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r''November 4, 1997 L « The Battalion IFESTYLES b t Jh % |l)i! Man’s New Best Friends A&M students keep more than ‘Fido’ and ‘Mr. Whiskers’ for pets Tuesday Nite: Beat the Clock Time You Call is the Price You Pay! (from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.) On a Large 1 Topping Pizza Tips are appreciated College Station Bryan 764-PAPA (7272) 268-PAPA (7272) 1100 Harvey Rd. 3414 East 29th St. WHAT ARE YOU DOINQ THIS CHRISTMAS BREAK? TAMU SNOW SKI CLUB Telluride, CO Jan. 2-10 Trip includes: Transportation Lodging 4 out of 5 day lift ticket SPACES FILLING FAST! FOR MORE INFO. CALL: 764-4387 By Stephen Wells Staff writer |sar sa libodeaux owned three well-trained dogs ov rrotvvho could whistle catcalls to passers- enc m a construction woiker. For a change th'ieday, he decided to buy an iguana. Al- ,)I11 >( ns disciplined as his dogs or ascom- teashis parrot, it quickly became his fa- tan othe point the dogs wanted it dead out of otinl jealousy. avaisasA&M students choose to buy out-of- Cc\ animals. Factors ranging from restrictions Mceto needs for experimentation drive stu- [it d ipetsranging from tropical spiders to 7-foot tves. ho<town, a junior business major, had his own ev choosing to buy a boa constrictor instead no acat. Ds ant allowed in my apartment unless they’re j tr "ttsaid. “1 really want a dog. I just don’t have to get one right now.” isnot discouraged by his landlord’s rules. In t 3 ( his snake, he owns a gecko lizard and a fer- hisfascination with wildlife comes from his (store. ent iet *‘ n a P et store > anc * f,. indthem all the ion ewan t to Brown en :tthean " n ievariety ~ t ar 1 id. ‘, Ins ie i Ito o |o lil liffe aid for ^pon- aiake excel- Photography By Rony Angkriwan ;s are late ne ws," said, them ; ®th, clean (cages when ; 2nd they’re per- W" said society’s fear of snakes pet unusual. !| lte shock factor of having a snake,” Brown ttybody’s interested in them because people in strange fascination with them. They’re scared ^ut they want to touch them.” ^common pets are actually cheaper than ‘counterparts. |nsh (zutight, an employee of Post Oak Pets, said the Pugfttence makes some people choose one ani- another. >:'Price would range from $475 to $150, but a ddbe from $50 to $100 depending on size,” Jd'Iguanas are about $40 for a six- or seven- li Knight cautions students about some of the risks of owning an unusual pet. “I was told that 90 percent of lizards have salmo nella, so I always have to wash my hands after handling them,” Knight said. “Just like some other animals are carriers for viruses or bacteria. You just have to know what you’re getting into.” Buying a small animal involves more than purchas ing it and buying it food. “It really helps to buy an aquarium (if buying a rep tile or small animal),” Knight said. “We recommend that they get the size of aquarium that the animal will grow into. If they can’t afford it, they should get a small er aquarium and trade up. “I wanted to buy a lizard in Dallas and they wanted me to buy a sixty- or seventy-gallon tank right away be cause the lizard would grow so large.” The pet choices available to students who live on campus are greatly narrowed by University regulations. The student rules book for 1997-98 allows only seeing- eye dogs, fish and Reveille VI in the residence halls. Some students, however, are not interested in fish as pets and break University rules to keep their pets in the dorm room. “Daphne,” an on-campus student who asked to re main anonymous, bought a pet rat when she came to A&M and keeps it in her dorm room. Daphne said some trickery was involved in buying her pet. “The woman at the pet store told me she couldn’t sell it to me because I live in a dorm room,” Daphne said. “Instead of my A&M address, I gave her my per manent address.” Daphne said a fish was not an option when selecting her pet. “Fish are pretty, but they just swim around, and that gets pretty boring,” Daphne said. “Our (rat) you can pet and play with. It will actually run around and chase things.” “We were walking around the pet store and looking for a mouse, but the pet store clerk told us that they make lousy pets.” The fascination with uncommon pets still has its hold on the animal lovers of the world. Whether out of a need to comply with the rules of a landlord or the need for a little rebellion on the part of students, many Aggies are finding a reptile or a rat can be man’s best friend too, even if it can’t catch a frisbee or play dead. r Out with the Old... 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