Animal-World Pet Comments

True Percula Clownfish

Kitsune

I love clownfish! This website is so useful for me! It will help me on my report!!
Kitsune

Southern Flying Squirrel

victoria

Hi all you Flyer Lovers! I'm a wildlife rehabber on the east coast and have been for 13 years. It was interesting reading your comments on this website. As a matter of opinion I'd like to say that while I am an advocate of releasing back to the wild any animals that we can help, I also advocate captivity in certain circumstances. My only trouble after all these years, is the failure of some folks to get educated on keeping wild animals and their lack of commentment to keeping that animal for the duration of its life. Even though most wild animals can be somewhat humanized, they will still stay wild to a certain degree. It takes many centuries to fully tame a species. However I have found that my little flyers do so well in captivity that its plain to see why they make good pets. So I know what its like to want to keep them and also know how to set them free. As long as a person is willing to provide everything these animals need, then I feel they are much better to have as pets in the U.S.A. than some exotic species from other countries that doesn't have any business being here. They make great pets and all animals were wild at some point as one of you have said.
victoria

Buenos Aires Tetra

Tom Pietruszka

The Buenos Aires Tetras are great fish; they are excellent in my 300 gallon community aquarium, even leaving the tiny Glowlight tetras alone. Having more than 6 of them helps minimize any aggression toward other fish. A while back, I purchased a few more smaller Buenos Aires Tetras, and had them for a time in a 10 gallon quarantine tank. Very recently, I purchased a few more Glowlight tetras and Bloodfin tetras and put them in the quarantine tank that the Buenos Aires Tetras had been in. To my surprise, I noticed babies swimming around in the quarantine tank, so I removed the Glowlights and Bloodfins and placed them temporarily in a tank with some catfish. Apparently, the Buenos Aires Tetras that I had in quarantine had laid eggs! And our well water is fairly hard! These are really easy fish to breed apparently!
Tom Pietruszka

Chilean Rose-haired Tarantula

Glenn

I just purchased my first rose hair last week, I named her Isis, her body is about 2 inches already, so I don't think she is that young. I went to another pet store friday to purchase a larger container, and they had another rose hair, so, I bought that one also. Another female, so, I've decided to call her Arista. Her body is larger, about 2 and 1/4 inches, and her legs are about 3 inches, so I don't think she is that young either. The interesting thing is that Arista has more of a blue look to her. I read about people feeding locusts to their pets, but the pet stores where I live only carry crickets.
Glenn

White-Tailed Brichardi

andrew brown

I have a 50 gallon tank, how much fish can I put in there (cichlids). I love those fish. I also have a large female 5 bar and a lot of other fish, do u think it would be a wise idea to get a male 5 bar.
andrew brown

Common Goldfish

erica

I've had comets before (but didn't know what kind of fish they were because I was around 9 or 10 then) and have just received 3 new (2in) comets to keep my larger one (about 3 in-a-halfin)company. I have a half circlc shaped tank given to me by a cousin, it's about 11 1/2in long, by 6in (remember, it's a half circle). Plus, there are plants (both plastic and real, just incase one of my sisters forgets to feed them, for we feed them thrice a day). Is that enough room because it looks a bit crowded? And I think we need a filter, because we have something that just blows bubbles, which I think is just stupid, but my mom says that that's how it filters water, it doesn't make sense! Maybe that's why my other 3 fishes from when I was littler died in 2 months! I want these to last at least 2 years!
erica

Pet Mouse

Rebecca

I have two mice now: Clover and Sunny. Tumbleweed just recently went back to the earth so I have been feeling a little down. I noticed Clover's eye have been pinched shut and a little glossy. They are worse today than yesterday and I came to this site to see if there is anything that could help me help her. Thank you so much for the info.
Rebecca

Shortfin Lionfish

some fish lover!

I just got a dwarf lionfish and I'm already in love with him. He's in a 30 gallon tank with a yellow tang, a picasso triggerfish, a clown triggerfish and a panther grouper. I love the way he watches and then boom! And the fish is gone. I would recommend this to anybody with a semi aggressive saltwater aquarium.
some fish lover!

Red Piranha

some fish lover!!

I have a red piranha and he is amazing. I have him by himself in a 5 gallon tank and he is as fast as lightning. If it is by itself or with three or more other piranhas that are added to the tank at the same I would recommend this fish to anybody who has a empty tank looking to fill it with a freshwater fish.
some fish lover!!

Red Tail Barracuda

some fish lover!

I had a red tailed barracuda once. Cool fish.
some fish lover!

Black Moor Goldfish

Laylovv

Moor Goldfish Owners, please do not put your moor in a tank with anything other than another Moor. If you are extremely experienced then disregard as you know what types can live in harmony. Moors are my favorite:) It makes me ill when I hear "I just bought a new moor goldfish and put him in a bowl" Or " my other fish nip my moor and scare him to the other side of the tank" Or "My moor is in a 3 gallon tank". These fish CANNOT compete with anyother fish for food. If you think it is funny when your other fish nip at him try putting a pitbull in your bedroom and when ever you try to sleep it bites you. This is what your putting your Moor goldfish through. They are not athletes and their eyesite is poor but they have the best personalities of all fish I have owned. To kill a fish out of ignorance is still your fault. If you have killed more than 2 fish then pick a different hobby. Fish are not for children. If you are too busy to change 20% of the water each week then get a betta. If you do not have the money for a filter that is $20-$30 then go get a betta. If you do not have the money to buy your moor antibiotics or melafix or other remedies when it gets sick then you should not have a fish. MOOR GOLDFISH ARE THE MOST DELICATE FISH. DO NOT GET A MOOR GOLDFISH IF YOU HAVE NEVER HAD A FISH BEFORE. Start with a Betta, or a NON-FANCY Goldfish. Regular old goldfish are very very hearty as are Bettas. These are fish you can put in a 3 gallon tank and feed and have very little responsibility.
Laylovv

Common Goldfish

Andres

I don't understand how most of the people that have postd here are proud to have overstocked fish tanks / aquariums. A goldfish needs a minimun of 20 gallons for one goldfish and then add an extra 10 gallons for an extra goldfish. Some people are proud to have as little as 5 litres, 15 litres or 10 gallons, which none is goon enough even for 1 goldfish. If people bothered to read even a little about how to care for their pets (goldfish) they would not be so proud to learn that they're not caring for them properly and how misrable their poor fish must be. I can not stress enough how important it is to get the right size tank in orderto keep healthy goldfish and just because some goldfish manage to live for 2 or3 years in very poor conditions, it doesn't mean that those 2 or 3 years were not agony for the poor fish. I can't think nothing crueler than sujecting your own pet to that kind of torture. It would be more humane to acctually kill it than inflict all that suffering for that period of time. If you are going to have pets then the least they deserve is to be cared for properly. Please Please Pleae people read up on how to take care of goldfish properly
Andres

Bobby

According to my interpretations of color mutation pigment extremity diferences, I feel that the particular "Hyarlet Macaws(I name it myself)" is strong co-evidence agaisnt hybriding the Macaws. Raising greater than 28 Hyacinth Blues, raising extreme yellow stripes, 30 scarlets macaws feel that this combination should be a total Failures. We probably walks further than nature but nature knows their own way better.
Bobby

Australian Rainbowfish

annabel

Thank you for this info, it is helping me with my project. Thank you! :)
annabel

Long-haired Chihuahua

Micaela

I have a long haired Chihuahua that I actually just got yesterday. He is extremely sweet and very cute. He is 3 months old and even though I just got him, I am madly in love with him already. Now I also have a Cocker Spaniel, and when he was introduced to my Cocker he acted a little scared. Is this common for a Chihuahua because every time the Cocker came anywhere near him he would run.
Micaela