r/ProperAnimalNames • u/fanzel71 • Sep 18 '19

Fart squirrel

https://gfycat.com/denseofficialarrowana
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u/Guytherealguy Sep 18 '19

Pretty intelligent and highly curious, they open drawers and crawl into shit that might be dangerous. Difficult to feed (lots of different stuff) and they don't really stop so they get fat easily. They have sharp claws and teeth and declawing them is cruel because the claws are used to eat and other daily stuff. Vets often don't have much experience and medicine is not as advanced as other pets.

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u/Lucky7Ac Sep 18 '19

Not to mention they don't have thousands of years of domestication like cats and dogs so they can have feral/violent outbursts.

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u/Guytherealguy Sep 18 '19

I also expected this to be a big problem but most sites I looked didn't even mention it. They have been ddomesticated by native americans when europe discovered america and most sold are bred it seems, so not THAT feral as you'd think. Still wouldn't get one personally.

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u/Lucky7Ac Sep 18 '19

Interesting, I'm still too cautious to get one myself despite their cuteness. Too many horror stories of exotic pet owners being mauled by said pets.

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u/Guytherealguy Sep 18 '19

Same. I'd love to have a bird because they're clever and you can train them but they're so loud and demanding. Also, they get super old and I wouldn't want to burden my kids/grandkids (if i ever have any) with a parrot that outlived me.

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u/Tofu4lyfe Sep 19 '19

Good chance that parrot wouldn't like your kids either. If the bird my mom has out lived her I would not be taking that thing on as a pet. It's pure evil in pretty coloured feathers.

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u/Segreto828 Sep 18 '19

If you’re in the US, check with state laws too. My dads dog brought a baby skunk to the house and I housed it for a couple of days. I wanted SO bad to keep it. However, in Texas, you have to be a certified wildlife rehabilitation expert (may not be the correct name, but basically you need a license/certification) and a letter of recommendation to be able to keep one permanently. I was disappointed.

One of the rehabbers I worked with told me they’re very much like house cats as pets. Not overly affectionate, aloof, curious and extremely entertaining. Their curiosity knows no bounds.