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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/sick_from_pets

OK is it just me or is anyone else concerned about the term "pocket pets"... something about that just don't seem right. and as for the "no perfectly safe pet"... what about goldfish???

I'm not even going to comment on the "don't kiss your pet" comment... leaves too much open for interpetation...
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Bryan, Atlanta GA

1-0-0 Ball Python - Apep
1-1-0 Rats... no wait... ROTTEN Little Cats - Ra, Bastet
1-0-0 Horse... whoops... BIG Golden Retriever - Jake
0-1-0 Wife
2-0-0 Kids

I had a 45-gallon goldfish tank leak all over my kitchen!
So no, there are no safe pets.
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4.1 Ball pythons
1.0 Boa Constrictor Imperator
0.1 albino Cranwell's horned frog
1.1 breeding Clawed frogs
1.0 black kittycat
3.1 Oscar cichlids
Also have fancy goldfish, african cichlids, and rats. And 1 Paint horse mare

my brother dropped it through the glass coffee table. I agree there is no 100% safe pet! LOL
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Tosha

"Of course, this is just my opinion...and I believe I am God." -- Christopher Bianco

8.20.0 Ball Python (Harry and Fluffy and currently un-named)
1.0.0 Angolan Python
0.2.0 Feline (Pippen and Pandora)
0.0.1 Dessert Tortoise (Pope)
2.2.1 Fish (1,2,3,4)
0.0.3 Lizards rescued from pool skimmer

What would one expect from the owner of a bp named "fluffy"! LOL
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Bryan, Atlanta GA

1-0-0 Ball Python - Apep
1-1-0 Rats... no wait... ROTTEN Little Cats - Ra, Bastet
1-0-0 Horse... whoops... BIG Golden Retriever - Jake
0-1-0 Wife
2-0-0 Kids

LOL just the weight from a pet rock is enough to make it an unsafe pet.

Quig

I had a pet red brick once as a child. Where it landed will remain a mystery...

Rob Reiding.

Improperly kept animals (spoken with a smile) are not dangerous... it is the owner that is dangerous. So it is not the goldfish that was dangerous, it was you (again spoken with a smile). As for the pet rock... those are dangerous.
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Bryan, Atlanta GA

1-0-0 Ball Python - Apep
1-1-0 Rats... no wait... ROTTEN Little Cats - Ra, Bastet
1-0-0 Horse... whoops... BIG Golden Retriever - Jake
0-1-0 Wife
2-0-0 Kids

WOW!! And I thought you were gonna put something like "cause you might get attached to the rodent, thus keeping a meal from your reptile" That is pretty serious business though.

Quig

"Its ok to love your pets... just don't LOVE your pets."

- The Truth About Cats and Dogs (my wife made me watch it)
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Bryan, Atlanta GA

1-0-0 Ball Python - Apep
1-1-0 Rats... no wait... ROTTEN Little Cats - Ra, Bastet
1-0-0 Horse... whoops... BIG Golden Retriever - Jake
0-1-0 Wife
2-0-0 Kids

in which case they would be a pretty screwed up person to kiss the rodent before feeding it to his snake.

LOL, you're smack dab in the middle of a room full of pretty strange people. Also, I'd guess as many feed live as F/T or prekilled. Just a guess though.

Quig

np
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Bryan, Atlanta GA

1-0-0 Ball Python - Apep
1-1-0 Rats... no wait... ROTTEN Little Cats - Ra, Bastet
1-0-0 Horse... whoops... BIG Golden Retriever - Jake
0-1-0 Wife
2-0-0 Kids