The most unusual pets

At some point, some people in the street decide that a cat, dog or hamster are pretty commonplace pets. So the thought comes that you can try something more interesting. Below we will analyze what exotic and unusual pets people buy for their houses and apartments.

First of all, you should know that having an unusual pet in the house is a huge responsibility. The peculiarities of his nutrition, certain conditions of detention and the possibility of care can be very specific.

• It is worth calculating exactly how much money and time you will be able to allocate every day for an unusual pet that will live in your home for a long time. Some of them will not need a lot of attention or the search for special food. But there are many more species that you should keep an eye on all the time, otherwise this pet will start to wither and eventually die.
• Determine how dangerous your pet is to others. If you have a child in your home, it is best not to bring poisonous or aggressive individuals home.
• Exotic animals cannot be hand-bought. It is best to do this at a pet store or specialized nursery.
• When your new pet has already been purchased, you will have to make a lot of effort to create the most acceptable living conditions in your house. "Exots" need a habitat of a natural level, so you have to recreate a new home very close to his usual way of life. Rodents, like birds, will appreciate the spacious cages in which elements of branches or logs will be placed.Reptiles, as well as snails and exotic species of insects, will settle well in a special terrarium, where they will be provided with the right level of humidity and temperature.
• It is worth finding out in advance what exactly this pet loves to eat. Buy this food and replenish it often. Rodents can be content with ordinary fruits or grains, but unusual birds or insects may need special nutrition. This nuance is especially true for large predators.
• Any, even small bites or scratches of your pet should be washed out and carefully treated as soon as possible. It is worth carefully following the rules of personal hygiene: wash your hands with soap and water before each contact with your pet, as well as after it.
• Do not forget that exotic pets are almost not attached to their owner and are rarely trainable, so do not have any special illusions about the animal's love for you.
• It is also worth studying special literature in order to take good care of your pet.

If you are going to have an unusual pet in your home, you should familiarize yourself with the TOP of small exotic pets that can be kept in an ordinary apartment or residential building.

A very beautiful-looking lizard. Iguanas are extremely slow, so there will be no unnecessary fuss and clutter in your home. These pets will be able to amuse and sometimes even touch if they become strongly attached to their owner. The downside is the habit of biting iguanas if they don't like something. It is also worth knowing that iguanas are cold all the time: the temperature of our apartments is not suitable for them, so it is worthwhile to additionally heat the room during the cold season so that the iguana does not get sick.

A very cute and nimble animal that is quickly tamed. Ferrets are extremely quick-witted and love to play with their master.

The downside to breeding it is that mating a ferret is very problematic. Without frequent mating, these animals can experience severe hormonal shock, which can cause the ferret to become sick and even die.

Any list of exotic animals necessarily includes at least one of the subspecies of snakes.

Snakes are not distinguished by intelligence, they cannot show warm feelings, they cannot be trained. Most often, snakes are held in order to contemplate their leisurely and smooth movements, as well as for the sake of extreme sensations. At the same time, snakes in an ordinary house are freezing all the time and need a high temperature in the room where their terrarium is located.

Very often you can find a tarantula in residential buildings. It must be kept in a confined space and not allowed to roam freely around the house, since spiders are very fragile individuals. In addition, a provoked spider can bite: the poison of a tarantula is not dangerous to humans, but it is very unpleasant. Tarantulas can live up to 30 years. When molting, you will need to help your beloved spider to get rid of the chitinous shell, otherwise the tarantula will die.

A handsome predator, very charming, he has a gorgeous body and an active temperament. Ocelot is energetic and cunning. His dimensions are very suitable for home keeping - he is slightly larger than a domestic cat.

A flying squirrel can fly a distance of almost 45 meters. This cute animal leads a completely nocturnal lifestyle, so you obviously won't be able to play with it during the day, and at night it will interfere with your sleep.

Cute and friendly animal... It feeds on fruits and various insects. However, when scared or preparing to attack, he can be quite angry and even capable of biting. The bite will not be fatal, but it is quite painful. Kinkajou live for about 40 years.

This breed is the result of crossing a domestic regular cat and a wild cat. The noble appearance of the Bengal, together with the cutest character, make him a very popular pet.

Many ordinary people keep ordinary hedgehogs at home, considering them cute pets. Hedgehogs are unpretentious in food, their thorns are not as sharp as it might seem, you can walk with them on the street, but at night their activity increases. The animals begin to run quickly and stomp loudly, so they can interfere with sleep.

Omnivorous pets, you don't have to walk them. A huge plus of breeding them is that these snails without food and care will be able to fall asleep and hibernate for more than a month. They are able to recognize their master and can even get used to his actions. Such individuals live up to 10 years.

Chinchilla can live in decent conditions for up to 20 years. You can feed it with herbaceous plants, moss, certain types of cacti, bark, insects. Soft and pleasant chinchillas very active at night.

This pet can only be kept in a warm room. Despite the rather large ears, the parameters of the fox itself are small: 30-40 cm in length, up to 22 cm in height and no more than one and a half kg of weight.

Keeping small pets can be compared to keeping domestic cats and dogs, although it will have certain characteristics: more unpleasant odor, problems with the pet skillfully using the toilet. When living with an exotic pet, always remember that he is actually only half tamed.

Quite often, ordinary people keep predators as pets, for example, wolves, foxes and even lynxes. But if, due to small parameters, a hedgehog cannot do significant harm to anyone, then even professional trainers will be wary of large predators.

Many types of monkeys are very easy to tame and can be easily trained. Keeping these pets in the house is interesting, but rather troublesome.

All modern crocodiles are half aquatic predators. Crocodiles are very dangerous, some of their species can attack humans. Keeping this predator at home is very problematic and will require space, but these obstacles do not stop some fans of thrills.

They are very active at night. They feed on mammals. The python will swallow the prey whole, and then it will digest it for a long time. Some of their species are quite popular and can even breed in captivity. In such conditions, they can live up to 20 years.

Many monitor lizards are terrestrial, but there are also species that live in water and on trees. These animals are most active during the daytime. Monitor lizards are predators that feed on fish, molluscs, insects and small lizards, various snakes and small birds, so keeping them can be expensive in terms of nutrition.

Kama is a small camel that was bred in the late 1980s. A cross between a llama and a camel with 1 hump quickly gained popularity in many countries around the world due to its amazing endurance, special docility and incredibly beautiful coat. It is not surprising that many people prefer to keep such an individual in their home, if its size allows it.

In addition to the already described types of animals, there are others, no less non-standard for the home.

One of the cleanest and funniest animals, not very whimsical in food. They do not bother their owners. They say the popularity of the anteater in many countries has grown since the newspapers printed a snapshot of Salvador Dali walking around the city with his pet anteater on a leash.

An easy to tame animal that can be safely kept in captivity. An extremely resilient and omnivorous animal. By nature, he is very active, very curious, pugnacious, at the same time brave and cunning. Raccoons live for about 20 years and are very attached to their owner.

Breeding of these pets began in Germany about 50 years ago, but it was not so long ago that they began to be acquired as pets. The weight of an adult does not exceed 30 kg, and the length is 1 meter.

Today in the PRC you can rent a panda. You can make this bear your best friend for just 10 years, with a $ 10 million rental fee. So some Chinese people may well be able to afford a panda as their favorite pet.

Beavers are no less popular. In principle, the meaning of establishing a beaver in your house is still not very clear, but beavers are also found as pets. A special enclosure is built for them, which includes a part of a stream or river. This provides the animal with conditions that are completely identical to those in nature.

Also, a pet can be a hippopotamus. This animal will need to be given a lot of space in the house, in addition, an unpleasant odor may come from it. The hippopotamus is very quiet and does not need special attention. Hippos love grass and should have a spacious bathing area, as they need to stay in warm water for up to 18 hours a day.

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