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    #241

    Feb 19, 2010, 09:32 PM

    Just a word of advice on the finches. If you buy two you'll never have to buy anymore for the rest of your life.

    They're worse then rabbits when it comes to breeding. I learned that the hard way.

    Got to run.

    Night all.
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    #242

    Feb 19, 2010, 09:35 PM

    Would they take them at the pet store?
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    #243

    Feb 20, 2010, 02:42 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by thisisit View Post
    He looks kind of like a girl ;):cool:
    Hehe, they do look like very prissy little dogs... the powderpuff variety is worse. They are the same breed but are covered in hair like a 'normal' dog :D
    You can't breed 2 hairless ones together unless they both have at least one powderpuff parent or else the puppies will be still born, or even worse, deformed.

    They also do not have teeth like a regular dog... they have tusks (yep... tusks)

    They are a very interesting breed.

    I LOVE Fennec foxes, if I could own any wild animal, it would be one of those!

    Dahlia - The last pictures I posted is a full grown dog... they get around the same height as a small Miniature Poodle (about 13 inches)
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    #244

    Feb 20, 2010, 10:44 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by ohsohappy View Post
    Would they take them at the pet store?
    I've never found a pet store that would, they simply get too many as is from legit breeders.

    If I could spay or neuter a bird I would. I started with 2 finches and within a year had over 20. No one would take them.

    I finally got them all a new home, paradise actually, they live in a green house that's open to the public. The pavilion they're in is the Hawaii themed one. It's tropical, it has a waterfall and it has tons of finches in it already.

    I love finches, they are beautiful little birds, but the constant breeding is just too much. I started with one cage, great for 2 - 6 finches. Without 2 months I had to buy a bigger cage. Another few months and another bigger cage, the biggest I could find. Then I started separating them using all three cages.

    The picture you posted of the cage you'd want, that would be too small within two years.

    Finches have to have a partner, they cannot be kept alone. If you are going to get them, do yourself a favor, get all males. Don't get females as they will lay eggs even if they're not fertilized. I lost a few finches because they laid too many eggs and their uterus popped out. There's not much you can do once that happens.

    I'd get love birds. They're easier. ;)
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    #245

    Feb 20, 2010, 11:00 AM

    Quote Originally Posted by Alty
    I lost a few finches because they layed too many eggs and their uterus popped out.
    :eek: Mental Images... :eek:
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    Feb 20, 2010, 03:01 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by Unknown008 View Post
    :eek: Mental Images.... :eek:
    Yah! :eek:
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    Feb 20, 2010, 03:13 PM

    I had the actual image. Not feeling sorry for you guys. ;)
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    #248

    Feb 20, 2010, 03:37 PM

    Yeah well... you do have a point there!
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    #249

    Feb 20, 2010, 04:56 PM

    Then I will do myself a favor and get all males. :) I'll make sure that the petstore gets it right. But this won't be for a while.

    My Brother had a bearded dragon named spike. It's uterus popped out, that's when we found out that it was a girl, it died.
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    #250

    Feb 20, 2010, 05:23 PM

    Aww poor dragon :(
    I had a bunny named spike when I was little. He was a white angora.
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    #251

    Feb 20, 2010, 05:24 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by shazamataz View Post
    Aww poor dragon :(
    I had a bunny named spike when I was little. He was a white angora.
    OHH Those are SUPER cute!
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    #252

    Feb 20, 2010, 06:32 PM

    He looked just like this one, but he had black eyes, not red.
    I miss him :( He was stolen out our yard :(

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    Feb 20, 2010, 06:33 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by Unknown008 View Post
    :eek: Mental Images.... :eek:
    :eek::eek:
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    #254

    Feb 20, 2010, 06:33 PM
    This morning Cyrus and I worked on standing nice and still for shows..

    We didn't do so well, this is the best picture I got all morning and it's still no good, it looks like he has straight stifles when he doesn't... Grrr!
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    Feb 20, 2010, 06:36 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by shazamataz View Post
    He looked just like this one, but he had black eyes, not red.
    I miss him :( He was stolen out our yard :(


    Such a pretty bunny! Terrible that someone would steal it right out of the yard.
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    Feb 20, 2010, 06:37 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by shazamataz View Post
    This morning Cyrus and I worked on standing nice and still for shows..

    We didn't do so well, this is the best picture I got all morning and it's still no good, it looks like he has straight stifles when he doesn't... Grrr!
    Awww, he is sooooo cute!
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    #257

    Feb 20, 2010, 06:39 PM

    Such a pretty bunny, I want one now too. And the puppy is WAY too cute. :) I could just snuggle him. :)
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    #258

    Feb 20, 2010, 06:42 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by shazamataz View Post
    This morning Cyrus and I worked on standing nice and still for shows..

    We didn't do so well, this is the best picture I got all morning and it's still no good, it looks like he has straight stifles when he doesn't... Grrr!
    Nice stack for a first workout. Would a show lead help with the stifles? He looks a little stiff.

    Cat wants to know how the poodles are handling him?
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    #259

    Feb 20, 2010, 06:45 PM
    Here is a funny video I made of JR and the water hose while I was dog sitting last summer.

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    Feb 20, 2010, 06:50 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by thisisit View Post
    Here is a funny video I made of JR and the water hose while I was dog sitting last summer.

    Aww cute! Too bad you couldn't have had someone else film it. :)

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