Is this a good pet for you?
By April fabe
@Peach10 (1920)
July 10, 2018 1:48am CST
This is an anteater. They come as big as can be about 5ft. 9 inches tall. Some are smaller but what's great about them is that they have no teeth only a tongue that is much much longer than any animal with hooks on them to get their food and that would be termites and ants.
They are fury indeed and makes them cuddly and they are nearing extinction because of that.
They are found in forests and woods where they get their food from tree trunks and they eat a bundle of these termites and ants.
They are mostly found in South and Central America. Sadly none here in our area.
What do you think? Good pets or pests?
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13 responses
@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
10 Jul 18
nope. at 5'9" it's as big as humans so it would need too much space!
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
10 Jul 18
@Peach10 as long as they stay small!
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
13 Jul 18
no, i would not have that big animal as a pet. even though we have so many ants at home, i would not like to have that animal with a vacuum-like snout to eat the ants.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
14 Jul 18
@Peach10 even in zoos? or maybe somebody will illegally bring them in our country.
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@Peach10 (1920)
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14 Jul 18
@ridingbet Nothing in the zoo really and can't be illegally entered coz of confiscation. Sad to say.
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
23 Jul 18
If they are near extinction, maybe they would thrive best if we left them alone.
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@anamika161088 (11868)
• India
10 Jul 18
It's looking cute.. Though big but cute..
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@anamika161088 (11868)
• India
11 Jul 18
@Peach10 do they eat on ants and termites?
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@Peach10 (1920)
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11 Jul 18
@anamika161088 Yes they do and that is the only thing they eat. Thgey are toothless so no need to be scared of being bitten
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@Jessabuma (31700)
• Baguio, Philippines
10 Jul 18
Hahaha!!! Ohh no! It looks scary for me
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@Letranknight2015 (51536)
• Philippines
10 Jul 18
I WANT THEM as pets, it would give ants endless nightmares and it would give him unlimited supply of food.
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@Peach10 (1920)
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10 Jul 18
You do? great we feel the same way but sad to say, they're not found in our country. So we just have to dream about the nightmares of our ants and termites
@GreatMartin (23675)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
11 Jul 18
You talk about them becoming extinct and then you want people to have them as pets??
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@Peach10 (1920)
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11 Jul 18
Your opinion is what I ask for if you wish to have it for a pet. I would really be willing to take care of one coz it would help me with ants and termites. if I would be given the privileg.e why not? I can take care and maybe breed them with others so then they won't be extinct.
@acelawrites (19273)
• Philippines
26 Aug 18
No, they can not be good pets; they should be allowed in the wild because they might not live well in a domesticated environment.
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
10 Jul 18
They are a very useful animal eating all those ants and termites.
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@Peach10 (1920)
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10 Jul 18
You think so? Ok. they're not furry enough to be cuddly? They don't bite coz they don't have teeth. and they eat ants and termites. I would love to have one
@Peach10 (1920)
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10 Jul 18
I wish they live here in my country. They can be a great help for ants and termites and they don't bite coz their toothless. and love that fur
