What kind of pet (domestic or semi-domestic) could you NOT warm up to?

[WillParkinson]

For me it would be a snake. I like snakes but I couldn't have something that I would have to feed a live animal to.

And a ferret. My friends have two of them. I can play with it but just couldn't ever see myself having one.

[mstrsplinter326]

1. reptiles or arachnids - you can't play with them

why get them???

just get a dog...

[grannylib]

3. I'm with you on arachnids...ish

[AspenRose]

2. FERRETS

They are EVIL. Ick.

[XNASA]

4. Amen. Ferrets are really annoying.

I was in a band once with a guy who let his ferrets run loose. They'd crawl in my amp and wouldn't come out. They'd nip at my ankles and jump on my equipment.

I couldn't stand them. Plus....the smell. Eeeee gawd!!

[wryter2000]

5. Misconception

My snakes eat frozen/thawed mice. They're better for the snake that live animals. I couldn't have snakes if I had to feed them live animals.

I can't get next to insects. I know people who have spiders and hissing cockroaches. A pet cockroach??!!

But, rethink your feelings about snakes. They're wonderful pets. Especially corn snakes. On edit: I play with my snakes everyday. That's how they get their exercise. The feel wonderful, and it's so soothing to have a snake massaging your shoulders.

[THUNDER HANDS]

6. birds

I think they make lame pets.

[mopinko]

18. in the hands of the ignorant, perhaps

parrots, large or small, require knowledgable owners to be good pets. but they can be the best. interactive, empathetic, and do not need to go for walks. and they talk. really have conversations.
what more could you want in a pet?

[THUNDER HANDS]

20. something not annoying

Birds annoy me. The squak and never shut up. It's like a girlfriend with wings.

:D

[mopinko]

24. they can be a handful

there are a lot of screwed up birds out there, and they do take some dedication. you really have to raise them right, and lots of them are already screwed up by the time they get to the cash register.
"a girlfriend with wings." that's a pretty good one.

[BurtWorm]

7. A fluke.

[CO Liberal]

8. Snakes or Lizards

Give me cats or dogs any day.

[proud patriot]

9. Horse

But I'd probably end up falling in love with
whatever animal was in my life .

[bif]

10. boars

I just don't find them that cuddly.

[commander bunnypants]

11. spiders

unwordly creatures. But they have their place so I leave them alone

DDQM

[rjbcar27]

12. Cats

hate the furry little fuckers.

[Bertha Venation]

13. just reptiles

Anything else (as long as it doesn't require live food) -- bring it on! ;)

[blindpig]

14. cats suck (here we go again)

my dogs are my buds. I can't concieve of a cat being a bud. My reptiles & amphibians are specimens.

[scarlet_owl]

15. Spiders.

I love reptiles and I love my ferrets. I even looked into getting a skunk, but spiders are the one animal I would never want in my house.

[Richardo]

16. All non-mammals....

I'm a proud mammal chauvinist! No avians, reptiles, arachnids, insects or amphibians need apply. :thumbsup:

Note: I define fish as "furniture" not pets. ;-)

[WoodrowFan]

17. anything withOUT fur. (NT)

[BurtWorm]

21. Come on, you gotta admit this is cute:

Look at those little eyes! (Well maybe the furlike hair helps.)

[mopinko]

19. snakes

eeeoooowww. i once saw a fishtank full of baby snakes in the pet store- the CREEEPIEST thing i have ever seen.
ferrets and cats would both cause a lot of trouble in my household.

[Richardo]

27. You must have really enjoyed "PeeWee's Big Adventure"

I'm guessing you really related to the pet shop fire scene... :)

[arwalden]

22. Ferret, Any Reptile, Any Insect or Arachnid

[SOteric]

23. Koalas. Oh sure, they're cute and fuzzy.

But they're cute and fuzzy piss-factories.

[geniph]

33. They bite and scratch like demons, too

and they aren't very bright.

[Bunny]

25. No snakes, ferrets, guinea pigs,hamsters, rats or mice.

That oughta just about cover it.

[RebelOne]

26. Well, I'm not really wild about monkeys.

And I have owned 2 boa constrictors. Yes, it is sad to have to feed them mice and rats. That's why I finally got rid of them.

[AlienGirl]

28. Live-feeding of snakes is a bad idea anyway

Almost all snakes can adjust to feeding of prekilled whole animals (Mice on Ice--frozen mice sold at most pet stores) or, even better, Snake Sausages. Snake Sausages are a balanced sausage-shaped food made much the same way dog and cat food is.

Live-feeding can result in injury and other problems for the snake (not to mention trauma to the critter on the menu).

Tucker

[Nikia]

31. Friends with snakes don't recommend live food

One said that they were told that live feeding makes the snake more agressive. They are tamer if they don't kill. I don't know if that is true, but I suppose that it makes sense.

[radwriter0555]

29. tarantulas.

Fascinating critters, have even babysat them, can't stand em.

[Blueshift]

30. Cats.

I hate them. They're too independent and they shed too much. They also make me sneeze.

[geniph]

32. I've kept nearly everything you CAN keep as a pet

and I love almost all of them, but most snakes are boring, and tarantulas are REALLY boring. I prefer pets that actually respond to you, and that actually like you. Mammals and birds, especially.

[MisterP]

34. just invertebrates, really

more of a response thing than an "ick" thing (I handle mealworms on a semi-regular basis)

[Bundbuster]

35. Yaks

- What do you feed 'em, 10 pounds of coffee grounds a day?

- The shedding, dammit.

- Can they be litter-box trained? Didn't think so.

- Don't want anything that big humping my leg or the neighbor's dog.

- You can never be sure about their political/religious leanings...I've heard that some of them are communists or Buddists.

[BlueJazz]

36. I had a baby Hippo once but after about 6 months the .......

damn thing got really, really big. I mean, when I bought him the petshop person didn't say anything about how large Tiny (the Hippo) would get....Go Figure???

The fucker destroyed my furniture, ate nonstop and I can't even tell you how huge his shit was..Damn!! I wore out three snow shovels on that monster. ....Never again..