Exotic pets...

[ramanth]

6 Crested Geckos, 6 Hermit Crabs, 1 Cornsnake, & 1 turtle.

[Digi]

7 Tarantulas
3 Fire Belly Toads (frogs)
50 Shrimp (ghost, unknown, Cherry, Bee)
8 Catfish
2 Albino Chinese Softshell Turtles (rare)
1 Malayan Box Turtle (Endangered)

There is a native Brown Snake in the house, but I don't own it. Just waiting for the MNR (government) to pick it up. Doubt he'll (I work with him often) come here till the spring as he knows its in a safe place. The boyfriend isn't happy at all, he's scared of reptiles, esp snakes lol

[finn's mom]

I wouldn't have considered guinea pigs exotic myself, but I have had one as a pet. His name was Angus (Gus) and he was black, with long hair that I had to cut once a month! He was precious!

I have had a few pet rats, too . . . Lily, Luli and Gwynnie (hairless), and Kitty were the rats I've had in the past. I want to get my daughter a pair of rats when she's older (she's only two). I've also had hamsters (Tawny was my favorite childhood small pet), gerbils and mice.

And I had a beautiful Bengal cat named Lock, if that counts as exotic haha.

[pomtzu]

Mostly just cats and dogs here, tho some different varieties have called this home, too.

Cockatiel
Parakeet
Dwarf rabbit
"Regular" size rabbits
Tons of tropical fish
Florida lizard - garden variety
Turtles

[redbird]

I wouldn't have considered guinea pigs exotic myself, but I have had one as a pet. His name was Angus (Gus) and he was black, with long hair that I had to cut once a month! He was precious!

I have had a few pet rats, too . . . Lily, Luli and Gwynnie (hairless), and Kitty were the rats I've had in the past. I want to get my daughter a pair of rats when she's older (she's only two). I've also had hamsters (Tawny was my favorite childhood small pet), gerbils and mice.

And I had a beautiful Bengal cat named Lock, if that counts as exotic haha.

I didn't know they were referred to as exotics either until my vet said they were. I had to have an exotic pet vet to care for them.

[Freedom]

Guinea pigs are small mammals, not all vets will tend them.

The term "exotic pets" varies with the context. State laws usually consider any wild animal, or untamed species as exotic. In that context, guinea pigs are not exotic.

Anyway, nope, all I've ever had are dogs, cats and fish.

[sallyandsnowx]

As a child, I had many lizards, hamsters and hermit crabs.

I use to have a guinea pig (Sally, in my siggy) but she passed away about a month ago.
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[Misty_Pearl]

I had ferrets when they were still considered "exotic". I've had pet skunks, a pet raccoon, puffer fish, Florida softshell turtles and I have rehabbed a couple of bats. Other than that, right now I have dogs, cats, rabbits, a goldfish a 3 cory cats and some ghost shrimp. I am soon to have Green spotted puffers, Figure eight puffers and a snowflake eel. I also really really want to set up a crabitat for some hermit crabs.