non-domesticated animals you'd like as a pet

In My Humble Opinion
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What are some non-domesticated animals you’d like as a pet? I’d like a skunk (descented, of course) - yes, I understand that there are some individual skunks that are domesticated, but as a species they are not. They’re very cute and smart, and just seem like they would be fun to have around.

Also, a marmoset would be great. I love their huge eyes! Plus, when I gave new people directions to rooms in my apt, I could say such things as, “the bathroom is on the right, just past the marmoset”

Disclaimer:
I’m not actually advocating taking in wild animals as pets. They are not pets, nor should they be. This is purely for amusement :slight_smile:

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I’d also like a skunk, and an elephant.

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I have a thing for elepahnts, they are so cool. Also, I want a chipmunk. Cutest rodent ever.

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I want a polar bear, a kangaroo, and a penguin.

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A wallaby and a penguin. I would raise them together from when they are babies, and love each other and snuggle a lot, and look so cute…

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I want a sloth. They can try to run away for three days and you can still find them at the end of your driveway.

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a badger - because they look so cute and cuddly, but they’re mean, mean little bastards.

Also, a kinkajou, also known as a Sugar Bear, though they’re not really bears - cutest things I’ve ever seen

http://www.pjc.cc.fl.us/sctag/kinkajou/KinkajouCornelius.jpg

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.rzu2u.com/jpg/kj3wk.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.rzu2u.com/kinkajou.htm&h=231&w=182&sz=10&tbnid=H29hVn1ogBwJ:&tbnh=102&tbnw=81&start=17&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dkinkajou%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D

these little guys CAN actually be purchased as pets, and supposedly make really good companions. But they need a lot of space, and are apparently near impossible to housetrain (as per National Geographic).

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I forgot, I want a hedgehog too.

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Meerkat. MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERKAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!

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I want a meerkat.

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I want a bat, a cute little fruit bat as much as Jennyrosity wants a Meerkat. I’m just too lazy to type that much.

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I want a hyena. No one would mess with me. Ever.

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I’ve always wanted a skunk. Or a llama. Or an ostrich.

My totem animal is the flamingo, so that would be my #1 choice.

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Copy and paste, my friend :smiley: .

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My fondest wish would be to go behind my house every morning, jump into a half-acre-size tropical temperature swimming pool and swim with my two pet dolphins.

:slight_smile: :slight_smile:

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I want a monkey. But a monkey like the monkeys on “Freinds” and “Indiana Jones”. Not a real monkey that’ll fling poo eeverywhere…

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I want a lion. I always liked “Kitty Kat”, the Lion on The Addams Family. I want a lion just like Kitty Kat! And a carnivorous vine named Cleopatra. I don’t think it’s too much to ask, really!

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I’ve wanted a pet ocelot ever since I was a wee kiddie. This has only been reinforced by recent visits to an ocelot sanctuary where I got to enter their cages and interact with them (I even got a hug!)

If it wasn’t illegal to own one (and probably pretty stupid unless you’ve got a lot of time and energy to invest) I’d love to have one as a pet.

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I want a ring-tailed leaping lemur. They’re so cute.

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I’m with Indygrrl. I wanted to say that in both my other posts but I had a brain fart and I couldn’t remember what it was called. I wanted to say lemming but I knew that was wrong.

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Fine choices but is there really such thing as an African Strangler?

Keeping a flying critter as a caged pet does not seem cool to me which is why a penguin seems like the best bird pet. They also look like they might have some personality - just got to keep it away from the house plants.