Exotic Pets?

[Halfwit]

I own a veiled chameleon named Jealous*.. he might count.. don't think that there are many wild chameleons wandering around the UK.. perhaps.
He'll be two years old this november, daw c:
and he still hates everyone and everything, bless.
_{*yes a death-note-related name how sad am i :D}

er.. my mother keeps tropical fish.. which again aren't unusual or rare, but would count as exotic with a bit of imagination D:
yo-yo & clown loaches, otos, plecs, angelfish, red-tailed shark.. had a royal panaque but it suddenly died, poor thing.

in regards to another pet.. i'm researching giant african millipedes right now. the thing is, i've never kept an arthropod as a pet before [not counting the crickets for Jealous :v]..
If anyone here owns bugs/insects/etc, do you have any advice on keeping them?
and.. i'm not sensitive to toxins as far as I know, but is there a way to find out whether I'd be okay handling a giant millipede without getting an irritation? xD would be a bit of a bummer if I found out afterwards that i did.

I've read somewhere that hissing cockroaches are good for people who've never kept arthropods, due to being docile and easy to care for, but i don't know how difficult a millipede would be to look after compared to that.. from what i've read they're not particularly complicated to care for.
i do love roaches as well, so if I ended up choosing them instead, they wouldn't just be some sort of filler practice pet- i just want to be able to look after the pet I do get properly x3

though i should add that i've planned nothing in regards to getting one [or more, if it's better to keep more than one].. I haven't even checked for where I might find them, but then again it'll probably be some time in the future [once i have more cash.. and time! D:].

..okay that somehow turned into a massive "heeeelp mee" post o.o;

 

[pokejungle]

I have a corn snake, a blue tongued skink and a couple of giant african land snails. Don't own any exotic mammals though, have a feeling the rents don't really share my love for skunks.

omg I want snails :o

I just remembered that my dad had an alligator (BABY) when he was a kid. After the 3 or 4 months of it being small I'm not sure what he did with it though haha.

 

[LEXAcide]

this seems interesting... well back when I lived in Mexico City, I managed to get my hands on a Sloth somehow. yes a Sloth! lolque?
Also, I would have been able to "rent" a Lion Cub for a few month's but it was a bit outrageous. These mexicans and their ways. While I was strolling down that market thing, I saw many strange animals. A few Monkey's and apes, skunk's, and some strange sealife. It's like the blackmarket. but yes, a SLOTH!!! Now that I live in California, it seems crazy to imagine owning a Sloth in a personal residence...

https://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/set/1478/slothpict.html
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when ya get your hedgehog you should name it sonic.(Does anybody know what kind of animal tails is?)

just a totally random guess here... a fox?

here is a theory. Fox's, for some reason, have this thing with multi-tails.
examples are... Vulpix (pokemon), Ninetails (pokemon), and the Nine Tailed Fox(naruto). I see a chain...

 

[Shem]

Snakes and Lizards aren't exotic. Not where you live anywhere. And I guarantee that anyone who is a member on this forum can go outside and find both of those if they look hard enough. They aren't exotic unless you have a King Cobra (or another rare/dangerous snake), or a rare Lizard.

The most exotic pet (and it's not) I have seen anyone own was a hedgehog. o.o;

All reptiles and amphibians are considered exotic. I dislike that though, it makes them sound like it's something people shouldn't have to the average Joe.

But yes, I have 3 leopard geckos (native to middle east and India) and an unkown number of Dubia Cockroaches, I started with 50, there's more than that now, I'm breeding them for gecko food so I don't have to buy crickets and mealworms anymore, so they're not really pets, but they are exotic and in a glass cage under my computer desk.

I would have more reptiles and what-not but I can't pay for more than I have and I'll be in college soon so it would be a poor choice to invest in tons of animals that I'll more than likely have to get rid of in a few years because I can't pay or can't have them where I'm living. I guess dorm rooms don't like reptiles =/

 

[LEXAcide]

All reptiles and amphibians are considered exotic. I dislike that though, it makes them sound like it's something people shouldn't have to the average Joe.

But yes, I have 3 leopard geckos (native to middle east and India) and an unkown number of Dubia Cockroaches, I started with 50, there's more than that now, I'm breeding them for gecko food so I don't have to buy crickets and mealworms anymore, so they're not really pets, but they are exotic and in a glass cage under my computer desk.

I would have more reptiles and what-not but I can't pay for more than I have and I'll be in college soon so it would be a poor choice to invest in tons of animals that I'll more than likely have to get rid of in a few years because I can't pay or can't have them where I'm living. I guess dorm rooms don't like reptiles =/

what would happen if all the Roaches broke loose =O!!!

 

[pokejungle]

this seems interesting... well back when I lived in Mexico City, I managed to get my hands on a Sloth somehow. yes a Sloth! lolque?
Also, I would have been able to "rent" a Lion Cub for a few month's but it was a bit outrageous. These mexicans and their ways. While I was strolling down that market thing, I saw many strange animals. A few Monkey's and apes, skunk's, and some strange sealife. It's like the blackmarket. but yes, a SLOTH!!! Now that I live in California, it seems crazy to imagine owning a Sloth in a personal residence...

https://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/set/1478/slothpict.html
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just a totally random guess here... a fox?

here is a theory. Fox's, for some reason, have this thing with multi-tails.
examples are... Vulpix (pokemon), Ninetails (pokemon), and the Nine Tailed Fox(naruto). I see a chain...

I now know what my life has been missing o_o

A SLOTH!

((omg omg omg I want one.))

 

[Ayselipera]

Well I did have a box turtle which isn't really exotic around here... but I did have two leopard geckos if that counts.

 

[Rokusasu]

So you are getting your hedgehog? XD

I've never had exotic pets, unless you count fish whose species originate from the waters of the River Amazon. o_o

 

[Xairmo]

What kind of exotic pet(s) do you have?

I've known plenty of people before who've had snakes and lizards, even crazy stuff like curtain types of monkeys. O__O" No joke! But personally I've never had anything like that. DDD: I always wanted something, but never really got around to it. >:

Recently, though, I've become obsessed with hedgehogs and I fully intend to buy one soon. =D Then I'll have my own exotic pet. ^^"

So what about you?

I have a lesbian, does that count?

 

[pokejungle]

I have a lesbian, does that count?

I laughed pretty hard about that one :p

But seriously, I have one too.

 

[Serene Grace]

I've never owned one and I'm not really looking forward to any either. I'm not much of a per person.

The invisible dog would make a great match with me though.

 

[Xairmo]

I laughed pretty hard about that one :p

But seriously, I have one too.

For serious, Man. Aren't lesbians like the best pets? They're entertaining and they don't shed and they look so darn adorable when you put 'em on a leash.