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Who has the most unusual pet on MN?

31 replies

slipperandpjsmum · 28/08/2012 14:28

I went into an exotic pet shop the other day and got chatting with the owner. He said people can't get enough of pygmy hedgehogs at the moment. Just wondered what unusual pets were around out there and whats its like living with them?

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Alameda · 28/08/2012 14:32

I had a tarantula (zebra knee). Not sure how unusual that was but he was a rubbish pet really.

slipperandpjsmum · 28/08/2012 15:46

Smile why was he rubbish Alameda?

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Alameda · 28/08/2012 15:51

well, sort of limited physical contact really - I like a pet I can cuddle, they are nice and furry though

obviously they can be handled but I don't think they like it much, and zebra knees are the urticating hair sort (flick barbed hairs when threatened/angry) so not really ideal

Nigglenaggle · 02/09/2012 20:18

I have a snake but pfft not that unusual really - just chatting and bumping your thread ^^

slipperandpjsmum · 03/09/2012 10:39

ThanksNiggle

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MissKeithLemon · 03/09/2012 10:52

Well we have two tortoises, do they count as unusual? All dc's friends seem to think so, but I had one as a child too so not unusual for us but very low maintenance and lovely little personalities too Grin

GolfOscarLimaDelta · 03/09/2012 10:59

DD has a Gheko and a Bearded Dragon - but they don't live with us at the moment because we are moving. Thankfully, my younger brother is a reptile breeder so he's happy to have them.

DD goes once a week to her 'job' and helps him clean all the snakes and beardies out. He has set up some kind of breeding systems for mealworms and cockroaches to feed them so she's often found sifting for grubs in the sawdust

MissKeith - I would love a tortoise! I think we will get one as a house warming gift once we are settled.

ratbagcatbag · 03/09/2012 11:01

I think mn sarahstratton has Mortimer who's a raven. I think that's the most unusual even compared to my two snakes.

Bossybritches22 · 03/09/2012 11:10

Even more unusual I think IIRC "Mortimer" has turned out to.be a "Morticia"?!

MissKeithLemon · 03/09/2012 11:37

Golf - they are lovely pets! Our two are lovely sunny little things, not cuddly obviously, but have definite personality traits. If we go away for a few days they come straight out to say hello when I get back - the dc's think I'm imagining this but I know I'm not Grin

MissKeithLemon · 03/09/2012 11:37

A raven as in a bird? that is vair unusual!

EauRouge · 03/09/2012 11:46

We've got giant stick insects. I'd love a giant millipede too but DH isn't keen :(

My cat is thick very unusual, he has 27 toes.

Olbasoil · 03/09/2012 13:05

My tortoise is very friendly, has a great personality and I adore her. Quite easy to look after really and takes herself for walks.

Nigglenaggle · 03/09/2012 21:48

Love multi-toed cats! Wow a raven - they are huge where did it live?? As for the insects well more than 4 legs and I shudder!!!

lazydog · 04/09/2012 06:19

Wow - I didn't realise tortoises were so popular on MN. I think with this many of us there's not much chance of them being considered "most unusual pet"...

I currently have seven but two of those are a breeding pair, and I also seem to end up fostering/rehab'ing lots, so the total number I have at any one time tends to be quite variable :)

Nigglenaggle · 04/09/2012 20:00

Mumsnet, we need a 'vivarium' section of the pet forums please!

clam · 04/09/2012 20:22

DH used to have a slow-worm called Asquith. Don't know about unusual, but it's got to win a prize for being the dullest. Spent 95% of its time under a bit of wood, hibernating, and you couldn't pick it up (not that I had any intention of doing so) in case its tail fell off. Bit useless as it was all tail.
When we went away on holiday, mil used to end up having to dig up live worms to feed it. It was so hopeless, you actually had to dangle them into his mouth, otherwise he missed them.
Apparently, they're notorious for escaping, but you could have kept this one on an open plate and it wouldn't have gone anywhere.
Sadly Hmm he died about 10 years ago. DS, 6 at the time who, to my knowledge, wasn't even aware we had a slow-worm, became very upset at school and wrote about it in the worry box!!

midori1999 · 04/09/2012 23:48

Nothing too unusual, snakes. But I do have rather a few... and they have their own room... Blush does that make them more unusual? Grin

I would really, really like a skunk, but I think they are maybe a pet for when I don't have small children... they are suprisingly popular as pets amongst exotic keepers. I would also like a pair of Richardson's Ground Squirrels, but they are quite hard to get hold of.

BabylonPI · 04/09/2012 23:50

My dd1 has a pet stick SmileConfused

No really, she does! My DBro had one too when we were kids Confused

I'm normal, I'd choose a cat or dog or something - though I suppose you don't have to walk/feed sticks Grin

CointreauVersial · 04/09/2012 23:54

Grin at pet slow worm.

We have some head-lice - do they count?

LivingInAMadhouse · 05/09/2012 17:14

I have normal pets, but my DD knows someone who's got sugar gliders.

slipperandpjsmum · 08/09/2012 13:53

Oh those Sugar Gliders are gorgeous!!! Tell us more!!

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ThingsThatMakeYouGoHmmm · 12/09/2012 16:38

Just nosying because i have a bearded dragon and am about to get a bosc monitor.
Would love another tortoise though :)

And i knew someone who had a raven who used to frequent medieval reinactments, pretty cool! They are very intelligent, like magpies

ThingsThatMakeYouGoHmmm · 12/09/2012 16:38

And a Vivarium section would definately be a good idea !

modifiedmum · 12/09/2012 16:39

I've had two polecat ferrets before, couldn't keep them as when i moved landlord wanted no pets. Took them out for walks and everything! Always used to get stopped!

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