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I notice that all the pet portraits were cats or dogs. Here is one of my son's pets which is neither.



Some of his skin is blurred due to his breathing, but most is remarkably sharp given the long exposure (1 second). This was taken with available light - flash would be unkind.

This is a crested gecko which is native to the southern tip of New Caledonia. They were though extinct until 1994, but while endangered in the wild are now common pets.
 

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Really beautiful individual, but do they provide much opportunity of interaction with owners?
 
Mark Thornton said:
This was taken with available light - flash would be unkind.
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Very considerate of you. Yes, those big eyes against a bright flash just for a picture is a bit cruel, and clearly possible without one 👍

Well done.

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Albert
 
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I've had this pet rock since I was a kid. He is 585,000,048 years old. I was told he was 585,000,000 years old when I got him and I've had him for nearly 50 years.

He has a very quiet temperament despite his fiery scottish origins.

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He regularly acts as a door stop, something you would never get a cat to do.

If he ever got into a fight with my neighbours cat I would put my money on him. :-)

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Peter
'Keep taking the photos'
 
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He is taken out of his vivarium regularly to climb over his keeper. Our cats only interact on their own terms (and often not at all). While not the same as a cat or dog, it is nevertheless quite fascinating, especially their ability to climb glass and even hang upside down from a smooth surface - real physics in action.
 
You can't really get a cat to do anything - they are in charge.
 
tt321 said:
Really beautiful individual, but do they provide much opportunity of interaction with owners?
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Like everything, it depends upon the individual (the animal, not the human). I had a Burmese python that, after being with me for a number of years, was so friendly that to not interact with her was cruel - she would actively 'whimper' for attention, come over to new people for a look-see, and then expect petting, loving and scritches under her chin. She was a one-off, nobody, not even other snake owners, had ever seen a python this tame and human-centric, but there you go.
 
Thanks! Learned early on the pump needs to run 24/7 and there's such a thing as "too many" fish. To the second point, koi love making more koi and my population is at the ragged edge of manageable for the pond volume.

Cheers,

Rick
 
Mark Thornton said:
He is taken out of his vivarium regularly to climb over his keeper. Our cats only interact on their own terms (and often not at all). While not the same as a cat or dog, it is nevertheless quite fascinating, especially their ability to climb glass and even hang upside down from a smooth surface - real physics in action.
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Yes when things are very small, new behaviours appear. Van der Waals force is one, nano coating is another, m43 is still another ...
 
Skeeterbytes said:
Thanks! Learned early on the pump needs to run 24/7 and there's such a thing as "too many" fish. To the second point, koi love making more koi and my population is at the ragged edge of manageable for the pond volume.

Cheers,

Rick
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Peter 1745 said:
I've had this pet rock since I was a kid. He is 585,000,048 years old. I was told he was 585,000,000 years old when I got him and I've had him for nearly 50 years.

He has a very quiet temperament despite his fiery scottish origins.

6f950eb75d7b4e0c8c1aa1bf529c8f4e.jpg


He regularly acts as a door stop, something you would never get a cat to do.

If he ever got into a fight with my neighbours cat I would put my money on him. :-)

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Regards,
Peter
'Keep taking the photos'
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He is just a baby Peter somewhere in the house { thats the problem with rocks very hard to train :-) } . I have a gneiss rock from Lewis that is said to be around of 2.8 billion years old

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The rose of all the world is not for me. I want for my part
Only the little white rose of Scotland
That smells sharp and sweet—and breaks the heart.
:Hugh MacDiarmid
 
His name is 'Rocky' -- or possibly 'Stony'?

Quite honestly, he does look like he could be stoned -- my cat, 'Max' gets like that after too much catnip -- just lays around like a big lump.

As old as he is, who knows, he could have once resided in a dinosaur kidney. When I get to be his age, I probably won't move very much either.

Thanks for sharing his portrait.

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Greg
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Very sweet.

Mark
 
Peter 1745 said:
I've had this pet rock since I was a kid. He is 585,000,048 years old. I was told he was 585,000,000 years old when I got him and I've had him for nearly 50 years.

He has a very quiet temperament despite his fiery scottish origins.

6f950eb75d7b4e0c8c1aa1bf529c8f4e.jpg


He regularly acts as a door stop, something you would never get a cat to do.

If he ever got into a fight with my neighbours cat I would put my money on him. :-)

--
Regards,
Peter
'Keep taking the photos'
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Nice pet. Don't take it for granite.
 
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