THE BORE

General => The Superdeep Borehole => Topic started by: The Fake Shemp on January 27, 2008, 04:51:47 PM

Title: I got a rather unorthodox pet.
Post by: The Fake Shemp on January 27, 2008, 04:51:47 PM: Maybe it was because I brought up this (http://www.evilbore.com/forum/index.php?topic=16924.msg408572#msg408572) yesterday. Maybe it was because although I have enjoyed living on my own immensely, I wanted some kind of furry companion. Housing-wise and emotionally, taking in a kitten would be too difficult for me right now. So for whatever reason, when I was browsing Petco with CrystalGemini yesterday, I decided I was going to adopt a chinchilla.

I've always dug chinchillas - they've got the temperament and social nature of a fancy rat, but the cuteness and aesthetic appeal of a rabbit. They can live upwards to 20 years. It wasn't until I got him home that I realized how social chinchillas really are. They're energetic and fun, but they communicate. Mine chirps and squeaks, bolts around and lays near my feet when tired. He likes to crawl up my arms and goof around. I like raisins, he likes raisins.

Ladies and gents, I introduce you to... Ash!

(http://www.evilbore.com/images/ash1.jpg)

(http://www.evilbore.com/images/ash2.jpg)
Title: Re: I got a rather unorthodox pet.
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on January 27, 2008, 04:55:21 PM: you really need a haircut

also you really should have bought it at W E T P E T S

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMbsZU83ajc

[youtube=425,350]gMbsZU83ajc[/youtube]
Title: Re: I got a rather unorthodox pet.
Post by: demi on January 27, 2008, 04:56:20 PM: See now why can't you get a pet like this, Patel? Chicks loves Chinchillas, not nasty chinese dogs
Title: Re: I got a rather unorthodox pet.
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on January 27, 2008, 04:57:25 PM: they're both hairless and have that cha cha cha sound
Title: Re: I got a rather unorthodox pet.
Post by: The Fake Shemp on January 27, 2008, 04:58:11 PM: I also concur that women love chinchillas. I had no less than four attractive women stop by to see him in a span of 24 hours. They friggin' love chinchillas.

I've heard mixed things about that, Spencer. To tell you the truth, mine seems a lot happier and mellow separated from the group he was amongst in Petco. We'll see how he reacts once he's acclimated to the apartment.
Title: Re: I got a rather unorthodox pet.
Post by: The Fake Shemp on January 27, 2008, 05:01:35 PM: Eh, I tend to avoid pets you can't interact with and die quickly. Chinchillas are great because they're not self-centered like rabbits (finding a social rabbit is a crapshoot) and not disgusting, nor die quickly like fancy rats. I totally underestimated their intelligence too.
Title: Re: I got a rather unorthodox pet.
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on January 27, 2008, 05:03:22 PM: why did you name him after your favorite Pokemon trainer
Title: Re: I got a rather unorthodox pet.
Post by: The Fake Shemp on January 27, 2008, 05:05:48 PM: No homo.

I named him for two reasons - after the greatest movie hero of all-time (Ashley J. Williams!), and because chinchillas are native to volcanic habitats and bath in fine volcanic ash to clean themselves. In fact, you just put this special "dust" in a container and they clean themselves. It's awesome.
Title: Re: I got a rather unorthodox pet.
Post by: cloudwalking on January 27, 2008, 05:14:21 PM: chinchillas rock :) my cousins had one when i was younger, and we used to play with him for hours. we'd get old shoe boxes and make him a "hotel" to play in.
Title: Re: I got a rather unorthodox pet.
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on January 27, 2008, 05:15:23 PM: Quote from: Willco on January 27, 2008, 05:05:48 PM
No homo.

I named him for two reasons - after the greatest movie hero of all-time (Ashley J. Williams!), and because chinchillas are native to volcanic habitats and bath in fine volcanic ash to clean themselves. In fact, you just put this special "dust" in a container and they clean themselves. It's awesome.

Miracle powder! *snort*
Title: Re: I got a rather unorthodox pet.
Post by: TVC15 on January 27, 2008, 05:20:44 PM: I know I probably don't need to say this, but, well, I know you, Willco: unlike cats, chinchillas aren't really fuckin pets, so you might want to invest in a second pet that more fits your needs. I suggest a either a koala bear (their mannerisms are so human. note: beware the biting. And clawing), or some sort of large snake (no no, not to stick in your ass, to plug in the cloaca). Make sure that if you go the snake route, it is a chick snake, or else it might be kinda gay.
Title: Re: I got a rather unorthodox pet.
Post by: Vizzys on January 27, 2008, 05:23:49 PM: I would like a penguin

sadly they need a cold environment

I saw a family on tv with one, they cut a doggy door out of a freezer they owned and fed him fresh fish at a nearby market, both unavailable to me
Title: Re: I got a rather unorthodox pet.
Post by: brawndolicious on January 27, 2008, 05:33:07 PM: They're so awesome. You can put them inside of this ball and they'll roll themselves around. They get you really dirty if you hold them after they bathe/dust themselves though. Nice petting animals though because of social attitude and soft fur.
Title: Re: I got a rather unorthodox pet.
Post by: Himu on January 27, 2008, 05:39:44 PM: ash ketchum
Title: Re: I got a rather unorthodox pet.
Post by: The Fake Shemp on January 27, 2008, 05:59:04 PM: Quote from: TVC 15 on January 27, 2008, 05:20:44 PM
I know I probably don't need to say this, but, well, I know you, Willco: unlike cats, chinchillas aren't really fuckin pets, so you might want to invest in a second pet that more fits your needs.

They're not a companion pet, but they're most certainly a pet.
Title: Re: I got a rather unorthodox pet.
Post by: abrader on January 27, 2008, 06:00:33 PM: what a kutie!
Title: Re: I got a rather unorthodox pet.
Post by: The Fake Shemp on January 27, 2008, 06:04:44 PM: Quote from: Spencer on January 27, 2008, 06:00:21 PM
Willco. He means it's not a pet to fuck. Literally.

:S
Title: Re: I got a rather unorthodox pet.
Post by: abrader on January 27, 2008, 06:05:54 PM: consider a ferret?
Title: Re: I got a rather unorthodox pet.
Post by: The Fake Shemp on January 27, 2008, 06:08:49 PM: Ferrets are too high maintenance. Even if you remove their glands, they still smell. Plus, they have a huge amount of possible medical problems - costly medical problems - that can occur during ownership. If you're not personally paying for one or spending them time to treat it once or twice a week to minimize odor, I can see them being neat pets. Plus, they steal your stuff and hide it.

It's a neat pet for rich people, basically.
Title: Re: I got a rather unorthodox pet.
Post by: abrader on January 27, 2008, 06:16:14 PM: I C - I never had them myself for long - just once when I was a kid and they stayed in a large kennel on the patio....they did have that odor like a deglanded skunk....

Im just a cat guy myself.

I yearn for the potential of a penguin one day.

I had a larger jungle cat once - it was a bother tho and ALOT of work.
Title: Re: I got a rather unorthodox pet.
Post by: AdmiralViscen on January 27, 2008, 06:38:38 PM: I hear chinchillas make great pets.
Title: Re: I got a rather unorthodox pet.
Post by: Powerslave on January 27, 2008, 06:49:43 PM: WHO IS THAT WOMAN?
Title: Re: I got a rather unorthodox pet.
Post by: T234 on January 27, 2008, 06:51:40 PM: Probably ChrystalGemini.
Title: Re: I got a rather unorthodox pet.
Post by: rodi on January 27, 2008, 06:52:27 PM: Quote from: Powerslave on January 27, 2008, 06:49:43 PM
WHO IS THAT WOMAN?

My sister, motherfucker!
Title: Re: I got a rather unorthodox pet.
Post by: The Fake Shemp on January 27, 2008, 06:59:17 PM: Actually, it's not. :lol

My neighbor really, really wanted to see Ash, and she is the one in the pictures (I think she's Korean, not Chinese). Although, your sister did help me escort Ash home and build his play pen.
Title: Re: I got a rather unorthodox pet.
Post by: Powerslave on January 27, 2008, 07:00:56 PM: MORE PICS OF HER PLEASE, THANKS.
Title: Re: I got a rather unorthodox pet.
Post by: The Fake Shemp on January 27, 2008, 07:01:16 PM: I don't think her husband would approve!
Title: Re: I got a rather unorthodox pet.
Post by: T234 on January 27, 2008, 07:04:41 PM: SHE MIGHT LIKE HOT HILLBILLY-DUTCH-WHATEVER HER HUSBAND IS LOVIN WILLCO YOU HATER
Title: Re: I got a rather unorthodox pet.
Post by: Powerslave on January 27, 2008, 07:06:32 PM: that defense force avatar looks awful XD
Title: Re: I got a rather unorthodox pet.
Post by: T234 on January 27, 2008, 07:08:01 PM: I'm too lazy for photoshop. Plus, I got an avatar surprise coming here in a few weeks.

EDIT: I just realized himu was too lazy to research the font :lol :lol
Title: Re: I got a rather unorthodox pet.
Post by: etiolate on January 27, 2008, 07:18:09 PM: chinchillas are awesome
Title: Re: I got a rather unorthodox pet.
Post by: xnikki118x on January 27, 2008, 07:31:26 PM: Chinchillas are so cute! This is the best thread ever, Willco. Is yours a nipper? Sometimes they are but if you're patient you can break them of the habit.

You should take a bunch of pictures of him taking a dust bath!!

LOVE chinchillas.
Title: Re: I got a rather unorthodox pet.
Post by: Powerslave on January 27, 2008, 07:32:22 PM: I can make you a better one if you wish T234
Title: Re: I got a rather unorthodox pet.
Post by: etiolate on January 27, 2008, 07:39:29 PM: "Is yours a nipper?" made me laugh for some reason.
Title: Re: I got a rather unorthodox pet.
Post by: T234 on January 27, 2008, 07:41:16 PM: Quote from: Powerslave on January 27, 2008, 07:32:22 PM
I can make you a better one if you wish T234
Go for it, man. Himu won't even wear the GTAIVDF avatar. >:(
Title: Re: I got a rather unorthodox pet.
Post by: Powerslave on January 27, 2008, 07:51:39 PM: you want the gta4 logo in it or what? also what type of background? give me a direction

also if you're only gonna wear it for like a week I say fuck it.
Title: Re: I got a rather unorthodox pet.
Post by: Powerslave on January 27, 2008, 07:51:53 PM: I gotz business to do
Title: Re: I got a rather unorthodox pet.
Post by: Powerslave on January 27, 2008, 08:42:11 PM: made 2, grab em while you can niggaz

(http://i31.tinypic.com/14y1ldj.jpg)

(http://i29.tinypic.com/280ts0w.jpg)
Title: Re: I got a rather unorthodox pet.
Post by: The Fake Shemp on January 27, 2008, 08:51:58 PM: Quote from: xnikki118x on January 27, 2008, 07:31:26 PM
Sometimes they are but if you're patient you can break them of the habit.

Nope. Not even when he was running from me when I had to put him back. He is definitely not completely socialized, yet. But he doesn't mind being handled... once you handle him.
Title: Re: I got a rather unorthodox pet.
Post by: T234 on January 27, 2008, 09:04:09 PM: I'll wear em' till release day in April.
Title: Re: I got a rather unorthodox pet.
Post by: Tauntaun on January 27, 2008, 11:08:56 PM: Quote from: Powerslave on January 27, 2008, 08:42:11 PM
made 2, grab em while you can niggaz

[IMG]Pic Not Quoted for Suckatude Control[img]

[IMG]Pic Not Quoted for Suckatude Control[img]

Dude, GTA is like teh ghey! I couldn't stand those distinguished mentally-challenged fellow customers who'd come into EB Games/Gamestop and be like, YOU GOT TEH GTA IT'S JUST THE GREATEST GAME EVER MADE N'STUFF!>!>!!>?!?!?.<!<>!J Powerslave this isn't a critique on your photochop skillz as you are da man and I <3 you. :-* Everyone makes mistakes, we'll just overlook this little....lapse in judgment.

OT: Willco that is awesome dude. Cute little feller, let me know if he ever sniffs your balls. :o

Back off topic.

True story: When I was working at EB Games this guy came in to return KOTOR (it had only been out for a few days) and this was his reason for returning it, I shit you not..."you know, it's just not Halo." :duh I wanted to jump the counter and slit his throat right there. :maf
Title: Re: I got a rather unorthodox pet.
Post by: Powerslave on January 27, 2008, 11:11:58 PM: GTA IT'S JUST THE GREATEST GAME EVER MADE N'STUFF!>!>!!>?!?!?.<!<>!J
Title: Re: I got a rather unorthodox pet.
Post by: Tauntaun on January 27, 2008, 11:14:28 PM: Quote from: Powerslave on January 27, 2008, 11:11:58 PM
GTA IT'S JUST THE GREATEST GAME EVER MADE N'STUFF!>!>!!>?!?!?.<!<>!J

NU UHHH! IT'S MADDEN!! IT'S LIKE TOTALLY A NEW GAME EACH YEAR HOW DO THEY DO IT??!?>23jlkjg;lajf
Title: Re: I got a rather unorthodox pet.
Post by: Powerslave on January 27, 2008, 11:15:57 PM: you're the sole reason I created these avatars motherfucker :punch
Title: Re: I got a rather unorthodox pet.
Post by: Tauntaun on January 27, 2008, 11:17:19 PM: Quote from: Powerslave on January 27, 2008, 11:15:57 PM
you're the sole reason I created these avatars motherfucker :punch

??? Mine too gay?
Title: Re: I got a rather unorthodox pet.
Post by: Powerslave on January 27, 2008, 11:18:31 PM: Wut?

I was talking about the GTA defense force avatars :-*
Title: Re: I got a rather unorthodox pet.
Post by: Tauntaun on January 27, 2008, 11:19:30 PM: Quote from: Powerslave on January 27, 2008, 11:18:31 PM
Wut?

I was talking about the GTA defense force avatars :-*

Why was I the sole reason though, T234 asked you. I confused.

Edit: :-*
Title: Re: I got a rather unorthodox pet.
Post by: Powerslave on January 27, 2008, 11:23:33 PM: Because it's a GTA defense force avatar, and you just bashed GTA? ::)

Damn nicca how hard can it be to figure this shit out :gun :gun :gun :gun :hump :punch :violin :maf ???
Title: Re: I got a rather unorthodox pet.
Post by: Tauntaun on January 27, 2008, 11:25:58 PM: Quote from: Powerslave on January 27, 2008, 11:23:33 PM
Because it's a GTA defense force avatar, and you just bashed GTA? ::)

Damn nicca how hard can it be to figure this shit out :gun :gun :gun :gun :hump :punch :violin :maf ???

QUIET I'M DUMB!

spoiler (click to show/hide)
and easy to get into bed :-*
[close]
Title: Re: I got a rather unorthodox pet.
Post by: Powerslave on January 27, 2008, 11:28:47 PM: Do you want me to make you a Tauntaun's brain Defense Force avatar? :-* :P :-*
Title: Re: I got a rather unorthodox pet.
Post by: Tauntaun on January 27, 2008, 11:32:47 PM: Quote from: Powerslave on January 27, 2008, 11:28:47 PM
Do you want me to make you a Tauntaun's brain Defense Force avatar? :-* :P :-*

:o :hyper YEAH!! I gotta go to bed but tomorrow morning I'll check it out. TY! :-*
Title: Re: I got a rather unorthodox pet.
Post by: Powerslave on January 27, 2008, 11:38:30 PM: I was being sarcastic :-\

this practically forces me to make that avatar after all :(
Title: Re: I got a rather unorthodox pet.
Post by: xnikki118x on January 28, 2008, 03:31:23 AM: Quote from: Willco on January 27, 2008, 08:51:58 PM
Quote from: xnikki118x on January 27, 2008, 07:31:26 PM
Sometimes they are but if you're patient you can break them of the habit.

Nope. Not even when he was running from me when I had to put him back. He is definitely not completely socialized, yet. But he doesn't mind being handled... once you handle him.

That is so so awesome. I love the little noises they make, too!
Title: Re: I got a rather unorthodox pet.
Post by: The Fake Shemp on January 28, 2008, 03:42:32 AM: I got him to eat raisins out of my hand today. And he took his first dust bath - it was the most awesome thing ever. He still darts away when you try and pick him up, but like I said earlier, once you have him handled... he's calm. He actually sat on my shoulder for ten minutes while I was browsing the 'bore.
Title: Re: I got a rather unorthodox pet.
Post by: xnikki118x on January 28, 2008, 05:43:59 AM: Does he like us? Heh.
Title: Re: I got a rather unorthodox pet.
Post by: Ichirou on January 28, 2008, 05:50:37 AM: I always wanted to get a ferret! They're quiet and nocturnal, so they'd be perfect for keeping in an apartment. The problem is they live like seven years and they're illegal in Puerto Rico so I wouldn't be able to move it back home. :(
Title: Re: I got a rather unorthodox pet.
Post by: The Fake Shemp on January 28, 2008, 06:05:25 AM: Quote from: xnikki118x on January 28, 2008, 05:43:59 AM
Does he like us? Heh.

Only you. :-*
Title: Re: I got a rather unorthodox pet.
Post by: drozmight on January 28, 2008, 06:21:03 AM: Those are fun pets Willco! We used to have one but he developed some issues with his teeth. The teeth never stop growing like with most rodents. He stopped grinding them down and they started to curve back down into his jaw. Eventually we had to put him to sleep.
Title: Re: I got a rather unorthodox pet.
Post by: CrystalGemini on January 29, 2008, 12:20:00 AM: Ash :heart :heartbeat :heart :heartbeat :heart

spoiler (click to show/hide)
:heart :heartbeat :heart :heartbeat Freddy :heart :heartbeat :heart :heartbeat
[youtube=425,350]jzfF9PSYDgc[/youtube]
[close]
Title: Re: I got a rather unorthodox pet.
Post by: The Fake Shemp on January 29, 2008, 12:21:05 AM: He is doing all kinds of crazy acrobatic shit right now. I'm trying to record him jumping like two feet from a small box to a large box I'm using to pen him in.
Title: Re: I got a rather unorthodox pet.
Post by: xnikki118x on January 29, 2008, 03:46:36 AM: Quote from: Ichi on January 28, 2008, 05:50:37 AM
I always wanted to get a ferret! They're quiet and nocturnal, so they'd be perfect for keeping in an apartment. The problem is they live like seven years and they're illegal in Puerto Rico so I wouldn't be able to move it back home. :(

I had a ferret a long time ago. His name was Zippidy and he was pretty freaking cool. He smelled, though. Even when they're descented, ferrets stink. They have a stink about them. Then again, some people say the same thing of cats.

Quote from: Willco on January 28, 2008, 06:05:25 AM
Quote from: xnikki118x on January 28, 2008, 05:43:59 AM
Does he like us? Heh.

Only you. :-*

:heartbeat
Title: Re: I got a rather unorthodox pet.
Post by: The Fake Shemp on January 29, 2008, 03:48:39 AM: We had a major breakthrough tonight - he went into his cage... on his own!

Earlier, he got stressed and a clump of hair fell out. He even nipped me. After I calmed him down, he was fine and even crawled on top of my head and ate a raisin out of my hand. He is still get used to his new home. But to get him into his cage without chasing - wow!
Title: Re: I got a rather unorthodox pet.
Post by: Tauntaun on January 29, 2008, 12:15:00 PM: How much did he cost? MORE PICS!
Title: Re: I got a rather unorthodox pet.
Post by: CrystalGemini on January 29, 2008, 12:30:19 PM: I can do better!
[youtube=425,350]4vdPT3dB9Sw[/youtube]

Quote from: Tauntaun on January 29, 2008, 12:15:00 PM
How much did he cost? MORE PICS!
He cost $102 (he was on sale - 20% off w/PetPals account from Petco) XD
Title: Re: I got a rather unorthodox pet.
Post by: Mupepe on January 29, 2008, 12:50:15 PM: their baths are incredible!

I own a chinese water dragon named Jub Jub and I wanted a potbelly pig named Abner.

a cookie goes to those who can get the references
Title: Re: I got a rather unorthodox pet.
Post by: Eric P on January 29, 2008, 12:51:59 PM: jub jub is from the simpsons

dunno the other
Title: Re: I got a rather unorthodox pet.
Post by: Mupepe on January 29, 2008, 12:55:10 PM: Quote from: Eric P on January 29, 2008, 12:51:59 PM
jub jub is from the simpsons

dunno the other
(http://www.blubberbuster.com/images/cookie_half.jpg)
Title: Re: I got a rather unorthodox pet.
Post by: Tauntaun on January 29, 2008, 03:15:23 PM: Quote from: CrystalGemini on January 29, 2008, 12:30:19 PM
I can do better!

Awwwww! MOAR PLZ I AM NOT SATISFIED! NOMNOMNOMNOM!
Title: Re: I got a rather unorthodox pet.
Post by: The Fake Shemp on January 31, 2008, 01:43:38 PM: Update. Ash is becoming less and less shy in his cage. He used to kind of sit in his timberwood hideaway box in fear, I think, but he's rarely in it when I'm around. He will actually voluntarily climb into my palm to get out of his cage. If I lay down, he'll crawl all over me.

Last night, he got less time out his cage than usual and protested once he was put back in by sitting on top of his house and pouting. When I went to bed (a bit earlier than normal), it was the first night when he made a total racket. At one point, he made a loud series of noises that sounded like this (http://www.chinchilla-sounds.de/sounds/u1_adpcm.wav) that I was kind of disturbed about - until I read about them this morning. Apparently, that's the noise a chinchilla makes when he wants to communicate that he is lonely or looking for his buddy.

I guess we're buddies now.
Title: Re: I got a rather unorthodox pet.
Post by: Tauntaun on January 31, 2008, 02:23:21 PM: Quote from: Willco on January 31, 2008, 01:43:38 PM
Update. Ash is becoming less and less shy in his cage. He used to kind of sit in his timberwood hideaway box in fear, I think, but he's rarely in it when I'm around. He will actually voluntarily climb into my palm to get out of his cage. If I lay down, he'll crawl all over me.

Last night, he got less time out his cage than usual and protested once he was put back in by sitting on top of his house and pouting. When I went to bed (a bit earlier than normal), it was the first night when he made a total racket. At one point, he made a loud series of noises that sounded like this (http://www.chinchilla-sounds.de/sounds/u1_adpcm.wav) that I was kind of disturbed about - until I read about them this morning. Apparently, that's the noise a chinchilla makes when he wants to communicate that he is lonely or looking for his buddy.

I guess we're buddies now.

:-[ AAAawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
Title: Re: I got a rather unorthodox pet.
Post by: Mupepe on January 31, 2008, 02:35:24 PM: yeah, butt buddies, richard gere
Title: Re: I got a rather unorthodox pet.
Post by: Tauntaun on January 31, 2008, 03:16:42 PM: Quote from: Mupepe on January 31, 2008, 02:35:24 PM
yeah, butt buddies, richard gere

(http://www.planearium2.de/bilder/wallpaper-lemmiwinks-800.jpg)