Aish HaTorah Posted April 21, 2016 Report Share Posted April 21, 2016 If you could own any kind of exotic animal (assuming there were no restrictions to the animal in the area in which you live and had the resources to care for the pet), what would you pick an why? Or, even if it is already permitted in the area you live, what crazy animal do you not have, but would like to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MormonGator Posted April 21, 2016 Report Share Posted April 21, 2016 (edited) No question it would be a tarantula or a boa constrictor. I love snakes and spiders. Sadly though, the beautiful Lady Gator doesn't share my opinion on them. I have "settled" for my precious little pit bull, an English Bull Terrier. Edited April 21, 2016 by MormonGator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aish HaTorah Posted April 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2016 I can send you snakes (probably not boas), spiders, and scorpions from our yard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MormonGator Posted April 21, 2016 Report Share Posted April 21, 2016 8 minutes ago, Aish HaTorah said: I can send you snakes (probably not boas), spiders, and scorpions from our yard. lol. I live in Florida so if I really wanted too I'm sure I could out and collect them. The Everglades is crawling with boas (cheesy pun intended). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aish HaTorah Posted April 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2016 9 minutes ago, MormonGator said: lol. I live in Florida so if I really wanted too I'm sure I could out and collect them. The Everglades is crawling with boas (cheesy pun intended). I should have remembered all the episodes of Duck Dynasty. Not Florida, but close enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tesuji Posted April 21, 2016 Report Share Posted April 21, 2016 (edited) Just don't be like this... Edited April 21, 2016 by tesuji Aish HaTorah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anatess2 Posted April 21, 2016 Report Share Posted April 21, 2016 I could use a little less exotic pets... we have 6 ball pythons. Want them MormonGator? But yeah, if I had the money, I'd build a public zoo. Elephants and giraffes and lions and tigers and silverbacks and chimpanzees and all that jazz... and shamu. I want shamu. Sea World don't want shamu anymore. Aish HaTorah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightSG Posted April 21, 2016 Report Share Posted April 21, 2016 10 minutes ago, anatess2 said: I could use a little less exotic pets... we have 6 ball pythons. I'm still holding out for a cube python. Aish HaTorah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unixknight Posted April 21, 2016 Report Share Posted April 21, 2016 I used to have a Mexican Redknee Tarantula. I miss that spider. Thinking about getting a Mexican Fireleg next. Aish HaTorah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MormonGator Posted April 21, 2016 Report Share Posted April 21, 2016 10 minutes ago, unixknight said: I used to have a Mexican Redknee Tarantula. I miss that spider. Thinking about getting a Mexican Fireleg next. Gorgeous pics. Spiders and snakes are easily the most misunderstood animals out there, no question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unixknight Posted April 21, 2016 Report Share Posted April 21, 2016 I was also considering a birdeater but I'd want to put that in at LEAST a 20 gallon tank, and I just haven't got room for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeSellers Posted April 21, 2016 Report Share Posted April 21, 2016 10 minutes ago, MormonGator said: Spiders and snakes are easily the most misunderstood animals out there, no question. Next to you, of course. Lehi EarlJibbs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tesuji Posted April 21, 2016 Report Share Posted April 21, 2016 I say get a spider if you want. But personally they totally creep me out. They don't seem like they belong to this world. Maybe they were left behind by visiting aliens? Budget and unixknight 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeSellers Posted April 21, 2016 Report Share Posted April 21, 2016 9 minutes ago, tesuji said: I say get a spider if you want. But personally they totally creep me out. I love anything that eats flies and mosquitoes. Lehi unixknight 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MormonGator Posted April 21, 2016 Report Share Posted April 21, 2016 10 minutes ago, LeSellers said: Next to you, of course. Lehi LOL! Zen like layers of meaning on that one, huh LeSellers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeSellers Posted April 21, 2016 Report Share Posted April 21, 2016 8 minutes ago, MormonGator said: LOL! Zen like layers of meaning on that one, huh LeSellers? I'm not that deep. Lehi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MormonGator Posted April 21, 2016 Report Share Posted April 21, 2016 8 minutes ago, LeSellers said: I'm not that deep. Lehi lol. Pit bulls are up there too. I've seen pits that wouldn't hurt a fly and I've seen pugs that are nasty little creatures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MormonGator Posted April 21, 2016 Report Share Posted April 21, 2016 My dog is trained in protection (we live out in the woods) so she would defend LadyGator and I. However the cool thing is that my niece and nephew can pull on her ears, basically drive her crazy and she doesn't care. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MormonGator Posted April 21, 2016 Report Share Posted April 21, 2016 My dog is trained in protection (we live out in the woods) so she would defend LadyGator and I. However the cool thing is that my niece and nephew can pull on her ears, basically drive her crazy and she doesn't care. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightSG Posted April 21, 2016 Report Share Posted April 21, 2016 32 minutes ago, unixknight said: I was also considering a birdeater but I'd want to put that in at LEAST a 20 gallon tank, and I just haven't got room for that. Why not just a harness and leash? Budget and unixknight 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unixknight Posted April 21, 2016 Report Share Posted April 21, 2016 9 minutes ago, NightSG said: Why not just a harness and leash? Just imagine what it would be like to walk a dog that can go up a wall or ceiling! Better wear a raincoat... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeedleinA Posted April 21, 2016 Report Share Posted April 21, 2016 Here are some of our babies. Dream Pet: Purple Albino Reticulated Python (finding a reliable food supply has always stopped me) Budget 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theSQUIDSTER Posted April 21, 2016 Report Share Posted April 21, 2016 3 hours ago, Aish HaTorah said: If you could own any kind of exotic animal (assuming there were no restrictions to the animal in the area in which you live and had the resources to care for the pet), what would you pick an why? Or, even if it is already permitted in the area you live, what crazy animal do you not have, but would like to? Over the course of my life I've owned many exotic animals... mostly of the reptilian or arachnid/arthropod variety. As I grow older I find that I want to "own" animals less and less and just observe them more and more. As a kid I used to collect EVERYTHING... bring it home and keep it. Even some of my adult years have had these phases of wanting to own or posses.... but for the most part I've been moving more and more away from that. These days I get a much bigger thrill at being able to observe an animal in it's natural habitat and get a few snapshots of it. Admittedly, I still love to hold and capture animals, (again, mostly reptiles and arthropods) and pose them for photos before releasing them. Perhaps I'm moving toward a time when all I will take will be "in situ" photos... completely hands-off. I guess only time will tell. Aish HaTorah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EarlJibbs Posted April 21, 2016 Report Share Posted April 21, 2016 I would want a fox. They can be domesticated and actually start acting like a dog. So should I just get a dog? Nah. unixknight 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MormonGator Posted April 21, 2016 Report Share Posted April 21, 2016 8 minutes ago, EarlJibbs said: I would want a fox. They can be domesticated and actually start acting like a dog. So should I just get a dog? Nah. I read somewhere that many people have had domesticated foxes as pets and you are right, they act just like dogs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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