CHICAGO Reptiles, monkeys, rodents and different unique pets are growing in reputation however should be discouraged in houses with babies or people with immune system problems, according to a report printed on Monday.
i’ve been to exotic pets three times. the primary time i used to be greeted my a odor of musk. as i walked on i saw a lifeless newt floating within the backside row of tanks. i know pet shops have crickets hopping round but this was extreme. the spider webs are out of controls. i was so nervous a couple of random spider biting my foot. the shop is admittedly dusty for some cause, additionally small and tight for a pet store. when i did purchase animals they had been four frogs (whites tree frogs/ inexperienced tree frogs) and a marble salamander. each of the whites tree frogs died on me after a week and a … Read more
Big Cat Rescue is a large ‘non-revenue’ animal sanctuary in Tampa, Florida, renowned and acclaimed around the globe for their work, ‘rescuing’ unique cats from the pet trade, circuses, roadside zoos and the fur farms, in addition to rehabilitating wild bobcats.
MEXICO CITY A lion and a tiger kept as exotic pets on the roof of a Mexican meat processing plant killed a person feeding them on Monday, Mexican media said.
Exotic” pets embrace all kinds of animals: birds , rodents ( hamsters , gerbils, guinea pigs , chinchillas, rats , mice), rabbits , ferrets , reptiles ( snakes , lizards, turtles, tortoises), amphibians (frogs, toads), sugar gliders (marsupials), hedgehogs , potbellied pigs , and even spiders. As our population has grown during the last decade and many people stay in urban environments or need pets who’re smaller and require less maintenance (though this is not all the time the case!), unique pet ownership has grown dramatically.