What kind of animals have you had throughout your life?

Oh, goodness. I've had a bunch of animals growing up. My mom was really cool about letting me have critters.
I don't remember, but when I was pretty little, we had a cat and it actually gave birth to her kittens on top of me while I was in bed, with the blanket over me, of course. (My mom told me this)
As long as I remember, we've always had a dog or cat or both.
I've had:
fish
tarantula
ferret
hamsters
rabbits
ducks and chickens at the grandparents house
turtle (although Moma made me let him loose)

I'm not a reptile person, so I will not have a snake or lizard or anything.

I've always had something

Cats
Dogs
Birds
(Lovebirds, one who is almost 15 now.I handfed him from an egg
Cockatiels, Indian Ringnecks, Macaws, Gold Wing Amazon, Sulfer Crested Cockatoo.. I could go on lol )
Rats
Hamster
Guinea Pigs
Horses
Cows
Chickens
Peacocks
Pheasants
Swans
Ducks
Ponies
Ferrets
Skunks
Fish
Turtles

Like you, no snakes, spiders or lizards.

I grew up on a farm in Kentucky so we had TONS of animals

Fish
Cats
and a little brother (does he count?)

Chickens
Roosters
Ducks
Rabbits
Goats
Parakeets
Dogs
Wolf hybrid
Cats
Gerbils
Hamsters
Mouse
Fish
Green Iguana
Guinea Pig

(i'm sure i'm forgetting something i used to live on a farm when i was a little girl.)

Cats
Dogs
Hamsters
Gerbils
Rat
Mice
Fish
Crayfish
Toads - saved a bunch of tadpoles from drying up puddle, and took care of them till they changed. Then let them go.
Salamanders
Lizards
Scorpions - saved a female scorpion from some kids that were poking it with a stick. Since it was late Fall, the weather was getting cold, so I kept her over the Winter... and she had babies.
Turtles
Rabbits (how did I forget rabbits? )

And btw - turtles are reptiles. Actually one of the harder to keep reptiles.

Originally Posted by Essayons89

Fish
Cats
and a little brother (does he count?)

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heh funny, i was thinking to say a sister(if that counts)
dogs
cats,
fish
a ferret
hmm

I had a gold fish when I was about 5 years old.
I've had a couple of budgies.
We had 2 dogs (separate times) when I was a kid.
We also had some jack rabbits when I was small too.

Since I moved out and have lived on my own I've only had cats. I have no desire for any other type of animal.

It's pretty much been cats, cats and more cats. We did have a grey dwarf rabbit at one point when i was little, but it was getting hard to look after him and keep him seperate from the 3 or 4 kitties we had at the time. They were always sniffing around and trying to get in his cage when we'd clean it out. That was when they were always outdoor kitties.

I have been a second adopted mum to Rhani and Bella (tristans pups) and their chickens/ducks and noodle the guinea pig who passed away this year.

What a fun thread!! I always had some kind of pet growing up!

cats
dogs
fish
horse
rabbits
hamsters
mice
guinea pigs
ducks
birds

2 dogs (one still living)
1 guinea pig
1 mouse

We probably would've had more animals except Lady liked being a only dog. She really liked it. Arthur the guinea pig wasn't actually ours, it was my sister's 1st grade's classroom guinea pig which we got to take home for the summer. Jack, my mouse, lived at my house for less than a day before he moved to my mom's boyfriend's house because Lady didn't like sharing he home. Didn't want poor Jack to have a heart attack! And Trixie, our first dog, was hit by a car less than a week after we got her. It was a horrible accident.

Actually, Trixie's death led to my belief that naming pets after previous beloved pets will cause them to die tragically. (She was named after my dad's favorite dog as a child.) So all pets should have their own names.

Tricia

I have had all sorts of animals. I was lucky to have parents that both liked animals.

I have had dogs
cats
raccoons
chinchillas
guinea pigs
lizards like iguanas and those little anoles (sp?)
frogs
a horse
all sorts of birds
rats
mice
hamsters
rabbits
snakes

Hmmm thats all I can think of right now. I will add more later if I think of anything else.

We had 2 raccoons. They were named Ren and Stimpy and they were pretty young still so they were fun. An experiance I will never forget.

The horse was named Emmy and she stayed at my grandmas boyfriends daughters house. She was beautiful.

The guinea pigs I had when I was younger and the last ones died in a house fire with their babies.

I think when I was little my parents had a conure...not sure what type it was. I have had finches and cockatiels. I raised a sparrow baby once. My dad used to have a african grey and he lives with my grandma now. I can't remember what other kinds.

My dad had snakes off and on while I was growing up so I was never scared of them but I wouldn't like to feed one myself so I don't see any in my future.

Many herps (turtles, lizards, spiders, snakes, frogs, salamanders), ducks, cows, dogs, cats, bunnies, various birds (rehab wild birds in need), mice, gerbils, hamsters, fish, bugs (all different kinds)...don't think I am leaving anyone out

sorry, double post

Cats
dogs
goats
pig
chinchillas
mice
gergils
guinea pigs
chickens
pigeons
cockatoo
cockateels
African Greys
parakeets
iguana
racoons
fish
rabbits

Might of missed some. All those but the cats and dog I had growing up living with my mother. I learned in that time I hate cleaning cages. So no caged animals for me.

Wow, some of you had zoo's

I have always managed to have cats. All kinds of strays came to my home. I saved a cat that was put into a dumpster. The neighborhood I grew up in did not have too many cat-friendly kids. I have seen and heard many stories about cats being treated poorly. I hung out more with the dogs and cats than humans. Back then, there wasn't a leash law so there were many dogs roaming around.

Numerous Cats
Rabbits
One Dog

Let me see if I can remember them all:

Cats
Dogs
Fish
Shrimp
Aquatic Snails
Rabbit
Snakes
Green Iguana
Horse
Goats
Quail
Green Winged Macaw
Umbrella Cockatoo
Hamsters
Gerbils
Rats
Turtle

...I think that's it.

Quill_luv reminded me that I've also had hermit crabs.

Cats
Guinea Pigs
Dog
Hermit Crab
Fish
Water Snails
Various Bugs
Chickens and Rabbits at my grandpa's hobby farm
Wild Racoons

I used to consider the horses over at the therapeutic riding stables "my" horses, all twelve of them .

Let's see.....first I had a cat, then another cat, then another cat, then a couple of birds, then some dogs, then more cats, then more dogs, then more cats, then more dogs.

I'm stuck on cats and dogs!

cats
dogs
fish
frogs (outdoor though, they lived in th pond)
hamsters
gerbil
turtle
bird
hedgehog
guinea pig

I think that is it.

I've had fish, hamsters, dwarf hamsters, rats, dogs and now cats. I never thought I'd become as obsessed with cats as I have, I always thought I was a dog person until I got Fable.