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You guys are too much man. I suggest a snake, some species of which are possibly the lowest maintenance pets on earth, and I get flack (completely ridiculous) and somebody else suggests a rat, which actually needs companionship, and everyone's like "ooh a rat yesss"
Let's all get off our high horses and have some common sense.
What are you guys going to come up with next? That scorpions crave human companionship?
Im rolling my eyes right now. What's out in left field is the wack-job reactions I'm getting to suggesting (obviously to everyone but you guys) much lower maintenance pets.
If you guys honestly think that a snake or a fish or a tarantula needs the level of companionship and dedication that a cockatoo does you're delusional to the extreme. And you're projecting your own emotions onto emotionless (except for fear. All animals experience fear) animals. You guys know that reptiles abandon their young and will eat them the next time they see them in many cases because they don't even recognize their own proginy right? Really intelligent animals.
This seems like really not the thread for this. It's derailing the thread completely. Realize that a couple of people disagreed with you, and the people who disagreed with you did not turn around and agree with the rat. In fact, only one person agreed.
There is no need to fling insults due to difference of opinion.
And not being maternal doesn't mean they are stupid.