Ask the Staff!

[Dia.]

What is your favorite animal?

Hedgehog.

To any artists:

Which pet design are you most proud of creating and why?

Probably this guy? It was certainly my most ambitious.

[Aaron✦]

to anyone:
are you planning to make a CS discord or any social media in that matter?

There is no official CS discord, but they can be found pretty easily on the internet. Official chatrooms aren't going to be created because they'd be so hard to moderate on a site this big. CS does already have a facebook page and an instagram account though.
Please remember rule 7: "This isn't a thread to ask for help using the site, or to suggest changes. Please take all questions about how to use CS, technical difficulties, or any sort of site or policy changes, here."

[then]

To anyone:

What’s it like balancing cs and school?

<3

[lucky333123]

What is your favorite animal?

The cheetah though I also love leopards too!

To any artists:

Which pet design are you most proud of creating and why?

I'm not exactly an artist, but my favorite design is Auroria from June '16 GH Litter.

OK so here’s a question for you where in the world did you guys come up with the name chicken smoothie?

This quote will answer your question:

I think CS started around April 2008, but it was called Silent Wolf Kennelz (SWK) for the first month or two because it was a different website back then (a fan site for the Ubi Soft/P.F. Magic 'Petz' game series). I was hosting it on the chickensmoothie.com domain name even when it was called SWK because 'chickensmoothie' used to be my username, and after a while I just named the site after the domain so I could get rid of the SWK title (it embarrassed me) this is why the site's name has nothing to do with the content

For the first couple of months there was no unique pet codes assigned to pets you adopted, so it was impossible to prove ownership of any pet. We added unique adoption codes in July, and some of those pets were later added to accounts when we introduced the account system sometime later (I don't remember when that was, I guess maybe August or September)

SWK itself probably started in around 2003/2004 I think... but it was a very small website with only a few regular visitors and has nothing to do with the current site (apart from the brief period that the two websites were connected). SWK went extinct when I decided to specialize only in adoptables, probably about 6 or 7 months after CS started. CS was like a parasite on SWK, slowly growing until it took over completely

From the FAQ

To anyone:

What’s it like balancing cs and school?

<3

It is definitely challenging at times, but I usually go onto CS during breaks. I always put school as a priority, but I make sure to put time aside just for CS. Some days are harder than others, but it is all about time management.

[Desmond]

to anyone:
What's a big fear you have that you ride off as small?
EX: I have a fear of snakes, I will look at them and lecture people about them, but have a mental conniption every time i see one, I will talk about them, but I won't go anywhere near them.

Fire while indoors. Fireplaces and burning candles are not to be trusted.

did you think as a child you’d ever have the occupation you have now? [if you have a job]

Nope. I wanted to work with animals. Instead, I am mired in a sea of people.

to anyone what music genre is considered a guilty pleasure to you?
example, mine would be country music

Gregorian music. And comical bluegrass covers.

What is your favorite animal?

Currently, I like gyrfalcons and crows.
And also orcas. And lions.
And snakes are cool too.
So are snow leopards. And eagles.
And... just... pretty much all animals.

To any artists:
Which pet design are you most proud of creating and why?

To anyone:
What’s it like balancing cs and school?
<3

I graduated. ^^;;
But I play CS when I'm off work. It's a very nice way to relax.

[C418]

So for example, I adopt the new litters and One is a common. Can that common turn into a rare four years from now? Also, how much of a chance do we have of getting a rare from a new litter? Also,how do we become a staff/admin?

[Dama]

To anyone: what is something you have accomplished recently that you are proud of? :o

This gets a bit personal but this year my mental health has been quite low. There were a lot of factors that played a part in that, and up until a couple of months ago I was brushing it off as things that will just fix themselves. It's still a work in progress but I've gotten myself to a good place now, and I'm quite proud of that ^^

What was your favorite summer event?

In terms of the event itself, I really enjoyed the Space event. In terms of pets, I have to say the Egypt event. It had a lot of mythology vibes, and I'm really into mythology (Greek, Roman and Norse specifically).

to anyone what music genre is considered a guilty pleasure to you?
example, mine would be country music

New Age. For anyone who doesn't know what that is, it's basically music for relaxation or meditation. It's nice to listen to when you do a bit of soul-searching every now and again, trust me haha.

To anyone!
What was your first pet ever on CS?

Based on dates and ID's, I believe it might be this one.

What is your favorite animal?

Hummingbirds! ^^

[EmberWolf]

What is your favorite animal?

Horses, love 'em!

To any artists:

Which pet design are you most proud of creating and why?

Probably the UR fox

I liked the design and I'm also pretty chuffed it's a desirable UR c:

To anyone!
What was your first pet ever on CS?

This guy:

What was your favorite summer event?

The first one, the medieval faire. I really liked a lot of the items and pets that were released then, and it was super exciting at the time because something like that hadn't happened before.

to anyone what music genre is considered a guilty pleasure to you?
example, mine would be country music

Probably pop music, like really mainstream stuff. For whatever reason people make it sound like listening to mainstream stuff is a bad thing because it's so, I dunno, normal and uninteresting to I guess? I enjoy a lot of music genres, but I tend not to mention that I like pop when people ask - so I guess that makes it a guilty pleasure!

[then]

To any artist!
Whats the least favorite pet you’ve created and why?
:3

[JK341]

For tess:

I have always been curious about why you created the Black Eyed Galaxy dog slightly smaller than most other dogs here on CS? Either way, it's still a beauty that i hope to get my hands on some day.