How long have you had your animals?

[Molly75]

kept animals my whole life 34 years Dogs cats fish rabbits birds usual culprits LOL and kept reptiles 25 years some of my snakes have been with me from the start many bred and passed here of old age my oldest girl ball is 28 and I got her when she was a few years old

Paula

[Salazare Slytherin]

Well I havent had the ones I have now for very long but ever since the age of 7 I am 19 now there has been at least 10 animals within my parents household.

Mostly rehomes from rescue centers.

[madshawty]

Originally Posted by Ian.g

dogs and cats etc are different...they actually bond with us, my current dogs are Storm 8 year old EBT i have had since 7 weeks old, and Maverick 5 year old staffy i got at 18 months old...both will stay with us for life, we have had two children since having Storm and one since having Maverick.....as i say cats and dogs really are a totally different thing IMHO.

To me a pet is a pet, and if i get a new one i intend to keep it for the full length of its life regardless of the species.

[arwen_7]

I've had my parrots for around 5 years now, had rats before them and a dog. Both my parrots are rescues and I would never dream of rehoming them, not only because they are my pets, but they both have there own little 'problems'....

[Repta]

It'll be two years come February 2010 but many years of research proceeded this, casual and not. We're up to nine now and very happy with them all.

They're all pets and we have no intention to sell. We may breed - by design or otherwise. Either way we'll approach it properly.

Golly - don't I sound pompous! *goes in search of beer*

[Emmaj]

had skunks for not far off 2 years..........2 of them i got aged around 11wks another was around 6 months old when i got him and my other was just over 8 wks old............

[Javeo]

I agree with Ian.g, I have sold or rehomed very few 'higher' animals, eg parrots, ducks and chickens, but they went to better homes ie the fowl to a farm and parrots to breeders or people with large aviaries. We had a rabbit that we rescued from a petshop coz it wasnt selling, had him for 6 years, now we have an 8 year old budgie we've had for almost 8 years and lost a 6 year old budgie with french moult that the vet said would only live for a few months. A 6 month old dobie is the newest addition and he will be with us always, I honestly couldnt say that about the herps/inverts as although I enjoy keeping them I have no emotional bond with them whatsoever.

[Moshpitviper]

Snakes 11 years. Skunk 3 years. miscellaneous 29 years. always had animals.

[EP1]

had animals all my life been keeping snakes 15years now i still have my first snake

[Ian.g]

Originally Posted by madshawty

To me a pet is a pet, and if i get a new one i intend to keep it for the full length of its life regardless of the species.

good for you, (and i don`t mean that sarcasticly although it does sound it) i never buy something with no intention to keep it...but as the years go by my interest in species changes, and different situations arise, if i ever have to let something go i would always choose a herp to go before a dog or cat etc...dont get me wrong, as i said...i absolutely love my reptiles! but i KNOW they don`t love me back...so like i say, it makes it a bit easier selling them on if needs be.