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View Poll Results: Do you have pets to dote on as much as you orchids?

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  • Of course, I gotta lota love to give!

    61 84.72%
  • I would love to have a pet but...

    6 8.33%
  • Wouldn't mind, but I have way too many orchids taking up my time to add a pet to the mix.

    4 5.56%
  • I don't like animals, orchids fill that void.

    1 1.39%
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Thread: Orchids & Pets

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    Tamara
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    Default Orchids & Pets

    I've noticed that several members have pets, and that makes me wonder.. how many of us orchid obesssed have pets, how many and what type.

  2. #2
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    Jonada
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    I have had pets of all sorts over the years. At this time we have 4 dogs. Have had snakes, horses, a macaw and other tropical birds, fish, cats, and ferrets to name a few.

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    jason
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    I have a "lovely" little green cheek conure named Talula. Shes a little sweetheart. AKA bitchy green chicken
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    Bruce Brown
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    Cattleyas & Slippers
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    I have a blue and gold macaw and four dogs.

    cheers,
    BD

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    jason
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    Oh my Bruce! Your ears! Our tiny little girl raises the roof if we aren't out of bed by nine! And that is when her food isn't empty!
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    Jonada
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    I had cockatiels that were sweeties. Had a green cheek conure that was a biting little %&##@. I had a blue and gold that was the sweetest bird ever. He would come down off his cage at supper time, walk across the floor, climb his chair and very neatly eat supper with us. Unfortunately, he passed away during a procedure at the vets. Then I got a green wing macaw that was very cool, but very loud. We finally rehomed him as we just were not able to spend the time with him that he deserved. Also had a Timneh gray parrot that I named Atte after the goddess of mischief.

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    Bruce Brown
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    Quote Originally Posted by cakedaddy View Post
    Oh my Bruce! Your ears! Our tiny little girl raises the roof if we aren't out of bed by nine! And that is when her food isn't empty!
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    haha.. yes, he can get loud, but usually he is really pretty good. He loves to sit on my shoulders or just hang out on the same chair where I am.

    Cheers,
    BD

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    Tamara
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    Wow lots of birds! My mum used to keep a large cage of grass canaries, and she had finches and a love bird. I'm really allergic too cats but I still love them, dogs and several aquariums over the years, but dogs and fish are my thing, but I'm looking into rabbits for the kids, we had them when I was little. I've also had a slider turtle, a tortoise and a stray baby chicken.
    Last edited by Dazed; June 9th, 2012 at 05:55 PM.

  9. #9
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    Aneta
    My Grow Area
    Windowsill
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    Phals, Onc, Catts, Dends
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    May 2012
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    Ireland
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    I have a few goldfish and two little kittens

  10. #10
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    Cassandra
    My Grow Area
    Windowsill
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    paphs, phals, tolumnia
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    Sep 2011
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    Cincinnati ohio
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    I've got a bunny. He thinks my orchids are salad, but he knows his boundaries now that I've doubled the fence around my inside grow area (I know, very attractive, ha!). He still sniffs around but can't get a nibble any more!

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