EXOTIC PETS...Who has a unique pet? Something out of the usual...and why?

I've seen people with boa constrictors...large lizards...exotic birds. Gerbils, hamsters, mice...what kind of enjoyment do you get from this type of pet? Do they show affection?

Tell me about your exotic pet and what make you chose it. Asked by HELENofTROY 44 months ago Similar questions: EXOTIC PETS unique pet usual Pets.

Similar questions: EXOTIC PETS unique pet usual.

There are very few types of animals I haven't had at one point in time or another. I have had fire belly newts whose graceful antics in a desk side aquarium calmed me after many a trying day. I have a balled python who gives phenomenal neck rubs.

I have a hooded rat who knows her name and curls up on my shoulder, chittering occasionally in my ear. My fiance' and I have two birds, one Eclectus who is firmly attached to him but is teaching me patience and tenacity. The other is a little green cheek conure who interacts with a remarkable little personality.

She tells us when we should get up in the morning and reminds us each night around 10 that SHE should be going to bed even if we are stupid enough to stay up. We here a little voice that starts politely enough then grows in intensity, "Babybird, BabybirdIE, Babybird step up (the cue to get on our finger), BabybirdIE STEP UP, BABYBIRDIE STEP UP DAMMIT!" This is her way of saying "put me to bed".

She has a sleep cage in our room. Of course when she does that it cues us to potty the dogs one last time and get all the animals in the house for the night. We have two dogs, both rescue, who give that unconditional love and attention we wish the humans in our lives could give.

We have two cats, rescues that actually belong to my children, who remind us not to leave food sitting out. They also cuddle and keep the dogs in line. One of them insists on grooming us right after we have a shower.

Our Electus has learned from the dogs to announce when someone enters the driveway or approaches the front door. Who needs a door bell or an alarm system? What burglar in his right mind would enter a house that has two screaming parrots, two large barking dogs and a black cat staring balefully from the porch rail?

Enter at your own risk. One of my dogs nursed me through a very serious onset of hemiplegic migraines a few years ago. She never left my side, kept nuzzling and stimulating the weakened side of my body.

She never quit. She whines at the door when the cat needs to come in. She helps the conure wake us up if we try to oversleep.

With all of these they give companionship to varying degrees. They interact, reflect our moods, cheer us up, give us a reason to care about things when the rest of the world has pissed us off. They embody qualities we wish we had and characteristics we are glad we don't.

They make us feel safe and loved. Why would anyone have a life without a companion like one of the ones that share my life?(Oh yeah and the fiance' is pretty good too) .

We had a pet hen, and she was such a joy. Her name was Trixie. We kept her in the kitchen in a large dog crate.

She had a harness to wear when she came out that was fitted with a newborn baby diaper. I can’t really say why I liked her so much. I like birds a great deal, but Trixie had such a calming, nurturing effect on me.

She was quiet and slow and steady in a hectic world. I don’t like pets that come jumping on me or whine when they need this or that. Trixie was more like an acquaintance.

Our boy thought she was boring at first. "All she likes to do is eat worms," So I suggested he have a tea party with Trixie and that worked out fine. She never got used to being on a leash, and was not particularly fond of the outdoors at all.

Our boy liked to wrap her in a blanket to play hide and seek. But most of all, he just held her, or cuddled up on the couch to watch TV. Trixie did not show affection, but she was tolerant and patient and was quite willing to be the warm body next to yours.

She was a lot of work. We cleaned her pen out every day, and washed it up weekly. We exercised her every day and washed up her harness and her feathers afterward.At least, these were the ideals we strove toward.

We took her on vacations to our mountain cabin a few times, and she traveled well. She laid eggs, about one a day, and we ate them. Well, I used them for baking and cooking.

No one wanted an egg on his plate that he had seen come out of Trixie’s butt. Why a hen? Our landlord said no pets except birds.

And our boy had seen the movie "The Pacifier". In the movie a pet duck bites the bad guy in the crotch and saves the family. But ducks need water so we got a chicken.

We would have Trixie still if it were not for the Avian flu scare, and the city cracking down on poultry within the city lines. We had just bought a house and were afraid our less than neighborly neighbors would tell on her. The fine was quite expensive.

We gave her away to a petting zoo and I don’t know where she is now. But I miss her a great deal on those hectic days in the kitchen when nothing seems to go right and I am an hour behind on everything. Oh well...here is a pic.

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Mine chose me. Which I have since learned is normal behavior among large birds. She's a catalina hybrid macaw, which is a cross between a blue and gold, and a scarlet.In good health they are beautiful birds, but mine was "widowed" by her original owner, and then completely neglected (except basic essentials) for a year, before beginning a "musical house" migration that ended with her claiming me as her dad.

The result is that she is more than a little neurotic, and suffers from a habit of overgrooming (feather-plucking) that leaves her looking decidedly naked. Even with all of this, she is very affectionate with me, (and behaves herself around my wife, who is the newcomer in the relationship) a particular benefit is that unlike our dogs and cats, barring accident or sickness, I can expect her to be with me for most of my life, if not to outlive me..

":OK folks I do know the difference between "here" and "hear". I was still half asleep and spell check wouldn't catch that mistake. Forgive me.

":I know what you mean...and even 'spell check' can't help us on that one...LOLI thought we had a 'zoo' with 4 indoor cats and a large dog...I didn't know how much love the other types of pets could give...and very entertaining, too.

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