Small Animal Community / Forum Announcements and Introductions / Off Topic Discussion / Critter Talk July 08 - Tell us how you first discovered your critter's species / Latest PostsInstantForum.NET v4.1.2Small Animal Communityhttp://board.smallanimalchannel.com/forums@bowtieinc.comThu, 09 Feb 2012 09:08:10 GMT20RE: Critter Talk July 08 - Tell us how you first discovered your critter's specieshttp://board.smallanimalchannel.com/Topic7619-18-1.aspxI've always loved all animals, and when I read a book called Extreme Pets (btw, it has really bad info on reptiles) I found out that hedgehogs are kept as pets, and I was going to get one, and when I went to the pet shop my mom saw that the hedgehogs were $250 she said "Umm... you're not getting a hedgehog. Choose something else." So the next cutest things there were rabbits. I saw a realy cute mini rex rabbit and i wanted to buy him but i had to wait another week to get the rabbit and by then someone had bought it, so i went to a different pet shop and found Bun Bun in a tank with 2 Netherland dwarf rabbits. Bun Bun was the cutest (and the other rabbits both looked sick) but when I held her she growled and scratched my arm and my mom really didn't want a rabbit that gave people bloody arms but i was like "Awww, an attack rabbit! How cute! I want that one!" so I got Bun Bun.<P> When my pet snake died in August, I still had the tank it lived in, so I got a pet mouse, Patches, who had a parasite so I returned him to the pet shop and got a hamster (Shadow).Sat, 28 Nov 2009 14:19:26 GMTanimalgirlRE: Critter Talk July 08 - Tell us how you first discovered your critter's specieshttp://board.smallanimalchannel.com/Topic7619-18-1.aspxI really wanted a guinea pig when I saw one in Petco. When I looked up guinea pig on Wikipedia, I was shocked to know in some areas in Peru actually ate guinea pigs! I wanted to give them a home with love, not one in the belly. I wanted to free guinea pigs from this cruelty, so I figured I should protect a guinea pig, one cavy at a time.Sat, 28 Nov 2009 13:09:44 GMTGforce4lifeRE: Critter Talk July 08 - Tell us how you first discovered your critter's specieshttp://board.smallanimalchannel.com/Topic7619-18-1.aspxI became interested in chinchillas when I saw one at the pet store, hopping around in its cage! I got a chance to pet one and it was so soft!! So I decided to save up for one. My parents weren't pet people, so I had to wait until I moved out until I could get a chinchin of my own. I talk to a lot of other chin owners online and they told me all the pros and cons of owning one. None of my relatives had one, but I knew a friend that was breeding some ... but he was kinda strange so I decided not to buy one from him. I bought Wolf at the pet store, and then a little bit later, his friend Meow! They are so much fun to have!Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:35:28 GMTblue_jayCritter Talk July 08 - Tell us how you first discovered your critter's specieshttp://board.smallanimalchannel.com/Topic7619-18-1.aspxHello Critters Community members! <P>The July 2008 Critter Talk Discussion Topic</P><P>This month we want to know how you first became interested in your critter’s species?</P><UL><LI>Did you have one growing up?</LI><LI>Did your friend or a relative have one?</LI><LI>Did you fall in love with one at a store/rescue?</LI><LI>Did someone convince you that this critter was the critter to have?</LI></UL><P>Tell us your story of how you becamse interested in your critters!</P><P>We're look forward to hearing more!</P><P>- Critters ModeratorTue, 24 Jun 2008 14:48:22 GMTcritters-moderator