Pirate Avatars for newbies

[darkangel]

I pirated the iPirate.  :wink:

[Jojoba]

I pirated the iPirate.  :wink:

Dom you big bad pirate! *pouts*  :wink:

[Jojoba]

Zggs -  :wink: Yarr!

[obscurity]

<<< Emily the pirate... feel free to pillage :lol:

[Chinchillagrl]

These are hilarious...better than avi for the AA...of course I still love my kangaroo.  Are chincillas (god I hope I spelled that right) available in California.  Probably not, we're not allowed to have ferrets or monkies, which I so desperately want.

I am from CA. Chinchillas are allowed here. We have at least 2 of the best breeders around. PM me and I will probably be able to recommends a good breeder/or rescue around you.

[lazyviolet]

i'll put the pirate pics from tropico 2 up here if anyone's interested.

[SkullCrusher]

Texas is hot and humid, so it's not a great climate for them.
They have to be kept under 80 degrees.

WHAT? Do they explode or sponaneously combust?

[SoggyFox]

Nope, they just *erksplat* or so I've been told.  Usually when I want one, which is anytime i think of it.

But lately its just ' NO MORE ' because I've 3 cats and a snake on my own, and there is another cat, a rat and a dog, and I live in a smallish, 50's era house.

[SkullCrusher]

*ick* what a mess.

Pass that rum-soaked popcorn my way!

[Chinchillagrl]

Texas is hot and humid, so it's not a great climate for them.
They have to be kept under 80 degrees.

WHAT? Do they explode or sponaneously combust?

No, their fur is very thick and dense. If they get overheated they cannot cool themselves off. Their fur is so thick that if a flea were to get into the fur the flea would suffocate.
They wont explode, but they will overheat and die. It's really sad.

[lemmiwinks]

Found this a minute ago.

"Chinchillas ARE NOT like other small furry critters that can survive high heat and humidity! Whereas other furries may find it difficult but will survive, high temperatures will downright KILL a chinchilla. This is because chinchilla fur density differs significantly from that of other animals, they have the highest fur density of any land animal in the world: 80-100 hairs per follicle (more than 20,000 hairs per square cm),  while most fur-bearing animals have only 4-8 hairs per follicle."

http://www.chincare.com/HealthLifestyle/HealthLifestyle.htm

In school a my biology teacher would have us close our eyes, then he would place a chinchilla pelt, fur side down in our palm. Not one of us could feel when he did it. Very soft little critters.

[SoggyFox]

I'm kinda amazed they can handle the richer air of being so close to sealevel.

The fact the guy that brought them here from Chile was so conscientious about taking a year to let them acclimate impresses me.

And I think that even if I could keep them cool enough, they would have a stroke - I live in a very expressive household.

[Chinchillagrl]

I'm kinda amazed they can handle the richer air of being so close to sealevel.

The fact the guy that brought them here from Chile was so conscientious about taking a year to let them acclimate impresses me.

And I think that even if I could keep them cool enough, they would have a stroke - I live in a very expressive household.

The story is really great.
Bowens actually have the chinchilla museum at their ranch. It's not too far from me. One of these days I'm going to make an appointment and get out their. They are one of the best breeders of chinchillas in the world.

You also have to be very very careful about the humidity with chinchillas, because they can get fungus from having wet/damp fur. If they get wet it takes days for them to dry out.

[lemmiwinks]

The worst written words since "It was a dark and stormy night..."

"Satan sucks, but you're the best
Holy smokes you past the test
When I'm with you I feel blessed
My chinchilla
Satan sucks, but you're okay
Since you came things go my way
Here tomorrow, here today
My chinchilla
One day I woke up and everything was beautiful
My troubles had all fallen out the window
Satan sucks but you're divine
Sitting pretty by my side
Oh my oh my, my chinchilla"

http://www.bowenschinchillas.com//fun.htm

For the love of God, I hope that is not to the tune of "My Sharona".

[Chinchillagrl]

For the love of God, I hope that is not to the tune of "My Sharona".

I'm really hoping the same thing! LOL
Too funny.