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Love me some compressible liquid fur snakes!
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i dont understand why people who want ferrets dont just get a skunk
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OMGVBFLOL posted:i dont understand why people who want ferrets dont just get a skunk i know someone who was taking a poo poo with the bathroom and back yard door open once, and a skunk came inside and said whats up lol
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DoomTrainPhD posted:Yeah but California doesn’t have the boring flat landscape and has better weather 99% of the time. Somebody's never driven through the Central Valley.
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Arsenic Lupin posted:Somebody's never driven through the Central Valley. Yep, it's California but without most of the good parts here.
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Rah! posted:i know someone who was taking a poo poo with the bathroom and back yard door open once, and a skunk came inside and said whats up lol people who use the toilet with the bathroom door open are disgusting barnyard animals so it makes sense the skunk thought it was welcome there
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OMGVBFLOL posted:i dont understand why people who want ferrets dont just get a skunk Skunks can be used for rabbiting? Stinks them out of the warren or chases?
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Cicero posted:What, why? Aren't ferrets domesticated? The Brian Jacques lobby has been investing heavily in demonizing propaganda for the last 30-40 years.
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OMGVBFLOL posted:i dont understand why people who want ferrets dont just get a skunk
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Arsenic Lupin posted:Somebody's never driven through the Central Valley. What now? Oh, you mean the void between SoCal and the Bay? Yeah, that place doesn't count. Other than feeding millions of people. ![]()
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To be fair, skunks are relatively chill animals 99% of the time. They just want to eat rodents/garbage and sleep. They make decent pets if you have their musk-sack removed as well.
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FilthyImp posted:I wish I could own a ferret and a skunk. That would loving rock. Come by my place and bring a live trap, if you can catch one, you can keep it. You might get a racoon instead, but they're also pretty cool.
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ahhhhh wild animals should not be kept as pets unless you absolutely know what you're doing and even then loving don't ahhhhh
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DoomTrainPhD posted:To be fair, skunks are relatively chill animals 99% of the time. They just want to eat rodents/garbage and sleep. They make decent pets if you have their musk-sack removed as well. Same
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I just want a capybara. There's no reason for them to be illegal. They aren't invasive. They don't even want to live in the wild. They just want to chill on the sofa and swim in the pool.
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Tuxedo Gin posted:I just want a capybara. There's no reason for them to be illegal. They aren't invasive. They don't even want to live in the wild. They just want to chill on the sofa and swim in the pool. My cult worships the capybara as our lord and savior.
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Tuxedo Gin posted:I just want a capybara. There's no reason for them to be illegal. They aren't invasive. They don't even want to live in the wild. They just want to chill on the sofa and swim in the pool. A capybara and two kittens.
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I hate cats but if I was given a Devon Rex then I might be cool with it
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Tuxedo Gin posted:I just want a capybara. There's no reason for them to be illegal. They aren't invasive. They don't even want to live in the wild. They just want to chill on the sofa and swim in the pool. Are they not invasive? Nutria certainly are, I always figured they had a similar niche
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DeadlyMuffin posted:Are they not invasive? Nutria certainly are, I always figured they had a similar niche Nutria were brought here for pelts, not pets, from what I understand. I would hope that capybaras are brought here just for being pets.
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FilthyImp posted:I hate cats but if I was given a Devon Rex then I might be cool with it My dream cat is that breed of big cat that's as big as a puma and acts like a dog
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sb hermit posted:Nutria were brought here for pelts, not pets, from what I understand. Sure, but the intent doesn't have anything to do with how easily something could become invasive
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I wish I had a golden retriever as a pet. And a house with a big backyard and a pool near good jobs. And a good job that can afford all of this, including someone to cut my lawn. How many more wishes do I have? Although I'm (a little) serious about the golden retriever, I can do without the rest, because eat the rich if I do get the guillotine, at least spare the doggo, she won't bite.
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DeadlyMuffin posted:Sure, but the intent doesn't have anything to do with how easily something could become invasive I agree. But if we could find a way to import spayed and or neutered capybaras then at least maybe that's a more achievable goal than fixing the housing problem or getting a comprehensive federal (yes, I know this is a state thread) immigration bill passed.
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any invasive species in a state with this much agriculture is pretty much always going to be a nonstarter with any politician. nobody wants their legacy to be 30-50 feral capybaras
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sb hermit posted:But if we could find a way to import spayed and or neutered capybaras then at least maybe that's a more achievable goal People do fake animal health certificates all the time, it'd simply be a matter of time before someone faked the certs for a "spayed/neutered" couple.
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OMGVBFLOL posted:nobody wants their legacy to be 30-50 feral capybaras Speak for yourself buddy
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OMGVBFLOL posted:any invasive species in a state with this much agriculture is pretty much always going to be a nonstarter with any politician. nobody wants their legacy to be 30-50 feral capybaras pasadena's legacy parrots and peacocks are cool though. more cities should have random wild groups of misplaced animals!
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Tuxedo Gin posted:I just want a capybara. There's no reason for them to be illegal. They aren't invasive. They don't even want to live in the wild. They just want to chill on the sofa and swim in the pool. gently caress SNEEP posted:pasadena's legacy parrots and peacocks are cool though. more cities should have random wild groups of misplaced animals!
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Cup Runneth Over posted:My dream cat is that breed of big cat that's as big as a puma and acts like a dog Cheetahs are reportedly like big, very anxious dogs. Solo zoo ones are sometimes raised with puppies so that they see their dog buddies being calm and happy and settle down. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vKWk6tc2zY
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sb hermit posted:Although I'm (a little) serious about the golden retriever, I can do without the rest, because eat the rich Golden Retrievers are overrated (and often cancer factories), get a Leonberger instead.
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HelloSailorSign posted:Golden Retrievers are ![]() quote:(and often cancer factories) ![]() quote:get a Leonberger instead. wow, that's a pretty cool breed Still, I was thinking maybe I'll move up north and get a landseer or great pyrenees. But a leonberger sounds good too or I'll just get a rescue
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sb hermit posted:Still, I was thinking maybe I'll move up north and get a landseer or great pyrenees. But a leonberger sounds good too Could check to see if there are any livestock guardian dog retirement/rescue/rehome places. I mean I love me a lovely Golden Retriever it's just that like Great Danes or Boxers (and numerous others) they're genetically bound to end in sadness sooner than they should.
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gently caress SNEEP posted:pasadena's legacy parrots and peacocks are cool though. more cities should have random wild groups of misplaced animals! Santa Ana also has a traveling tropical bird swarm that apparently escaped from a store at some point and have just multiplied into a large flock. When I lived there it was always funny to suddenly be drowned out by hundreds of tropical bird noises when the flock arrived nearby.
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I normally see a two or four green parrots fly over my house just before sunset every day. Last week, a flock of at least 30 flew by.
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HelloSailorSign posted:Could check to see if there are any livestock guardian dog retirement/rescue/rehome places. I just need a big yard which basically means I have to move out of California
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sb hermit posted:Still, I was thinking maybe I'll move up north and get a landseer or great pyrenees. But a leonberger sounds good too
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sb hermit posted:I just need a big yard There's plenty of dog-having space in between Sacramento and Bakersfield!
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# ? Jun 7, 2024 00:00 |
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maybe I'll just get a cat
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