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Anyone ever own any exotic pets?

dirtyd89
dirtyd89 Posts: 170
edited January 19 in Chit-Chat
I've owned many pets.
Dogs and cats are always common but I've had my share of exotics too that were cool to own.

ex.)
-Rainbow Tail Boa
(7.5 ft long w/ a width girth of 3 ft in diameter.)

-Black Mexican King Snake
(Which bit me on my wrist due to me being stupid carrying my snake while playing around with its food a mouse on the other arm.)

-Green Iguana

-Bearded Dragon Lizard

-Millipede
(Which is kinda like a cross between a centipede with its many legs and a pill bug where it can roll up into a ball. Really neat.)

etc.

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  • amandapye78
    amandapye78 Posts: 820 Member
    I own a Basset Hound and she thinks shes exotic and unique shh dont tell her shes not
  • jessicae1aine
    jessicae1aine Posts: 885
    I don't know that you'd consider them exotic, but I owned 2 angora rabbits, I have 7 cockatiels, and I owned a baby squirrel.
  • Joreanasaurous
    Joreanasaurous Posts: 1,384 Member
    I have a hedgehog.
  • honey_dew
    honey_dew Posts: 28
    I don't know if this is exotic but I have a Russian Tortoise and his name is Belshazzar!
  • NickFiedlerswife
    NickFiedlerswife Posts: 26
    We own 2 sugar gliders! :-)
  • FeatherBoBeather
    FeatherBoBeather Posts: 255 Member
    I've previously owned a Green Iguana, a Jackson's Chameleon, an African Clawed Frog and Doves (not sure they count)... currently have three Fat Tailed Geckos & two Corn Snakes, one of which happens to be albino. :heart:

    While growing up, my parents owned an opossum named Travis haha.. had llamas, fantail pigeons.. and so much more. :laugh:
    My childhood was fun. :tongue:
  • triciab79
    triciab79 Posts: 1,713 Member
    Alligator, Raccoon, Barbado sheep, shrew, opossum, a few snakes,ect. I grew up in the country. If it crawled, swam, slithered, or flew, I probably found and injured one and kept it.
  • Justjamie0418
    Justjamie0418 Posts: 1,065 Member
    My kids have four ferrets. :indifferent:

    When I was 19 I had a big fat hairless rat.. He was actually pretty chill, he'd hang out on the poker table while we played cards. lol
  • TattednPierced
    TattednPierced Posts: 358
    I'm big on snakes. Nothing too wild, though. Just a garter snake.
    Also Pacu. (Legal piranha. haha).
  • casy84
    casy84 Posts: 290 Member
    We own 2 sugar gliders! :-)

    Aww.. I love those, but I've never seen one in a pet shop.
    I have a ragdoll cat that is pretty exotic here considering there is only one breeder in the country and I had to wait 6months for her.
  • WannaDizzolve
    WannaDizzolve Posts: 270 Member
    i had a ferret. he was a great little guy. i sure miss him.
  • CherokeeBabe
    CherokeeBabe Posts: 1,704 Member
    I've had multiple parrots and several ferrets. That's about as exotic as my pets have gotten. :)
  • xidia
    xidia Posts: 606 Member
    My fiancé has an emperor scorpion. I'm considering rats or ferrets when I have time to train them.
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,679 Member
    Alligator, Raccoon, Barbado sheep, shrew, opossum, a few snakes,ect. I grew up in the country. If it crawled, swam, slithered, or flew, I probably found and injured one and kept it.


    I really hope that is a typo and you mean "found an injured one" LOL

    Ferrets :) wish I still had them.
  • KANGOOJUMPS
    KANGOOJUMPS Posts: 6,474 Member
    i am going to buy justin biebers monkey.
  • yamsteroo
    yamsteroo Posts: 480 Member
    My dog eats pineapple - that's quite exotic if you put a little umbrella in it :)
  • drefaw
    drefaw Posts: 739
    We currently have a Military Macaw .......it's name is Wak-Wak .....LOL...
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