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<blockquote data-quote="AFGNCAAP" data-source="post: 1658934" data-attributes="member: 871">I am, interested by some reptiles as pets.&nbsp; However, there are 3 major factors with me owning any reptiles of pets:<ol>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">I own quite a few cats.&nbsp; I need to get a pet that the cats won't mistake as prey.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">I can't afford to get any sort of pet that could potentially harm my cats (esp. if the cat goes after it as &quot;prey&quot;).</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">I'm absolutely scared to death of snakes.&nbsp; I'll admit that some can be quite beautiful, but I can't stand being around or near them if I can help it at all.</li>
</ol>Despite how much I love them, my cats can be dumb as rocks at times.&nbsp; Because of that, I pretty much keep them indoors.&nbsp; I also limit what sorts of pets I get along with cats--I got my 2 dogs when they were pups, so they would grow up around the cats &amp; know &quot;they're family.&quot;&nbsp; There were other, older dogs I would have eagerly taken in, but I couldn't take any chance of any of these dog turning on the cats (many of them grew up on my grandfather's property, &amp; hunt anything that isn't bigger than them--except for the occasional automobile).So, for me, I avoid getting any sort of pet that the cats could severely harm or be harmed by, &amp; definitely not anythign I'm phobic of.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="AFGNCAAP, post: 1658934, member: 871"] I am, interested by some reptiles as pets. However, there are 3 major factors with me owning any reptiles of pets: [list=1] [*]I own quite a few cats. I need to get a pet that the cats won't mistake as prey. [*]I can't afford to get any sort of pet that could potentially harm my cats (esp. if the cat goes after it as "prey"). [*]I'm absolutely scared to death of snakes. I'll admit that some can be quite beautiful, but I can't stand being around or near them if I can help it at all. [/list] Despite how much I love them, my cats can be dumb as rocks at times. Because of that, I pretty much keep them indoors. I also limit what sorts of pets I get along with cats--I got my 2 dogs when they were pups, so they would grow up around the cats & know "they're family." There were other, older dogs I would have eagerly taken in, but I couldn't take any chance of any of these dog turning on the cats (many of them grew up on my grandfather's property, & hunt anything that isn't bigger than them--except for the occasional automobile). So, for me, I avoid getting any sort of pet that the cats could severely harm or be harmed by, & definitely not anythign I'm phobic of. [/QUOTE]

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