[ SECRET POST #3969 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3969 ⌋

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[Vampire Princess Miyu]


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[Disgaea/Soul Nomad]


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Comments

Re: Pet Advice

[soldatsasha]

Without telling people what it is, or even what general group of animal it belongs to, there's no way anyone can give you advice. Is it a bird? Reptile? Fish? Pig?

I would say for any animal, stop trying to hold it. It struggles and tries to bite you, that's as clear communication as you can expect from an animal. Did you get it and immediately start petting/holding it regularly, or did you give it time to get to know you first? Many animals (like many birds and some reptiles) require long adjustment periods of getting used to a person's presence before they can trust that person enough to be handled. I know many birds need 6+ months with a new owner before they begin bonding. Other animals need to have constant attention or have companion animals or else they get too lonely, like sugar gliders.

If it has been mistreated and it's issues stem from that, there's a good chance re-homing it won't help the animal at all and will just stress it out even more.

I rescued a dog a long time ago, and it took years before he mellowed out enough to be a regular 'pet', and he always had problems. For the first few months I couldn't look directly at him or he would piss himself, and for the first year he would never stay in the same room as me for more than thirty minutes or so before he had to go hide. For years I had a dog that I rarely touched, and almost never talked to. I pretty much just left him alone until he learned to trust me. I was kind of bitter, because who wants such a shitty pet, right? But giving him away wouldn't have helped anything, he'd just be a problem for someone else, and most people wouldn't have the patience to deal with a bad pet.