Some Rules To Keep Exotic Pets

Some Rules To Keep Exotic Pets

Some Rules To Keep Exotic Pets

Exotic Pets: Think Twice Before You Get One

Having a pet is a great idea, isn't it? But more and more people aren't satisfied with just a traditional pet like a cat or a dog. They want something extraordinary to get everyone surprised or even knocked out! For many people a pet is an item of prestige and belonging to some upper class. So, most of them are looking for an exotic animal like a tarantula, an iguana, a gecko or at least a scorpion.

At first thought, what's wrong with it? If people have enough money to afford some pet like that why not? But remember: a pet is not just a toy or an interior decoration; it's a new member of your family needing its own space and special attention. Are you ready to let an aboriginal from African savanna or a native from the Amazon jungle into your house? And an exotic pet is much like an aboriginal from the animal world as these animals haven't adapted to the human environment as traditional pets like cats or dogs have.

The first problem is to create a habitation. And buying a terrarium or a cage for your pet is not enough you need to provide the right interior imitating the animal's native dwelling place. You'll also have to take care of special food so be ready that shopping for mice, grasshoppers and special vitamins will become as usual for you as going to the nearest supermarket for your ordinary food.

And of course you mustn't forget about special training and safety rules. Many of these exotic lizards, snakes or spiders are poisonous and can take quite an ordinary situation for potential danger or threat. So, they can suddenly attack their master mistaking him or her for its prey.

The situation can get even worse if your pet gets sick. Many vets have no idea how to cope with this situation so you'll get no professional care and advice. I remember when our chinchilla got so bad that it just couldn't even eat or drink and was lying all day motionless in its cage. Two or three vets arrived but no one could say for sure what the matter was. They said it might be just digestive trouble or something. And all of them told our poor Chilla would die soon. So we had to search all the specialized forums and web-sites to find the symptoms and found that it was probably just lack of Vitamin B that could bring about such situation. The following three days we felt like nurses making injections and feeding our pet with vitamin tee from a dropper. Thanks God, we were lucky and our chinchilla was OK in a week. But the fact is that the absolute majority of exotic pets can't get proper veterinarian care and aren't going to survive when getting sick.

So, if you're going to have some extraordinary animal you should find enough time to study all its natural habits, living conditions, diet and health care peculiarities and be ready to become a caring trainer, vet and nutritionist for this exotic creature. And first of all, before letting a new exotic pet into your family think twice: are you really ready to have a new whimsical creature into your family? And which is more important: why do you need it? Is it just your whim or a real passion for it?

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