"Pet Nut" Contest May 2008 [Archive]

Rue

05-08-2008, 04:57 AM

cocoa_pleco

05-08-2008, 05:05 AM

1. Fish tanks.
90g SA tank- approx. 35 fish, all about a year old
15g long brackish- 5 fish, 1 year old
10g planted- 1 fish, 1.5 years old
55g reef-5 fish, 1 year old
2. Reptiles/ Amphibians.
3 firebelly toads, 1.5 years old
3. Rodents and Lagomorphs.
i had some a couple of years ago, but they got sick from poor care after i boarded them at a trusted store and died, i had 3 guinea pigs and a rabbit. they were only a couple years old at death. when they died, i gave up and got back into fishkeeping. the store that i boarded them at got closed down from poor conditions, but before i bought them from the store i bought well over 5K of fish from the store, and trusted them

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Rue

05-08-2008, 05:09 AM

Cocoa: 7 pets total.:11:

cocoa_pleco

05-08-2008, 05:11 AM

lol, not much i know

dam i miss my rabbit though, it was by far the coolest one. i built him a monster homemade cage in my living room, and he always slept on his plastic house. one night he jumped out of the cage and ran around the house. in summer he always went outside for a couple of hours a day

Incredulous_Ed

05-08-2008, 05:15 AM

1. Fish tanks.

2 20gal tanks, 1 5gal, 1 8gal,

2. Reptiles/ Amphibians.

1 chinese box turtle, named "Leo"

3. Rodents and Lagomorphs.
4. Birds.
5. Cats.
6. Dogs.

1 Westie, named "Molly"

8. Miscellaneous house pets (ex. Ferrets, Sugar-gliders, Tarantualas, Insects - by the tank).

1 little sister, annoying, watches TV alot

7. Horses.
8. Other farm pets (ex. Chickens, Llamas, Pigs).

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cocoa_pleco

05-08-2008, 05:16 AM

1 little sister, annoying, watches TV alot
:hmm3grin2orange: :hmm3grin2orange: BAZIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGG!

forgot to add, i think GM72 will win this contest!

invadertoast

05-08-2008, 05:16 AM

Fish Tanks -
29 gallon - 25 fish (probably less if my neons keep mysteriously dissappearing!)
2.5 gallon divided - 2 bettas
2.5 gallon - 1 betta
1.5 gallon - 1 betta

Reptiles -
1 ball python (Eleanor, 7 years)
2 leopard geckos (Harley and Bindi, both 8 years)

Cats -
Seal point Siamese - Sidney (14)
Flame point Siamese - Lucy (9?)
Flame point Siamese - Seamus (also 9? they're sisters, yes, Seamus is a girl)

Misc. -
1 female fiddler crab

I also have 17 rats, do they count? They're all in my freezer...

seriously though, I LOVE pet rats, I've had a total of 32 and they are awesome animals. That's part of why I feed my snake frozen, I'd get attached and end up with too much ex-snake food, heheh

Rue

05-08-2008, 05:39 AM

Cocoa: 7 pets total.
Incredulous Ed: 6 pets total.
invadertoast: 11 pets total. Food does not count...:hmm3grin2orange:

shalafi04

05-08-2008, 05:45 AM

1. 40 community tank
2. 30 goldfish tank
3. 1g betta tank
4. 3g betta tank
5. 2g betta tank
6. 1g betta tank
7. 1g betta tank
8. 2g betta tank
9. 1g betta tank
10. 10g oscar tank
11. 5g community tank
12. 10g community tank

thats it... lots of fish! Thats why I'm here! lol

Rue

05-08-2008, 05:54 AM

Cocoa: 7 pets total
Incredulous Ed: 6 pets total
invadertoast: 11 pets total
shalafi04:12 pets total

MandyL

05-08-2008, 07:32 AM

Hmm I may be bending the rules a bit so you can be the judge of what counts ;)...

1. Fish tanks.
35 Gallon community

4. Birds.
1 Cockatiel named Jewels

5. Cats.
About 20 farm cats... They are really not very tame though... You be the judge lol.

6. Dogs.
1 Border collie/red heeler named Bear

7. Horses.
2 Horses technically not my pets but they belong to the renter who is in our household? That count lol?

8. Other farm pets (ex. Chickens, Llamas, Pigs).
Again, 2 llamas owned by the renter!

I have to include 2 cows... Norman the bull and Lucy the milk cow. They are definitely more pets than livestock.

Kuli_Loach

05-08-2008, 12:35 PM

1. Fish tanks.
55g Reef
30g Mbuna
29g Peacock
10g Betta
10g Crayfish
2. Reptiles/ Amphibians.
3. Rodents and Lagomorphs.
4. Birds.
5. Cats.
1 Tabby cat for mice
6. Dogs.
2 Brussel Griffons
1 Shih Tzu
5 Beagles
3 Black and Tan Coon Hounds
3 Mountain Fiest
8. Miscellaneous house pets (ex. Ferrets, Sugar-gliders, Tarantualas, Insects - by the tank).
7. Horses.
1 Quarter Horse
2 Mules(?count?)
8. Other farm pets (ex. Chickens, Llamas, Pigs).
63 Goats
Lots of Chickens
Lots of Ducks

rowenna7

05-08-2008, 01:07 PM

1. Fish tanks. currently a 55-gallon community tank, there are 8 long-finned zebra danios, a blue betta, and I just added 3 platies yesterday because the tank is finally cycled!

2. Reptiles/ Amphibians. none at the moment

3. Rodents and Lagomorphs. none at the moment

4. Birds. none at the moment

5. Cats. Mittens who is an ancient old kitty, probably 25 years old...she's been with me for 11 years. Merlin who is a white ragdoll, about 7 years old. Oreo who is a short-haired tuxedo cat, about 1 1/2 years old. Mr. Jinx who is a silver persian, he's about 2 - 3 years old.

6. Dogs. Selena is a black Labrador Retriever, she's just over 7 years old. Sierra is a German Shepherd, she's almost 2 1/2. Sadie is a Shih Tzu, she's just over a year old. And finally Hawke is another German Shepherd, he's going to be 8 months old in a couple of days.

8. Miscellaneous house pets (ex. Ferrets, Sugar-gliders, Tarantualas, Insects - by the tank). One DEW ferret named Snow, she was rescued from someone who was abusing her.

7. Horses. None at the moment.

8. Other farm pets (ex. Chickens, Llamas, Pigs). None at the moment, although I REALLY want chickens.

Rue

05-08-2008, 03:53 PM

Cocoa: 7 pets total
Incredulous Ed: 6 pets total
invadertoast: 11 pets total
shalafi04:12 pets total

MandyL: 6 pets (I counted all the barn cats as 1, no go on the tennants, but you get the cow and bull).

Kuli: 26 pets! The goat herd counts as 1, as do the chickens and the ducks. Is each dog a full 'pet'?

rowenna 7: 10 pets! Congrats on your Granny Cat! :19:

fastfly

05-08-2008, 05:21 PM

1. Fish tanks.
10gal
5. Cats.
1 Grey-Longhair (Lily Mae- 8 years old)
1 Black-Shorthair (Mokey-6 years old)
1 Bengal (Leo- 1 year old)
1 Bengal (Jag- 1 year old) -The Bengals are brothers
6. Dogs.
1 Rottweiler (Harley- 11 years old)

Rue

05-08-2008, 05:44 PM

Cocoa: 7 pets total
Incredulous Ed: 6 pets total
invadertoast: 11 pets total
shalafi04:12 pets total
MandyL: 6 pets
Kuli: 26 pets!
rowenna7: 10 pets!
fastfly: 6 pets!

Tolley

05-08-2008, 06:17 PM

40g
7.5g
7.5g
1 Gecko
Pond with Frogs
17 year old cat called Weasel
4 year old dog called Fly

:19:

Rue

05-08-2008, 06:37 PM

Cocoa: 7 pets total
Incredulous Ed: 6 pets total
invadertoast: 11 pets total
shalafi04:12 pets total
MandyL: 6 pets
Kuli: 26 pets!
rowenna7: 10 pets!
fastfly: 6 pets!
Tolley: 7 - I'm giving you the pond...as a substitute tank...

Kuli_Loach

05-09-2008, 02:21 AM

Each dog has his own name and is loved. Also we have nearly each goat named but I ain't going to be picky. Do farm ponds count? If so I have 4 of them.:19:

ILuvMyGoldBarb

05-09-2008, 03:34 AM

Tanks
125gal Reef
46gal Discus
37gal Angels
10gal Endlers
2.5gal Betta

Other:
2 Kids, 1 Wife. LOL

Can I count all the new fire ant hills that just showed up in my yard this year? grrrrr!!!!

Rue

05-09-2008, 04:38 AM

Kuli...dugout don't count...but if you actually have pet goldies or koi in them...let me know...

I'm sleeping on the goats...are they milking nannies?

Cocoa: 7 pets total
Incredulous Ed: 6 pets total
invadertoast: 11 pets total
shalafi04:12 pets total
MandyL: 6 pets
Kuli: 26 pets!
rowenna7: 10 pets!
fastfly: 6 pets!
Tolley: 7 - I'm giving you the pond...as a substitute tank...
ILuvMyGoldBarb: 5 pets total...ixnae on the wife, kids and ants...:hmm3grin2orange:

Kuli_Loach

05-09-2008, 12:34 PM

Well the goats are for making babies and selling so they should only be one. Yea the ponds are dug out and only have catfish and such in them.

crackatinny

05-09-2008, 01:07 PM

7 Shih-tzus
Babe (approx 8yrs old)
Barney
Fred
Maggie
Mindy
Jess
(all above approx 6yrs old)
Lucy (approx 4 yrs old)

40 Fish
Aproxamately 40 (not counting convicts as that is unfair, the toey buggers)
Of these fish, only 4 a named
Leroy the Oscar
Indy the red devil
Marilyn our white convict
Big fella, Marilyns Boyfreind (though he does play up, we put Marilyn in another tank, and Big fella was straight on to the 1st flousy who shook her fins at him:18: ]

25 Birds

Those named:

Nugget, Yellow male Indian Ringneck
Woody, Galah
Louie, Galah
Steady (a disabled green Indian ringneck saved from an uncaring breeder)

Un-named

Yellow Indian Ringneck female
Green Indian ringneck male
Blue redrump grassparrot female
Blue redrump grassparrot male
Blue opaline grassparrot male
Blue pied grassparrot female
Opaline grassparrot male
Olive pied grassparrot female
Blue Princess parrot male
Green split to blue female princess parrot
Rosa burke, sex unknown
Scarlet chested parrot male
Scarlet chested parrot female
Cockateil, pied, female
Rainbow Lorikeet, Male?
6 Finches

(Most birds I have pics on my website, but there are also some on there that are deseased, and I have not had the heart yet to do a seperate, Lost birds section for them)

Kuli_Loach

05-09-2008, 01:23 PM

For fish it is by the tank bud.

crackatinny

05-09-2008, 01:56 PM

For fish it is by the tank bud.

Sorry man, they are spread over 4 tanks ranging from 5G to 120G

Oh and I forgot the most important one
Keeps the sofa warm on those cold days I get home from work
Keeps my wallet from being to large and uncomfortable in my back pocket
Keeps me up to date with Oprah, Jerry Springer etc.

I am sure you bloke's know of this species of pet:27:

Rue

05-09-2008, 09:03 PM

crackatinny

05-09-2008, 09:12 PM

Cocoa: 7 pets total
Incredulous Ed: 6 pets total
invadertoast: 11 pets total
shalafi04:12 pets total
MandyL: 6 pets
Kuli: 26 pets!
rowenna7: 10 pets!
fastfly: 6 pets!
Tolley: 7 pets
ILuvMyGoldBarb: 5 pets total
crackatinny: 15 with the named birds...now do I count the rest of the birds as 1 pet? Or are they breeding stock, so they don't count? :c1:

They are breeding stock Rue, but as you know me, loved as pets:11: , only count the named though.

Oh, by the way, the one in the cryptic question later is named Sharon, and not breeding stock, does she count?

Rue

05-09-2008, 10:39 PM

Okay...won't count the breeding stock...

Ixnae on Sharon...and I won't tell her you wanted her listed along with the ShihTzus...:hmm3grin2orange:

RichBowyer

05-09-2008, 10:47 PM

I won't even come close to winning but maybe I qualify since I just bought a dog from Hamburg Germany. Nooooooo....... I can't get a dog from here, I have to pick one in Germany. Good thing I couldn't understand Norse or Swede.

Rue

05-09-2008, 11:24 PM

Hey! I think that's fine! I live in Saskatchewan, got my Retriever from Boston, my Daschund from Georgia...er, and my AmBull from way north!:hmm3grin2orange:

Cocoa: 7 pets total
Incredulous Ed: 6 pets total
invadertoast: 11 pets total
shalafi04:12 pets total
MandyL: 6 pets
Kuli: 26 pets!
rowenna7: 10 pets!
fastfly: 6 pets!
Tolley: 7 pets
ILuvMyGoldBarb: 5 pets total
crackatinny: 15 pets
Richbowyer: 1 pet

RichBowyer

05-10-2008, 12:02 AM

Way north? From Saskatchewan?
Thats what? Land of Make Believe?:hmm3grin2orange:

gm72

05-10-2008, 12:08 AM

I'm sponsoring this contest to see who is biggest pet nut!:18:

I'll donate 1000 pts. to the winner! And if I'm the winner - I'll donate the 1000 pts. to my runner-up!

Rules:

Each pet must be listed. Names and ages (if known, if not - guess!). Fish will grouped by tank, not by individual fish. Babies, litters, fry - that you produced and are planning on rehoming - don't count. Farm pets do count - but they must be pets - livestock bred for consumption don't qualify.

Please list in the following order:

1. Fish tanks.
13 tanks, total of about...a lot of fish
2. Reptiles/ Amphibians.
3. Rodents and Lagomorphs.
3 female guinea pigs. Ages unknown except for the baby, Sunlanda, only about 4 months. Other names: Saranda (Sunlanda's mommy) and Sally.
4. Birds.
5. Cats.
6: Ages estimated as most are Humane Society rescues. One (old man Oscar) was witnessed to have been thrown out of a moving car years and years ago. Ages: 1 Ringer, 4 Rami, 4 Lorcan, 12 Roxy, 12 Tipper, and Oscar--OLD.
6. Dogs.
5: Ages estimated as all are Humane Society rescues. In human years: 1 Sunshine, 2 Raspberry, 3 Tomi, 4 Aayla, 6 Sierra.
8. Miscellaneous house pets (ex. Ferrets, Sugar-gliders, Tarantualas, Insects - by the tank).
7. Horses.
8. Other farm pets (ex. Chickens, Llamas, Pigs).

So total of 27, right?

EDIT: Added names and ages!

Tigerbarb

05-10-2008, 12:13 AM

1. Lhasa apso dog
2. 2 Cats
3. Bearded dragon
4. 2 scorpions
5. Shrimp tank
6. 3 community tanks
7. Snail tank
8. Small beta tank

Rue

05-10-2008, 05:22 AM

Way north? From Saskatchewan?
Thats what? Land of Make Believe?:hmm3grin2orange:

Don't you believe in Peter Pan? Neverland? :hmm3grin2orange:

Rue

05-10-2008, 05:27 AM

Demi ^_^

05-10-2008, 05:56 AM

1. Fish tanks.
160L community, 5.5-6L betta tank (I *think* that size)
2. Reptiles/ Amphibians.
3. Rodents and Lagomorphs.
3 male rats, Bilbert, Nutsy and Smudge
4. Birds.
2 birds, 1 Cocktiel, Pebbles (Sorry blank on the spelling atm) and 1 Budgie, Rainbow.
5. Cats.
6. Dogs.
1 Dog, Boof
8. Miscellaneous house pets (ex. Ferrets, Sugar-gliders, Tarantualas, Insects - by the tank).
7. Horses.
8. Other farm pets (ex. Chickens, Llamas, Pigs).
4 Hens, 1 Rooster, 5 Sheep, 1 Geep (A cross between a sheep and geep, amazing lil buggers! Wool more like fur, very soft!)

Do my pond fish count? If so, about 8 Forktail Catfish, 2 large Goldfish (A fantail and a normal tailed) 2 Speckled Perches and 1 yabby, to date! XD

Rue

05-10-2008, 06:11 AM

Cocoa: 7 pets total
Incredulous Ed: 6 pets total
invadertoast: 11 pets total
shalafi04:12 pets total
MandyL: 6 pets
Kuli: 26 pets!
rowenna7: 10 pets!
fastfly: 6 pets!
Tolley: 7 pets
ILuvMyGoldBarb: 5 pets total
crackatinny: 15 pets
Richbowyer: 1 pet
gm72: 27!!! Names and ages are good!
Tigerbarb: 12 pets!
Demi ^_^: 20...the pond counts as one pet.

NickFish

05-10-2008, 12:09 PM

1. Fish tanks.
72g saltwater reef stocking with a 30g sump and a 5g refugium
55g Community freshwater
30g German Blue Ram breeding tank
30g A single Pumpkinseed sunfish from a local pond
10g 3 rescued feeder goldfish that I am giving away next week
5g Betta tank
10g FW quarentine that has some danios and shrimp in it, selling off in a month or so
10g FW hospital with some guppies and shrimp selling off in a month or so
15g fry tank that I sell, so maybe that doesn't count

2. Reptiles/ Amphibians.
None but I might get a gecko soon.
3. Rodents and Lagomorphs.
None, but I used to have a hamster.
4. Birds.
2 budgies, "Chico" and "Nova", that, although they do have a cage, mostly live where ever they want to in my house, returning to the cage to eat.5. Cats.
None
6. Dogs.
Unfortuantely, none.
8. Miscellaneous house pets (ex. Ferrets, Sugar-gliders, Tarantualas, Insects - by the tank).
I have a venus flytrap....if that sorta counts. Maybe as half a point, lol
7. Horses.
none
8. Other farm pets (ex. Chickens, Llamas, Pigs).
None, but a chicken would be cool.

Not entirely sure of what you want and don't want to count for this one :)

Rue

05-10-2008, 03:17 PM

Contest ends Sunday May 11 at 5:00 MY time!

Cocoa: 7 pets total
Incredulous Ed: 6 pets total
invadertoast: 11 pets total
shalafi04:12 pets total
MandyL: 6 pets
Kuli: 26 pets!
rowenna7: 10 pets!
fastfly: 6 pets!
Tolley: 7 pets
ILuvMyGoldBarb: 5 pets total
crackatinny: 15 pets
Richbowyer: 1 pet
gm72: 27!!!
Tigerbarb: 12 pets!
Demi ^_^: 20
NickFish: 11 pets total!

NickFish

05-10-2008, 06:28 PM

I wish we could count individual fish because I have like 300+ fry in my fry tank right now, LOL!:hmm3grin2orange:

Rue

05-10-2008, 08:15 PM

Well, that would have to be another contest, the 'Total Lifeforms Under My Care Contest"...:hmm3grin2orange:

gm72

05-11-2008, 02:37 AM

Hahaha! Agreed! Individual specimens would be a very different competition!

Rue

05-11-2008, 07:36 PM

Okay...we're gettin' near the end...so here I go...:hmm3grin2orange:

1. Fish tanks.
55g Coldwater
34g SW Red Sea Max
25g Tropical Community
25l Plakat

Frag tank pending! By end of month (doesn't count though)...

2. Reptiles/ Amphibians.
-Vietnamese Blue Beauty - 3 years old - Ling

4. Birds.
- WC Pionus - 3 years - Pekoe
- GC Amazon - 13 years - Ever
- Congo African Grey - 3 years old - Nickel
- Cockatiels - Piper - 24 years old, Izzy 5 years old, Raffi 3 years old
- Budgies - Echo and Trouble, 3 years old
- Finches - 2 Java Rice sparrows (Java and Jilly), Cordon Bleu (Peg-leg), Black-rumped (Pinky), Zebra (Zebra), Society (Soucy), Strawberry (Strawberry)

6. Dogs.
- Brigs - Curly-coated Retriever - 11 years
- Hanni - Min. Dachsund - 2.5 years
- Celeste - Am.Bull - 2.5 years

7. Cats.
- Hagar - 10 years
-Hephzibah - 6 years

8. Miscellaneous house pets (ex. Ferrets, Sugar-gliders, Tarantualas, Insects - by the tank).
-Madagascar Hissing Cockroach colony - 2 tanks - male and female - trying to min. breeding

7. Horses.
- Bridie - 27 years
- Carter - 23 years
- Blaise - 20 years
- Dundee -
- Berkely
- Radiance
- Willy
- Claire
-Cowboy
- Chaos
- Justice
- Kinni

8. Other farm pets (ex. Chickens, Llamas, Pigs).
-Chickens coming! May 27th!
-Barn full of barncats...2 or 3 I count as 'ours', the rest are feral...

So...counting the roaches as one...I'll count all the barn cats as 1, since 3 have names, and we feed all of them...

That gives me a total of:

39

Ryuu

05-11-2008, 07:44 PM

I'm sponsoring this contest to see who is biggest pet nut!:18:

I'll donate 1000 pts. to the winner! And if I'm the winner - I'll donate the 1000 pts. to my runner-up!

Rules:

Each pet must be listed. Names and ages (if known, if not - guess!). Fish will grouped by tank, not by individual fish. Babies, litters, fry - that you produced and are planning on rehoming - don't count. Farm pets do count - but they must be pets - livestock bred for consumption don't qualify.

Please list in the following order:

1. Fish tanks.
One 10 gallon, two 2.5 gallons

2. Reptiles/ Amphibians.
Three corn snakes and a gater
3. Rodents and Lagomorphs.
Seven mice, two hampsters and a guinie pig (luv that thing)

4. Birds.
Two cockatiels Fred and George
5. Cats.
Three, tiger pooh (after winnie the pooh) and tillie a rescue cat
6. Dogs.
four, chelsea, amber, gage, and duke
8. Miscellaneous house pets (ex. Ferrets, Sugar-gliders, Tarantualas, Insects - by the tank).
chinchila
7. Horses.
hopefully soon
8. Other farm pets (ex. Chickens, Llamas, Pigs).
17 chickens (hate em) and a pet goat lol, (he moes out lawn) and yes I live way out in the country on 15 acers

Rue

05-11-2008, 07:53 PM

Cocoa: 7 pets total
Incredulous Ed: 6 pets total
invadertoast: 11 pets total
shalafi04:12 pets total
MandyL: 6 pets
Kuli: 26 pets!
rowenna7: 10 pets!
fastfly: 6 pets!
Tolley: 7 pets
ILuvMyGoldBarb: 5 pets total
crackatinny: 15 pets
Richbowyer: 1 pet
gm72: 27!!!
Tigerbarb: 12 pets!
Demi ^_^: 20
NickFish: 11 pets total!
Rue: 39 pets total
Bolivian Ram: 29 - chickens count as one...double check my adding...

Ryuu

05-11-2008, 07:59 PM

yep and sorry I miss spelled I ment garter as in a garter snake not a gater as in aligator and yep its 29

Ryuu

05-11-2008, 08:20 PM

Ty Ty rue, lol meh first gift I owe ya one!

Rue

05-12-2008, 12:02 AM

It is time to announce the contest winner!

After me :c1: ...the winner is, with 29 pets:

Bolivian Ram!!!!

:19: :18: :11:

Followed closely by

-gm72: 27
-Kuli: 26

Ryuu

05-12-2008, 12:08 AM

THanks RUE!!! wow I really guess im a pet nut lol ty ty!!

Drumachine09

05-12-2008, 12:15 AM

I'll throw in 8,999 pts to the winner as well.

Rue

05-12-2008, 12:17 AM

VERY generous!!! Thank you for your contribution!:19:

gm72

05-12-2008, 12:18 AM

Nice job! Wonderful to be surrounded by fellow animal addicts!

Blue Ram

05-12-2008, 10:54 PM

1. 38 gallon cichlid tank
2. 10g planted community tank
3. Henry 1 year old cat
4. Ginger 8 year old cat
5. Sox 8 year old cat
6. Shelly 10 year old cat
7. Jingles 14 year old cat
8. Sam unknown age and a cat
9. Gina 2 year old cat
10. 4 year old mini dachshund
11. 9 year old short-haired collie

My family is cat crazy!