I want a fox
- Thread starter aarone
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kittykitty
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Aarone, I'm saving up to get a canadian lynx kitten. Pretty sure you just have to get a liscence to own exotic animals, but it could be different in different states.
Where do you live?
Where do you live?
blackomne
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Originally posted by aarone
whats that?
http://www.animalhealthchannel.com/distemper/
Most canine species have a shot to keep them from getting it.
kittykitty
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Get a fennec!
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kittykitty
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There is no state regulation of exotic cats in Ohio.
blackomne
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What I find funny is that you can import and possess marine fish in wyoming. But under the description it says must be confined to aquarium. It also says These Species may carry toxins, plaque, salmonella, psittacosis, hantavirus, TB, or other diseases. Public display, where there is a possibility of exposure, may be regulated by the Wy Department of Health or Federal Agencies.
I think it has to be the toxins that they are talking about.
Zebra mollusks and NZ mudsnail are prohibited. Good reason too they breed worse than aiptaria.
I think it has to be the toxins that they are talking about.
Zebra mollusks and NZ mudsnail are prohibited. Good reason too they breed worse than aiptaria.
kittykitty
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Can you imagine waking up with THIS guy laying on your pillow?
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I can't wait...
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I can't wait...
kittykitty
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What are they? A type of weasel?
birdy
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Black footed ferrets, extremely endangered.
I really wish that people would not keep exotics (especially canine and feline's) They are just not made to be pets, many times these animals are bought as babies and they are sweet until they are full grown, then their wild natures come through and they become skittish and dangerous. They require special diets that become very expensive. They cannot be kept inside they require habitats that should be large and similar to their natural habitats. Do the animals a favor keep them wild. I worked in a zoo for 5 years and every day we would get calls from people who had exotic pet's that they no longer wanted, it was hard enough to see my animals in huge natural exhibits with someone there to care for them full time. I could never keep them unless I had lots of land and money to give them a big habitat. Also our zoo went from handraising babies all the time to allow the mothers to raise them and you know what, the animals were soo much happier and not neurotic. These animals are not domestic and should not be made to be.
Okay I will get off my soapbox now lol! Bye the way fennec foxes are my absolute favorite!
I really wish that people would not keep exotics (especially canine and feline's) They are just not made to be pets, many times these animals are bought as babies and they are sweet until they are full grown, then their wild natures come through and they become skittish and dangerous. They require special diets that become very expensive. They cannot be kept inside they require habitats that should be large and similar to their natural habitats. Do the animals a favor keep them wild. I worked in a zoo for 5 years and every day we would get calls from people who had exotic pet's that they no longer wanted, it was hard enough to see my animals in huge natural exhibits with someone there to care for them full time. I could never keep them unless I had lots of land and money to give them a big habitat. Also our zoo went from handraising babies all the time to allow the mothers to raise them and you know what, the animals were soo much happier and not neurotic. These animals are not domestic and should not be made to be.
Okay I will get off my soapbox now lol! Bye the way fennec foxes are my absolute favorite!
fender
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My sister-in-law volunteers for an wildlife rescue in southern Indiana. They have a pair of mated tigers, a panther, a cougar, a couple mixed wolves, a bobcat, some type of egyptian sand cat (I can't remember the name), hawks, ground hogs, raccoons. deer and various others that come and go, including alligators (who in their right mind would try to keep an alligator in a northern state?). Most if not all the exotics were from people that got tired of the upkeep, mess and expense involved in keeping a wild animal. Most of the rescued native animals, they try to rehabilitate and release, unfortunately some of them become too used to humans or have never gotten the ability to care for themselves and can't be let go back into the wild. If you plan to get a fox, do a lot of research and make sure you can/are willing to provide for it for it's entire life and understand it will always have a wild streak in it.
Good luck.
Good luck.
kittykitty
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Yeah but my lynx is going to take walks in the park with me and eat dinner at the table with me.
I'm going to teach him how to speak english too.
You know, I used to be against people keeping wild animals as pets. But I have heard so many successful stories about keeping wild cats that I have changed my mind. I understand that there is a special diet and special need, etc. etc. and I am willing to provide these no matter what the cost. Same with my fish.
Birdy, your argument could be applied to the fish hobby as well.
I'm going to teach him how to speak english too.
You know, I used to be against people keeping wild animals as pets. But I have heard so many successful stories about keeping wild cats that I have changed my mind. I understand that there is a special diet and special need, etc. etc. and I am willing to provide these no matter what the cost. Same with my fish.
Birdy, your argument could be applied to the fish hobby as well.
birdy
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Except that I am not asking my fish to be domestic and act like a dog, that is what people are asking of these wild animals. If you can set up a fanstatic habitat and put that animal in there and appreciate them for the wild animal they are (which is what we do with fish tanks) then more power to you. But the people who get servals and bobcats and lynx and want them to be a housecat's are irresponsible IMO. For every sucess story there are multiple failures and there are animals stuck in tiny cages in peoples basements. I just urge anyone who wants a small cat or the like as a pet to be prepared for them to revert. I have seen the effects and the animals that are mutilated (declawed and eye teeth removed). Be sure you can give them a fantastic habitat when they turn out to not be the pet you were hoping for.