If you could have ANY animal for a pet.....{Please read disclaimer}
 

Okay so here's the question. If you could have ANY animal you wanted to for a pet what would it be and why.

First I've always wanted a tiger. My mom used to know this guy that owned a tatoo shop in Chicago, and he had two tiger and a huge snake that lived in the basement.....oddly enough I think it was the snake that tried to eat his arm.:sarcasm:

Second, I think it would be cool to have a giraffe. Not sure why it just would.

Keep in mind that this a hypothetical question. So there would be no issue of domesticating.

I think wild animals should stay in the wild. Tigers and other big cats require way too much maintenance. I would want to have a corn snake or a king snake. My mom's afraid of snakes so I can't have one right now. I have everything else I want for a pet.

a baby dragon, or a miniature dragon, like lizard sizes or soemthing, I would just find it amazing to have a cute dragon.

eheh...
 

I'd have a hard time picking. I just kind of like all animals.
(sounds better then 'I can't make up my mind huh?' )
Well, thats not entirely true. I don't like spiders. At All. I don't kill them cause I'm too scared to get close enough... :sweat:

After all the stories I hear about wild animals having to be rescued from people who have too much money and too little intelligence, I'm not so sure I'd like to have a wild animal. Elephants are my favorite animal, but I don't think I'd have the ability to keep up with it's maitenance even if I could afford to have one. So I'll stick with my regular cats. If you think about it, they're really quite amazing themselves. They just aren't as novel because we see them constantly.

If I would have the money for it, I'd move to Norway, build myself a house such as the gnome hovel in another thread (too lazy to look for it right now) and have a pack of wolves for pets. :3 I wouldn't want to keep a lone wolf (or even a pair) in a city because they wouldn't be able to move around much, and I think they'd be bored out of their minds in such a situation. In a perfect world, the wolves would sleep in my house and be let out when I go to work, then return when I get back. Thay way they would get enough exercise and they would be able to hunt their own prey, so that'd save a lot in food costs :XD They would also be perfectly docile to me and my family, but defensive against intruders.

Any animal right?

Pterodactyl.

Why?

Because you get to say, "This is my Pterodactyl. His name is Petey. He eats your pets... and small children."

I want a baby turtle that stayed a baby forever...or a tiger or some other big cat.

I would want a pinguin if it was possible x3 They're just cute, that's all.

So long as I could properly take care of them, I would want a pair of leopards. 1 Kitty just isn't enough, everyone needs a playmate =^.^=

I'd take my rabbit with me and buy a pig.

I would feel safe with a pig. I'm not sure why. They just seem like they could be vicious enough to take out a murderer or something.

The problem with non-domesticated animals is that they often don't recognize humans as part of their family, even if the humans raised them. Or, as with wolves, part of their family dynamic is competing for primacy, establishing who's the boss through violent measures. It's not much consolation that your bear was just being a bear when he's accidently ripped half your face off while trying to establish dominance.

That being said, I've heard that cheetahs actually do make good companion animals. Not pets in the modern sense, but companions for hunters and so on, because they accept humans as part of their pride, and don't compete violently with them, if they're raised by humans from cubs.

I think I'll be sticking with your standard domestic animals, though. I'm thinking about adopting a retired racing greyhound, after I graduate.

If I could have any animal for a pet, I would choose... probably a Peregrine Falcon. One that was trained. It's kinda unimaginative, but those birds are pretty cool.

In most places in the US, you have to have special licenses to do falconry. There are, however, raptor rescue groups in many places that are often looking for volunteers... and they'd give you some insight into whether falconry is really for you.

I always wanted a white tiger. They are so beautiful but I'm not sure they would want to cuddle and play with me.

I also want a chinchilla. They are so soft and fluffy. :]

Hard to keep in your apartment, though. And not really suited to sleeping on the bed next to you... one roll-over incident, and squish!

By the bye, that color you're using for your text is very hard to read.

White Tiger!!!!(with red eyes, albino i guess...)
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Panthers all the way. i love cats and the bigger the more hugable. There's also the fact that they could scare away just about anyone^^

Hehe! That made me laugh, I don't usually laugh from typing. :] Ah, hilarious. Or a messed up sense of humor. But elephants are amazing...

And she may be using a mac. On mine, I can read it fine. (cause I have a mac. x_ x)