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each to his own....
posted by
roony35
on August 31, 2005 at 10:01 PM
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No. No sign.
But, I do need a license to keep them.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on August 18, 2005 at 6:06 PM
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Do you put up a sign outside your home on "Warning - Venomous Pets Inside"? ;)
Click 3.
See you for the next round. Thanks for your time in participation.
Ben.
posted by
A-and-B
on August 18, 2005 at 6:04 PM
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I'm hoping to add pictures of Rapunzel, Snow White, Stock, etc.
(plus, maybe even a few crickets and darkling beetles) very soon.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on August 18, 2005 at 6:33 AM
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I hear ya!
posted by
word.smith
on August 17, 2005 at 6:49 PM
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Thank you.
Though, much as it pains me to do so, I must give credit to my mother for the photos. It's not like my "children" were willing to pose for the pics.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on August 17, 2005 at 5:41 PM
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I've come across virtual pet cemeteries and columbariums too.
Ann.
posted by
A-and-B
on August 17, 2005 at 5:29 PM
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Exotic pets! Nice pics.
posted by
A-and-B
on August 17, 2005 at 5:25 PM
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lol
posted by
Marshallengraved
on August 17, 2005 at 12:17 PM
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They sure do!
The centipede is considered a "master of escape", too. But, so far we've only had two incidents ... both involving a cricket "prison break".
Even, if anyone did manage to get loose ... I have a pretty good rapport with all of them (and handle them frequently).
posted by
Mademoiselle
on August 17, 2005 at 11:07 AM
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Madame,
This confirms what I knew before - you're strange. 
I could "live" - as I use this term very loosely here - with all of those, except for that centipede! Don't the people in your house live in fear of these critters escaping?
posted by
word.smith
on August 17, 2005 at 10:48 AM
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Actually, I have a cat, too.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on August 17, 2005 at 8:26 AM
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What, cat wouldn't do? EEEEEKKKKKK!
posted by
Renigade
on August 17, 2005 at 7:32 AM
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Hmm looks like someone's buggy whipped, lol.
okay that was just a crappy joke, lol. ~Silly
posted by
SillySoul88
on August 16, 2005 at 6:46 PM
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Yeah, that's just bizarre.
Obviously, some sort of a severe "typo".
posted by
Mademoiselle
on August 16, 2005 at 12:34 PM
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Thank you. I'm going to write the MO Conservation Commission and ask them to support their info or change it.
posted by
TAPS.
on August 16, 2005 at 12:28 PM
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****shudders****
posted by
_Symphony_
on August 16, 2005 at 12:18 PM
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No way any tarantula would be that big!
Especially not in the states.
The largest species is the "Goliath Bird-eater" which is roughly the size of a dinner plate (from toe tip to toe tip). Those are only native to South American jungles, however.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on August 16, 2005 at 12:15 PM
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Madam_P.O. Since you seem to be an authority on tarantulas, could you please help me out here. I looked up Missouri Tarantulas on the internet to see if they had a pic that looked like the one that I had a run in with. The article was by the Missouri Conservation Commission (who you would think would know what they are talking about). They said that an average size for a MO tarantula was 40 to 50 mm. That would be around 20 inches long. My son says "No Way!" Do you know of anything that big?
posted by
TAPS.
on August 16, 2005 at 11:59 AM
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Oh Boy!!
Yikes!!! I love him even more now! LOL!
ltlmac70
posted by
superflymom119
on August 16, 2005 at 11:52 AM
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They're really nothing to be afraid of, Marshallengraved...
unless, of course, you happen to be a cricket or a mouse.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on August 16, 2005 at 11:52 AM
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Thank you very much, ltlmac70.
As most of you have likely already noticed ... they're all named after fairy tale/Disney movie characters.
Btw, ltlmac70, I think Frollo probably would have clogged your toilet.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on August 16, 2005 at 11:50 AM
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I'm scared of those creatures...
posted by
Marshallengraved
on August 16, 2005 at 11:47 AM
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Very Cool...
That third bug looks like something I flushed down the toilet this morning! ACK! Just kidding, of course. Anyone who can keep pets like those has got nerves of steel in my book. I could NOT get past the Eeek Factor! Great names too...
ltlmac70
posted by
superflymom119
on August 16, 2005 at 11:45 AM
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Also, I corrected a dumb mistake I just noticed...
Rose Red is, naturally, a "Rose Hair" (not a "Pink Toe") ... at some point, I'll put up a pic of my actual "Pink Toe" (Rapunzel).
posted by
Mademoiselle
on August 16, 2005 at 11:38 AM
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Ya. They truly are ferocious predators.
I'm sure everyone is aware what the females do to the males after sex. (Which is fairly common in the arachnid/insect world, btw.)
posted by
Mademoiselle
on August 16, 2005 at 11:33 AM
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Very cool, especially, Cinderella. Manti are revered in China for their ferocity and fearlessness. In fact, there's an entire discipline of Chinese martial arts which evolved after a monk witnessed a mantis and a much larger cicada engaged in battle. Needles to say, the mantis won.
posted by
GhostintheMachine
on August 16, 2005 at 11:27 AM
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I have brown ones, too, Tapsel-T...
Plus, black, as well ...
and blue ...
and "zebra striped".
posted by
Mademoiselle
on August 16, 2005 at 11:15 AM
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Trust me, if you can get past the "eek factor"...
they make wonderful pets. Warm, gentle, loving (and
very clean) companions. Plus, they are terrific "conversation starters".
After all, "Would you like to come up and see my scorpions?" is a hard offer to resist.
L is for Leo who swallowed some tacks
posted by
Mademoiselle
on August 16, 2005 at 11:13 AM
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Very interesting, MadamP.O. Makes me want to write a post telling about my run in with a Missouri Tarantula. It looked like your pink one only it was brown. And, all I had for defense was a broom.
posted by
TAPS.
on August 16, 2005 at 11:09 AM
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oooh yuck, I clicked on then had to quickly scroll down to end without
looking! it made me want to itch and eeeeewwwww
posted by
_Symphony_
on August 16, 2005 at 10:42 AM
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Madame,
Most of them are just plain scary....except the praying mantis...I just LOVE those things :)
posted by
SincerityAnna
on August 16, 2005 at 10:42 AM
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Thanks, mcbreeze...
curiously enough, people often say the exact same thing about
me.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on August 16, 2005 at 10:40 AM
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madame, umm nice creepy lookin but nice .xxx
posted by
mcbreeze
on August 16, 2005 at 10:28 AM
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Thank you, MiaElla...
I guess.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on August 16, 2005 at 10:22 AM
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Madame
It suits you I think...
posted by
MiaElla
on August 16, 2005 at 10:18 AM
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Oh, I see, MiaElla...
I thought you meant your snail was somehow more mysterious than all the other snails (or
something).
Oh, and, oddly enough, my nickname is Pandora.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on August 16, 2005 at 10:14 AM
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Technically, I have goldfish, too.
Don't worry, though, they (along with all the other "prey") live very, very good lives ... right up until the end.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on August 16, 2005 at 10:12 AM
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Madame
I have no idea....she looks like a regular water snail to me....maybe cause she's always laying like a zillion eggs, but I never see any baby snails.....lol....I named her Pandora to keep with the theme...
posted by
MiaElla
on August 16, 2005 at 10:10 AM
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All we have is goldfish - Fluffy and Shaggy...
(Knocking wood and saying a prayer.)
posted by
FactorFiction
on August 16, 2005 at 10:08 AM
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"Mystery" snail?
What's so "mysterious" about it?
posted by
Mademoiselle
on August 16, 2005 at 10:03 AM
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You know what?
Image Shack is so fucking lame! I'll "clean up" the links momentarily. But, I wanted people to be able to see my "babies" (via thumbnail) without having to get "up close and personal" if they didn't want to.
P.S. If that witch had allowed me to use her web space ... this would have been alot simpler!
posted by
Mademoiselle
on August 16, 2005 at 10:02 AM
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Madame
And people scoff at my pet rat and my mystery snail...you've got me beat! lol
posted by
MiaElla
on August 16, 2005 at 10:01 AM
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