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February 21, 2006

For God's Sake People!

You want a pet, buy a frickin' hamster!


PINELLAS PARK - One by one, the three cats died, inexplicably. No evidence of anything.

First it was Kellie Cat, then Momma Kitten and finally Gray Kitty, all in a month.

On Monday, the prime suspect emerged from a mound of dirt behind the National Auto Service Center.

It was black, 7 inches long with eight legs and a long stinger.

...The genus is not native to Florida but was imported here about 80 years ago, he said.

This one is "on the big side," he said. "They probably have no problems killing a cat."

Emperor scorpions have become increasingly popular as pets, he said.


And when you decide you don't want the one you already have, crush and flush.


Posted by tree hugging sister at February 21, 2006 09:59 AM

Comments

Nasty things. Why would you want that for a pet? Bloody hell, they sting their own, and people want it as a pet?

Posted by: Crusader at February 21, 2006 10:14 AM

Yeah, but can a hamster kick a chihuahua's ass? I think not!

Posted by: Robb Allen (Sharp as a Marble) at February 21, 2006 10:21 AM

What the FUCK is wrong with people?! I mean, HUH?! A scorpion for a pet?

Posted by: Dave J at February 21, 2006 11:02 AM

Nothing about that picture suggests "Fluffy" to me. All pets should be able to be named "Fluffy" or they shouldn't be pets.

Posted by: tree hugging sister at February 21, 2006 11:35 AM

It's all status. Oooh, look at me, I've got a scorpion/baby gator/boa constrictor as a pet. I'm bad.

Yeh, right. These are not tameable creatures. One has no business owning something like this as a pet unless you completely control that creature's environment - say, a fish - or, like a hamster, it isn't dangerous.

Posted by: Nightfly at February 21, 2006 01:03 PM

Ewww! I don't consider anything with an exoskeleton a pet. At least tarantulas can be named Fluffy, being big and hairy.

That said, we used to pick the little ones in South Florida up when I was a kid. You just poke them with a pencil so the stinger goes up and grab the tail.

Posted by: Cindermutha at February 21, 2006 04:33 PM