There's a Dinosaur hatching in my bedroom - Live Emu hatching - General

[QUOTE=ewitwins;35164479]I'm just completely bummed that I'm going to live in an apartment next year that doesn't allow pets. That means that I'm going to have to sneak something small that doesn't smell in. Do you guys have any sanitation advice for ferrets? I've heard that you can really do a lot to reduce their odor substantially, but nobodies really given me specifics.[/QUOTE] Ferrets? Sanitary? Good fucking luck.

[QUOTE=ForgottenKane;35164701]Ferrets? Sanitary? Good fucking luck.[/QUOTE] oh god that feels incredibly foreshadowing. Are they really that bad?

[QUOTE=ewitwins;35164946]oh god that feels incredibly foreshadowing. Are they really that bad?[/QUOTE] They're pretty notorious for being messy. Playful pets tend to be the messy ones.

[QUOTE=Tukimoshi;35165657]They're pretty notorious for being messy. Playful pets tend to be the messy ones.[/QUOTE] Messy, I can deal with. It's more the musky smell I'm worried about. I [b]have[/b] heard rumors of a magic, mystical scent-absorbing chipbed, but I haven't seen hide nor tail of it in my local store.

[QUOTE=ewitwins;35164479]I'm just completely bummed that I'm going to live in an apartment next year that doesn't allow pets. That means that I'm going to have to sneak something small that doesn't smell in. Do you guys have any sanitation advice for ferrets? I've heard that you can really do a lot to reduce their odor substantially, but nobodies really given me specifics.[/QUOTE] If it doesn't allow pets but you still want to buck the system, get a lizard or a fish. Nothing with fur that runs around, come on man.

[QUOTE=RR_Raptor65;35159534]I learned something new about Emus tonight. At around 5 pm my lone Emu now named Gerry started acting distressed, jumping at the sides of the cage trying to get out and after calming him down several times and going back to my computer work I got up again to calm him down at around 6:30 and after I got him to sit down he vomited all over the place then started dry heaving. I rushed him to the emergency vet where the whole staff was surprised to see someone bring in an Emu. However they couldn't find anything wrong with him at all, he wasn't dry heaving anymore or acting distressed in any way. So they gave me some contact info for a vet that specializes in exotics and we went home... $80 lighter for the 8 pm emergency vet exam... I put him back in his bed and he starts freaking out again after I go to my computer so I go back, only this time I don't go back to my computer, I stay there sitting next to him after I've calmed him down. He stays calm, stops dry heaving and goes to sleep. What changed? The only thing that happened today is Gertie died. He misses having Gertie to keep him company all the time, it just took a few hours for it to sink in that she wasn't coming back to be with him. Come to think of it, he acted distressed on his first two nights after hatching because Gertie hadn't joined him in the cage yet, they hadn't even met, the difference is he hadn't started eating or walking yet and so all he was able to do was cry till I poked my head over the edge of the bed and whistled to him to let him know I was still there. Though this latest episode is even more extreme because now he won't even settle for being able to see me at the computer, I have to be right next to him or he starts pacing, crying and jumping at the bars. So I have him sleeping in my lap right now, he's perfectly calm and content, and you'll never look at Emus the same way again. We'll still be paying that exotic animal vet a visit tomorrow but I think the problem has been found.[/QUOTE] this is one of the most beautifully poetic and emotional things i have ever seen in GD. amazing.

[QUOTE=ewitwins;35165884]Messy, I can deal with. It's more the musky smell I'm worried about. I [b]have[/b] heard rumors of a magic, mystical scent-absorbing chipbed, but I haven't seen hide nor tail of it in my local store.[/QUOTE] It'd have to be pretty damn magical to clean-up ferret shit. Trust me, I have loads of them. [img]http://i.imgur.com/1a6mX.jpg[/img] [editline]16th March 2012[/editline] If you want a cleaner pet, make sure not to get a bird or mammal. Both are very unsanitary, especially mammals.

[QUOTE=RR_Raptor65;35159534]I learned something new about Emus tonight. At around 5 pm my lone Emu now named Gerry started acting distressed, jumping at the sides of the cage trying to get out and after calming him down several times and going back to my computer work I got up again to calm him down at around 6:30 and after I got him to sit down he vomited all over the place then started dry heaving. I rushed him to the emergency vet where the whole staff was surprised to see someone bring in an Emu. However they couldn't find anything wrong with him at all, he wasn't dry heaving anymore or acting distressed in any way. So they gave me some contact info for a vet that specializes in exotics and we went home... $80 lighter for the 8 pm emergency vet exam... I put him back in his bed and he starts freaking out again after I go to my computer so I go back, only this time I don't go back to my computer, I stay there sitting next to him after I've calmed him down. He stays calm, stops dry heaving and goes to sleep. What changed? The only thing that happened today is Gertie died. He misses having Gertie to keep him company all the time, it just took a few hours for it to sink in that she wasn't coming back to be with him. Come to think of it, he acted distressed on his first two nights after hatching because Gertie hadn't joined him in the cage yet, they hadn't even met, the difference is he hadn't started eating or walking yet and so all he was able to do was cry till I poked my head over the edge of the bed and whistled to him to let him know I was still there. Though this latest episode is even more extreme because now he won't even settle for being able to see me at the computer, I have to be right next to him or he starts pacing, crying and jumping at the bars. So I have him sleeping in my lap right now, he's perfectly calm and content, and you'll never look at Emus the same way again. We'll still be paying that exotic animal vet a visit tomorrow but I think the problem has been found.[/QUOTE] This so incredibly touching. I really hope Gerry does well.

I like your avatar.

-I'm sorry I guess-

[QUOTE=Zambies!;35170254]I really don't want to sound insensitive, and if I do, feel free to bash the hell out of me, but if Gertrie is not buried, have you considered doing an autopsy to see if anything is wrong internally?[/QUOTE] I'm sorry how the fuck would he preform an autopsy on an EMU, it's not like when he opens her up and then says, "OH obviously her left ventricle in her dino lung collapsed and that's why she died." She was a newborn and alot of times animals don't make it

[QUOTE=ForgottenKane;35167249]It'd have to be pretty damn magical to clean-up ferret shit. Trust me, I have loads of them. [img]http://i.imgur.com/1a6mX.jpg[/img] [editline]16th March 2012[/editline] If you want a cleaner pet, make sure not to get a bird or mammal. Both are very unsanitary, especially mammals.[/QUOTE] I've always wanted a ferret

[QUOTE=download;35170428]I've always wanted a ferret[/QUOTE] they shit on every surface imaginable

[QUOTE=ForgottenKane;35170573]they shit on every surface imaginable[/QUOTE] Mine uses her litter box, usually, and if not it's only in her cage.

[QUOTE=ForgottenKane;35170573]they shit on every surface imaginable[/QUOTE] It's called training

[QUOTE=download;35171636]It's called training[/QUOTE] Sure, but how the fuck do you train a ferret?

Keegs did it They are pretty smart, same intelligence as cats and foxes

[QUOTE=ewitwins;35171792]Sure, but how the fuck do you train a ferret?[/QUOTE] "Cyrano, go bug mom, Cyrano."

[QUOTE=download;35172799]Keegs did it They are pretty smart, same intelligence as cats and foxes[/QUOTE] ha thats funny my ferrets are over 3 years old now and only like 1 or 2 of them know where to shit, the rest just do the doo as they please

[img]http://i.imgur.com/xifbZl.jpg[/img] [quote=Lick]I hear Emus are really good with gravy[/quote] [img]http://i.imgur.com/BQZNxl.jpg[/img]

[QUOTE=RR_Raptor65;35150283]Well I got some bad news. Gertie didn't make it, she died this morning. I woke up at 5 AM to find her laying in the corner and all I could do was hold her till she died 5 minutes later. She had all the odds stacked against her and just couldn't pull through in time.[/QUOTE] Where is the sad and made me cry rating Q.Q

We used to have like 5 of these. One got out and i thought it was going to attack me.(was like 8) My mom would drain the eggs and decorate them.

[QUOTE=stinkoman;35181196]We used to have like 5 of these. One got out and i thought it was going to attack me.(was like 8) [b]My mom would drain the eggs and decorate them.[/b][/QUOTE] that's horrifying

I came into this thread thinking it was a Dodo bird (you can see my confusion), but this is pretty cool none the less. Would be cooler if they were Dodos though, what with their extinction and all.

No, it'd be cooler if they were [Url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aepyornis]Aepyornis[/Url] or [Url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinornis]Dinornis[/Url]. Dromaius is a pretty cool generic name though. Really hard to post with one hand too. [Img]http://i.imgur.com/dnY6Zl.jpg[/Img]

[QUOTE=RR_Raptor65;35184889]No, it'd be cooler if they were [Url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aepyornis]Aepyornis[/Url] or [Url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinornis]Dinornis[/Url]. Dromaius is a pretty cool generic name though. Really hard to post with one hand too. [Img]http://i.imgur.com/dnY6Zl.jpg[/Img][/QUOTE] Pretty.

God, this thread makes me want to horde emus

just wondering but what sort of climate do emus need? If I'm right they're native to Australia, so I guess they'd need somewhat warm temperatures all year?

[QUOTE=ForgottenKane;35170573]they shit on every surface imaginable[/QUOTE] The fuck are you talking about. Ferrets are like cats. They use litter boxes. Very easy to train them to use one and usually when you adopt/buy them they're already litter trained.

[QUOTE=hula whoop;35185022]just wondering but what sort of climate do emus need? If I'm right they're native to Australia, so I guess they'd need somewhat warm temperatures all year?[/QUOTE] Well that's the surprising thing about Emus and large Ratites in general, they can handle a huge range of climates and temperatures, hot desert conditions to cold [B]snowy[/B] conditions. They have a very thick layer of insulating fat around their bodies as adults, combine that with downy feather undercoats, warm bloodedness, and a body which is a maze of air sacs and hollows connected to the lungs you have a bird which can inhale cold air and warm it then distribute that warm air throughout it's body and the insulation from it's body fat and feathers keeps that heat in. Then in hot conditions they can pant and all that internal surface area becomes a heat exchanger. Emus also have a habit of soaking their feathers with water, easily done with such thin outer feathers and a downy undercoat. Aside from temperature regulation, that extensive respiratory system works like a supercharger and absorbs oxygen very efficiently, it also gets rid of CO2 much better than any mammal could. It means they can run harder and longer than even the best Olympic athletes, not even considering the speed difference.