FishyJames Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 Apartment living has me limited to fishkeeping. I'm both a dog and cat lover and will have at least 2 cats and 1 dog once I'm established in a more permanent place. I'm betting people that keep fish have more other pets than the average person. What other pets do you have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Expectorating_Aubergine Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 I have rosy boas, box turtles, musk turtles and vampire crabs. I grew up in apartments, so dogs and cats were a no go (this was in the 90's. Most apartments didn't allow cats or dogs as much as they do now.). I like cats and dogs, but I prefer stuff that lives in tanks and is small. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChemBob Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 I can't say definitely, but I certainly am! In addition to fish, I have a crested gecko, a small isopod collection, and am getting either a viper or leopard gecko soon. I had dogs growing, but am not sure if we will be getting a dog or cat anytime soon. Likely not mainly due to travel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawn T Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 A dog, chickens, and a cockatiel here. My family has always called my house "the zoo" because we rarely have less than 4 species of critter (other than fish) in the household. We wouldn't be down to 3 right now, but I didn't get anymore budgies after I lost the last one and I got out of guinea pigs. 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamTill Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 2 horses, 3 cats, and a rabbit we found in the back yard last winter. Feels a bit “ark-y” around here at times lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisD Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 (edited) Fours cats, two rats, two small fish tanks, and a nine-year old humanoid. The rats probably have the best attitude towards life amongst them all. I forgot to mention the neighbor's cat who comes to hang out frequently. Edited December 23, 2020 by ChrisD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H.K.Luterman Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 I currently have, besides 6 fish tanks, 1 rescue mutt, 1 rescue russian tortoise, and 1 elderly western hognose snake. I recently lost my 18 year old sinaloan milksnake, who I miss a lot. My life doesn't feel complete if I don't have a few animals to care for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starsman20 Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 Look herehttps://forum.aquariumcoop.com/topic/4-other-pets/?do=findComment&comment=5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 Addie is the mom, Wink is the uncle. The rest are Addie's children. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimeTraveler Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 Super pet lover here but allergic to everything, and my two children inherited allergies as well so fish are our only option. But I love fish and the kids are really starting to enjoy them so its not all bad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanked Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 Like @TimeTraveler, as a child I also tested allergic to everything. The doctor said no fur, feathers or dirt. So that left me with fish... and dogs, cats, rabbits, hamsters, mice, birds and houseplants. Today, I am back to just fish, houseplants, and the feral cats at the shop. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimeTraveler Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 @Tanked Do you feed the feral cats or do they just hang around? I grew up in the country and lots of my friends parents owned dairy farms and the feral cats kept the vermin down. Some were friendly as well I used to pet them allergies or no lol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemon Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 4 dogs 4 cats 15+ chickens 1 duck 3 horses 5 goats i live on a farm if you couldn't tell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanked Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 @TimeTravelerIt's complicated! We have 1 or 2 that occasionally stop by for a meal and might let you walk past without bolting. The three official cats were born there. Blackie and Brownie are feral to a point, and Shakes was abandoned later when the owners moved. Shakes is bipolar and we serve at his pleasure. Brownie unfortunately may have been a Covid cat and passed over Thanksgiving. Blackie meets us at the sidewalk and follows us to the door each day. He will not enter the building unless all of the doors are open, He enjoys a neck massage and ear scratch, but no one can pick him up. Blackie lives in his own 2 bedroom condo with central heat, w/w/w carpet 2" insulation rubber roof and vinyl siding. I keep saying "he" but all of the official cats have been fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 I am in an apartment. 10 aquariums, a cat, a gecko, 2 large snakes, a budgie, one part time and 2 full time humans. Innumerable house plants. I don't know if I am a "pet lover" so much as a farm kid who is in the city. I like life around me. The plants, 8 tanks, the cat and the part time occupant are mine. The rest belongs to my kid who is a nearly adult full time occupant. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbit Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 Besides my fish, I’ve got a cat and six chickens. We would almost certainly have a second cat if our current princess would let us, but she HATES other cats. We used to foster kittens before our health issues got worse (despite Kitty’s protests). I also used to volunteer and take lessons at a local horse barn. I think that many fish lovers are empathetic towards animals in general. My guess is that it takes more animal empathy to care about giving a fish a good home than it does with say a dog. So many people assume that fish don’t feel anything. We all know differently. 😊 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 I've had my dog for almost 10 years; I adopted him as an adult so I don't know how old he is. I grew up with dogs; only time I didn't have one was in college. I live with my partner who has a cat. I've taken care of 3 horses on the weekends for the last 8 years; they're all retired and officially "pets." I also used to have two rabbits, but after one of the dogs almost ate one for lunch (thank God the rabbit was fine), I gave the rabbits to a local sanctuary where they had created a big, comfy enclosure for them. I pretty much love all animals...especially watching them in nature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flynn Naysmith Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 yeah a small zoo at my place as well with birds, fish, frogs, spiders, rabbits, cats, dogs, ect. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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