Hi everyone,
I just joined this forum after finding it while doing some background research on cats. I am currently searching for my first cat (ever) and have been reading and researching for quite some time now. I found a cat named Sterling via PetFinder and am going to go and see him tomorrow afternoon, so I am very excited about this!
While I am new to having a cat of my own, I'm not new to animals... I have a regular zoo at my house and am more than happy living this way. Single and planning to stay this way for the forseeable future (I've yet to meet anyone who really understands how I roll). My biggest hobbies are aquarium keeping and also herp keeping (reptiles and amphibians). I maintain about 300 gallon of fresh and salt water aquariums (many of which are in my high school classroom) and several dozen herps, ranging from corn snakes to turtles to giant african bullfrogs. I am currently a moderator on the fish forums at www.aquaria.info, or Fish Geeks.
When I am not engaged in something related to maintaing my zoo (which is rare) I enjoy being outside, working on my garden, reading (mostly about animals, but some ficitional stuff as well) and taking pictures (again, mostly of my critters).
Like I said... I am brand new to cats but feel somewhat ready to go. I still have questions about diet and training (I have two pet birds that I want him to stay away from, but he is already living in a home with birds and his foster mom says he is really good about leaving them alone... when you are in the room with him!) along with other miscellaneous topics. Any suggestions and tips will be more than appreciated!
Hyp
While I am new to having a cat of my own, I'm not new to animals... I have a regular zoo at my house and am more than happy living this way. Single and planning to stay this way for the forseeable future (I've yet to meet anyone who really understands how I roll). My biggest hobbies are aquarium keeping and also herp keeping (reptiles and amphibians). I maintain about 300 gallon of fresh and salt water aquariums (many of which are in my high school classroom) and several dozen herps, ranging from corn snakes to turtles to giant african bullfrogs. I am currently a moderator on the fish forums at www.aquaria.info, or Fish Geeks.
When I am not engaged in something related to maintaing my zoo (which is rare) I enjoy being outside, working on my garden, reading (mostly about animals, but some ficitional stuff as well) and taking pictures (again, mostly of my critters).
Like I said... I am brand new to cats but feel somewhat ready to go. I still have questions about diet and training (I have two pet birds that I want him to stay away from, but he is already living in a home with birds and his foster mom says he is really good about leaving them alone... when you are in the room with him!) along with other miscellaneous topics. Any suggestions and tips will be more than appreciated!
Hyp
