Tiger cub is not your pussy!
At first glance, it seems, what difference does it make who keep a house-a jaguar or a huge mastiff that is not inferior in size and size to the fangs? In fact, it's huge. Dogs and cats have, over many centuries of life alongside a person, acquired qualities that make us neighbors and often friends. It's nice when at the threshold joyfully meets a native dog or when a furry kitty curls up on its knees, loudly purring. From animals for which the native house is nature, this can not be expected.
A truly wild beast always remains wild, even if it has been tamed. He does not know how to handle the toilet and send his natural needs so as not to spoil the house. But the main thing is that he is not afraid of man - and does not respect him. If a dog replaces a kennel for a dog, and for a cat it is all her whole world, then the exotic animal in our house is closely, unaccustomed and uncomfortable. When he does not like something, he does not hesitate to grasp the owner - brakes, developed by centuries of artificial selection, he does not.
Wild market
What kind of God's creatures you will not see in the Bird Market! There you can meet those who are on the verge of extinction, and those who are listed in the Red Book and protected by law. If you still want to keep "exotic animals" at home, do not buy animals from the hands of traders! Why? You thus encourage the smuggling of live goods (the profitability of illegal trade in exotic animals reaches astronomical values).
In most cases, you acquire animals weakened and, possibly, sick by some unknown diseases. Nobody guarantees that the new pet in you will not soon die and infect your other pets, and even yourself. In the market at all it is not known, that to you will sell. How many people thus purchased "mini-pigs" (dwarf Vietnamese pigs), and they grew then the size of a hippopotamus!
Monkey on the neck
Many seem very tempting to keep at home various monkeys. However, few monkeys can take a long time: in a cage or aviary they can not be held back by any forces, and in the rooms they instantly arrange a real rout. If you do not imagine your life without our wild kindred, acquire small monkey-nosed monkeys of the New World: gambling and tamarin or semi-lemurs and galago.
Igroinka - this is a charming creation the size of a squirrel; they practically do not leave the owner (more often - the hostess), cling to his clothes, sit on his shoulder or on his head. Keep this monkey in a large enclosure with glass walls and a special microclimate: these tropical creatures do not tolerate even the slightest draft, besides they are infected with our infections. But much more than the climate, gambling needs communication. Lemur and galago contain much easier, but they have a bad (from our, human point of view) habit of lubricating the soles of the feet with odorous urine.
Do not eat the owner?
The dream of many is to walk along the street with a tiger cub or at least a panther on a chain. However, before implementing this, think about it. The tragic fate of the Berberov family has not been forgotten. A couple of years ago, in the suburbs, the puma was eaten by the owner (he went into her drunken drunk).
Not only large wild cats, but also wolves, and bears that are completely unpredictable in adulthood should live in nature, and not in the house or in the mansion. The largest expert on the behavior of predators, Jason Badridze, who had to keep the houses of animals, ends all his public speeches with the call not to turn them into pets - it ends badly for both sides.
Confused fingers with sausages
Of reptiles, mesh pythons are most often bred. They are unpretentious, and lovers are pleased to communicate with them. However, there is one "but" - all snakes eat live food. Think about whether you are ready to feed them live mice and rats, and even before the eyes of the children? And recently in the US there was a tragic case - a house boa strangled a girl left at home without adults.
Iguana is now also kept as pets. Males are usually larger and much prettier, especially in the wedding dress, but the females are better in character, and sometimes they really get attached to the owners. To lizards feel good, they should often be bathed, but not all of them like this procedure. And the owners are often bitten.
But from crocodiles, you can not expect attachment. This exotic animal at home can well for no reason come to mind to bite your beloved master. Recently, a Moscow businessman, demonstrating to his colleagues his touching friendship with a hand crocodile Musya, decided to feed him sausages. But Musya somehow clung to the hand that held them. Crocodile Gena is kind only in cartoons, besides, do not forget that his prototypes are growing rapidly. And what will you do when your toothy pet stops in the terrarium and even in the tub?
Waiting for an overseas guest
So, if you still want to get an exotic animal, ask the question: "Is it dangerous?" and be prepared for the many troubles, worries, and expenses.
1. When purchasing an animal, be sure to ask the breeder about its origin and health. Stock up with special literature on the care of a future pet or read the advice of knowledgeable people on the Internet.
2. Prepare a convenient cage or enclosure, choose for him such a corner of the room, where drafts do not reach. Exotic animals can hardly tolerate our climate. By the way, hang in this corner of the thermometer: for the temperature of the air will have to follow constantly. And strictly follow the advice of a veterinarian. Temperature fluctuations, which are completely invisible to us, may turn out to be fatal for an exotic beast.
3. Take care of a suitable feed: many exotic animals in this respect are very moody and rather will agree to starve themselves, rather than eat something from their point of view inappropriate.
4. Be sure to check with your veterinarian in advance. A doctor specializing in dogs and cats is unlikely to undertake the treatment of iguanas or monkeys.
5. Let the impetus for the final decision be your true love for exotic animals at home, but whether it is dangerous, you now know.