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Do you have any pets?

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Posey · 14/04/2004 21:17

What are they? Names, ages please!

I've got a ginger cat called Eric and he's nearly 10. Got him originally because we had mice in our last flat and despite the fact he never caught one (he's not very bright) he did "scare them away.

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insanidee · 14/04/2004 21:22

we have 2 hamsters (pooh bear and piglet), 4gold fish (bella, fizz, jake and danny) around 30 tropical fish including a giant catfish called oscar.

mothernature · 14/04/2004 21:25

1 dog, 1 Cat, 3 Sharks, 1 tiger barb, 2 cat fish, 2 smaller cat fish & 3 children

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Posey · 14/04/2004 21:28

Insanidee - what did Fizz do wrong?

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Posey · 14/04/2004 21:28

Sorry, that should have been Milo.

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crystaltips · 14/04/2004 21:29

DH

insanidee · 14/04/2004 21:29

try and break down the tropicals for you, 1 red fin shark (horror that fish is, might return him to the shop, my mum got it for me) 5 tiger barbs, 14 neon tetras, 6 white cloud minnows, 11 danio zebras and 3 fish that i have no idea what they are, they came with the tank.

insanidee · 14/04/2004 21:30

well the first goldfish we got was called danny by dd1. we then got 2 others, which she called fizz, bella and jake. i havent got round to getting a 5th to call milo yet, tho i think she will cope. we've had them 18months or so.

jmg1 · 14/04/2004 21:30

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insanidee · 14/04/2004 21:31

sorry that should be 3others, not 2 lol

insanidee · 14/04/2004 21:32

and that is 40 tropicals not 30. oops. really should count them more often.

Soulfly · 14/04/2004 21:33

We have two hamsters, an albino one and a long haired brown one, white one is called Nibbles and the brown one is called Scratch. I got them for my daughters 5th birthday, but i couldn't leave my ds2 out so I got him one too. Thats all. Plus a husband, lol.

AussieSim · 14/04/2004 21:38

1 cat - Monte, 15 years old in June. She is fab at catching mice, and playing with them till they are dead and then eating them in front of either my front or back door. She is not so good at cleaning up the bits she doesn't want to eat and removing the stains from the pavers. She even caught a bird last summer, which my DH stood on when he went to get the mail - a real mess - thankfully my mum was staying with us at the time and cleaned that one up.

Blackduck · 14/04/2004 21:39

a cat -oedipus (a female...don't ask...) aged about 11 and currently purring beside me...and a dog aged 18 months- 2years called Beuys

aloha · 14/04/2004 21:40

A cat. Mimi. re the names thread, think it is a nice name for a girl too

charliecat · 14/04/2004 21:43

I have a cat called Charlie who insisted on moving in about 3 years ago, and even when dp stupidly took him a couple of miles down the road to the video shop in the car and LOST HIM IN TOWN he managed to find his way back here(after 3 days) and he hasnt really strayed out the back yard since.
We also have 2 gerbils called Sandy and Candy..they amuse me when the tvs rubbish, they are great entertainment.

mothernature · 14/04/2004 21:43

Forgot to say cat called Tina 16 years old she was a 'wedding present' Dog called Beau 2 year's old, he's a Sibe.

emmatmg · 14/04/2004 21:44

1 dog, a lunatic cross breed(quite a mixture too we believe), called Jessie.
2 fish, 1 called chickenpox and the other is un-named but the one it replaced was called Mabel.

emmatmg · 14/04/2004 21:45

Sorry forgot to say Jessis is 2.5 yrs

Vee33 · 14/04/2004 21:47

2 cats both aged nearly 10 - Milly and Maud

jodiemay · 14/04/2004 21:54

We have got Maddy, a beautiful 5 year old tortie, she is wonderful with ds and dotes on dh, doesn't like me so much since ds been on the scene!

OldieMum · 14/04/2004 22:01

Two cats, white with black ears and tails, brother and sister. When we got them from the Blue Cross, they were called Twinkle and Smudge. We couldn't live with these names, and re-named them Sydney and Adelaide, in honour of dh's Ozzie roots. They are now about 10 years old. Very calm, friendly and good at dodging dd, who crawls after them, screaming with delight, whenever they come within range.

carla · 14/04/2004 22:10

Yes - a Border Collie called Gemma - barks incessantly at any other dogs/our doorbell/people coming round the side of the house/6am now just 'cos it's early.

A rescue Springer Spaniel, who's learnt all her bad tricks. PS , barking at squirrels too, both of them

Slinky · 14/04/2004 22:21

Well, we've got 2 ginger female cats called Amber (5yrs) and Pippin (3yrs) - both from local Rescue centre after our other cat (male - Spider) died a couple of years back from cancer. Have been told by the Vet that it is very rare to have Ginger cats that are female - and here we are with 2!! He sexed them to double-check!!

Then we have our 2 rabbits - these are the "babies" of the rabbits at DD2 nursery. Was reliably informed that they were both male - until one day I caught them playing "piggy back ". Asked Vet to sex them whilst they were having their jabs and lo and behold they are male and female!! Male has now been snipped!! Girl is Millie and Boy is Billy

Then we have 2 goldfish - George and Chicken Nugget

MADDI · 14/04/2004 22:26

Have no pets but considering a cat. Does anyone know off top of head how much vaccinations etc cost?

carla · 14/04/2004 22:34

Slinky - am so happy 'boutyour responsibility to those rabbits ....