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Anonymous File :-(, x)
As someone who is also just getting out of College and ALSO grew up with lots of animals (horses, goats, chickens, geese, guinea pigs, cats, dogs, hamsters, gerbils, fish, etc.) I know the feeling.
First I would ask: how stable is your living situation? Are you going to be living in the same place for the next five years? two years? Month? The animals that you're talking about all have long lives and need stable home environments to be happy. You don't have to live in the same house FOREVER, but certainly you should wait until you're not picking up and heading to a new place every handful of months.
Also consider your income. Can you afford proper veterinary care for plural animals? There are a lot of groups out there that help with low income people/families veterinary bills, but annual vaccinations alone can really add up.
Also some animals need more attention than others. And if you're working a crappy entry level job that has you away from home ALL day you may need to whittle your choices down to animals are more independent.
My parents (as is probably the case with yours) had a good income, lots of energy (my mom trimmed the goat's hooves herself) and a stable living situation (Our cat who just passed away lived to be 18 and spent his whole life living at the same house.)
I would recommend looking at your situation and make sure that you're ready for a pet, not just jones'n for one.
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