Mallory
Posted : 3/15/2007 1:19:15 PM
At my house:
-1 dog (3 if you count the two that are my roommates')
-3 rats
-1 lizard
At my office:
-1 snake
At my dad's house:
-2 dogs
-2 birds
-1 fishtank
All except for one of the dogs in that situation is because of me. The one bird was a 16th birthday present from my mom, and the other was obtained to keep him company.
I've worked at PetSmart off and on for almost five years, and there was so often the situation of, "But the baby fish will be eaten! We need to save them!" (Code: I want a fish tank.) "There are a bunch of puppies that need homes because they were on an abandoned farm!" (Code: Dad, you really need to start moving. Get a dog so you'll start going to the park again.)
The lizard was also a 16th birthday present (from my dad), and the rats were obtained to feed to an old snake I had, but my roommates in college didn't want me to feed them to her, so they "saved" the rats. And then didn't take care of them. Of course this means I ended up with them.
Oh, and the snake. In retrospect probably the worst idea ever. Don't get me wrong, I adore her and she's amazingly awesome. However, I got her at a herp show with my ex-boyfriend. He got a male western hognose and told me I should get a female. They would be symbollic of us.
Needless to say, I couldn't bring myself to touch her for the 6 months following that breakup.