Most 'exotic' pet you've ever owned?

[cherrybomb1]

I have a crested gecko now

[darkbay]

I worked at a museum so they gave me a rock hyrax to tame, managed to tame him but once I left the museum they put him back with the wild ones so he reverted back to being wild. Probably for the best.

[heathersmoo]

I worked at a museum so they gave me a rock hyrax to tame, managed to tame him but once I left the museum they put him back with the wild ones so he reverted back to being wild. Probably for the best.

I love dassies!

I have two lesser siren salamanders

[ilikememes128]

Not me directly but a close (indirect siblings friend) had a pet sugar glider and a hermit crab. One time the sugar glider aimed at me when I was eating some lucky charms- thankfully I didnt spill my food lol. (Dont have an update about any other ones)

[LemonSwirl]

I had a pet squirrel in high school
Her name was Petey bc of my great uncle Pete who had a squirrel

[ToxicDark2173]

I have a headgehog named meatball and two hermit crabs named Theodore and Herbert and a leopard gecko named beepo 😊

[XxAnubisxX]

I’ve owned a few different types over the years as well as had the opportunity to work with a bunch of exotics as well as domestic pets which gave me a quick insight into what I wanted to deal with and what I didn’t

Generally if you don’t count fish, the most exotic pet I have ever owned is probably one of the many various types of reptiles I’ve owned. I’ve owned 2 turtles, 12 crested geckos, 1 ball python, 1 Colombian red-tail boa (Bci), 1 bearded dragon, and 1 ornate club tailed iguana. If you count fish then I’ve owned several different types of fresh water fish including several types of fresh water shrimp although I have a main affinity for bettas and guppies. I also owned a Quaker parrot/Quaker parakeet when I was younger, domestically I’ve owned mainly dogs and cats (with the most “exotic” being a Russian Blue).

Now I just have dogs and my two turtles, although if you asked I’m sure I could easily drum up a dream list longer than it should be of exotics I’d love to own

[loyalcrowlist]

A few years ago we took in a pair of older sugar gliders! Their owners couldn't keep them because they were moving across country. They were very cute but required a lot of specialized care. We had a pouch that you could wear to keep them in sometimes! They enjoyed it and I'm glad we could take care of them for what time they had left.