• THCDenton
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    511 months ago

    Can confirm. My brothers dog is my best buddy and all I do is play fetch, give him treats and scritches.

  • CubitOom
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    311 months ago

    Kindly request we add chickens.

    I think it would be equal fun as ferrets but the effort of a cat.

  • @[email protected]
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    511 months ago

    That thing depicted there looks like a 7-9mo old baby. That’s when things get fun, but still a lot of effort.

  • HEXN3T
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    211 months ago

    Damn I wish I had a dragon to ravage the world with

  • @[email protected]
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    611 months ago

    The scale on this graph cant be accurate.

    Its not a similar jump in effot between a parakeet and a cat as a cat and a horse.

    • FaceDeer
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      611 months ago

      Perhaps it’s logarithmic. Which makes the magnification needed to see sea monkeys even more impressive.

    • AFK BRB Chocolate
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      811 months ago

      But not really less effort than a cat unless you just keep them in a cage, which you shouldn’t do. We had a house rabbit, and I really loved it, but rabbits like to (need to) chew, and bunny-proofing your home is a huge pain. But otherwise they’re kind of similar: easy to litter train, very individual personalities, etc.

      • @[email protected]
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        511 months ago

        Mine have that oxbow compressed hay house! I find packing tape on corners they like to chew on stops then from doing so

  • @[email protected]
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    1111 months ago

    The snake is way too low on the fun factor. Just try letting it out when everybody’s at the house drinking, and watch the hi-jinx!

    • Echo Dot
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      111 months ago

      I had a girlfriend who had a snake, It didn’t really bother me in and of itself, but I just found the whole food situation to be disgusting. It was either eating live grasshoppers (those things are creepy as hell) or dead mice.

      I was quite happy to hold it though, at least once I was assured that it wasn’t going to constrict my arm off.

  • @[email protected]
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    2711 months ago

    Goldfish require a ton of effort. They need huge tanks, water filtration systems, chemical balancing (nitrate buildup can kill them pretty quickly), and regularly scheduled feeding times. Dogs on the other hand just need to be taken outside every few hours and fed two or three times a day on top of the occasional vet visit.

      • FaceDeer
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        1411 months ago

        Yeah, all that stuff about filtration systems and big tanks sounds way more expensive than just buying a new goldfish every couple of months.

  • @[email protected]
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    1111 months ago

    I have a friend who’s gotten into hermit crab rescue with his wife, and if you’re only expending the effort shown on this chart, congratulations you’re an abusive pet owner.

  • @[email protected]
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    2411 months ago

    Am I owning cats wrong? Cats are easy as fuck. You just take care of Vet/Food/Poop they do the rest

    • Lad
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      811 months ago

      Hell yeah cats are a piece of cake to look after. You can’t completely neglect them but they do largely take care of themselves.

      • Echo Dot
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        211 months ago

        The hardest part about owning cats is when you put the complicated cat scratching post/bed thing together.

    • @[email protected]
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      111 months ago

      Imho dogs are easier than cats. Cats vomit all over the place in weird spots so it’s a constant cleaning struggle. Dogs, once trained, are pretty straightforward

          • Echo Dot
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            111 months ago

            Depends on the breed. Multiple times a month is not usual for short-haired breeds

      • Tlaloc_Temporal
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        111 months ago

        Depends on the cat. We could probably leave our cat completely alone for two weeks straight if the food pail was left open, not that he’d be happy about it.