Pets You Bought That You Regret Soon After?

[Nich]

I would have to say my first pede....I was expecting "dicovery channel carnage" (18 yrs old at the time) and got a pet hole. Now that I'm more into collecting for a fasciunation of thier biology rather than the wow factor, they are a much more different to me. In short I spent $140 shipped for a 10" subspinipes. Which succumbed to mites...and I saw four times in seven months....

 

[KyuZo]

I spent $140 shipped for a 10" subspinipes. Which succumbed to mites...and I saw four times in seven months....

sorry, but that is unbelievable. i didn't know that such a price exist for a S. subspinipes.

 

[fishwithoutabik]

Chinese Dwarf Hamster and Iguana. The first was an evil hamster from hell.....(

those dwarf hamsters are evil incarnite, its wierd too cause they looks so cute and sweet. we have had lots of them, and all were vicious.

 

[fishwithoutabik]

no more mice!

I kind of regret purchasing the mice a few years back as they really didn't end up being the pet I had hoped. Ended up getting rats shortly afterwards but kept the mice. Not like I spent that much money or time on the mice and they seemed perfectly content to be ignored. The rats are pretty wicked cool though.

ditto. i have never been disappointed with rats, i absolutely love them. however, i saw this gorgeous white mouse with black speckles and i had to have it! i ended up getting 2 of his cagemates so they could be together. within 24 HOURS the "cute" black and white mouse ate his roomates!!!! he was mean as hell and always tried to bite me when i cleaned out his cage, plus he stunk severely! never ever ever again will i succumb to mouse cuteness.

 

[RoachGirlRen]

That probably happened because US line male mice are territorial and NOT to be housed communally. One of the dangerous assumptions people make when buying mice is that they're just like rats and should be housed socially. While this is true for does, it is a death sentence for at least one of the bucks involved.

I have fifteen mice, largely ferals I trapped when someone let loose a bunch of domesticated mice on my property. With the exception of one, they all have pretty pleasant personalities. A lot of them climb up their ladders to the lid when I come into the room because they want to be held and petted (and also because they're hoping I'll give them a cricket to munch on). So cute! But they do reek to high heaven if I don't stay very on top of my cleaning schedule.

 

[ragnew]

ahh ya got rid of your pedes? you know you will have to get more pixies are awesome! and the males are very impressive.

Hehe, you can put money on that one I've already decided to snag a Thai Giant Pedeling as well as a younger Malaysian Cherry Red! I miss 'em man!

 

[Thoth]

I worked with both mice and rats in the lab. Rats are much nicer and a bit smarter. Mice are evil little buggers.

 

[tacoma0680]

Yeah alot of stuff I buy then sell because I am not into it I need to stick to the Arborals

 

[LeilaNami]

The betta...he was funny and gill-flared just from me walking into the room but the upkeep on the tank was too much for my parents apparently. Needless to say I found him a good home

 

[Kharnifex]

Java sparrows/finches

I couldn't get them to breed, researched their conditions etc, ended up selling after two years.

 

[Choobaine]

My finches. They were cute and all but a cat got in and ate them. Waste of money that was. I told the neighbours to keep their cat indoors as if it ate my bearded dragon I would not hesistate to eat their cat.

 

[KyuZo]

Sofiya, eating cat now are we? i don't think that i am going to try that anytime soon, maybe just not alone .

 

[froggyman]

I would have to say my most regretted pet purchase was that 6 week old Tyranosaurus rex. It was so feisty when it was about 20" long, but so freakin' cute! Everyone told me, "Oh, don't worry, they all calm down as they get older." Well, let me tell you, that was NOT the case! Damn those impulse buys! I know, I know- I should have done my research and though ahead about having to build a 25 acre compound in my backyard and that I would have to figure out a way to steal the dogs in the neighborhood and kidnap a classmate every other day without getting caught. And seriously, the liability laws that Kansas has are rediculous! I kept Big Chubbs for 6 years until he ate my sister (I swear it was an accident), then my parents told me I couldn't keep him any more. I tried putting him down with my 308 one afternoon, but I just couldn't do it...because I had lost all of my fingers. I eventually just rented a semitruck and drove him to southern Florida and released him. I hope he's still out there and he knows I loved him dearly. I still think about you, Big Chubbs.

Anyway, now I have to get a kleenex to wipe my tears...which is also hard to do with no fingers.

oh my thats the hardest ive laughed on these boards for a while :clap:

 

[fishwithoutabik]

non dog lover here

There is a special place for me in bad pet owner hell.
i have not had a dog since i was a little kid, and my kids wanted one so bad, so i did my research, learned how to clicker train, all that crap felt that i was making a very informed decision when i bought a long haired piebald dachshund puppy. Gorgeous! and irresistable. and impossible to potty train, and evil, and loud, and needy, and i wanted to choke that freakin dog after 2 monthes.

I did find it an excellent home with weenie dog lovers, and i should be ashamed, but i was just so glad to get rid of that thing.

 

[Arachnoporium]

Dendroaspis angusticeps

Ummmm ... ahhh .. Wellll ...

I've got to plead guilty here. My Dendroaspis angusticeps AKA Green Mamba's. I have Crotalus atrox (Western Diamondback Rattlesnakes), Gaboon Vipers (Bitis gabonica), Bitis arietans (Puff Adder), Naja haje (Egyptian Cobras) and Cerastes cerastes (Horned Viper).

I can use my midwest gentle giant tongs to transfer/handle/feed (snake hook is good for feeding) on all of the above, other than the Dendroaspis angusticeps (Eastern Green Mamba). I thought to myself - well, it is not a Black Mamba, they do not get large - and I pictured a nice arboreal enclosure in my living room which would display this beautiful Elapid. I did not realize I would have to have two or three friends getting my back as these snakes are truly more dangerous than the Black Mamba - as they look cute, sweet and non-aggressive only to approach you with this cute face and take your life. Thankfully, I have great friends who assist me with these "beasts of the underworld". Even trying to open the enclosure to change the water would result in a bite otherwise.

 

[phil jones]

and impossible to potty train, and evil, and loud, and needy,

sounds like a lot of kids i seen / or know ------ phil