Should I get a pet?
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️ Christina 1986-05-20 
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️ Christina 1986-05-20 — 4 years ago(April 15, 2021 12:38 AM)
Of course, I will find out what to do if I don't want it, anymore. I just found they live for 30 years, and I'm not surprised.
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TheSuperPoster — 4 years ago(April 15, 2021 12:46 AM)
The best advice is to start off with a house plant. Do you have any? Have you been successful with them in the past?
If you've been able to nourish a plant and sustain it for a good length of time, I bet you'd have lots of love to give to an animal.
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️ Christina 1986-05-20 — 4 years ago(April 15, 2021 01:19 AM)
I don't think the hamster would be allowed in a group home, otherwise I would keep her. Yea, they live in water, and some people have big aquariums. I might only be able to fit sea monkeys.
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wanton87 — 4 years ago(April 15, 2021 01:07 AM)
Looks like a hermit crab to me, Christina? I had some of those when I was a kid. None of them ever lived for very long though. Though under ideal conditions, they might.
You have to keep a variety of spare shells around, so as they molt, they can move into a bigger home. I’ve seen them use some wacky stuff, when it’s all they had.
Here’s one that used a dolls head. That’s the sorta stuff that could haunt a little girls dreams well into adulthood
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️ Christina 1986-05-20 — 4 years ago(April 15, 2021 01:20 AM)
Yea, I just learned that, too. Interesting picture. I have to be able to provide for it if I get it. At least, it won't bite me if I try to clean the cage, like when I had a hamster.
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wanton87 — 4 years ago(April 15, 2021 01:42 AM)
At least, it won't bite me if I try to clean the cage, like when I had a hamster.
Yikes. I didn’t know that. I thought the hamster only tried to nip you when you picked her up. The crabs are slow moving, so you won’t have to worry about that. I don’t think they need much water. They do need something like a little miniature pond, in order to hydrate, but I don’t think it’s much. They mostly spend their time on land.
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10ca81ddda423dea9dd5a5871cd0fe46 — 4 years ago(April 15, 2021 01:20 AM)
Aren't you moving to a group home? Would they even allow a pet? I agree with whoever said get a plant. Maybe get a bunch of little succulent plants. They're kinda cool and they're hard to kill.
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️ Christina 1986-05-20 — 4 years ago(April 15, 2021 01:21 AM)
Good idea. A plant might be healthy during the pandemic.
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