[missbelgium]

http://www.rompbklyn.com/html/items/antquarium.html

Saw this in a magazine on a page listing "hot stuff"...

I know kids are fascinated by ants... but isn't the general idea that they should be taught to observe animals in the natural habitat and not disturb them or interfere with them ?!

 

[WonderRandy]

ant farms have been around for decades. this is just an updated version....

 

[missbelgium]

I guess so, it just wasn't my sort of thing when I was a kid... and I am definitely not going to give this to my daughter ! I also saw plexiglass shoes with - live - spiders in the transparent heels... very icky !

 

[WonderRandy]

Now THAT I've never seen!! I've seen the disco platform heels with live goldfish, (on the Simpsons... lol... ) but spiders? nonononono.... don't step on spiders, please!!!

 

[missbelgium]

Here you go... PIC ! (the pic I saw came with a website where you can purchase the shoes, haven't got the reference here with me though)...

But if it were live, wouldn't the spider die... ? I guess it's not real then, they just make believe it is ??

 

[h1pp1eboy]

ohh no i dont like those spider shoes no no but i agree dont step on the spiders they may be creepy but there still animals that dont want to die

 

[GhostUser]

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Originally Posted by h1pp1eboy

ohh no i dont like those spider shoes no no but i agree dont step on the spiders they may be creepy but there still animals that dont want to die

 

[h1pp1eboy]

aww why thank you veggiejane

 

[GhostUser]

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Originally Posted by h1pp1eboy

aww why thank you veggiejane

You're welcome.

Not many people care about the littlest creatures on this Earth like you do.

P.S. I like your signature "give peace a chance."

 

[GhostUser]

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Originally Posted by veggiejanie

I second that

 

[h1pp1eboy]

you guys make me smile i think all the animals in the world you now even ants and stuff bees they all want to live in a fly who has like a 48 hour life span or something ifs its inside your house dont kill it let it out to experice this big world in its short life and just casue there creepy dosenrt meen they deserve to die i love animals they are my best friend if people watched and learned about animals especiall compainon animals they show us so much love and we need to respect that mabey we will learn something as a human race such as compassion

 

[WonderRandy]

dude.

punctuation is your friend.

 

[h1pp1eboy]

i know i am not a very good grammer person. sorry

 

[GhostUser]

Messy

But great post. You have a lot of heart

 

[GhostUser]

I agree with Chelsea.

 

[Elena99]

It's definitely nothing new, but it looks weird. Gel? How are they supposed to borrow and make tunnels in gel? Apparently it's also food for them.

 

[steinbock]

hmmm.... yeah the antquariums are just an updated version of normal ant farms, but the shoes I haven't seen before. However, I seriously doubt that they're real spiders.... because as you pointed out, it would die.... minor problem. haha

No oxygen and no food... hmmm yeah

 

[queenarmadillo]

I think that particular one may be a joke, but Im fairly sure similar things do exist. Theyre for very rich people who can just throw them away when the animal dies.

 

[GothicCandle]

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Originally Posted by queenarmadillo

I think that particular one may be a joke, but Im fairly sure similar things do exist. Theyre for very rich people who can just throw them away when the animal dies.

you mean EVIL rich people.

but i also read shoes like that that have a little door on top of the heel part so you can feed them. But still, its realy mean to force an animal into such a tiny compartment.