The most unusual pets

At some point, some townsfolk decide that a cat, dog or hamster is 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 homes and apartments.

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

• It is worth calculating how much money and time you will be able to allocate daily for an unusual pet that will settle for a long time in your home. Some of them will not need much attention or the search for special food. But there are much more species that you should look after all the time, otherwise this pet will begin 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 must not be bought with hands. It is better to do this in a pet store or specialized nursery.
• When your new pet is already acquired, you will have to make a lot of efforts to create the most acceptable living conditions in your house. “Exotics” need a habitat of a natural level, so you will have to recreate a new home very close to its usual way of life. Rodents, like birds, will appreciate spacious cages in size 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 necessary level of humidity and temperature.
• It is worth knowing in advance what exactly this pet likes to eat. Buy this food and often replenish its supplies. Rodents can be content with ordinary fruits or cereals, but unusual birds or insects may need special nutrition. Especially this nuance concerns large predators.
• Any, even small bites of your pet or its scratches should be washed as quickly as possible and carefully processed. It is necessary to carefully observe the rules of personal hygiene: wash hands with soap before each contact with a pet, as well as after it.
• Do not forget that exotic pets almost do not become attached to their master and rarely give in to training, so do not have any special illusions about the animal's love for you.
• It is also worth studying special literature to take good care of your pet.

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

Very beautiful looking lizard. Iguanas are extremely slow, so there will be no unnecessary fuss and disorder in your home. These pets will be able to amuse and sometimes even touched, if they are strongly attached to their master. Less - the habit of iguanas to bite if they did not like something. It is also worth knowing that the iguanas are always cold: the temperature of our apartments is not suitable for them, so you should additionally heat the room in the cold season so that the iguana does not get sick.

Very cute and nimble animal, which is quickly tamed. Ferrets are extremely quick-witted and love to play with their master.

The downside of its breeding is that the mating of a ferret is very problematic. Serious hormonal shock can occur in these animals without frequent mating, which can cause the ferret to become ill and even die.

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

Snakes do not differ in intelligence, they cannot show warm feelings, they cannot be trained. Most often, snakes are kept to contemplate their leisurely and smooth movements, as well as for 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 stands.

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

A beautiful predator, very charming, he has a gorgeous body and active temperament. Ocelot is energetic and cunning. Its dimensions are very suitable for home maintenance - it 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 way of life, so you obviously will not be able to play with her during the day, and at night she will disturb you from sleeping.

Cute and friendly animal. It feeds on fruits and various insects. However, frightened or preparing for an attack, he can be quite angry and even able to bite. The bite will not be fatal, but it is very painful. Kinkaju live for about 40 years.

This breed is the result of a cross between a domestic ordinary cat and a wild cat. The noble appearance of the Bengal along with its sweetest character make it 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 fast and stomp loudly, so they can interfere with sleep.

Omnivores, they don’t have to walk. A huge plus of their breeding is that without food and care, these snails can fall asleep and spend more than a month in hibernation. They are able to recognize their master and can even get used to his actions. Such individuals live up to 10 years.

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

This pet can only be kept in a warm room. Despite the rather large ears, parameters of the fox itself are small: 30-40 cm in length, up to 22 cm in height and not more than one and a half kg of weight.

The content of small pets can be compared with the content of domestic cats and dogs, although it will have certain features: a more unpleasant odor, problems with the animal using the toilet skillfully. When living with an exotic pet, always remember that he is actually only half-tamed.

Quite often, as pets, the townsfolk contain predators, for example, wolves, foxes and even lynxes. But if the hedgehog, due to small parameters of substantial harm, cannot do anyone, then even professional trainers will be wary of large predators.

Many species of monkeys are very easy to tame, they lend themselves to easy training. Keeping these pets in the house is interesting, but rather troublesome.

All modern crocodiles are half water predators. Crocodiles are very dangerous, some of their species can attack a person. The content of this predator at home is very problematic and will require space, but some barriers to thrills do not stop them.

Very active at night. They feed on mammals. The python will swallow the whole production, 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 exercise a land-based lifestyle, but there are also species living in water and on trees. These animals are most active in the daytime. Lizards are predators that feed on fish, shellfish, insects and small lizards, various snakes and small birds, so their content can be expensive in terms of nutrition.

Kama is a small-sized 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 of the world because of its amazing endurance, special complaisance and incredibly beautiful coat. It is not surprising that many prefer to keep such an individual in their home, if its size allows it.

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

Some of the cleanest and funniest animals, not very fastidious in nutrition. Concerns to their owners do not deliver. It is said that the popularity of the anteater in many countries has grown since the newspapers printed a picture of Salvador Dali, who was walking around the city with his anteater on a leash.

An easily tame animal that can be safely kept in captivity. Extremely resilient and omnivorous beast. By nature, he is very active, very curious, pugnacious, and at the same time daring and cunning. Raccoons live about 20 years and are very attached to their master.

They started breeding these pets in Germany about 50 years ago, however, they began to acquire them as pets not so long ago. The weight of an adult does not exceed 30 kg, and the length is 1 meter.

Today in China you can rent a panda. You can make this bear your best friend for only 10 years, while paying a rental fee of $ 10 million. So some Chinese people will be able to afford the panda as their favorite pet.

Beavers began to enjoy no less popularity. In principle, the meaning of the institution in his beaver’s house is still not very clear, but beavers are also found as pets. A special aviary is being constructed for them, which includes part of a stream or river. This provides the animal with conditions that are completely identical to natural.

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

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