kadyg: Vote early, vote often.

kadyg (

kadyg) wrote,
@ 2005-01-24 16:30:00

Current mood:

Vote-ful and full of votes

Vote early, vote often.
This is a straw poll for the Fish vs. Reptile debate. While I'm solidly in the fish camp, bribes will be considered.

Poll #424290 Fishes vs. Lizards
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All

What should occupy the 46 gallon aquarium that Bax won last weekend?

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Lovely freshwater fish.
11 (28.2%)

Scaley scittery lizards.
13 (33.3%)

The newt that Kady may turn Bax into.
9 (23.1%)

Plants.
1 (2.6%)

Clicky thing!
5 (12.8%)

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	copperwolf 2005-01-25 06:57 am UTC (link)
	A consideration: which is easist to take care of / safely leave unattended for an extended period of time? (Reply to this)

	ssthisto 2005-01-25 07:00 am UTC (link)
	Lizards all the way. Easy to care for once set up, can be picked up and petted (Just you try that with a guppy - or don't.) and can typically be left for a fair amount of time so long as they have water and have been fed well several days in advance. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	kistaro 2005-01-25 01:15 pm UTC (link)
	Actually, it has been observed that there exist fish willing to be petted, but they're not very common... (Reply to this)(Parent)

	baxil 2005-01-25 03:24 pm UTC (link)
	It occurs to me that you currently have both lizards and cats. How do your scalies and furries get along? Since Kady has two cats this may be a consideration. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

ssthisto
2005-01-26 12:57 am UTC (link)

Pretty well, actually. The cats don't get into the gecko vivariums (but like to watch them - it's like a slow-motion kitty TV) and the geckos occasionally taunt and threaten the cats.

I wouldn't leave the geckos free-roaming, though, without you right there to watch them - because I suspect a cat would treat them as a hairless tastymouse if they got hold of one.

But LARGER lizards (beardies, ackies) would probably get along even better - by intimidating the cats enough not to even try to eat them.

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	tropism 2005-01-25 04:19 pm UTC (link)
	Get mudskippers -- then you could take 'em out and play with 'em! ;) (Reply to this)(Parent)

	necama 2005-01-25 09:45 am UTC (link)
	Sad, really. Nobody seems to like plants. What about frogs or turtles? (Reply to this)(Thread)

	kadyg 2005-01-25 09:56 am UTC (link)
	I'm open to turtles. What I really want to know is who are these three people that think Bax should be turned into a newt? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	necama 2005-01-25 10:00 am UTC (link)
	I have to admit to voting for that one -- I'm finding this entire discussion amusing, to say the least. I want to know what the clicky thing is. :) B. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	kadyg 2005-01-25 10:18 am UTC (link)
	"Clicky thing" is for those who have no opinion but just want to vote. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	necama 2005-01-25 10:41 am UTC (link)
	Gotcha. That's how I used the 'Turn Bax into a newt!' option. Besides, I think he'd make a cute eft, don't you? ;) (Reply to this)(Parent)

ssthisto
2005-01-26 12:59 am UTC (link)

Turtles... require an awful lot of space. Most commonly kept species of turtle (Read: Red-eared Sliders) get to be eight to twelve inches long - and a 46-gallon tank isn't really big enough to accomodate their feeding requirements (The ability to have a water area that is twice their shell length in all directions, plus a land area with plenty of basking space, UV lighting, heating...

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	baxil 2005-01-25 03:26 pm UTC (link)
	The way I see it, plants are a lock, simply because a fishtank or terrarium that big would look awfully dull without any, no matter what it held. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	kadyg 2005-01-25 03:45 pm UTC (link)
	Yeah, but if we have just plants and lots of them we can make a rain forest. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	necama 2005-01-25 09:58 pm UTC (link)
	Did you notice that somebody did vote for plants?!? Niftyness. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	kinkyturtle 2005-01-26 12:14 am UTC (link)
	Yaay turtles! (Reply to this)(Parent)

	(Anonymous) 2005-01-26 02:53 am UTC (link)
	Tarantulas? (Reply to this)(Thread)

	kadyg 2005-01-26 11:04 am UTC (link)
	Let me think about that........ No. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	(Anonymous) 2005-01-27 02:10 am UTC (link)
	Arachnaphobia? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	kadyg 2005-01-27 11:56 am UTC (link)
	No, I really don't have any sort of extreme reaction to spiders. They have their place in the world. It's just if it happened to get out, I know that the initial reaction of most people is to either scream in terror or smack it with something heavy - not exactly what I'm looking for in a pet. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	(Anonymous) 2005-01-28 03:16 am UTC (link)
	I see. Seems reasonable. And I suppose the cats take care of the "cute and fluffy" pet quotient anyway. (Reply to this)(Parent)

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