Pet advice

jp_bl_68 · 21 Sep 2009 at 01:07

I'm thinking about getting a pet. I'd like something that I could keep in my room, so no dogs or cats. I'm unemployed at the moment but I'm looking for work so it needs to be something fairly low maintenance on the off chance that I find work (I have enough money saved up to take care of myself and an animal for at least a couple of months). Any suggestions, I'm open to just about anything?

^TANK^ · 21 Sep 2009 at 01:14

No offense but If your considering a pet you need a job first, what if the animal fulls sick and needs expensive vet treatment!

Greenlizard0 · 21 Sep 2009 at 01:19

***WARNING!!***WARNING!!*** THIS IS A JOKE :

Gold fish, possibly a hamster. Either can be discretely thrown out the window should it fall ill/die.

Dark_Angel · 21 Sep 2009 at 01:23

Kind of agree with tank. A friend is unemployed and spend 100's on a dog.... :/

^TANK^ · 21 Sep 2009 at 01:24

Greenlizard0 said:
Gold fish, possibly a hamster. Either can be discretely thrown out the window should it fall ill/die.

Great attitude you have there FFS :rolleyes:

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Greenlizard0 · 21 Sep 2009 at 01:27

^TANK^ said:
Great attitude you have there FFS .

Edited just for you.

N$X · 21 Sep 2009 at 01:28

i found this thread amusing, i think it could be rephrased and sent around as a joke.

^TANK^ · 21 Sep 2009 at 01:29

If I remember correctly Rotty's cat Ace (Bengal) fell very sick and cost him over 3k in treatment, well the pet insurance coughed for that anyway

, but you see my point pets can be expensive.

^TANK^ · 21 Sep 2009 at 01:31

Greenlizard0 said:
Edited just for you.

Sorry its tough reading emotions through text!

Major_Knox · 21 Sep 2009 at 01:51

Sea Monkeys

jp_bl_68 · 21 Sep 2009 at 02:05

Major_Knox said:
Sea Monkeys

I might as well get a pet rock. Which isn't a bad idea. It'd certainly be easier to look after.

Dark_Angel · 21 Sep 2009 at 02:13

jp_bl_68 said:
I might as well get a pet rock. Which isn't a bad idea. It'd certainly be easier to look after.

You could call him rocky. And get him a wife call Ad.... nevermind.

meghatronic · 21 Sep 2009 at 02:15

Fish for the win.

Also doubles up as a meal when your money runs out.

^TANK^ · 21 Sep 2009 at 02:38

jp_bl_68 said:
I might as well get a pet rock. Which isn't a bad idea. It'd certainly be easier to look after.

Also a great weapon for any intruders

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jp_bl_68 · 21 Sep 2009 at 02:52

^TANK^ said:
Also a great weapon for any intruders.

I don't know, rocks are notoriously hard to train.

Van Hellseek · 21 Sep 2009 at 03:26

I got a pet rabbit in Bangkok, but it died after three days. :/

something_totally_different · 21 Sep 2009 at 06:43

^TANK^ said:
No offense but If your considering a pet you need a job first, what if the animal fulls sick and needs expensive vet treatment!

I'm unemployed now and have been for the past four months, should my cat that's lived with me while i was employed for the last three years be taken off me and given to someone with money?

SoSolid · 21 Sep 2009 at 07:44

something_totally_different said:
I'm unemployed now and have been for the past four months, should my cat that's lived with me while i was employed for the last three years be taken off me and given to someone with money?

Yes.

semi-pro waster · 21 Sep 2009 at 08:23

something_totally_different said:
I'm unemployed now and have been for the past four months, should my cat that's lived with me while i was employed for the last three years be taken off me and given to someone with money?

Happily I don't think that was the point, more likely that if you're thinking about getting a pet then it would be better to do so when you've got a regular and guaranteed income so that you can definitely afford to take care of it.

Rats, gerbils, hamsters etc all tend to be fairly easy to look after and cheap to do so plus you can easily keep them in your room. That's what I'd be looking at if you're determined to get a pet right now.

G18241 · 21 Sep 2009 at 08:28

Get soemthing a bit more exotic, you can get some awesome looking stick insects and other insects.

Or a baby snake? Full setup would be about £70, but in the near future will need a full size tank which would cost you a few hundred. Same would go with a spider or something