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smooth · 05-07-2005, 01:34 PM

Is she all about something soft and furry to pet and love?

If you want to start considering water pets, an oscar (south american cichlid) is inexpensive, grows very large, and is said to be very loving (like the labs of fish).

Well violent toward other fish but will become very social to its owners. Will watch you around the house, eat from the hand, etc. And she can actually watch it grow just about in front of her eyes.

Turtles are really cool, too, and won't wander too far from the property as long as you do proper fencing (like rockwork or something) and feed them. My friend's children love their turtles.

Short of that, I'm not too fond of iguanas for children or most people for that matter. They are very intelligent and sensative. They aren't like other reptiles in that once trained, always trained. An unstimulated iggy can become aggressive later in life. And huge--say 7 feet!

I believe the same way about birds. My wife's friend keeps small parrots. Not as expensive as the large ones, and still talks and is intelligent. Unfortunately, birds become attached to one person (or other), as one previous poster found out the hard way. That means big trouble for a married couple, or for your little girl if the parrot becomes attached to you or your wife.

One of my friends went through a dog-selection service before purchasing their pet. The service went through the house, size, living conditions and styles, and children, etc. She said it was the best investment she made before purchasing their dog. Perhaps there is a general pet selection service? So many people select pets without doing the proper research. I didn't realize how important it was until experiencing bad things myself, and hearing from so many others--including pet rescue workers.

05-07-2005, 01:34 PM	#26 (permalink)
smooth Junkie Location: Right here	Is she all about something soft and furry to pet and love? If you want to start considering water pets, an oscar (south american cichlid) is inexpensive, grows very large, and is said to be very loving (like the labs of fish). Well violent toward other fish but will become very social to its owners. Will watch you around the house, eat from the hand, etc. And she can actually watch it grow just about in front of her eyes. Turtles are really cool, too, and won't wander too far from the property as long as you do proper fencing (like rockwork or something) and feed them. My friend's children love their turtles. Short of that, I'm not too fond of iguanas for children or most people for that matter. They are very intelligent and sensative. They aren't like other reptiles in that once trained, always trained. An unstimulated iggy can become aggressive later in life. And huge--say 7 feet! I believe the same way about birds. My wife's friend keeps small parrots. Not as expensive as the large ones, and still talks and is intelligent. Unfortunately, birds become attached to one person (or other), as one previous poster found out the hard way. That means big trouble for a married couple, or for your little girl if the parrot becomes attached to you or your wife. One of my friends went through a dog-selection service before purchasing their pet. The service went through the house, size, living conditions and styles, and children, etc. She said it was the best investment she made before purchasing their dog. Perhaps there is a general pet selection service? So many people select pets without doing the proper research. I didn't realize how important it was until experiencing bad things myself, and hearing from so many others--including pet rescue workers. __________________ "The theory of a free press is that truth will emerge from free discussion, not that it will be presented perfectly and instantly in any one account." -- Walter Lippmann "You measure democracy by the freedom it gives its dissidents, not the freedom it gives its assimilated conformists." -- Abbie Hoffman