# Pet lobsters

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 29, 2001, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-lobsters/78773 "2001-08-29T18:51:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![cher3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@cher3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cher3)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2001, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-lobsters/78773/7 "2001-08-29T20:00:25Z")

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It must be possible to keep them in captivity. The local aquarium has an ancient, enormous one that must weigh 30 or 40 pounds. I imagine duplicating their set up would be a bit expensive, though.

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