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    Just wondering if anyone has any unusual pets? I just recently got myself a southern rock scorpion (Urodacus manicatus).


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    Some sort of centipede (forget the name, but it's very poisonous so it stays locked up ) and a few snakes

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    weirdest we've had was a bunch of axelotls.
    also a goldfish with those bugged out eyes, he was too stupid to figure out how to eat and died a week later from starvation. we named him matt damon

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    when my fish passes away i am going to convert the tank into a tarantula enclosure! they look fun to have as a pet, the only problem is that i don't know where to buy crickets or other live insects for them to eat yet

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    I've got a pet wild rat that lives at the back door he hides amoung the pot plant pots and thinks he's invisible but he's there most days, he seems to enjoy the shower when I water them

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    Levy, go into mornington, go to the pet shop just behind the central, and talk to Gav or Alayna... tell them i sent u for things. they'll fix u up. (no perving on alayna either)
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    Quote Originally Posted by greenfoam View Post
    I've got a pet wild rat that lives at the back door he hides amoung the pot plant pots and thinks he's invisible but he's there most days, he seems to enjoy the shower when I water them
    still got wookiee? chuck some pics up, that guy was gigantic iirc

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    Quote Originally Posted by levymetal View Post
    when my fish passes away i am going to convert the tank into a tarantula enclosure! they look fun to have as a pet, the only problem is that i don't know where to buy crickets or other live insects for them to eat yet
    Almost any pet shop that sells reptiles or scorps/tarantula's will have them. Plenty of forums about explaining how to breed your own crickets, I'm going to give it ago save buying them.
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    Quote Originally Posted by greenfoam View Post
    I've got a pet wild rat that lives at the back door he hides amoung the pot plant pots and thinks he's invisible but he's there most days, he seems to enjoy the shower when I water them
    You realise it's not a plan yes lol. do you feed it? or does it just sit there?

    My nan/pop over about 4 years have fed wild King Parrots and Kookaburras and can now hold them and have them feeding off your hand. Went up there for christmas and I had 3 wild King Parrots around me eating out of my hand

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    Quote Originally Posted by hsvpunk View Post
    (no perving on alayna either)
    Pics or Ban!

    I had a few lizards when I was younger, but that's not really too uncommon. A mate has had scorpions and dirt devils and stuff.

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    Quote Originally Posted by hsvpunk View Post
    Levy, go into mornington, go to the pet shop just behind the central, and talk to Gav or Alayna... tell them i sent u for things. they'll fix u up. (no perving on alayna either)
    awesome! i will do. man you hook me up with everything, saved like $100 on my windscreen when i said your name for the roady on the vp haha

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    I had a pet Pig when I was yuonger. We sold it to be eaten because the neighbours did nothing but complain, but they did like feeding it all there scraps and how it kept there kids entertained lol.

    It was a cute pig, it would walk up to you, and you could rub its belly and it would fall over and go stragiht to sleep. It wasnt no little pink pig either, by the end it was bigger then a rottweiler lol.

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    Quote Originally Posted by LightningVP View Post
    Some sort of centipede (forget the name, but it's very poisonous so it stays locked up ) and a few snakes
    Giant centrepedes they are. watch this video of one eating a mouse
    YouTube - Giant centipede eating mouse.
    WARNING SOME PEOPLE MIGHT FIND THIS DISTURBING

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    Quote Originally Posted by quick308 View Post
    Giant centrepedes they are. watch this video of one eating a mouse
    YouTube - Giant centipede eating mouse.
    WARNING SOME PEOPLE MIGHT FIND THIS DISTURBING
    Wouldn't be certain that's the one, those are supposed to be found in south america only I think, they are very uncommon and very poisonous. They eat BATS lol. Hang from the roof of a cave and grab them on the way past.

    Could be, of course, I just wouldn't have thought it would be one of those.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stressball View Post
    Wouldn't be certain that's the one, those are supposed to be found in south america only I think, they are very uncommon and very poisonous. They eat BATS lol. Hang from the roof of a cave and grab them on the way past.

    Could be, of course, I just wouldn't have thought it would be one of those.
    i have seen them on the nullabor before. atleast i think it was one of those. looked the same but not as big

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    Quote Originally Posted by quick308 View Post
    Giant centrepedes they are. watch this video of one eating a mouse
    YouTube - Giant centipede eating mouse.
    WARNING SOME PEOPLE MIGHT FIND THIS DISTURBING
    na, this thing isn't that big...certainly not a mouse eater...

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    i've got a freshwater eel that i got when it was about 10 cm long.
    it's now almost half a metre long

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tom_1569 View Post
    I had a pet Pig when I was yuonger. We sold it to be eaten because the neighbours did nothing but complain, but they did like feeding it all there scraps and how it kept there kids entertained lol.

    It was a cute pig, it would walk up to you, and you could rub its belly and it would fall over and go stragiht to sleep. It wasnt no little pink pig either, by the end it was bigger then a rottweiler lol.

    OMG its a Tamworth? do you have any idea how expensive are rare those pigs are???

    My mum has 40 Acres and breeds rare animals so we have had a few weird things inc my brother!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by AirStrike View Post
    Almost any pet shop that sells reptiles or scorps/tarantula's will have them. Plenty of forums about explaining how to breed your own crickets, I'm going to give it ago save buying them.
    Ive got my own Woody (Cockroach) Colony going now, very easy to do, can let you know if you are interested.
    Very good forum is aussiepythons.com.au - Reptile terrariums, Reptile supplies, Python forums

    These are my 3 creatures that live in my room, dont know how unusual they are but they rnt your every dayers.

    Bruce (Bearded Dragon)




    Charlie (Spotted Python)




    Franklin (Smooth knob tail gecko)



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    Yeah, they do some pretty funny things, like wag there tail, and they do these push up things when you startle them. There feet are like little hands and they way they walk is funny. Also when they are hunting for food at night, they walk around on there tip toes, and when they see something they sit down on there bum like a dog and then pounce.
    Really good to watch

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    Quote Originally Posted by Wagon_Wheel View Post
    Ive got my own Woody (Cockroach) Colony going now, very easy to do, can let you know if you are interested.
    Hmmm I know they can happilly live on roaches but I have to see if she likes them before breeding them.
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    Yeah, woodies are easier to breed than crickets. But not everyone likes them. Also they can climb glass which is a bit annoying, but you just put a bit of vasoline or this paint called fluon up top so they cant climb out
    But buy a small tub first to see if they like them, i can also put you onto a person that will send out woodies to your door much cheaper than any pet shop.
    But for just one scorpion, you wouldnt need a colony or anything.

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