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  • iMago
    iMago Posts: 8,714 Member
    JustReadTheInstructions wrote: »
    RunHardBeStrong wrote: »
    iMago wrote: »
    JustReadTheInstructions wrote: »
    Can you have bats as pets? Like domesticated ones?

    you *can* do anything i guess depending on how dedicated you are. like you could probably capture one if you really wanted.

    but then it's not really ever your bat either. its really like, nature's bat, you know

    What if you sneak one out of the zoo?

    If I'm stealing from the zoo it'll be a penguin.

    penguins are the worst though. they cheat on each other. we've been over this before don't make me post the homewrecking penguin video again.
  • mbaker566
    mbaker566 Posts: 11,233 Member
    edited February 2019
    aw, i always wanted a fox bat. i feel like my lab mix and a fox bat are long lost cousins

    but after reading the poor domestication rates :(
  • Vikka_V
    Vikka_V Posts: 9,563 Member
    JustReadTheInstructions wrote: »
    Vikka_V wrote: »
    JustReadTheInstructions wrote: »
    Can you have bats as pets? Like domesticated ones?

    Please get a couple of baby bats and try to domesticate them, and document it!

    This conjures a hilarious and adorable image! I picture them sitting on your shoulder and then getting spooked and getting caught in your hair trying to fly away.

    Would they need little bat sunglasses if you tried to change their day/night cycle?

    ...wow, I'm taking this way too far

    I love the thought you've put into this. I'd definitely want to start with babies.

    Would they have to hang on me upside down though? Maybe if I had a little branch on a necklace. Not sure about the day/night schedule yet.

    Guess you'd have to wear a sweater or something for them to grip, while they hung...and be prepared for the looks...you know the random guy in town who walks around with the bird on his shoulder? That'll be you now, but slightly more eccentric!
  • Reckoner67
    Reckoner67 Posts: 3,344 Member
    Someone just needs to invent domestic immortal cyborg bats
  • RunHardBeStrong
    RunHardBeStrong Posts: 33,069 Member
    JustReadTheInstructions wrote: »
    Vikka_V wrote: »
    JustReadTheInstructions wrote: »
    Vikka_V wrote: »
    JustReadTheInstructions wrote: »
    Can you have bats as pets? Like domesticated ones?

    Please get a couple of baby bats and try to domesticate them, and document it!

    This conjures a hilarious and adorable image! I picture them sitting on your shoulder and then getting spooked and getting caught in your hair trying to fly away.

    Would they need little bat sunglasses if you tried to change their day/night cycle?

    ...wow, I'm taking this way too far

    I love the thought you've put into this. I'd definitely want to start with babies.

    Would they have to hang on me upside down though? Maybe if I had a little branch on a necklace. Not sure about the day/night schedule yet.

    Guess you'd have to wear a sweater or something for them to grip, while they hung...and be prepared for the looks...you know the random guy in town who walks around with the bird on his shoulder? That'll be you now, but slightly more eccentric!

    I hope one day to be some kind of *that* person.

    We have a patient that comes in with a parrot on his shoulder. It's my favorite work day of the year.
  • iMago
    iMago Posts: 8,714 Member
    JustReadTheInstructions wrote: »
    mbaker566 wrote: »
    aw, i always wanted a fox bat. i feel like my lab mix and a fox bat are long lost cousins

    but after reading the poor domestication rates :(

    I would cuddle one of those giant fox bats to death

    xVDaQyW.gif
  • iMago
    iMago Posts: 8,714 Member
    JustReadTheInstructions wrote: »
    MistressSara wrote: »
    JustReadTheInstructions wrote: »
    MistressSara wrote: »
    JustReadTheInstructions wrote: »
    Can you have bats as pets? Like domesticated ones?

    You can have my barn bats. They’re supposed to be great at getting rid of mosquitoes but they’re slacking

    ETA: not now, in summer

    What if I build a small barn as like a habitat?

    I believe there are actual bat houses you can put up to attract them. They really are important to the ... what’s the word? Ecosystem?

    I was hoping more for a cuddly pet. The things I just want to attract around my yard are birds of prey.

    you should just get a sugar glider
  • RomaineCalm
    RomaineCalm Posts: 3,972 Member
    iMago wrote: »
    JustReadTheInstructions wrote: »
    MistressSara wrote: »
    JustReadTheInstructions wrote: »
    MistressSara wrote: »
    JustReadTheInstructions wrote: »
    Can you have bats as pets? Like domesticated ones?

    You can have my barn bats. They’re supposed to be great at getting rid of mosquitoes but they’re slacking

    ETA: not now, in summer

    What if I build a small barn as like a habitat?

    I believe there are actual bat houses you can put up to attract them. They really are important to the ... what’s the word? Ecosystem?

    I was hoping more for a cuddly pet. The things I just want to attract around my yard are birds of prey.

    you should just get a sugar glider

    THOSE ARE THE CUTEST.
  • iMago
    iMago Posts: 8,714 Member
    RomaineCalm wrote: »
    iMago wrote: »
    JustReadTheInstructions wrote: »
    MistressSara wrote: »
    JustReadTheInstructions wrote: »
    MistressSara wrote: »
    JustReadTheInstructions wrote: »
    Can you have bats as pets? Like domesticated ones?

    You can have my barn bats. They’re supposed to be great at getting rid of mosquitoes but they’re slacking

    ETA: not now, in summer

    What if I build a small barn as like a habitat?

    I believe there are actual bat houses you can put up to attract them. They really are important to the ... what’s the word? Ecosystem?

    I was hoping more for a cuddly pet. The things I just want to attract around my yard are birds of prey.

    you should just get a sugar glider

    THOSE ARE THE CUTEST.

    they really are

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  • RomaineCalm
    RomaineCalm Posts: 3,972 Member
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  • slimgirljo15
    slimgirljo15 Posts: 269,456 Member
    iMago wrote: »
    JustReadTheInstructions wrote: »
    mbaker566 wrote: »
    aw, i always wanted a fox bat. i feel like my lab mix and a fox bat are long lost cousins

    but after reading the poor domestication rates :(

    I would cuddle one of those giant fox bats to death

    xVDaQyW.gif

    You do realise that pink thing it's eating is human organ right? :noway:

  • iMago
    iMago Posts: 8,714 Member
    slimgirljo15 wrote: »
    iMago wrote: »
    JustReadTheInstructions wrote: »
    mbaker566 wrote: »
    aw, i always wanted a fox bat. i feel like my lab mix and a fox bat are long lost cousins

    but after reading the poor domestication rates :(

    I would cuddle one of those giant fox bats to death

    xVDaQyW.gif

    You do realise that pink thing it's eating is human organ right? :noway:

    wat. it's just grapes according to youtube video.
  • Reckoner67
    Reckoner67 Posts: 3,344 Member
    Grapes is bat-slang for spleens
  • slimgirljo15
    slimgirljo15 Posts: 269,456 Member
    iMago wrote: »
    slimgirljo15 wrote: »
    iMago wrote: »
    JustReadTheInstructions wrote: »
    mbaker566 wrote: »
    aw, i always wanted a fox bat. i feel like my lab mix and a fox bat are long lost cousins

    but after reading the poor domestication rates :(

    I would cuddle one of those giant fox bats to death

    xVDaQyW.gif

    You do realise that pink thing it's eating is human organ right? :noway:

    wat. it's just grapes according to youtube video.

    I think it's eyeball maybe 😁
  • Vikka_V
    Vikka_V Posts: 9,563 Member
    iMago wrote: »
    RunHardBeStrong wrote: »
    iMago wrote: »
    JustReadTheInstructions wrote: »
    Can you have bats as pets? Like domesticated ones?

    you *can* do anything i guess depending on how dedicated you are. like you could probably capture one if you really wanted.

    but then it's not really ever your bat either. its really like, nature's bat, you know

    What if you sneak one out of the zoo?

    i was actually curious and decided to google it. the first link says:

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    This is sad and reminds me of two occasions.

    When I was about 8, my brother and I caught some frogs and kept them in a bucket. We went around the house and collected dead flies from the window sills to feed them. Went to my dad's house for the weekend and was horrified to find them dead when I came home.

    And recently at work we kept a feral cat inside too long, "half domesticated" it, it was unfair and kinda cruel even tho we were trying to do a good thing.

  • como_agua1
    como_agua1 Posts: 210 Member
    slimgirljo15 wrote: »
    iMago wrote: »
    slimgirljo15 wrote: »
    iMago wrote: »
    JustReadTheInstructions wrote: »
    mbaker566 wrote: »
    aw, i always wanted a fox bat. i feel like my lab mix and a fox bat are long lost cousins

    but after reading the poor domestication rates :(

    I would cuddle one of those giant fox bats to death

    xVDaQyW.gif

    You do realise that pink thing it's eating is human organ right? :noway:

    wat. it's just grapes according to youtube video.

    I think it's eyeball maybe 😁

    all the more charming
  • newmeadow
    newmeadow Posts: 1,295 Member
    JustReadTheInstructions wrote: »
    Can you have bats as pets? Like domesticated ones?

    Chimney or belfrey bats are commonly accepted here.
  • Reckoner67
    Reckoner67 Posts: 3,344 Member
    Ocular migraine auras suck
  • newmeadow
    newmeadow Posts: 1,295 Member
    JustReadTheInstructions wrote: »
    newmeadow wrote: »
    JustReadTheInstructions wrote: »
    Can you have bats as pets? Like domesticated ones?

    Chimney or belfrey bats are commonly accepted here.

    Is a chimney more or less effective than a barn do you think?

    Barns are more hygeinic for the bats but chimneys and belfreys are more intimate for cross species socialization.

  • Reckoner67
    Reckoner67 Posts: 3,344 Member
    edited February 2019
    tinkerhellraiser wrote: »
    the shipment with the delay pedal i ordered off amazon has been delayed indefinitely

    Someone accidentally stepped on it and at least you know it works good
  • Deadman_Diggingup
    Deadman_Diggingup Posts: 3,082 Member
    tinkerhellraiser wrote: »
    the shipment with the delay pedal i ordered off amazon has been delayed indefinitely

    Is this irony? I can never be sure....
  • Reckoner67
    Reckoner67 Posts: 3,344 Member
    Where did my day go
  • beydounaliny
    beydounaliny Posts: 11 Member
    My 5 year old daughter wanted to put makeup on me...I'm still currently hiding
  • Mr_Healthy_Habits
    Mr_Healthy_Habits Posts: 12,588 Member
    edited March 2019
    Momo's...

    How creepy af can people be?

    If you have small kids that use YouTube... Look it up before you let them use it again...

    My kids first grade teacher talked to his class about this, and apparently it's been in the news too..

    I hope the FBI nails these *kitten*...
  • RunHardBeStrong
    RunHardBeStrong Posts: 33,069 Member
    laprimaJenny wrote: »
    It sucks when you’re upset with a friend for valid reasons, yet you can’t say anything because it’s your own expectations that upset you to begin with.

    That's the worst!
  • Reckoner67
    Reckoner67 Posts: 3,344 Member
    Maybe my perspective has been all wrong
  • KortltonVSt
    KortltonVSt Posts: 3 Member
    I bumped into a new album of AnnenMayKantereit. I can't help listening to it
  • Vikka_V
    Vikka_V Posts: 9,563 Member
    I had a disturbing dream the other night, where towords the end I decided I was in my own personal purgatory.

    Just now the song "Africa" came on the radio and reminded me of the dream....now I'll add to my version of purgatory the song Africa is playing on an infinite loop
  • SirMxyzptlk
    SirMxyzptlk Posts: 841 Member
    Skipping Indy in May and heading across the pond.
  • Bullet_with_Butterfly_Wings
    Bullet_with_Butterfly_Wings Posts: 5,545 Member
    edited March 2019
    I woke up this morning with a bunch of deep scratches all over my body... looks like a cat attacked me or something! 😅 very odd.

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