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Old Feb 20, 2008 | 07:40 AM
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We increased the herd of animals at our house. We have a red ear slider, and decided to upgrade the tank from a 20 gallon to a 40 gallon, new pump/filter, new floating dock thingy. While getting all that, I noticed the turtles were only $20, so I figured what the hell, might as well get another. They're pretty cool, easy to care for, especially compared to fish. Fish die all the freakin' time, it's frustrating. Turtles you feed them, keep the water somewhat clean, and give them somewhere to lay under a heat lamp, and they're good to go.



Brings us to the list:

Chihuahua dog

Boxer dog

Chesapeake Bay Retriever dog

Mutt dog, "holding" for a friend going through a divorce

Fatass tailless cat

Red Ear Slider turtle

Map turtle (aka Saw Back turtle)



I almost bought another cat the other day, glad I didn't do that.
Old Feb 20, 2008 | 03:09 PM
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And if times get tough, you have a ready supply of food!
Old Feb 20, 2008 | 03:33 PM
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Yeah, those dogs have a lot of meat on 'em!
Old Feb 20, 2008 | 04:07 PM
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My first target is the cat. I hate cats.
Old Feb 21, 2008 | 09:43 AM
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Cats are great. I hated them before, but once I got one, for free, she's pretty kick ***.





She decided to dig her ******* claws into my lip one night though. It felt great!
Old Feb 21, 2008 | 02:14 PM
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The key to fish keeping: get a bigger tank. If something goes bad in a small tank it doesn't take much to spread through it all. A large tank is much less suseptable to wild changes. I barely kept three fish alive in a ten gallon after killing many. I upgraded to a 55 gallon and I have those three fish which have grown considerably plus four more. No casualties. Turtles=cooter



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Old Feb 21, 2008 | 04:20 PM
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Originally Posted by rowtareh' post='894993' date='Feb 21 2008, 07:43 AM
Cats are great. I hated them before, but once I got one, for free, she's pretty kick ***.





She decided to dig her ******* claws into my lip one night though. It felt great!


I'm the opposite. I used to love cats, I had one as a kid her name was Shadow. The bitch would take anything on, anything. A white cat come on our lawn our cat comes out of nowhere...now its face-off time. The two looked at eachother growling, they attacked. There was white fur everywhere when Shadow was done and the intruder kitty took off. She used to bring home decapitated mice home all the time and shed drag them inside the house as if to say "Look what I caught!" Now why do I hate cats? My old roommate had a female cat named...Elmo. Elmo is the most stupid and aggressive cat ever. One moment shes content next minute she has her ears back and is hissing at you for no reason...



I'm afraid to be stuck with stupid cat.
Old Feb 23, 2008 | 05:06 AM
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Maybe you should just punt it across the room, it'll at least stay away from you then.
Old Feb 23, 2008 | 11:54 AM
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I just had a little spray bottle of water....shed go hide in the corner for an hour when id spray her in the face with it.
Old Feb 23, 2008 | 02:46 PM
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Cat's hate water, it's true.

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