Alligator and other pets..lots of pics

[macleod01]

their are no EVIL animals none..... sorry I completely disagree with that...EVIL is a man kind thing, no animal is evil. you should see them protect their fry, they are amazing parents.   they truly are not aggressive at all, I had some in with a south American cichlid called a Managuense , that thing beat the crap out of all the piranha's, seriously he was vicious to them, but even he was not evil, no animal is.   but thanx, I love every one of the animals I've had and took the best care that I could of them. and I thought you were saying I was gonna go to hell for having them.

cool beans

Ok. Maybe evil is a bad choice.

Badprettythang.

I love animals as well, and with lots of differant animals around (none as exotic as yours) I can tell a happy and contented animal as oppossed to one that is mistreated. Yours are a fine bunch, and you should be proud as to how well you have worked with them.

Still dislike Piranhas though. Agree to disagree? 

[Ardy123]

lol your probably right. Kali is broke after all..
Anything to get in your pocket.

yeah, its true , you can blame the prison guards union and the over generous retirement packages for that.

Really funny though that the state that does not allow their people to protect themselves will allow them to have piranha. I guess they feel they can account for each fish with a permit but not each weapon.

You can legally have guns in California, and shoot them too (first hand experience with both).

[mbailey]

Id love to hear the conversation between 2 burglars that broke into your house ink

Burglar 1....Ok steve you go over there and look for the good stuff.
Burglar 2....Gottcha Jim, will do.

(2 mins later Loud Splash )


Burglar 1...Steve what was that?

Burglar 1... Steve?

Burglar 1....Uh...Steve?

Gator 1............<BURP>

Brinks security eat your heart out  

Great pics Ink.

 

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Ok. Maybe evil is a bad choice.

Badprettythang.

I love animals as well, and with lots of differant animals around (none as exotic as yours) I can tell a happy and contented animal as oppossed to one that is mistreated. Yours are a fine bunch, and you should be proud as to how well you have worked with them.

Still dislike Piranhas though. Agree to disagree?  

thank you

im tellin ya if you could watch how they treat their young you would be amazed, it reminds me of the crocadillians that are so viscous but yet will break open the eggs and carry around there young on their backs, the piranhas will nudge their young into safety if they think a threat is around, male and female both tend to the young.  
   I do understand some people are afraid of animals like this..IE sharks and crocs, snakes, there is no reason to fear or dislike if "fear" is wrong...its like when you hear people say that snakes are bad and slimey and gross....or whatever they say....I actually had a neighbor call the cops over the gators and piranha's, the cop that showed up was blown away by my "pit" and said he will never have an issue with me and my animals.    but ya we most certainly can agree to disagree...I just hope you read what I say and realize that piranha's are a creature just like the wolf..they really are...they don't attack healthy animals generally, its the sick and diseased, they are just the clean up crew so to speak...

Id love to hear the conversation between 2 burglars that broke into your house ink

Burglar 1....Ok steve you go over there and look for the good stuff.
Burglar 2....Gottcha Jim, will do.

(2 mins later Loud Splash )


Burglar 1...Steve what was that?

Burglar 1... Steve?

Burglar 1....Uh...Steve?

Gator 1............<BURP>

Brinks security eat your heart out  

Great pics Ink.

 

 

thank ya

thats funny right there

[mechanic]

very cool man, love the 80's hairstyle and sneakers too 

[Dichotomy]

if I do go to hell it certainly wont be for the animals i've owned

You'll be in good company if that happens

Mbailey

 

I think I just lost a rib laughing here

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very cool man, love the 80's hairstyle and sneakers too  

hair style   long.....

only difference between then and now...lot more grey

[mechanic]

oh come off it....

this one



now that is totaly 80's man! Nowadays it's more of a Braveheart look   

[AAJagerX]

hair style   long.....

only difference between then and now...lot more grey

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HAHA, I totally feel sorry for any guy one of your daughters decides to bring home to meet Dad!  Actually, if you know it's going to happen...  Please get video!

[Penguin]

Get a penguin!  We're cute and cuddly and love to swim!

-Penguin

[skorpion]

nice pics, the emperor scorpion was teh best!

(get another scorpion! they are amazingly awsome and uberly cooler than a penguin...)

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oh come off it....

this one
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now that is totaly 80's man! Nowadays it's more of a Braveheart look   

I just have it pulled back

HAHA, I totally feel sorry for any guy one of your daughters decides to bring home to meet Dad!  Actually, if you know it's going to happen...  Please get video!

ya Ive scared the crap outta the kids that want to date them already    

a couple of them after they met me, decided they didn't want to date them, I figure if they will still want to date them after they meet me, they may be worthy....

 one day I had to go to the school, when my girls got home they were telling me that at lunch the topic Everyone was talking about was the very scary looking guy that came to school today, then my girls realized it was me they were talking about

nice pics, the emperor scorpion was teh best!

(get another scorpion! they are amazingly awsome and uberly cooler than a penguin...)

I agree they are awesome   ever see them under a black light?

Get a penguin!  We're cute and cuddly and love to swim!

-Penguin

penguin's are very cool creatures
 

[Becinhu]

     I have had several piranhas over the years.  1 black and several reds.  The black didn't live very long unfortunately.  I had a red that was several years old but never got bigger than a small bluegill/sunfish.  I decided to get him a "buddy".  Purchased another red less than half his size.  The old boy was very docile (I would pet him when I cleaned the tank) so I assumed the baby would be fine.  He was fine alright.......Woke up one morning and the big guy was missing bits off of his tail.  Next day, a little more off the tail.  By day 3 the big guy was a swimming head.  Still alive but nothing left behind the pectoral fins.
     That baby red belly ended up being 10 inches long and close to 3 pounds before he died.  He was trained at feeding time too.  If his light came on AND the lid opened he would slink up to the surface and lurk.  And soon as the goldfish touched the water there was a splash and a cloud of scales.  He wasn't aggressive but wasn't keen on me cleaning his tank either.  I got many a tail slap from him when I got close with the siphon.  He allowed me to pet him after he ate though.
     When it come to teeth though the reds have nothing on a black.  Those chompers look like a bear trap. But blacks don't seem to have a very good survival rate in a tank.  No one I have known that owned a black had it live more than a few months.

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     I have had several piranhas over the years.  1 black and several reds.  The black didn't live very long unfortunately.  I had a red that was several years old but never got bigger than a small bluegill/sunfish.  I decided to get him a "buddy".  Purchased another red less than half his size.  The old boy was very docile (I would pet him when I cleaned the tank) so I assumed the baby would be fine.  He was fine alright.......Woke up one morning and the big guy was missing bits off of his tail.  Next day, a little more off the tail.  By day 3 the big guy was a swimming head.  Still alive but nothing left behind the pectoral fins.
     That baby red belly ended up being 10 inches long and close to 3 pounds before he died.  He was trained at feeding time too.  If his light came on AND the lid opened he would slink up to the surface and lurk.  And soon as the goldfish touched the water there was a splash and a cloud of scales.  He wasn't aggressive but wasn't keen on me cleaning his tank either.  I got many a tail slap from him when I got close with the siphon.  He allowed me to pet him after he ate though.
     When it come to teeth though the reds have nothing on a black.  Those chompers look like a bear trap. But blacks don't seem to have a very good survival rate in a tank.  No one I have known that owned a black had it live more than a few months.

black piranha's require a bigger tank and are far more temperamental to water condition's, the reds get half the size of blacks, but are considered far more "dangerous" to humans, there have been many accounts of reds attacking and even eating people(but the full eating of people is very very rare I think only one known), I don't believe an attack by blacks has ever been recorded.

believe it or not there are over 20 species of piranha's..only 5 considered "dangerous" to humans. 

[Becinhu]

believe it or not there are over 20 species of piranha's..only 5 considered "dangerous" to humans. 

     I am aware of that ink, but I appreciate the input none the less.  Here locally, when I had the piranhas only reds and blacks were available.  Now you can't find blacks for sale.  The only shop that had them when I kept fish like that was a little one-horse operation that closed down years ago.  Also, I was in high school when I had my piranhas.  I have seen a couple adult blacks which is where the "bear trap" analogy is from.  Although they have a nasty set when they are small too.
     I find it funny when people think reds look "vicious".  Put a red next to a Pacu and they look alike until the red opens his mouth...and the Pacu will get to be over 100 pounds or more of fat, lazy vegetarian fish.
     I would like to get into exotics again but the wife gets skittish around stuff like that.  It's a blast to take her into the bat flyway at the zoo.  She does a great vanishing act in there.