We are officially a zoo!

***buttrfli*** · 02-19-2004, 04:37 PM

Our pets started out small enough... first a cat that we rescued, then another... and another, now we have 3. Not bad. Then my girls begged for a turtle.. easy enough and quiet and out of the way.

Then hubby wants a sugar glider.... a month later he "has" to get another so the 1st one wouldn't be lonely. WHATEVER! Go figure he would get a male and a female.... now baby makes THREE!

Today hubbys step dad tells hubby about a dog he found, we go over to his moms house... and guess what?? we leave WITH the dog!

I am at my wits end with the animals! The dog is a corgi and shes adorable... but so are the other SEVEN animals in our house! I am not taking this well and if all goes well over the next few days, the dog will be finding a new home.

Don't get me wrong, I love animals, I really do, but we don't live in a huge house and 8 indoor animals - no matter how small - are just too much!

I made it perfectly clear before we brought the dog home that I would not be responsible for this dag as far as its care and I refuse to pick up after it in the yard. Do I sound too crappy about it?? I feel like I am being a b^^&h, but just can't keep this dog. What is even harder is that shes the sweetest thing ever and the girls already love her, but I have already made sevreal mentions that she may just be visiting until she gets a new home.

Sorry for the vent... I'm just SO frusterated!

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**AngelGrim** · 02-19-2004, 04:39 PM

What is a sugar glider????????

**Mrs.Magoo** · 02-19-2004, 04:42 PM

My mom wants a suger glider so bad. I can never find them for a reasonable price in our area. I so understand how you feel though, I have a cat, ferret, birds, and reptiles in the house and 3 dogs outside.

***buttrfli*** · 02-19-2004, 04:44 PM

Originally posted by AngelGrim
What is a sugar glider????????

Here are some pics off the web...

http://home.att.net/~duodavis/x99_14.jpg

http://www.petsalud.cl/articulos/sugar_glade.jpg

***DAVESBABYDOLL*** · 02-19-2004, 04:49 PM

Sugar gliders sure are cute!!

As for being the house popper scooper,I say let the kids and hubby do it!!

**mlayton1994** · 02-19-2004, 05:22 PM

the sugar glider is so cute.

**ChristiNate** · 02-19-2004, 05:35 PM

It's not so bad. We have 3, 70lb. dogs, 2 cats, and 3 kittens.

8 in all, and no problems here! They are soooooooo much fun!

**Donnagg123** · 02-19-2004, 06:03 PM

LOL! I know what you mean! We started out with 1 cat, Baby Cat. Then our one cat "adopted" a stray cat, Pick. Then we got fish and they all died except for the sucker fish. So now we have a fish tank with one fish. Then my niece promised my kids a gerbil for Christmas, but was not able to make it up because of the weather so we got the boys 2 guinea pigs instead, Belly Button & Fluffy. Then my niece decided that she would bring up the gerbil, so now we have a gerbil as well called Fuzzy Navel. So now in total we have 2 cats, 2 guineas, 1 gerbil and a sucker fish!

**brumzoo** · 02-19-2004, 06:13 PM

I've got you all beat! Eight inside dogs...the smallest is 40 pounds, three indoor cats, three parrots, a pigeon, three rats, a 7 1/2 foot long red tail boa constrictor, two box turtles, two unreleaseable squirrels, a betta fish and a 75 gallon saltwater tank. We are currently fostering another cat for a rescue group. Now you can see how I got my screen name!

But, I do understand that a "zoo" is not for everyone. My DH & I bought our house based on the size of the backyard. The dogs even have their own room!

**newwiccan** · 02-19-2004, 06:23 PM

If you lived near me,I would take the dog. I've been wanting a Corgi.

***buttrfli*** · 02-19-2004, 06:31 PM

Originally posted by newwiccan
If you lived near me,I would take the dog. I've been wanting a Corgi.

where are you? i am in oklahoma (tulsa)

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