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Post by Clipper on May 27, 2024 8:08:51 GMT -5
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/search-primate-loose-south-carolina-second-day-rcna154010When you think an exotic pet is a tarantula or a boa constrictor up pops the story of an escaped "pet" baboon. Who the hell would want to keep a pet baboon, and where does one manage to acquire one? I haven't seen any on the sales floor at PetSmart lately. Baboons are not known to be friendly critters and certainly are not a pet that one would walk on a leash or want to cuddle with on the couch in front of the tv. I guess in the interest of public safety one is left to be thankful the owner's primate of choice was a baboon rather than a silver back gorilla. I don't understand the desire to collect or keep dangerous exotic animals. When my dad was stationed in Tucson Arizona in 1950 he and my mom socialized with a couple that kept several "pet" rattle snakes, coral snakes, and a Gila monster in terrariums and had a toddler aged child. I have heard of people hunting and killing rattlesnakes and either eating the flesh or collecting the skins and rattles, but keeping them in the house when you have toddlers and a baby seems insane. Personally I will stick with our chihuahua. Too small to kill the neighbors, can't open it's mouth far enough to consume a child, non-venomous, inexpensive to feed, and actually quite an enjoyable little companion.
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Post by artsyone on May 27, 2024 8:28:33 GMT -5
welcome to my world. The woman upstairs keeps boas' in large tanks and feeds them live crickets and mice. Caveat: she goes away for months at a time and leaves the snakes alone. She lets them crawl all around her apt. Once one got out and was lodged in the banister of the second floor staircase. She skieves me. I rarely go into the upstairs hall. I also have a Maine Coon cat named Murder Mittens. Murder is fine with people, but hates, hates, hates other cats as well as Vetrinarians. I took her last month and the Vet had to put on a plastic full face mask as well as train gloves up to her armpits and that wasn't enough. It took 2 people to hold Murder and then she was screaming, spitting and in general attempting to tear off the faces of the Vets. She told me: you have to sedate her before you bring her back here or we can't see her... I said, "I don't think I'm going to drug my cat for your convenience..." She is a totally indoor cat so I am going to be an anti cat vaxer; even if I bite her I don't have rabies... this guy agrees...  Attachments:
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Post by Atticus Pizzaballa on May 27, 2024 10:06:41 GMT -5
Wasn't there a story in news about some woman who owned a chimpanzee and one day the darn thing got into an argument with here and pulled off her face. I think they did a face transplant on her. I hope she doesn't resemble the chimp as a result.......
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Post by Clipper on May 27, 2024 11:12:11 GMT -5
welcome to my world. The woman upstairs keeps boas' in large tanks and feeds them live crickets and mice. Caveat: she goes away for months at a time and leaves the snakes alone. She lets them crawl all around her apt. Once one got out and was lodged in the banister of the second floor staircase. She skieves me. I rarely go into the upstairs hall. I also have a Maine Coon cat named Murder Mittens. Murder is fine with people, but hates, hates, hates other cats as well as Vetrinarians. I took her last month and the Vet had to put on a plastic full face mask as well as train gloves up to her armpits and that wasn't enough. It took 2 people to hold Murder and then she was screaming, spitting and in general attempting to tear off the faces of the Vets. She told me: you have to sedate her before you bring her back here or we can't see her... I said, "I don't think I'm going to drug my cat for your convenience..." She is a totally indoor cat so I am going to be an anti cat vaxer; even if I bite her I don't have rabies... this guy agrees... |
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Post by BHU on May 27, 2024 11:13:42 GMT -5
Wasn't there a story in news about some woman who owned a chimpanzee and one day the darn thing got into an argument with here and pulled off her face. I think they did a face transplant on her. I hope she doesn't resemble the chimp as a result....... The woman who was attacked was visiting a friend who was an idiot who let the chimp run free. She's lucky to be alive. I think the chimp was put down. |
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Post by Clipper on May 27, 2024 11:21:25 GMT -5
The images that came to mind of the vet wrestling with your cat cracked me up. Trying to restrain an enraged house cat can be compared to sticking your arm in a meat grinder. My ex had a tomcat. I once made the mistake of trying to rub it's belly. I latched onto my arm with all four feet, clamped onto my hand with it's teeth, and literally shredded shredded the flesh. We made a deal after that. She could take the cat to the vet and I would take the dog when necessary.
I love the photos of Dave. I sure miss him. I can't say as I ever met a more interesting and multi-talented man with such a vast knowledge of so many subjects of interest.
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Post by Clipper on May 27, 2024 11:38:43 GMT -5
welcome to my world. The woman upstairs keeps boas' in large tanks and feeds them live crickets and mice. Caveat: she goes away for months at a time and leaves the snakes alone. She lets them crawl all around her apt. Once one got out and was lodged in the banister of the second floor staircase. She skieves me. I rarely go into the upstairs hall. I also have a Maine Coon cat named Murder Mittens. Murder is fine with people, but hates, hates, hates other cats as well as Vetrinarians. I took her last month and the Vet had to put on a plastic full face mask as well as train gloves up to her armpits and that wasn't enough. It took 2 people to hold Murder and then she was screaming, spitting and in general attempting to tear off the faces of the Vets. She told me: you have to sedate her before you bring her back here or we can't see her... I said, "I don't think I'm going to drug my cat for your convenience..." She is a totally indoor cat so I am going to be an anti cat vaxer; even if I bite her I don't have rabies... this guy agrees... When I was transportation manager at the OD I had a driver that delivered bundles to local convenience stores and to route carrier's homes. One night the phone started ringing off the hook shortly after he left the loading dock. Convenience store clerks were terrified when the guy came into the store with a 6 foot yellow snake draped around his neck like a scarf. I had to call him in, send him and his snake home, and have one of my dock people finish his route. I guess once a month or so he would feed it a whole chicken, or a whole rat. He ordered frozen rats on line somewhere. I bet the UPS guy didn't have a clue what was in the package he delivered. I would hope that the package never got mixed up with an Omaha Steaks delivery.  |
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Post by BHU on May 27, 2024 16:09:02 GMT -5
How about the genius who brought her pet boa to the vet, concerned that the thing wasen't eating. Her & the vet got to talking when she told him the snake sleeps with her. The Vet explained to her that the snake was slimming itself down because it's preparing itself to have YOU as it's next meal!
Yes, they walk among us.
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Post by artsyone on May 28, 2024 8:56:25 GMT -5
How about the genius who brought her pet boa to the vet, concerned that the thing wasen't eating. Her & the vet got to talking when she told him the snake sleeps with her. The Vet explained to her that the snake was slimming itself down because it's preparing itself to have YOU as it's next meal! Yes, they walk among us. or they crawl. |
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Post by Clipper on May 28, 2024 10:35:50 GMT -5
How about the genius who brought her pet boa to the vet, concerned that the thing wasen't eating. Her & the vet got to talking when she told him the snake sleeps with her. The Vet explained to her that the snake was slimming itself down because it's preparing itself to have YOU as it's next meal! Yes, they walk among us. or they crawl. Or slither. |
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