OooooOooooOooo! I'm so excitied!
I am happy to announce that I, Chris, am buying a real, live penguin!! Of course, I will have to save up a lot of money (They are $900-$3000... ouch!) It may take up to a year to gather the money.
[edit] Prehaps I will wait until I am a bit older and a bit more mature before buying a penguin.. until then I can probably buy my second favorite animal - a cockatoo.[edit]
-Chris
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 Feb 11 2003, 11:39 am (Edited on Feb 11 2003, 12:23 pm)
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Dracon wrote:
I am happy to announce that I, Chris, am buying a real, live penguin!! Of course, I will have to save up a lot of money (They are $900-$3000... ouch!) It may take up to a year to gather the money. Aren't you underestimating the cost of maintenance just a tad? You have to provide an environment for the penguin, and food and other necessities. This is a rather ridiculous thing to buy, for anyone who actually needs to save up the money. Lummox JR | |
Aren't you underestimating the cost of maintenance just a tad? You have to provide an environment for the penguin, and food and other necessities. This is a rather ridiculous thing to buy, for anyone who actually needs to save up the money. Of course, I wouldn't save up the money just for the penguin. I'd get atleast an extra $200-$400 to pay for prehaps building a saltwater pool, food, etc. I've planed the whole thing out. And I'm also considering of getting a job. (which would help a lot) I just love them penguins! | |
I hope you can take care of it well. But where will you keep it? And of all the animals, why a penguin? Of course I'd take care of him/her well. As I said to Lummox JR, I'd be sure to save up atleast an extra $200-$400 for food and environment (a saltwater pool, prehaps even a little house for 'em?). And penguins.. because... I love penguins. I have an obsession you could say. I probably wouldn't be getting him until after my junior year in high school. By then, I would probably have a job to pay for my pengy! =)> | |
Just so you know lummox, there are more than just artic penguins. There are african penguins which live in 70-110 degree weather, just so you know. They do need a warm tank to live in though.
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Dracon wrote:
I'd get atleast an extra $200-$400 $200-400? It takes me about half a year to spend that much on two cats(Food, Sand for Litter Box, checkups), and I imagine penguins would be...slightly more expensive to keep? Not trying to discourage you, but are you sure you aren't underestimating the costs? And if you don't have a job, how will you continue to make money for sustaining their environment / feed them? [Edit: Read this please, Dracon. Why not to keep a Penguin as a pet] | |
I am happy to announce that I, Chris, am buying a real, live penguin!! Of course, I will have to save up a lot of money (They are $900-$3000... ouch!) It may take up to a year to gather the money. If you wait a few years, cloning might lower the price. You know, if you're really serious about caring for a penguin, you'll need to do some research. And with that research you could make a BYOND game to simulate penguin-raising! | |
Hmm.. roughly $700 a year, eh? Well, thanks Alathon for showing me this website. If I want a penguin, I want it to be as happy as possible, and living with me with a minimal amount of money would prehaps be harmful to him. For now, I think I'm going to delay my penguin issue until I have moved out of my parents house, into my own home and I have a quite nice of a job that makes a decent amount of money.
So, yeah, probably no penguin for Chris... yet. If I'm still obsessed with penguins when I move out, I'll probably buy one. I'll just have to cuddle with me penguin doll... lol. -Chris | |
You know, if you're really serious about caring for a penguin, you'll need to do some research. And with that research you could make a BYOND game to simulate penguin-raising! That is an awesome idea! As I said in reply to Alathon's post, I should have done more research to the penguin issue instead of just visiting the website and deciding. But maybe I can make "Penguin Land" on BYOND until I get a Penguin Land of my own =) | |
You could always keep him in ur fridge and install a doggy door....ever see Ace Ventura? =P
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Your buying a penguin? Please Jesus be with that poor animal! :-P
*Note the humor*
I hope you can take care of it well. But where will you keep it? And of all the animals, why a penguin?
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