What non domesticated pet would you or have you owned?
By AmberLynn
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
United States
February 28, 2021 8:34am CST
Is there a non-domesticated animal that you'd like to own? Let's pretend that it would be totally safe to own such a pet. There would be no fear of diseases or aggression
A friend of mine knows someone who owns a pig. It's a house pig and seems to be spoiled. I've seen pictures of her. I know someone who owns a squirrel. Not a Suga Glider or any of the domesticated breeds, but an actual squirrel from the wild. They tried to put her back to the wild, but for whatever reason she would not have survived.
A Trash Panda AKA a Raccoon. That's one that I would love to own. I know there are some who have actually domesticated one and have it as a house pet. It's apparently a lot like a cat.
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
28 Feb 21
One of my nieces kept a raccoon and a skunk as pets for years. And I think I told you I had a pair of walking sharks, didn't I?
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
28 Feb 21
Walking Sharks? Like tank sharks?
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
28 Feb 21
@DaddyEvil You are pulling my leg. They wouldn't survive the air. 
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
28 Feb 21
@ScribbledAdNauseum Like walking sharks. You know, they can climb out of their tank and walk on the floor. Haven't I talked with you about them before?
Edit to add:
Recently, scientists have discovered four new species of sharks that can "walk" in coastal waters around northern Australia and the island of New Guinea.
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@LowRiderX (22907)
• Serbia
28 Feb 21
@ScribbledAdNauseum Maybe a monkey, but that's forbidden here. Perhaps in some countries they do not even belong to the 'wild' animals
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
28 Feb 21
Oh yes, I've heard of people owning monkeys. My family used to watch this show about chimpanzees. They were not domesticated, but they were used to people and some were even very friendly.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
28 Feb 21
@LowRiderX I think they would need to be treated a lot like babies. Always with one eye on the monkey.
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@LowRiderX (22907)
• Serbia
28 Feb 21
@ScribbledAdNauseum I talked to one member in whose country they are allowed, in fact there are as many of them as we have cats
She say that they are too hard, active, to be considered a pet and they make a lot of mess
She say that they are too hard, active, to be considered a pet and they make a lot of mess1 person likes this
@Tina30219 (81540)
• Onaway, Michigan
28 Feb 21
I would always like to have a deer I have a uncle that had one since it was a baby because it’s mom got killed it even came inside.
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@Tina30219 (81540)
• Onaway, Michigan
28 Feb 21
@ScribbledAdNauseum Right if it has to be nursed that is the best place.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
28 Feb 21
@Tina30219 They had them for maybe two years? Maybe less. They had to get rid of them because the neighbor across the road was a curmudgeon.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
28 Feb 21
Aww! That's kind of cute though.
My aunt had a goat inside for awhile. I can't remember what breed it was, but they had to nurse it and that was the best place for it.
@RebeccasFarm (86757)
• United States
28 Feb 21
I would not if I could help it..I really feel bad for pets like that
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@RebeccasFarm (86757)
• United States
28 Feb 21
@ScribbledAdNauseum Yes I get that but those like oh whats that guys name that is in prison now the Tiger King
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
28 Feb 21
I think there are cases where it's humane to have them as pets. Like a friend who tried to release a squirrel back to the wild after an injury, but it would not have survived. Luckily the place it was released they were able to monitor it.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
28 Feb 21
@RebeccasFarm Oh gosh, he was just a ridiculous excuse for a human being.
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@LindaOHio (156056)
• United States
1 Mar 21
Raccoons get into too much mischief for me. I would love to have a grey parrot; but they require constant clean-up and a LOT of attention.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
1 Mar 21
I'd love a parrot too, but yes constant care and attention are needed.
My uncle wants a cockatoo.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
1 Mar 21
@LindaOHio Sometimes too squawky though.
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@LindaOHio (156056)
• United States
1 Mar 21
@ScribbledAdNauseum Birds are great but very messy.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
28 Feb 21
@CarolDM It sounds like it. I bet seeing snakes, squirrels and other little critters was not uncommon.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
28 Feb 21
Snakes? Eeek!
My sister wanted a snake growing up but luckily mom said no.
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@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
28 Feb 21
@ScribbledAdNauseum Yes, we lived in a rural area.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
28 Feb 21
Lots to choose from though.
Monkeys
Racoons
Squirrels
Snakes
Rats
Though I suppose rats have been made as pets before.
@snowy22315 (169939)
• United States
3 Mar 21
I never considered that. A pig would be cool as long as it didn't get too huge. Those Vietnamese pot bellied pigs are cute. I don't think they get too large. I knew some people who had a possum as a pet. It wasn't really very smart though and when it got older it only liked one member of the family.. I don't know how they handled the bathroom activities. I guess it must have used a litter box.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
3 Mar 21
I think a lot of the unusual and non domesticated pets somehow get potty trained. It probably takes a lot of trial and patience though.
I think this pig has been house trained, but I don't know the full details.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
1 Mar 21
Oh yes, I think penguins require cold climates.
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@JESSY3236 (18923)
• United States
2 Mar 21
My mother's friend owned a baby bull. I would love to have a leopard or a panther.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
2 Mar 21
Oh! There's a newlyish discovered cat breed that's like a smaller panther. It's not domesticated but it's bigger than a house cat. I want one of those.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
28 Feb 21
@thelme55 Oh I understand. I had a cat as a child that bit me. My grandfather threw the cat out and I don't believe it survived very long.
@thelme55 (76476)
• Germany
28 Feb 21
@ScribbledAdNauseum I am a bit scared of cats. Maybe because I don’t know much about them besides scratching me. My grandma had cats when I was a kid.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
28 Feb 21
I feel like.. I think Steve Irwin had a pet crocodile.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
28 Feb 21
@Butterfingers Me neither. It has been a long time since I've watched any shows about the Irwin Family.
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, but people say it's dangerous
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
1 Mar 21
Yes, I just had a conversation about how dangerous they can be.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
3 Mar 21
@Bubba90 Very true, it's a concern I would have too.
@Bubba90 (1755)
• Indonesia
3 Mar 21
@ScribbledAdNauseum yes and I don't want to get rabies.
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@AngelisaQT (1353)
• United States
28 Feb 21
Racoons are so cute! I would like to have a skunk, but we'd have to get it's stinker taken out. Shew wee! 
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
28 Feb 21
Oh yes! Those are so cute!
I think one of the animal rescue places near me got a skunk once. I know I've seen something about a de-stinked skunk sometime recently.
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@AngelisaQT (1353)
• United States
28 Feb 21
@ScribbledAdNauseum Yea, it's possible to de-stink them They would be so cute running around the house.
They would be so cute running around the house.1 person likes this
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
28 Feb 21
@AngelisaQT I could see them playing with cats too.
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