I want a Common Marmoset (pet)...

by MrMoe 11 Replies latest jw friends

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  circe

  I had a hedgehog. Very cute. Totally nocturnal. Don't expect to play with it during the day. They eat hedgehog chow and mealy worms (live).

  I had three ferrets and hope to have a couple again sometime. They are NOT mean if they are trained and loved. They do stink somewhat. They are social animals and must have friends. They are litter box trainable with patience, but will back up to any available corner if your back is turned. They go when they gotta go, and any corner will do. A good way to train a ferret not to bite is "bitter apple". It's a nasty spray that you can put on your fingers that will quickly teach a ferret that biting a human in yucky. They don't bite to be mean, it's part of their play. Ferrets are very curious and quick. I've known many a friends ferrets to die by climbing into the dishwasher before the door closes or to fall asleep in the family laundry and end up getting washed. They sleep very deeply. I wouldn't recommend them for families with small children. They are too easy to hurt.
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  bboyneko

  Hmmm..i think one of the most unusual and exotic pets you can have is a Palm Civet, (or sibet) a small marsupial under the scientific name Paradoxurus. This marsupial is a tree-dwelling animal belonging to the Sibet family.

  Why is it so odd? Ever heard of Kopi Luwak? (or KAPE MILO) The rarest and most expensive coffee in the world. There is only 500 Lbs on average of it available per year. Kopi Luwak sells for $75 per quarter pound.

  Kopi Luwak comes from the islands of Sumatra, Java and Sulawesi which are part of the Indonesian Archipelago’s island chain. On these Indonesian islands, there's a small marsupial called the Paradoxurus. This marsupial is a tree-dwelling animal belonging to the Sibet family. Once regarded by the Indonesians as pests because they climb into the coffee trees and eat only the ripest, reddest coffee cherries. What these animals eat they must also digest and eventually excrete. Some brazen local gathered the beans, which come through the digestion process fairly intact, still wrapped in layers of the cherries' mucilage. The enzymes in the animals' stomachs, though, appear to add something unique to the coffee's flavor through fermentation. Yes the most expensive…the rarest coffee in the world is partially pre-digested and excreted by the Paradoxurus.

  How does it taste? It's really good, heavy with a caramel taste, heavy body. It smells musty and jungle-like green, but it roasts up real nice. It's a most complex coffee with unusual flavor due to the natural fermentation the coffee beans undergo in the paradoxurus' digestive system. The stomach acids and enzymes are very different from fermenting beans in water. The flavor is earthy with a musty tone that’s heavy bodied. It's almost syrupy with a unique aroma. It's an unbelievable taste in your mouth: richness, body, earthiness, smooth.

  Is Kopi Luwak worth it’s price? Those who have been fortunate enough to try it at a cupping are delighted with it’s intriguing chocolaty, syrupy taste and would enjoy it whenever it is available. By the cup, it costs no more than a fancy latte at around $5.00 per cup, when you can find it. Well worth a try…even if only for the novelty…until your taste buds tell you how delightful it truly is.

  so not only is it a cute pet but you can sell it's droppings after you feed it raw coffee beans!

  http://www15.brinkster.com/efexotics/palmcivetext.html
  
  

  It looks an awful lot like a cat dosent it?