tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post6177343565533967184..comments2008-04-27T23:06:17.011+01:00wife in the northhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15227214647512546906noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-46216139929603552432008-04-27T23:06:00.000+01:002008-04-27T23:06:00.000+01:00When he was 8 we bought our son 2 guinea pigs for £12 each. <BR/>One of them got mites and we had to go to the vet 3 times, at £10 a time, to get them injected.<BR/>And now our daughter wants a pony "because Ben had a pet when he was 8."<BR/>How does that add up?beta mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16230179911652781247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-60354667381716128842008-04-16T16:44:00.000+01:002008-04-16T16:44:00.000+01:00In my experience the dodgier the circumstances in which you get the fish, the hardier they are. A friend of mine got a fish from a fair 12 years ago and it is still going strong despite an apparent suicide bid when it threw itself on the kitchen floor ...Redwinesluggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06978123838007390814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-52035124730712236682008-04-10T10:38:00.000+01:002008-04-10T10:38:00.000+01:00Whatever happened to the small round goldfish bowls like the sort you get from fairgrouunds? The kids only want to watch the fish, and probably don't give a toss about the expensive tank. I think you were seduced into buying stuff you didn't really need.Retiredandcrazyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12130398756223000765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-75926208584573013722008-04-10T09:41:00.000+01:002008-04-10T09:41:00.000+01:00So many fishy tales of doom! Who'd have thought they were so hard to keep alive?<BR/><BR/>Have you thought about African land snails? They could use the tank when the fish have gone. Quite cool as pets.Mrs Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03692941248911371001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-8330748500239083862008-04-10T02:52:00.000+01:002008-04-10T02:52:00.000+01:00Oh Noooo - you didn't fall for that one?<BR/><BR/>There are so many stories to tell. Our neighbour was married to a fish health academic (there is such a thing). They looked after our fish. One died, they put it in their freezer - just in case(?)<BR/><BR/>We had to dig a pond to put the fish in before we left the country (just one more thing in a too long list) - the children wanted to bring them with us.<BR/><BR/>Put them in a pond - quickly!<BR/>x<BR/>CeeCeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07191885216530309850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-25337390351810662672008-04-08T19:35:00.000+01:002008-04-08T19:35:00.000+01:00I'm with Girl with the mask!Mopsahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17912659592484055741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-75734692693968219392008-04-08T19:28:00.000+01:002008-04-08T19:28:00.000+01:00£118...!!!<BR/><BR/>G.I.M xgirl with the maskhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12483166722690608208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-55429244670920117292008-04-08T11:14:00.000+01:002008-04-08T11:14:00.000+01:00Perhaps a snake would, at least, ensure the rats and moles would keep a low profile!<BR/>Or there is always dolphin sponsorship?<BR/>Perhaps you should go native, and keep something the family can eat, or wear, at a later date?Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18288304750380000477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-65574678710081490092008-04-08T10:58:00.000+01:002008-04-08T10:58:00.000+01:00Wife you should have bought them a dog !<BR/><BR/>How many goldfish are there down our toilets ?blinkeredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02232310926759684209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-65519208348331788252008-04-08T05:07:00.000+01:002008-04-08T05:07:00.000+01:00While dispossessed of my mind, I bought our youngest a betta. He was blue and red. We named him Nemo. He died. I promptly ran out and bought another just like him and was pleased when my little guy was fooled. We are now on Nemo number five. I quit counting the golden snails at seven.Kayciehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05655321325607087357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-49084879850098929752008-04-07T21:37:00.000+01:002008-04-07T21:37:00.000+01:00You can always hope, I suppose...Potty Mummyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04751869800592294891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-43795161442602174732008-04-07T20:37:00.000+01:002008-04-07T20:37:00.000+01:00Bless that allergy. We went through a full range of small furry things (including rat, jirds (like gerbils) degus and no I hadn't heard of them either but they do exist and pet shops can't reliably sex them so we ended up with extras, etc etc)and I just wish we'd given in to the dog straight off.... and we had one fish that lasted, poor thing, for years and years and years.Frankofilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01735463685466184020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-91397389633582364322008-04-07T19:15:00.000+01:002008-04-07T19:15:00.000+01:00I think it could have been worse. They could have asked for an iguana or snake instead. <BR/><BR/>But when you don't want it, I guess that's still bad enoughTinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12369918534461488884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-46500494452117349202008-04-07T18:05:00.000+01:002008-04-07T18:05:00.000+01:00Buy twice as many fish as you want, as half will die. <BR/><BR/>We bought a goldfish for 99p. It contracted white spot disease (very common in goldfish). The RSPCA book to help us diagnose this cost #4.99, and the white spot remedy cost #3.99. My only comfort was that it did work (although only for a few weeks).Iotahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08507184283437057648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-80218929966793261592008-04-07T17:17:00.000+01:002008-04-07T17:17:00.000+01:00Cave! Your boys may become like my daughter's friend who came home for tea: I knew this little guest was vegetarian so I tentatively asked if she liked fish. Her response was refreshingly enthusiastic and so, my vegan repertoire being limited, I cooked sea bass for supper. <BR/><BR/>When I served it up, her face fell:<BR/><BR/>"But I said I *liked* fish." she whimpered. "Like I like my friends. I don't want to *eat* them".<BR/><BR/>So don't let your children make the connection! And when they ask where meat comes from, tell them the meat factory ;-)007and a halfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07305084144218272877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-76831760072466102992008-04-07T16:19:00.000+01:002008-04-07T16:19:00.000+01:00Hope they last longer than mine did - 3 weeks I think was the longest!<BR/><BR/>CJ xxCrystal Jigsawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00031672605703705469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-51798877300977392252008-04-07T16:11:00.000+01:002008-04-07T16:11:00.000+01:00I feel your pain on this particular subject. We are on fish#2. I've spent $2.98 on fish. At least 30 times that on accoutrements. Sigh. And then there was the loss of fish #1....<BR/><BR/>http://prayingtodarwin.wordpress.com/2008/02/18/bye-tim/<BR/><BR/>I've been reading your blog for about 6 months now and I absolutely adore it! Can't wait to buy the book this summer!Ginnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17126348181557111991noreply@blogger.com