Looking to get a Mogwai , need advice.

Hi , i have been thinking long and hard about getting a Mogwai but have heard many horror stories about them. Are there any owner's here or anybody can lay my fears to rest ?

I hear that some of them can be very mischiefus ?
Is it true they suffer from severe mood swings when fed late .
I also hear that water can effect their reproductive cycle ?

Any tips would be great .

biko

Great pets but do watch out for the feeding thing.
Not after midnight (pay particular attention around daylight saving time)

Nerin

Visit the breeders home on several occasions before purchasing. Note the mogwais mood and temperment,alone and with others. If you get more than one,make sure they get on well,an alpha will bully the runt. Good luck

MsFifers

Keep an eye on them around kitchen equipment. I heard of one that had a mishap with a blender.

hadook

Make sure you have a sturdy carrier when you do collect your new pet as I hear they don't travel well.

lightening

Eh... hellooooooo, would you not get a rescue?????

Noopti

Usually when a Mogwai is in rescue it is because it has reached its "temperamental" stage. Ye know, killing neighbours, watching dodgy copies of Snow White while swigging on a whiskey and smoking a cigar.

I would recommend contacting the breeders club to get some contacts of breeders. Most of them are situated around Parnell street, have long gray beards and smoke pipes.

Word of warning though, if you see a mogwai that starts whistleing insanely cute tunes when you get near, steer clear.

Nerin

Wonder if theirs a winged type...

Nothingcompares

mogwai are wild creatures and generally speaking dont make good pets. a firm handler is required.

Nerin

Theres some caves down in the savage wildlands that might have some. I'll see what i can do for you.

steamjetjoe

Ive had my Mogwai for the last 18 years. Never had any problems. Check out this link for Faq's http://custarddoughnuts.co.uk/brainyak/article.php?id=20070707

Hope this helps:D

I just tried buy and sell and gumtree with no luck. Will ring around some places tomorrow and see if i can get one . Thanks for all your help and the words of warning . Pretty much have my mind set on one so i think i will go ahead .

What do they eat by the way ?

Redpunto

they are known to go a bit rambo when aggrevated so hide the paperclips:D

Nerin

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I just tried buy and sell and gumtree with no luck. Will ring around some places tomorrow and see if i can get one . Thanks for all your help and the words of warning . Pretty much have my mind set on one so i think i will go ahead .

What do they eat by the way ?

american candy works best as bait.
i'll put some reeses cups in a cage trap and let you know

The_Conductor

You have to remember that they suffer from terrible migraine though- and should be kept out of daylight when possible. Also- they are solitary creatures, and best kept as single specimens. When in groups they tend to bully the weaker members. Highly trainable, but very open to bad influences.

Noopti

Plus I saw a deal recently where if you rescue a mogwai, you get a free Corey Feldman. So you would actually be rescuing two small creatures with limited dialects and illusions of being movie stars.

EGAR

You are all ignorant. Mogwai's make lovely lovely pets and it is all the owners fault if they go bad. I have taken in many many Mogwai's which I rescued from bad situations and have successfully trained and re-socialised them, I finally rehomed them to upstanding members of the community (preferably those I do not like).

So if you hear of any mysterious disappearances shortly, pay no heed, it's all just a media hype.

I am off now to hug another tree or maybe chase a bunny or two...

Sigma Force

"Plus I saw a deal recently where if you rescue a mogwai, you get a free Corey Feldman. So you would actually be rescuing two small creatures with limited dialects and illusions of being movie stars."

lmao

Ah he was good at the time bless him.

They do like a bit of music, have been known to play the keyboard. Get on ok with dogs too. They don't like needles. Like to dance and drive little cars.


Ahhhh I loves the Gremlins one of the best films ever made

sillyGoldie

just killed it *shakes head* :pac:

Nerin

sillyGoldie wrote: »

just killed it *shakes head* :pac:

Freeze dry it,incase its playing dead so you'll flush it,and it can spawn an army

Lexie_Karas

Am I right in thinking you'd need a vet who specialised in exotics?

LadyTBolt

Lexie_Karas wrote: »

Am I right in thinking you'd need a vet who specialised in exotics?

Not really no, if you ran into any problems just contact your local old chinese man. He'll be able to sort out any issues.

EGAR

Maybe I should offer Obama one of my last Mogwai's. Does anyone know if they are hypo-allergenic?

Lexie_Karas

Nah they're not... that's ferrets you're thinking of. Mogwai's have more dander in thier coats than cats do so they can give trouble to people with allergies.