Pets, pets, pets (of the non feathered kind)

Apparently emus are very hardy - even when babies, whereas rheas aren't as babies but become hardy after a while. You are right Lydia - never a good idea to have just one - they need another of their own kind. Spoke to Margaret Dover from Lecestershire Emus ( she also sells rheas ) and she said never, never ever have a male rhea as she believes no matter how it is brought up it will, most definitely become challenging and aggressive at times. She was most adamant. Emus - even though bigger - are not like that and she said the males are more forthcoming campared to the females and make better pets. If anyone ever wants to find out more she is very good - you can visit too to see if they are what you thought they would be like. I was worried about pecking at eyes etc and she admits they do like shiney things - like rings and spectacles - but in her experience she hasn't had any try to peck eyes .

I'm still not sure one way or the other and would never be surprised to find myself coming back from Leicester with 2 little emu bundles on my lap :o :lol:
 
Lydia- you will have to sit on the emu egg-its too big for most incubators or broodies-it might get very boring they must take ages to hatch!
 
Oh Anne,I'd love some Emu's,but my garden is definitely not big enough.When I get somewhere bigger we could go together and get some,then we'd both have some :D .
Podstable,if I sat on an emu egg I'd crush it :cry: .
 
Wouldn't that be great Lydia - not sure how much land they need but I certainly wouldn't want any more than 2 - can you imagine the amount of poo they produce :o :lol:
 
Anne W said:
Wouldn't that be great Lydia - not sure how much land they need but I certainly wouldn't want any more than 2 - can you imagine the amount of poo they produce :o :lol:
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Eeehh,what a horrid thought :o ......do you reckon it's more than a terrier....if that's possible :lol: .
 
Probably not!! :lol: and I bet it they won't do it just outside the door to be stepped in either :o My terrier does that - little *** ! :lol:
 
Same here,not just the terriers,the whippets and chooks as well :mrgreen: .My lounge is like a farmyard :? , especially with the chooks in ;) .
 
The chicken poo isnt a problem in the house as dogs love to eat it, they would have a field day eating emu poo. Dirty buggers ;)
 
Yes of course! I forgot about that nice little habit they have :o I have to put a muzzle on my cairn terrier when he goes into the garden as we have lots of cats and .......say no more :lol: He likes to sit on my knee and the smell that used to come from both ends was something else :o As long as he wears it he's ok. Non-dog people don't believe it when you tell them what they do - or perhaps they don't want to believe it :lol:
 
My dogs are fussy about chicken poop,some they eat,other dollops they leave :? .Now cat pooh,they think that is a real delicasey,it's because of cat food having a higher protein content....makes their pooh very attractive :mrgreen: .It does smell on their breath though :o .
 
Thank god i dont have cats, i think we are lowering the tone girls :D Lydia what does python poo look like? Ann i wouldnt have the terrier sat on my knee, knowing what it had been up to.
 
That's the best thing though ameeyal - he has a muzzle on when going out so he can't eat it!! Therefore no cat poo no smell. Drives him mad sometimes not being able to get it . Also he used to hide in the bushes when I shouted of him and we have such a big garden that I could never find him. Now - he comes when I shout as it isn't so interesting out there any more. What a shame! Spoilt his fun ! :lol:
 
LOL,I don't have cats either :( ,but,if I go to a friends that does have a cat,I'll clean the litter tray first if it needs it,rather than have the dogs clean it ;) .
Python poo is very similar to chicken,just bigger,urates are passed as the white blob,and the rest a sort of dark grey/brown colour.Very like a chicken poo.
The difference is,pythons only poo occasionaly.Usually after being fed,anything up to 5 days after being fed.
Solid,so easy to pick up.
 
Ann i would like to see your terrier try and pinch some python poo, ;)
 
My terrier would risk anything for poo - even a python - would just take him longer :lol: :lol:
 
A serpent round his neck would keep him nice and warm in the snow! Ros
 
Being inside a pythons belly would be even warmer :lol: I dont mean it Ann, i wouldnt like any thing to happen to your lovely :roll: terrier.
 
Haha! the python would soon spit him out when he starts wriggling and yapping. I don't always call him a lovely little terrier - he has many names - Oliver is the one he started out with. :lol:
 
LOL,my pythons are dog friendly....at least,they can't manage a whole one :D .Seriously,I wouldn't let them eat anything other than dead rats.
 
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