Having Owls as Pets.

[Mirkwood]

I've put this in the leisure section and having Owls is my new hobby.

Most of you know we bought 2 at the market in Bangkok.

Porno and myself love them to bits and just in case any of you are considering doing the same and owning one I'd like to share some of the lessons we've learnt in the last 2 weeks.

Firstly, if you are in any way normal do not attempt to have an owl as a pet. Read no further.

However, if you have a TG and are a bit mental yourself read on.

Owls are hard work. Mega.

They look the absolute business in your home. They sit on top of the curtain pole motionless all day. They are majestic, funny (head spins round), and everyone who see's them will be amazed you can keep them at home.

That's the good part over with.

The downsides and there are many.

Food.

Owls eat live things. Our apartment is like a maggot farm. We have baby maggot things breeding in pots, adult ones and are always not only cleaning up after the owls but cleaning out maggot pots and giving them food.

I'm woken up every morning around 5am to clicking noises which means Ollie and Barney are hungry.

The feeding ritual.
Now Barney is lovely. You just hold out your hand (with towel over it) and he'll sit with you while you feed him maggots (with tweezers).

Not really a problem.

However, Ollie the Scops owl is a nasty piece of work. You have to catch him. If you go to pick him up he hisses at you and goes on the attack. Once you've grabbed him you have to trap him so he can't fly off. He won't fucking just eat nicely. You have to get his food and tap him on the beak a few times. Once he's fired up he'll start scoffing but it's got to be like a fight and Porno has tug of wars with maggots etc. Nicely he won't eat. Fight him for them and he scoffs big time. He will not eat out of a pot. Must be hand fed even though he doesn't like the the feeding ritual.

I asked Porno if she'd rather have got a nice bird that sits on your shoulder and says' Pretty Polly?'

Answer. ' No, I like owls they are fighting and crazy. Make me laugh'.

That sums it up really. Only somebody with that attitude should consider owning one.

More downsides for normal people.


This is funny. If I wake up in the night and need a slash, I get up and walk in the front room. 9 times out of ten I'll have this whoosh of air near my face and a bloody owl swooping down on me. You can't hear the buggers and it really shits you up. They don't attack you or anything you're just in their flight path and nighttimes is when they wake up.

They are possessive. They really take to you. If you leave them alone too long they let you know about it by squawking when you come home. Only when you sit down and they can see you do they chill out. I read this on the net and didn't believe it. They are so like TG's. Do you head in, aggressive,mental but like you round them.

Lastly, the only reason we are able to deal with these owls is their size. If they were big forget it. Wouldn't be possible.

I'd be very very scared of an owl any bigger than ours. No fkn way would I be touching one. Forget Harry Potter. That Scops owl of ours is one vicious mother. He's lovely and we wouldn't be without him but if he was bigger. :sofahide:

Even with all the grief we both love them to bits and would never be without them.
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[foz]

[QUOTE=Mirkwood;172883]I've put this in the leisure section and having Owls is my new hobby.

Most of you know we bought 2 at the market in Bangkok.

Porno and myself love them to bits and just in case any of you are considering doing the same and owning one I'd like to share some of the lessons we've learnt in the last 2 weeks.

DAVE.............only read as far as this.


Please sit back and think,no one else on here is going to be that stupied to think about wanting to buy a owl.

[Mirkwood]

Please sit back and think,no one else on here is going to be that stupied to think about wanting to buy a owl.


You lot have TG's round you. That's even worse than an owl.

Can the mods open a pet section please?

[Dunghie]

Sorry Dave, these are nocturnal birds of prey that belong in the wild not an apartment.

If you really love the owls consider donating them to a sanctuary where they can live in nature. You can always go and see them on weekends, unless they end up in the zookeeper's pot.

:cheers:

[foz]

well said dungie,MODS should ban him from board on cruelty grounds.

[gonzo]

well said dungie,MODS should ban him from board on cruelty grounds.I was thinking more on the grounds of being a fecking idiot.

[ROLAND]

He should be in a fucking cage with the fucking owls

[Fork Handles]

Why not give them to Adam.


He's fucking nocturnal anall.:keyboard:











If Tommie was here he'd post a pic of that pirate cunt and photoshop an owl on his shoulder.:cackinit:

[InCider]

Now Barney is lovely. You just hold out your hand (with towel over it) and he'll sit with you while you feed him maggots (with tweezers).


I thought you said Barney was a little fella? he looks pretty damn big in that pic?

Don't you have a problem with them shiting everywhere? or do they only shite in the cage? :unsure:

[Fork Handles]

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[Mirkwood]

Come on fella's.
Give me a break. You haven't had a Mirkys Wild Animal Kingdom update for ages.

First the owls.

Well to be fair. Owls don't make good pets. You can take that from me.
Why?

Well after the initial love wears off you have a very demanding creature living with you. They are un-tamable. No matter how many times you get them sitting on your hand,feeding etc they never come round and act even slightly friendly.
It's weird because they get all shirty if you leave them alone as well. You can't win.

The house is like an abattoir. I go to the market every week buying any mice that die in the heat. All the dealers know me now and we have a laugh.
One woman sells little chickens. I asked her if I could buy any dead ones she gets. How strange. Since I said that her chic mortality rate seems to have gone through the roof. :clapping:

Owls eat everything. Skin,bones the lot. What they can't digest they hawk up in pellet/ball form and gob out on the floor. They need to do this to clean their stomachs so you can't get away with feeding them nice things like chicken breast all the time.

Personalities.

Well, Porno's one Barney is a bastard. It hates my guts bad. Won't let me near him. He's had a growth spurt and is one mean mother now. I tried to get hold of him last week and he took a chunk out of my hand. He can get fucked now. I'm never touching him again and he might be going on my Mirkys re-introduction to the wild programme if he isn't careful. Porno loves him to bits though. He acts like a baby with her. He does give her a bite now and then but she thinks it's funny. :boxers:

Ollie my one. Well he's a nasty bastard as well. Hisses and plays up when you go to pick him up. He's fine with me once I get him on my hand though. He hates Porno and won't let her near him. She's threatened to kill him quite a few times and I wouldn't be surprised if he ends up in the pot.
My one does look the nuts though. Never get fed up looking at him.

Chatuchak Market.

As I said. I'm down there every week and they know me.
The owl dealer had a real beauty the other day and Porno wanted to buy him. I said no as he was a big one. Thought we have enough on our plate.

I've seen things for sale there that nobody would believe. For the mad animals you need to go out the back. They won't put them on show. I think there are police issues. I'm not sure if it's legal here to sell birds of prey like they do.

Anyway, snakes,mad ridge back dogs, snapping turtles, lizards, Eagles, Squirrels, monkeys, Crocs, crows, fish, spiders and owls. They are all here. I don't know what it was but I saw a wonderful black and blue bird for sale this week. I've never seen anything so lovely. Poor fukka must have been trapped somewhere.

Porno bought two Japanese fighting fish. To cut a long story short we now have 12.
They look the nuts as well. All different colors and if you get their tanks too close they do have a row.

If all goes well this month with work and we move, I'm buying a really big aviary for the owls.
OK, it's fair to say in UK or USA owls shouldn't be kept as pets.
Thing is though this is LOS.

Their life was destined to be shit anyway. If a Thai fancies an owl or an Eagle he will just buy one and stick it in a cage. End of.
It gets fed what it's given and probably dies. I look at it like at least we are doing our best.

The bloke told me he normally sells to Chinese who want to eat Owls and Eagles to gain sexual prowess :unsure:

Or young Thai lads who want to fight them against each other. :rip:

So, there you have it. Thought this video might give you an idea of what my apartment is like now.

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[ROLAND]

It's not the owls that should be in a fucking cage

[Mirkwood]

Update from Mirkys animal kingdom..........

I got back from Pattaya. Caught bus to Morchit bus station and popped up the road to Chatcuchak market. Had to buy the owls some dead mice.

It's been a bit quiet in the animal market lately. Some fella got bitten by a dog and died. The police have been having a clear up like they do in Mikes shopping mail and Tuk Com on fake clothes. All the mad animals are off limts and WWF did a damning report on illegal animal trade so not a lot for sale,

However, that all changed today. Business as usual.

Saw a cracking owl for sale. Really lovely. Wanted to buy him but held back. Only 600 baht. It was a type of Scops owl but different to one we have. I can say hand on heart Porno and I give owls a good home. We are both mental on them and give them 100% care. Feed them the right things, fly them and give them everything they need. They have good home here.

Saw 3 Hawk Eagels for sale and found out how to feed and take care of them. Spoke to Thai fella for ages. When we move to new condo I might consider getting one. Look the nuts. Bit scary. I feel a bit like that geezer in Kez film.

I know it's out of order owning birds of prey but I view it like this. They had bad karma falling into the hands of some Thai koont in a trap. Their life was fooked anyway. Living with us ain't a bad option.

Sorted an avery out for my two owls. Being built in next 2 weeks. Cost 5000 baht.

So, what did I see for sale today.

Really really lovely bird.

Asian Fairy Bluebird.
Got to be the most lovely bird I've ever seen.

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Loads of squirrels. (Sorry to see them in cages)

Baby owls and baby parrots.

Snakes.

Lizards (big fukka's)

Spiders. (Yuk scared)

Cock fight in the pit. Looked horrific.

My Siamese Fighting fish are called Pla-Kad in Thai. Translation??? Fish bite :bangin:

I can honestly say I love the pet scene here as much as the sex lark.

I had to laugh today. Everything in my condo either bites you, fights, fucks and costs money. Nothing nice here.

Loving it. :inlove:

[ROLAND]

Haven't you got a fucking job to go to ?

[bigphill67]

So, what did I see for sale today.

Really really lovely bird.

Asian Fairy Bluebird.
Got to be the most lovely bird I've ever seen.

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hi mirkwood the bluedird looks awesome, do you know if they could be exported back to the uk, would love one of them will have to have a proper chat next time i,m in patters we met in jan but didn't get chance to talk much was there with foz :thumbup1:

[KeeNeow]

The only asian fairy bluebird that can be imported into Brtiain is Mirky
LMAO

[Mirkwood]

hi mirkwood the bluedird looks awesome, do you know if they could be exported back to the uk,

I doubt it mate. I don't know for sure but most of the animals here are wild and not allowed to be sold. WWF and the like are always making protests about whats for sale in the market.

Thing is with Thai's they will never stop doing anything that earns money. The police do the usual sham once in a while then it's back to normal. Been going on years.

Saw a mega cock fight yesterday. Kids,girls,mums and dads all crowded round laughing.

They are a race of nutters.

Forgot to say.

I walked round the dog bit yesterday as well.

Kin ell. You can buy anything here. They had Huskey dogs for sale 12,000 baht. They would come in right handy out here wouldn't they?

German Shepard dogs, Rottweilers and Bulldogs. It's mental down there.

[gonzo]

I don't know for sure but most of the animals here are wild and not allowed to be sold. WWF and the like are always making protests about whats for sale in the market.

Thing is with Thai's they will never stop doing anything that earns money.

So you mean if people stopped buying the bloody things maybe they'd stop catching them? :whistling:

[Mirkwood]

So you mean if people stopped buying the bloody things maybe they'd stop catching them?

Oh yeah I didn't think of that. :buttkick:

[monkeyspanker]

We are both mental

no shit :faint:

[Frankie]

They are a race of nutters.

Well I have to give credit where credits due, your doing far more than your level best trying to fit in. I have never read anything remotely like this anywhere before.:respect:

Why not buy a couple of them huskies, few eagles, vultures, snakes, mongoose and throw them into your gaff and see what happens?:tornado:

Sorry I am just being stupid as you would need a bigger apartment for all of that. Is that why your moving?

I wonder what the next few weeks will bring? You should write a book as you've got more than enough material already.:toot:

Keep it up Mirky.:georgecross:

[kuranda_bagman]

no shit :faint:

:pissedmesen:

[thailearner]

So when does Mirky Safari Park Open

[foz]

Frankie he needs to buy a brain

[Mirkwood]

Today at the market...

Finished work and caught bus to market.

What did we have on sale today?

Eagle... Big mother. Now this one looked fierce and was making the shrieking noises you would expect. I looked at it and considered what was involved with owning one. Mulled it over and carried on walking.

Saw a cracking Owl. Only 600 baht. Really nice Scops Owl same as mine.

Mad vicious dogs.

Some really lovely Huskey dogs. Big blue eyes.

German sheperds that I saw a few days ago looking in bad shape.

The trouble with this market is that even if the animals arrive in good shape the Thai's just leave them out in the sun or cramped in small cages. I'd guess unless somebody buys them of first day or so they die anyway be it at market or when you get them home. Learnt this the hard way with our first owl.

Squirrels....Loads of em.

Baby Owls.

Snakes...Kin hundreds today.

Jelly fish...

Turtles....

Tortoises...

Some sort of wild cat???? Looked a nasty bit of work.

About every type of song bird, Kingfisher you've ever seen.

It's a mad place. I'll never get fed up walking round here. I like it as much as walking up Soi 6.

Owls doing great at home.

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Bottled it on the eagle. Asked the geezer to show me how to feed it.

Looked at that large Raptor beak ripping a chicken to pieces and decided he could keep the koont. :jason:

[ROLAND]

This bloke Milkcup needs some serious psychiatric care

[gonzo]

This bloke Milkcup needs some serious psychiatric careWhat gave it away? The best of Debbie Gibson disc showing on the telly?

[ROLAND]

What gave it away? The best of Debbie Gibson disc showing on the telly?


No it was the owl singing along to it that tipped me over the edge

[Mirkwood]

Mirky's animal kingdom............

Just because I've been a bit quiet on the animal front don't think I've not been bang on it.

Went to Chatuchak market last Saturday to buy the owls a new home. Cost me nearly 4000 baht but they are well happy now. Bought them a nice cage with loft area. They hide in there most of the time all happy.

Siamese fighting fish doing well. As most of the Thai breeders know me at market I've been offered 'special' animals.

First on the list is 100% true blooded Siam fighting fish. They are a bit different from what you see on the stalls. These fish are 500 baht each as opposed to 5-50 baht each. Bit dull in colour but they are the original Siam fish. Show winners and boy can they have a scrap. You only see these now and again and I feel privileged to have been offered the best at the market. Once payday arrives I'll be buying a couple for sure. We have fish in every room now. Cracking looking and badly violent. As soon as they see another one BANG. Thai. As usual nutty.

Birds.....

Well you know me. I've got my heart set on an eagle or big bird of prey.
I won't just get one. I've done my homework. I was member of YOC when I was a kid and loved birds of prey. I have more of an idea than a newbie. The thing is with birds of prey if you get it wrong they die instantly. The whole thing is a mega hobby for me and Porno. We love them to bits. All the going to market buying food. We are partners in it all the way. Love it.

I've got plenty of room now. Balcony is going to be housing the hawk. I'll set everything up first. I'm planning on flying and training one properly. Been reading falconers websites and courses.

I've learnt you have to get a hawk from a baby or you will never be able to tame one. Last week I went through all the feeding lark and having one on my arm. Fookin claws are sharp. They are big bastards as well.

Been offered about 4 different ones around 4000 baht.

I know it's mental having all these nutty animals but I've decided something. This whole thing is a once in a lifetime experience. The chances if me getting a yuppie job and living in LOS were a million to one. Lets be honest.

It's a fucking mad place and I'm filling my boots. I'm living with a bi sexual sex addict and if I wake up in the morning and want to buy an eagle I'm going for it.


One day I'll be on that deathbed waiting for them to switch off machine.

I fucking won't be wondering ' What if '

I've made a safety plan should I lose my job. Porno's nephew Nong Arm is a little bastard. He's about 14 and loves owls,hawks and fighting fish. Should I got bullet from work I'm paying him to take care of anything I buy. He's happy with that and as he's a natural with hunting animals I feel fine.

Ollie and Barney.

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Last but not least on the list is an Asian Fairy Bluebird.
We are going to buy one with a posh fancy cage. Got the dealer sorted. Cost of bird is 1200 baht. Cage 3000 baht.
Not difficult to take care of. Easy peasy compared to birds of prey.


Just to close. If any of you are ever in a position to own/buy a bird of prey then go for it. I've never experienced anything as good as owning one. Hard work but worth it. I'd be gutted not getting up early sorting the food etc.

Loving it. The animal part is easily as good as the shagging sluts for me.

[Frankie]

:birdshit::starwars::out::crying::hang:

[bigphill67]

few of my mates i work with have birds of prey they hunt with there's most use harris hawks there big enough to take a rabbit or pheasant and say keeping them is quiet easy the most important thing is their wieght to heavy cant fly or won't just sit in a tree and to thin not enough energy to make a kill fine line between starvation and peak fitness they fly them all year but scare the bejeasus out of me saw one of them grab my mate on his hand with no glove and it took him nearly an hour to get it off wouldn't let go if it could feel any movement in his hand and just locked its talons into his hand nasty fu----r think he must of fed it a weeks food trying to get off i'd of killed the thing but he's still got the same bird and a scar to boot any how good luck and get a good pair of gloves mate :unsure:

[yusamile]

Its ok Phill, you can say Fuck,...fucker,...fuckwit , any thing you like on here,...aint no one gonna bat an eyelid. This aint ThaiVisa.:nerd:

[gonzo]

get a good pair of gloves mate :unsure:You'll be fine with a pair of pink marigolds Dave, they'll look the part and give you all the protection you need :whistling:

[gonzo]

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[Chuck_Wao]

Scurrying across a snow-covered field, the tiny meadow vole made hardly a sound.
But the Great Grey Owl heard it anyway - and swooped.
The huge bird's flat face acts like a radar dish, directing even the faintest noise towards its ears. So even if its prey had been a foot under the surface of the snow, its fate would still have been sealed....



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The owl had been perched in a tree overlooking the field in Bobcaygeon, Ontario, Canada, as temperatures plummeted to -15C.
Photographer Jody Melanson, 47, travelled an hour to the area to get pictures after receiving a tip-off that the Great Grey Owl was there.
He said: 'I found the owl after five minutes of searching. He was sitting in a tree hunting.
'When he heard something edible he swooped down and grabbed the vole.

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'Great Grey Owls can hear prey a foot below the snow. The owls face is shaped like a radar dish and they use their ears to pinpoint the prey's location.
'There is no chase. The owl hears, silently swoops in and pounces on the prey. The owl seldom misses.'
Great Grey Owls live across the North American continent. Adults have a big, rounded head with a grey face and yellow eyes.
They eat mostly small rodents, with voles being their most important food source.


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[Mirkwood]

Chatuchak Market.............

I had to go and get the owls some dead mice today.

Loads of red shirts about. Driving up and down waving flags. Army was on the bridges stopping them going up there. Looked like turning nasty.

Did my 2nd favorite pastime in LOS. Walked round pet market.

What did we see for sale?

3 baby owls. Spotted owlets. I wanted one. Saw the mum. Looks like Barn owl. Big and white. Was mulling it over walking round. To buy or not to buy?

Saw another 2 of those Fairy Bluebirds for sale. They really are lovely. Trouble is they don't really do anything. Just sit in cage. They don't bite or swoop down on you at night. Bit boring.

Next had a shock. Massive great scorpions???? Who would buy those? Big black fukka's with monster claws.

Husky dogs.

Lizards.

A woodpecker.

Some type of Kingfisher.

4 Eagles. Funny story really. You know how hawks sort of sit with their mouths open all the time?

I saw this cracking baby hawk for sale. It was sitting on top of a cage with it's mouth open. Next to it was some other bird in a cage and the hawk kept stoving it in with it's open beak. Really mullering it but nobody took any notice.

Got to admit I saw how all these animals are transported. Jesus.
All just lobbed together in box on back of motorbike. Honestly, I know some say I shouldn't have pet owls and stuff but I promise you the best thing that could ever happen to any animal there is to come and live with us.

Tortoises. I fancy one coz you can't get them in UK.
Stems from me being Blue Peter fan I think.

Loads of fish stuck in placcy bags in the sun.

Poor squirrels stuck in cages in boiling heat.

I had the chance to go to Pattaya today and knocked it back to go to market. I like it better.

Why don't you lot have a detour next trip for a day? It's mega.

[ROLAND]

Chatuchak Market.............

I had to go and get the owls some dead mice today.

Loads of red shirts about. Driving up and down waving flags. Army was on the bridges stopping them going up there. Looked like turning nasty.

Did my 2nd favorite pastime in LOS. Walked round pet market.

What did we see for sale?

3 baby owls. Spotted owlets. I wanted one. Saw the mum. Looks like Barn owl. Big and white. Was mulling it over walking round. To buy or not to buy?

Saw another 2 of those Fairy Bluebirds for sale. They really are lovely. Trouble is they don't really do anything. Just sit in cage. They don't bite or swoop down on you at night. Bit boring.

Next had a shock. Massive great scorpions???? Who would buy those? Big black fukka's with monster claws.

Husky dogs.

Lizards.

A woodpecker.

Some type of Kingfisher.

4 Eagles. Funny story really. You know how hawks sort of sit with their mouths open all the time?

I saw this cracking baby hawk for sale. It was sitting on top of a cage with it's mouth open. Next to it was some other bird in a cage and the hawk kept stoving it in with it's open beak. Really mullering it but nobody took any notice.

Got to admit I saw how all these animals are transported. Jesus.
All just lobbed together in box on back of motorbike. Honestly, I know some say I shouldn't have pet owls and stuff but I promise you the best thing that could ever happen to any animal there is to come and live with us.

Tortoises. I fancy one coz you can't get them in UK.
Stems from me being Blue Peter fan I think.

Loads of fish stuck in placcy bags in the sun.

Poor squirrels stuck in cages in boiling heat.

I had the chance to go to Pattaya today and knocked it back to go to market. I like it better.

Why don't you lot have a detour next trip for a day? It's mega.


Can someone close the board down again please

[Mirkwood]

Can someone close the board down again please

It must be horrible being you.
If you can't drink or fuck it something has no interest to you.

I bet your mum never let you have a dog when you were a kid, right? :bigfinger

[Chuck_Wao]

Owl Sanctuary..

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[Mirkwood]

Come on then.

Lets fucking get it over with.


Update........

Came home early from work yesterday and decided to clean the owls out.

I've got two owl box's on top of the kitchen cupboards. I get them out of their cage and they fly up there and sit.

It was all going to plan. Next thing I know my owl Ollie. Goes and flies back in the cage. I get him out again and he flies back to the box on top of cupboard.

That was the last time I saw him.

Fuck knows what happened or where he went. It's a mystery.
I thought he was hiding under the table or something. I looked everywhere, behind cupboards,under beds, all the usual places he hides. After 3 hours gave up the ghost.

What happened to him? I honestly hand on heart could not tell you.

There was a gap of maybe two inches in one of the windows but that was it. He must have squeezed out of there. If it wasn't that I don't know.

Porno got home and was banjaxed. Proper. Couldn't sleep. Bad dreams the works. Barney the other owl was going ting tong all night as well.

Knew what had to be done. Went to Chatuchak market after work and bought Ollie 3. :stupid:

Spotted owl this time. Baby one. Pictures to follow. She loves him mega already.



You won't believe this. I know that before I start.

Today I went out to get my hair cut. I'd left the condo doors open and walked in to find owl cage door wide open?????? Barney could have flown out anytime he wanted.

No way has anyone been in here. I didn't open it.

Something strange happening here.

Every fukka keeps telling me owl bring ghosts to your house thats why Thai's dont like them.

There you have it. Take it or leave it.

[penetrator]

I'm starting to sympathise with that Yuppie IT bloke you work with.

[bigphill67]

kinda spooky maybe ollie cameback for his pal take care :sad:

[Mirkwood]

Porno's new baby owl Jerry.
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[roamer]

Baby owl looks nice.

I went to naklua Sunday market earlier.
What was the first stall I came across?

Pet stall!
Tamer selection of animals than your BKK market.

Some cute fluffy bunny rabbits,
some mice and hamsters(could have been small rats I`ve no idea really)

Some small birds and then a few small dogs barking away for attention.

Managed to resist the temptation to buy anything there thankfully.

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[Mirkwood]

I've got another one.

I couldn't resist it. He's lovely. Going to be a big un as well


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I nearly bought a Tortoise as well. Are they hard to look after?

I never knew I was an animal lover until I came here. I thought my hobbies were just shagging and drinking.

Just shows, there is a nice person in all of us trying to get out :jump4joy:

[ROLAND]

I've got another one.

I couldn't resist it. He's lovely. Going to be a big un as well


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I nearly bought a Tortoise as well. Are they hard to look after?

I never knew I was an animal lover until I came here. I thought my hobbies were just shagging and drinking.

Just shows, there is a nice person in all of us trying to get out :jump4joy:

You need help

[penetrator]

You've inspired a new TV advert over here milkstout

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[bigphill67]

how old is them 2 new owls mirky looks like they need a little tlc to get them into peak condition a few months maybe

[kuranda_bagman]

Just shows, there is a nice person in all of us trying to get out :jump4joy:

Out of the nut house for sure !!!!

[yusamile]

Dont they hoot all night ?? So how many's that now,...i think i counted 15 .:angel:

[Mirkwood]

Mirkys animal kingdom update Bangkok.


Honest it ain't me.

We went to Chatuchak market for a change. Both of us. Made a day of it. Had fantastic time. Really enjoyed spending time with the dealers. Learnt shit loads about keeping birds of prey and treating them when they are sick etc. Bought a first aid kit for owls.

Saw so many crazy animals for sale today. Don't know where to start. Just about everything for sale today.

I'll post some photo's but latest head count from the animal kingdom.

1x bastard great big Scops Owl.

1x baby Scops owl.

2. Asian Barred owls.

1x.....Yes it had to come. You know it... Baby Eagle.

1x Vietnamese Squirrel......(Don't ask) I've seen happier rodents. Living in same apartment as 5 birds of prey can't be that relaxing for him.

A shoal of Siam fighting fish. Males and females.

The owls are the nuts. No trouble to keep at all.

Eagles pukka. Just like a baby. Porno it's attatched to it 24/7.

Lucky we aren't in a house or we would own a Siberian Huskey dog as we speak. She fookin wanted me to buy it anyway.

Pictures to follow.......

[ROLAND]

To any children who read this shite please remember Mirkwood is not on the same planet as the rest of us and is a prime example of what care in the community is capable of.
30 years ago this clown would have been safely locked up in a looney bin wearing a strait jacket :haha:

[KeeNeow]

A fucking baby eagle don't you realize it will grow into an big fucking eagle and tear lumps out of you. Just do the condo leap now and save us all from the months of misery to come.

[bigphill67]

kinnell mate what kind of eagle you got? poor fucking squirrel will be growing up with a personality disorder its got to be paranoid already. or is that the plan to breed your own owl food :flyswat: save the squirrells.

[Mirkwood]

Rolands World.

Just for you fella.

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[yusamile]

That middle owl is one freaky lookin bird. I reckon you should round it out with a coupla sanakes and a dolphin:dunno:

[woodman2]

Don`t they hoot all night and drive you crazy.

I`ve got a wild 1 in a tree outside my house. Makes a right racket all night long. It`s like an episode of Scooby Doo.

[Mirkwood]

That middle owl is one freaky lookin bird.

Its same as that big one. He's only 4 weeks old.
Don`t they hoot all night and drive you crazy

Sort of yes. I like listening to them though. I'm mental. You know that.

My Aussie mate is after an owl now. He's obsessed with them. We went looking for one today but no luck.

You lot ought to get one. It's the way forward.

[ROLAND]

Its same as that big one. He's only 4 weeks old.


Sort of yes. I like listening to them though. I'm mental. You know that.

My Aussie mate is after an owl now. He's obsessed with them. We went looking for one today but no luck.

You lot ought to get one. It's the way forward.


You need professional help

[Mirkwood]

You need professional help

You cheeky bastard. :bigfinger

I made that video for you. Took me ages.

[Mirkwood]

A shoal of Siam fighting fish. Males and femaleswtf i thought you could only have 1 male in a tank ot they fight to the death? or u got em trained not to?

Errr. Well acually there have been a few mis-haps in the fighting fish department. First night together resulted in 4 deaths. :hang:


Normal service resumed now. I didn't know they killed the females as well.

[KeeNeow]

If the males kill the females how the fuck do they breed?

[ROLAND]

Can't someone put Mirkwood in the fish tank ? Would do the world a big favour

[Isee]

males kill males only

Not true - they will usually kill females as well if they aren't ready for breeding.

KeeNeow - They breed in the wild because of the space and hiding places etc. In the home you usually place two small tanks together and get them both in the mood where they see each other. When the female is full of eggs, you put her with the male and then remove her again afterwards. The male will take car of the eggs in his little bubble nest.

[KeeNeow]

Too much information my brain hurts now, Still drying off from sonkran got saoked at 6am going back to hotel on Soi buakhao

[Mirkwood]

Come on lads.

I know we have a giggle about this Mirkys zoo lark.

No fucking about now. I've had a nightmare.

When we bought Porno's squirrel a fortnight ago, we bought something else into the home. A bastard virus. It was either that or one of the new owls.

Fuck knows what it was. Might even be that H5N1 avian flu.

Really I was a silly cunt. I thought you could just pick up what you wanted from Chatuchak market and bring it home.

Of course now I know better. You have to quarantine animals. You can't just bung them together. For starters most of the animals are wild down there. They have natural viruses etc. People won't even take birds to vets in UK in case they pick something up.

Anyway, the result?

Whole lot wiped out in a week. 4 owls, squirrel and worst of all my lovely eagle. I was gutted when he died as he was only one who didn't look sick.

It was weird. They just started by closing an eye. Next thing they stopped eating and drinking. I went everywhere. No bastard vets here treat birds. I got some medicine eventually but the vet told me if you can see a birds sick it's already dead as they have built in mechanism that makes them act well so other birds don't attack them.

Owls are particularly bad to have as pets here because stupid Thai's are scared of them thinking they are ghosts. Chances are NO vet will treat an owl. Reality hit me.
Yeah you can buy owls easy but if one gets sick it will die simple.

Tomorrow we are having a massive clean up with Dettol etc.

No thinking about jumping condo just gutted.

Anyone know about bird illness?

What do you think it was?

I went to Chatuchak today. Saw some cracking eagles etc but I won't get another one until we are 110% sure of where to take it if it's sick.

I've got a feeling everything at that market is walking dead anyway.

Poor things all bundled together. I reckon 75% of what you buy there dies within a week.

Live and learn from this one.

[InCider]

'Kin'ell....You couldn't make this up :sad:

Still..look on the bright side - at least you've got the videos for posterity :king:

[Mirkwood]

'Kin'ell....You couldn't make this up

Still..look on the bright side - at least you've got the videos for posterity

Incider,

You know me. I'm not here to make up the numbers fella. :thumbsup:

[ROLAND]

In the old days this halfwit would be in a looney bin and chained to a bed, personally I blame Gordon Brown for this.

[InCider]

Pity. I was looking forward to the 'having Eagles as Pets' thread :kickcan:

[ROLAND]

I was looking forward to the eagle killing the twot

[thailearner]

Sorry to hear that Mirky

[Fork Handles]

I look forward to your weekend in Zanzibar.:catsleepy::chicken:

[Mirkwood]

Pity. I was looking forward to the 'having Eagles as Pets' thread

Oh don't worry.

I've sort of recovered now and have big plans.:dance-jiggy:

[Elvis]

whats the big plan mirkwood ..
building a big boat haveing things go in two by two and changing ur name to noah :tornado:

[penetrator]

I think Buddha is telling you something milkpot, birds are supposed to be free to fly the skies, not stuck in an apartment with a couple of people a few cards short of a full deck.

[Mirkwood]

I think Buddha is telling you something milkpot, birds are supposed to be free to fly the skies, not stuck in an apartment with a couple of people a few cards short of a full deck.

You are right of course.

Thing is though Pen, the animals at that market are doomed anyway.

The Thai's just buy things to fight. For some weird reason the Chinese buy owls to eat?????

The wild bird mainly die from the shock within a week and couldn't really be released in Bangkok.

At least we take care of them when they are here.

[bigphill67]

just read about your owls and eagle thats abit of a shitter mate and don't think you'll ever find out what caused it but like you say probably one of the birds you've brought home has infected the others or maybe something in there food. but a good disenfectant and month or so do again then avairy should be well clear of traces of virus left in there good luck mate you should try reptiles next lizards ect lol