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Re: Pets
Posted: Aug 2nd, '15, 05:10
by Zebra Zahara
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" Yup, they're what's called an obligate carnivore, as in meat is a vital part of their diet. You're right in that often dry food you get them won't have any actual meat, but they normally have added taurine which is the main thing in meat that they need. Still a lot better to give them real meat, however.
I learned the other day that most domesticated dogs can live on an entirely starch-based diet P:"
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Re: Pets
Posted: Aug 2nd, '15, 06:38
by Cecona
I know my cat likes meat, especially ham and chicken. He gets ham every morning from my mom so he certainly had a good amount of meat in his diet. And honestly I'm not all that surprised by that fact about dogs.
It's interesting if you think about the domestication of dogs and cats. I highly doubt all dogs came from wolves, but at least most did and many breeds don't even resemble wolves in the slightest. Cats, however, were domesticated from species such as African wildcat. And if you look at them they pretty much look just like a domestic.
Re: Pets
Posted: Aug 5th, '15, 02:33
by Mikael Hart
I don't have any pets because they're too time-consuming for me to care for, but I have a couple friends with pets. One good friend I have IRL has three dogs, two turtles, a couple tanks of fish, and some rabbits. She has also had chicks for a time when she was a kid.
If I could get a pet, I would like to have a turtle. They're more interactive than fish, and easier to care for than mammals. I also wouldn't mind a bird --I used to have a parakeet when I was a kid.
Re: Pets
Posted: Aug 5th, '15, 03:36
by Cecona
I would suggest a parrot, you can teach it to say things and they live for about 50 years so you'd have it for a long time. Plus they are easy to take care of.
Re: Pets
Posted: Aug 5th, '15, 03:40
by Mikael Hart
Yes, but aren't parrots also very loud? Well, I don't think I'd be getting a pet any time soon, but I appreciate the suggestion.
Re: Pets
Posted: Aug 5th, '15, 03:50
by Cecona
They can be sometimes, especially if they aren't trained. My dad had a parrot named Beaker and he was pretty well trained. Maybe a turtle would be better, my sister has a turtle. Either way, you'll know for yourself once you do find yourself ready to get a pet.
Re: Pets
Posted: Aug 5th, '15, 04:47
by Mikael Hart
Aha, that's very true.
Beaker sounds like a great name for a parrot, pfft.
Re: Pets
Posted: Aug 5th, '15, 05:17
by Cecona
Hehe, yea and he was a pretty cool bird. He says hello when the phone rings, and he can mimic my dad's cough and laugh. He'll also say "Beaker Buddy" because that's what my dad would call him. It's what's known as a mustache parrot because the breed has a black line above the beak that looks like a mustache.
Re: Pets
Posted: Aug 5th, '15, 08:38
by Mikael Hart
Aha, that's cute. I don't have the patience to train a pet, though I tried to train a dog when I was a kid. *facepalm*
Re: Pets
Posted: Aug 5th, '15, 13:33
by Zebra Zahara
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" Turtles are cool. Nice and easy to care for, but startup costs are pretty expensive.
I've always liked the idea of having a parrot so I could teach it to say stupid things, but I'm not good with birds <<; I still have scars on my hands where a bare-eared corella that I was looking after bit me. The owner of it never trained the bird and it was starved of any intellectual activities so it was pretty aggressive.
My flatmates own budgies; they're nice, but messy."
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