1 cat
1 tortoise

Chocolatecake12 · 21/05/2017 21:59

1 cat
1 hamster
1 rabbit
16 koi carp
1 pre teen
1 teenager

somedayyouwillfindme · 21/05/2017 22:00

None. I'd love a cat but according to DH the fact that I'm allergic to them means I can't have one. He's never normally this sensible.

morethanyoubargainfor · 21/05/2017 22:01

4 dogs,

3 horses

9 chickens!

poorpaws · 21/05/2017 22:14

3 dogs

Cupcakey · 21/05/2017 22:19

2 cats (tabbies, girl and boy he's like a naughty teenage son always getting in bother)
2 dogs (both females bloody hard work!)
1 rabbit (so cute but high maintenance!)

If we had room I would be surrounded by animals! I would take in all waifs and strays :-)

livelyredjellybean · 21/05/2017 22:20

8 dogs, 1 horse, 1 pony (not mine but he does live with us), 1 ferret and 21 chickens - soon to be more chickens as I have 2 hens on eggs.

CheeseCakeSunflowers · 21/05/2017 22:20

2 Dogs
1 Cat
about 450 Sheep
about 70 Cattle

imonaplane · 21/05/2017 22:23

3 dogs.

Justmadeperfectflapjacks · 21/05/2017 22:25

3 dogs.
2 cats
1 snake
1 bearded dragon. .

MycatsaPirate · 21/05/2017 22:26

4 cats - 2 tabby, 1 tabby/white and 1 black/white. All rescues.

A fish tank with 3 frogs, 4 shrimps and about 25 small fish.

Fish pond with approx 50 goldfish and koi and about 200 tadpoles

Wildlife pond with approx 8 newts and some frogs/toads

2 grass snakes living under the shed

A family of hedgehogs also living in the garden somewhere.

Obviously they aren't all pets but we still put food in for the tads and into the wildlife pond and we have bowls of water out for the hedgehogs.

ineedamoreadultieradult · 21/05/2017 22:29

2 cats
2 rabbits (not always the same 2 as they are foster rabbits)
10 quail

NoBetterName · 21/05/2017 22:29

3 dogs here

I feel positively deprived of pets compared to some of you!

BayLeaves · 21/05/2017 22:30

2 chickens. They don't feel like pets as such, they're just annoying smelly noisy buggers in our back garden that happen to lay lots of lovely eggs. But it's okay, DH does all the hard work of looking after them, and my toddler loves them.

mmmchocolatex · 21/05/2017 22:33

We have 10! 4 dogs, 1 cat and a hamster in the house, then the 4 horses

Kim82 · 21/05/2017 22:35

We have 3 cats. Two female tabbies from the same litter and one male long haired black cat - he is bloody enormous!

MycatsaPirate · 21/05/2017 22:39

Our local pets page on fb has someone trying to rehome a pair of 2 year old emus. I am tempted.

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