Reader's Other Pets
Rolf and Harris
 
| Owner's Name |
Mother Pig |
| Name |
Rolf and Harris (two little boys) |
| Type of Animal |
Guinea pigs |
| Breed |
ruffle haired and
shorthaired |
| Latin name |
Raticus Cuticus |
| Age |
2 |
| Description |
ginger ruffles (Rolf),
sleek black and ginger (Harris) |
| Hobbies |
Eating, annoying Miss
Maud, Talking v loudly, head tossing |
| Best Friend |
Miss Maud the cat |
| Likes |
Grass (hey man), poo,
Capybaras |
| Dislikes |
Being ruffled the wrong
way (Rolf), Being ignored (Harris), being near the cats litter
tray...whiffy. |
| Most annoying habit |
eating the Guardian, not
completing the crossword |
| Favourite food |
Gertie premium (what an
ad) |
| Nicknames |
Harry boy, Harry Potter,
Hazza, Rolfie, Rolfs, Hey piggies |
| Special skills |
Eating a piece of
cucumber from Miss Mauds mouth (Harris), Rolf is too chilled out to do
anything particularly special. |
| How did i end up with them? |
They sang to me in the
pet shop |
| Favourite thing |
Their home, grass, dandelions, cucumber, Miss
Maud, Capybaras
|
| Scared of |
Lawnmowers, large carrots |
| Notes |
When we grow up we will
be capybaras, we hope. |
Pickle
| Owner's Name |
Mrs Figg
|
| Name |
Pickle |
| Type of Animal |
Guinea Pig |
| Breed |
Not sure |
| Latin name |
Carroticus Burglurii |
| Age |
2 |
| Description |
Very fat but very sleek |
| Hobbies |
Manufacturing compost beans, carrot tug-of-war,
hurtling (running at top speed), pop-corning (frisking like a lamb) |
| Best Friend |
Jones |
| Likes |
food, Jones and licking human ears |
| Dislikes |
baths and taking medicine |
| Most annoying habit |
attempting to mount Jones
|
| Favourite food |
carrots and parsley
|
| Nicknames |
guinea man, porker |
| Special skills |
a whole array of different noises, bean manufacturing |
| How did we end up with him/her? |
getting a little old and unwanted in the pet shop (or
that's what the lady said)?
|
| Favourite thing |
Jones
|
| Scared of |
sudden noises |
| Notes |
- |
Aquarius
| Owner's Name |
April |
| Name |
Aquarius |
| Type of Animal |
Goldfish |
| Breed |
Red Ryukin |
| Latin name |
Fishus Chubus |
| Age |
2 |
| Description |
Handsome orange fish |
| Hobbies |
Swimming and eating |
| Best Friend |
Rocketman |
| Likes |
Food |
| Dislikes |
Getting stuck in the plants |
| Most annoying habit |
Getting stuck in the plants |
| Favourite food |
Shrimp |
| Nicknames |
Fishky |
| Special skills |
Getting stuck in the plants |
| How did we end up with her/him? |
Went to Wal-Mart for a look |
| Favourite thing |
Food |
| Scared of |
Capture net |
| Notes |
He is over six inches long. |
Rocketman
| Owner's Name |
April |
| Name |
Rocketman |
| Type of Animal |
Goldfish |
| Breed |
Black Moor |
| Latin name |
Fishus Flyus |
| Age |
2 |
| Description |
Handsome black fish |
| Hobbies |
Hiding in rocks |
| Best Friend |
Aquarius |
| Likes |
Food |
| Dislikes |
Tank Lid |
| Most annoying habit |
Jumping and scraping scales |
| Favourite food |
Shrimp |
| Nicknames |
Rocky |
| Special skills |
Flying out of the tank if the lid is off. |
| How did we end up with him? |
Went to Wal-Mart for a look. |
| Favourite thing |
Food |
| Scared of |
Capture Net |
| Notes |
He is also six inches long. |
Peanut
| Owner's Name |
Ruth |
| Name |
Peanut |
| Type of Animal |
Hamster |
| Breed |
Syrian |
| Latin name |
??? |
| Age |
15 months |
| Description |
dark grey/brown male hamster |
| Hobbies |
digging for food, looking cute |
| Best Friend |
teases the cats as much as possible |
| Likes |
running around on the floor/in his ball |
| Dislikes |
being caught |
| Most annoying habit |
none |
| Favourite food |
any fruit/veg |
| Nicknames |
varies - Peanie, Peanie-poo |
| Special skills |
managing to stay in sight but just out of reach of
the cats |
| How did we end up with him? |
bought from a pet shop, just fell for him. |
| Favourite thing |
- |
| Scared of |
- |
| Notes |
- |
Brian
| Owner's Name |
Anthony |
| Name |
Brian |
| Type of Animal |
Aquatic monster |
| Breed |
gold fish |
| Latin name |
Fish supper |
| Age |
11 |
| Description |
gold coloured fish |
| Hobbies |
Can't remember |
| Best Friend |
Can't remember |
| Likes |
Can't remember |
| Dislikes |
Can't remember |
| Most annoying habit |
Spitting stones at the glass |
| Favourite food |
gold fish flakes |
| Nicknames |
Jaws |
| Special skills |
Sings & Tap dances while spinning plates |
| How did we meet? |
ex-girlfriend left, Brian didn't... |
| Favourite thing |
Making new friends every three seconds |
| Scared of |
Floating upside down on the surface |
| Notes |
If he's hungry he'll nibble your fingers if you dangle them in the tank. |
Rachel
| Owner's Name |
Nigel & Dawn |
| Name |
Rachel |
| Type of Animal |
Ferret |
| Breed |
Blaze |
| Latin name |
Mustela Putorius Furo (Weasel or mouse killer /Stench /Thief) |
| Age |
2 years |
| Description |
A fun loving mischievous ferret - who is also deaf! |
| Hobbies |
Learning new tricks from her ferret friends |
| Best Friend |
Kodi |
| Likes |
Stuffed bears |
| Dislikes |
Anyone who won't play with her |
| Most annoying habit |
Nips |
| Favourite food |
Breakfast cereal |
| Nicknames |
Rachie |
| Special skills |
Comes to a hand signal |
| How did we meet? |
Adopted her through the Circle City FerretClub in Indiana |
| Favourite thing |
A stuffed bear |
| Scared of |
Sudden movements |
| Notes |
Continues to learn from her fuzzy friends |
Baby Kitty
| Owner's Name |
Cindy |
| Name |
Baby Kitty |
| Type of Animal |
Ferret |
| Breed |
ELL SOON FRANK!Owner's Name - CindyName - Baby KittyType of Animal -Cat |
| Latin name |
|
| Age |
4 |
| Description |
Dusty Grey/Apricot |
| Hobbies |
Sleeping/Looking out the Window |
| Best Friend |
Me |
| Likes |
Getting Brushed |
| Dislikes |
Getting Picked Up |
| Most annoying habit |
Clawing the couch |
| Favourite food |
9 Lives (must be shredded) |
| Nicknames |
Pookie |
| Special skills |
Comes when she is called |
| How did we meet? |
Her mother was a pregnant stray and had 6 kittens, I gave all away and ended up w/her |
| Favourite thing |
Bottle caps |
| Scared of |
Everything! |
| Notes |
|
Flounder
| Owner's Name |
Mark+Ginny |
| Name |
Flounder |
| Type of Animal |
Goldfish |
| Breed |
no idea! |
| Latin name |
Biggus Fishus |
| Age |
at least 3 |
| Description |
very big, friendly &orange |
| Hobbies |
pretending to be a dolphin |
| Best Friend |
any one who makes a fuss of him |
| Likes |
food, splashing about |
| Dislikes |
being left alone |
| Most annoying habit |
empties large amounts of water out of his tank(when pretending to be a dolphin) |
| Favourite food |
"aquarian "flakes |
| Nicknames |
splash,diehard,fat b*****d |
| Special skills |
surviving being mauled by a cat, digging up/destroying all plants in his tank |
| How did we meet? |
One of our cats "rescued" him from a neighbours pond(5 gardens away!!) |
| Favourite thing |
food, |
| Scared of |
the dark |
| Notes |
when found outside on the patio barely alive, flounder had teeth marks in both sides,hardly any fins, about a third of his scales missing, but made a great recovery after a couple of months t.l.c..He sleeps in a strawberry pot in his tank, and has lived with us for over 2 years. He is 7 1/2 inches long! |
Chester
| Owner's Name |
Kate |
| Name |
Chester |
| Type of Animal |
Guinea Pig |
| Breed |
Self |
| Latin name |
fatius piggius |
| Age |
4 years |
| Description |
great big mound of lovable guinea pig |
| Hobbies |
sleeping, eating, sleeping, eating ..... get the idea! |
| Best Friend |
Me! |
| Likes |
sleeping, eating, etc and being stroked all evening every evening (or else theres trouble! |
| Dislikes |
baths and vets |
| Most annoying habit |
gnawing the cage bars when food appears and demanding to be hand fed the juiciest pieces of cucumber whilst all the other pigs fight for food |
| Favourite food |
ohhh far too many to list |
| Nicknames |
big fat lump of love, fatty, |
| Special skills |
getting her owner to wait on her hand and food |
| How did we meet? |
My sister bought a pig from a pet shop and it gave birth to Chester a few weeks later (two for the price of one was obviously that weeks special pet shop deal!) She thought Chester was a boy (hence the name) and so I offered to take her in. |
| Favourite thing |
normally any paperwork I happen to leave lying around - which she can demolish within seconds - very embarrassing to go to work the next day and say to my boss - sorry the guinea pig ate my work! |
| Scared of |
You name it, Im probably scared of it |
| Notes |
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