I never had strange pets like...

@Shavkat (141906)
Philippines
November 17, 2021 6:48am CST
...spiders, scorpions, snakes, bees, etc. One of my young Chinese students claimed that he has a jumping spider. I was so concerned when he showed it to me. The good thing is, it is not dangerous and eats dried bugs or worms. I cannot tell him how I do not like this kind of creature. Have you ever tried strange pets in your life? Are you open to having strange pets in your house? Image Credit: extension.oregonstate.edu
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@yukimori (10193)
• United States
17 Nov 21
The most normal pet we have right now is our bunny, and technically she's still considered an "exotic" pet. Aside from her we have three lizards (bearded dragon, leopard gecko, and plateau fence lizard) and a ball python. I'd totally have more than that but our space is a bit too limited to really go crazy with the reptiles. I'm not allowed to have pet spiders anymore so I make do with observing the ones that find their way in. The jumping spiders we get are my favorites, though. They're super sassy. So much personality in teeny packages!
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@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
18 Nov 21
These reptiles are quite strange pets for us here. Speaking of the ball phyton, it will surely freak me out. I also think that it is a good business for pet shops to raise and sell jumpy spiders. For tarantulas, it is a big NO.
@Nawsheen (28761)
• Mauritius
17 Nov 21
Strange pets are not welcomed here I don't want to have insects/reptiles crawling on me while I'm sleeping
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@Nawsheen (28761)
• Mauritius
18 Nov 21
@Shavkat During summer, insects and lizards get into the house and it's such a pain to kill them. Yes I always kill them. I hate them
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
19 Nov 21
@Nawsheen Is your country has four seasons, too?
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@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
18 Nov 21
It is not a favor to have reptiles or insects indoors. My lovely mom will freak out.
• United States
18 Nov 21
I love jumping spiders. They are very clever and rather cat-like for arachnids. I haven't kept one, but I've been tempted. Over the years, I've lived with an array of critters. Some of them were mine, while (many) others were the roommates' (but, somehow, often still claimed me). Now, though, it's just the two of us and our two cats. Given how rambunctious our kitty boy is, I don't know that I could add rats or other creatures to the family.
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• United States
19 Nov 21
@Shavkat When I had dogs, they were good with the cats. The only really bad interaction that I can remember was that my male dog did take a chunk of fur because a cat was foolish enough to leap over him and startle him out of his sleep, but he was quite elderly and had serious health problems at that point. The cat wasn't actually injured, realized her error and didn't do it again. Of course, that cat had a bit of history doing silly things. She was the same one who got nipped on the nose by a rat, because she stuck her face in the cage--right up in the rat's face. She didn't repeat that behavior.
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
19 Nov 21
During my childhood years, I always see them in our yard before. I did not know that it can be a pet. If I was aware of this idea, I would sell these jumpy spiders to my childhood friends and classmates. I wish I could have a whisker again. However, one of my dogs does not like it.
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@ShyBear88 (59342)
• Sterling, Virginia
17 Nov 21
To me it’s not stranger but to some people it is. We have 4 ferrets, a bearded dragon. Hamsters are pretty normal pet so is fish which we have those too.
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@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
18 Nov 21
I think I had an iguana and white rats before. If I have the chance, I would love to have a breaded dragon. My younger brother had some fish before.
@ShyBear88 (59342)
• Sterling, Virginia
18 Nov 21
@Shavkat bearded dragons are pretty easy to care for. So are the ferrets low maintenance to keep and have.
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@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
18 Nov 21
@ShyBear88 I am curious. What do bearded dragons eat and even the ferrets?
@DaddyEvil (174208)
• United States
17 Nov 21
You know I had walking sharks for years. Otherwise, my fishie babies are all I need.
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@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
18 Nov 21
I am aware that you have them. Are they dangerous?
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@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
18 Nov 21
@DaddyEvil Why not have again baby sharks there?
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@DaddyEvil (174208)
• United States
18 Nov 21
@Shavkat Because those were a gift from a friend in Australia... I've checked into buying more but they're just too expensive. (My friend caught them right after they'd hatched when she was on vacation at the seashore... so the only expense she had was shipping them to me.)
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@Joshael (294)
• Nigeria
17 Nov 21
Naaahh!! I don't want to be getting the creeps they bring.
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@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
18 Nov 21
With this kind of pet, I would rather not have a pet.
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@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
18 Nov 21
@Joshael Thanks
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@Joshael (294)
• Nigeria
18 Nov 21
@Shavkat am with you
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@RebeccasFarm (91299)
• United States
17 Nov 21
I do not know what is the appeal of these.
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@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
18 Nov 21
I assumed that Chinese kids are not allowed to have domestic animals like dogs, cats, etc. The parents prefer the small ones like this.
• United States
17 Nov 21
Nope!!!
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@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
18 Nov 21
That's what I have thought.
@franxav (14588)
• India
17 Nov 21
We never had strange pets in the house.
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@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
18 Nov 21
The strangest pet that was petted in my family is the iguana and white rats.
@porwest (112717)
• United States
18 Nov 21
These are not my kind of pets. But to each his or her own, right? lol. Jumping spiders are very tiny, so maybe this one would be acceptable? Probably not. I prefer spiders to be on the bottom of my shoe.