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If you could domesticate a virtually harmless wild animal and keep it as a pet, what would it be? Do not worry if it's illegal to own as a pet or not. Remember that some people kept panthers as pets in the 60s in Europe.



I think my choice would probably be a raccoon or a squirrel. They're just so cute and I think if they were domesticated they would make awesome pets.

I mean, who can not just find a raccoon to be adorable! (Well, this is coming from someone who found Swamp Rats to be cute.)

I have to say that I'm against the whole idea. But I don't want to spoil all fun and answer

hedgehog
squirrel

A pony!

I have to say that I'm against the whole idea. But I don't want to spoil all fun and answer

hedgehog
squirrel

Yeah, this is just a what-if scenario. I'm not suggesting anyone do it, because it may be dangerous. Although I did know someone who had a pet chipmunk, which is illegal. (I wanted one though.)

a nazgul!

Does my wife count? (A Brazilian woman)

Yeah, this is just a what-if scenario. I'm not suggesting anyone do it, because it may be dangerous. Although I did know someone who had a pet chipmunk, which is illegal. (I wanted one though.)
I've taken care of two small apes (just fed them for few days). Those are pure evil...
I once had a kind of pet magpie (??? a bird). Everytime I went to my homeyard the bird flew there too after a while. Maybe has something to do with the fact that I always had something to eat....just maybe.

A Jaguar. Or perhaps a Cheetah. Actually both.
It'd be cool to put a sign 'Beware of the Cat'. The looks of the faces of the burglars as they sauntered onto the property and come face to face with a Jaguar would be priceless.
I'd even give them a 100m head-start before I let the Cheetah go.

a guy in Bronx,NY had a full grown male Bengal tiger in his APARTMENT up until it bit him-this was a year or two ago.

How did this thing relieve itself?
What did the neighbors think was going on in there?
What....what did the tiger eat?

I wouldnt have one. I dont need a wild animal as a pet. I grew up with tremendous Alaskan Malamutes. I like to be the largest carnivore in the house. Now I have three kids.

I would have a Kimodo Dragon. But not just any Kimodo Dragon, a talking Kimodo Dragon that could tell the future.

I have high expectations.

cheetah

I would have a Kimodo Dragon. But not just any Kimodo Dragon, a talking Kimodo Dragon that could tell the future.

I have high expectations.

Dont forget to make it a flying kimodo dragon and then you could have some good old fashioned whacky adventures

I'm suprised no one has said RATzinger yet.

Orangutan. Just like in that Clint Eastwood movie.

Well, lets see....

A very large cat, like one of those half-wildcat things, loyal as a dog, intelligent, doesn't mind/likes water, can intimidate local half wild dogs into avoiding him, fairly quiet, and able to cook its own food and take care of itself when we go on trips.

I've adopted orphaned raccoons before, and, though they can be fun and funny, they also grow up to be kinda nasty and destructive as all get out. In a partial "wild animal" vein, I would like to have a Savannah cat...at cross between an American domestic and an African Serval. These little guys get up to 35 pounds and are said to have the personality and loyalty of a dog.

http://www.savannahcatclub.com/

I WANT A PENGUIN!!!!!! just like the 1 on this website http://www.kingsofchaos.com/recruit.php?uniqid=9j3rn4hk :(

Well, lets see....

A very large cat, like one of those half-wildcat things, loyal as a dog, intelligent, doesn't mind/likes water, can intimidate local half wild dogs into avoiding him, fairly quiet, and able to cook its own food and take care of itself when we go on trips.

O i think i shot 1 of those yesterday :mp5:

a guy in Bronx,NY had a full grown male Bengal tiger in his APARTMENT up until it bit him-this was a year or two ago.

How did this thing relieve itself?
What did the neighbors think was going on in there?
What....what did the tiger eat?
I'd guess he probably fed it burglars. Just 'accidently' leave the window open when he left for work and clean up the blood when he got back home.

Aparently there's more tigers in the US now as 'pets' than there are left in the wild.
Why someone would want a 500lb animal that knows only how to kill as a pet is beyond me.

Though one of these would be cool (the cat that is, not the freaks standing next to it):
http://www.tigers-animal-actors.com/about/liger/ligerstand.JPG
A liger (father was a lion, mother a tiger). 12 foot long and 900lbs.

http://www.tigers-animal-actors.com/about/liger/ligerstand.JPG
A liger (father was a lion, mother a tiger). 12 foot long and 900lbs.

*drools* I want a little tiny cat like that too :D

Well, lets see....

A very large cat, like one of those half-wildcat things, loyal as a dog, intelligent, doesn't mind/likes water, can intimidate local half wild dogs into avoiding him, fairly quiet, and able to cook its own food and take care of itself when we go on trips.

That's a Savannah...though I didn't know they could cook and housesit. I definitely need one of those!!

Aparently there's more tigers in the US now as 'pets' than there are left in the wild.
Why someone would want a 500lb animal that knows only how to kill as a pet is beyond me.

Though one of these would be cool (the cat that is, not the freaks standing next to it):
http://www.tigers-animal-actors.com/about/liger/ligerstand.JPG
A liger (father was a lion, mother a tiger). 12 foot long and 900lbs.


I also heard there are more as pets than wild recently.
I dont want anything in my house with canines and claws as long as my fingers.

My semi-pet squirrel: He knocks on our door when he wants me to feed him.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y180/MrMisanthrope/Chompy2.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y180/MrMisanthrope/233be846.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y180/MrMisanthrope/Chompy3.jpg

The Racoons in the woods out back won't play though. :(

That said, I too would like a big cat - bobcat or larger. If I can get the deer population properly thinned out down here (for cat food) a Serval (which you CAN buy as an exotic, unlike a bobcat) would be cool too.

I've adopted orphaned raccoons before, and, though they can be fun and funny, they also grow up to be kinda nasty and destructive as all get out. In a partial "wild animal" vein, I would like to have a Savannah cat...at cross between an American domestic and an African Serval. These little guys get up to 35 pounds and are said to have the personality and loyalty of a dog. http://www.savannahcatclub.com/
The biggest problems with a Savannah is that to get a good sized one it needs to be an F1. F1 Toms are sterile and in HIGH demand, and F1 Queens are $$$$$$$$ (because breeders don't want to let go of them).
By the time you get to F5 they aren't much larger than regular housecats.

Sweet squirrel, Syniks! I want him!

Any of the following:

Human
Orc
Elf
Dwarf
Halfling
Extraterrestrial monster
Ewok

...but I'll settle for a red panda...

~Czardas, Supreme Ruler of the Universe

foxes!!! I would have said wolves, but it has to be undomesticated and dogs are domestic wolves.

A elephant. Or a lynx.

Synik, how did you get that squirrel to start eating out of your hand?

I had to trap all the ones here and carry them off. They were climbing in under the roof and living in the walls of the house. You could hear them in there chewing away.


I would have a skunk or a raccoon. When I was in high school I had a friend that had a pet skunk. There was one guy that the skunk didn't like and everytime that he walked in the door the skunk tried to spray him. His scent glands had been removed so it was no big deal but it was funny.

An Ewok.

Wheee!

I have a ferret, just a domesticated version of a wild European Polecat (weasel family). They're genetically identical. He just lives to kill rodents.

He's named after ex-president Clinton who was also a real weasel.

I want a WOLF! They are gorgeous.

an financial panther eh.............
or a cougar with a cougar call whistle.

Nobody else likes orangutans? Ok, more for me.

That's a Savannah...though I didn't know they could cook and housesit. I definitely need one of those!!

Yeah, I was basically thinking Savannah-like, with a few minor alterations (like no abysinian crosses-those cats never shut up. Maybe a Maine Coon or Norwegian Forest cross.).

Then I thought of what else would need to be changed for owning one to be practical in our present situation. Cats eat rice here (among other things), so if we went on a trip, it'd be nice if he could whip up something for himself in the kitchen. Wishful thinking, I know, but....isn't that what this thread is for?

I would love to have a bird lizard like the one from star wars III:D

For real though, I would love to have a white Bengal Tiger...that would rock

Grizzly Bear

The Guanaco!

http://www.llama.co.uk/images/guanaco1.jpg

(To vote for your favourite Camelid, see my link!)

http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=410500&highlight=camelids

Nobody else likes orangutans? Ok, more for me.
"Right turn, Clyde." A friend of mine loves that moment.

While I agree a Cheetah and a big ass yard for him to run in would kick ass, I'm going to have to go with Otter.

I think it would be kick ass to have a few otters, with a pool in the back with a large rock slope/waterslide/fall that feeds into it for them to slide down on. Underneath it would be seeded with muscles(wrong spelling, huh?) and the like that they could pull off and eat. Man, that'd be great.

Chipmunk: anybody know about their pet potential...they're impossibly cute, and as a kid I used to spend hours in a park by my house, feeding them...they'd run up onyo my shoulders, down my arm and eat from hand.

Squrriel: I love squirrels, I think I was one in a previous life. They CAN'T be housebroken, unfortunately. I rescued 2 baby squirrels orphaned when their mom got hit by a car. They were quite a handful. I ended up giving them to an animal shelter, something I still regret.

Sparrow or Chickadee: I'm a bird person (as opposed to dog or cat) I think a pet Sparrow would be awesome

Polar Bear: Big, beautiful, capable of taking down a tiger and eating it for breakfeast, a bad attitude a mile wide. Now thats my kind of predator. He could double as a sofa too. Only problem is I'd have to turn my basement into a huge walk in freezer during the summer...wait thats NOT a problem.

A pet Mockingbird would be cool too. Talk about attitude!

A pet Mockingbird would be cool too. Talk about attitude!

A MOCKINGBIRD?!?! Those things try to swoop down and attack me when I get near them. Freaky things.

Why A Liger Of Course!!! :d

It Is A Real Animal!

id like a chinchilla
they are so soft!

Giant squid! Best pet in the animal kingdom!

Big kitty... a panther, or a Lepord.

Definitely a skunk.

I'd like to own a skunk that would spray only on demand. What a great pet that would make. We'd terrorize the neighborhood. :D

A zonkey!

http://img.tfd.com/wiki/b/bd/Zonkey.jpg

That is just so weird!!! I was gonna say raccoon when first reading the headline of this thread and you start right away with it... Incredible!

A hyena.

I want a WOLF! They are gorgeous.

i no i want one 2.

who's the guy in Finalnd who had a pet magpie? there native in Australia and while its nice to put food out for them, dont let them nest in your garden. there terratorial and will protect chicks at all costs. beaks sharp.

if not a wolf i'd like a hedgepig. (hedgehog, urchin is actualli old english 4 hedgehog u no?)

I would like to have an Ewok, because they like to have barbecues.

This one would be good....

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y180/MrMisanthrope/DesktopCat600x800.jpg

(God I love my camera...)

A MOCKINGBIRD?!?! Those things try to swoop down and attack me when I get near them. Freaky things.

LOL...see...attitude. :p

Komodo dragon, or a hyaena...

Pegasus

All the power and beauty of a horse, but with the added bonus of wings!

A beaver. Or...some kinda crazy thing. You know, it'd be crazy 'n stuff.

Dave Chappelle.

Penguin... or an Elephant

I am fairly sure that my cat is not domesticated.

He pretty much does whatever he wants.

Wombat massive cute things they are!
mind you judging by the way the question is written id say Yoda!..

I already have an undomesticated animal for a pet (ie. a snake- some animals can't really be domesticated, though you can keep them as pets anyway)

but to answer the question um... a tiger would be great, so would an owl. I like wolves too, but domesticating one would ruin what I think is cool about them in the first place.

If practicality were not an issue I'd get a much bigger snake, maybe a Reticulated Python.

A fox. In my mind, its part cat, part dog.

A ratel. Any animal that weighs only 25 pounds, can take down a lion, and loves honey would be frigging awesome as a pet. As a bonus, the local chipmunk, raccoon, and annoying dog population would quickly dwindle. Might be a bit dangerous though. Luckily there aren't that many small children in my neighborhood.

A wombat and a penguin

I want a Lynx! Haven't decided what type, but on e like either of these would be great: picture (http://68.5.154.59:9090/webwallpaper/lynx%20771b0071640.jpg), picture (http://www.galleryone.com/images/bateman/bateman_-_dozing_lynx.jpg)

Failing that, there are these really cute squirrels in Malaysia, and I'd love to have one as a pet: picture (http://www.helgeroe.com/Album/04Malaysia/IMG_6808b.jpg)

I am fairly sure that my cat is not domesticated.

He pretty much does whatever he wants.

No cat is domesticated. I love 'em!

A panther.

oooh liger http://www.greenapple.com/~jorp/amzanim/ligersize.jpg

For some reason I want a Marmot. I don't know what it is but I want one.

Marmots are very cute groundhog like creatures that live in the mountains of the northwest coast of Canada and the USA. In most areas they are (I beleive) an endangered species. They look like they'd make great pets, except for the great big teeth I'm sure they'd destroy furniture, appliances and architecture with.

I think my choice would probably be a raccoon or a squirrel. They're just so cute and I think if they were domesticated they would make awesome pets.


Squirrel? You better not be referring to one of these.

http://www.funnyjunk.com/p/0390-jpg.html

A panther! :D

Marmots are very cute groundhog like creatures that live in the mountains of the northwest coast of Canada and the USA. In most areas they are (I beleive) an endangered species. They look like they'd make great pets, except for the great big teeth I'm sure they'd destroy furniture, appliances and architecture with.

That's all right. I'd just let it roam around the park in the day and at night it could sleep in the kitchen oven where it can't destroy anything.

Fox!

http://animals.timduru.org/dirlist/fox/red%20fox%2056.jpg

So cute!

Fox!

http://animals.timduru.org/dirlist/fox/red%20fox%2056.jpg

So cute!

Cute yes. But it's a mean, vicious animal. If it had the chance it would kill you and anyone you cared about.

http://tuxhausen.de/pic/tux_mittlerer.jpg

This!

Wombat massive cute things they are!
mind you judging by the way the question is written id say Yoda!..

cute? try vicious. my friend has a country house in Robinson (where Babe was filmed) with wombats. she told me if something goes into a wombat hole, the wombat will vitualli crush it against the hole wall, killing it.

Skunkape: http://www.wintersteel.com/files/Images/Skunk_Ape_A.jpg
Last Year i did a science report on it.Got full marks too :)
Failing that a silverback gorilla or orangutan/chimp.I'd teach it to knife fight and call him "Furious George".

A ratel looks cool too or maybe a red kangaroo so it would drown the neighbourhoods dogs.(they actually drown dogs.)

Earthworm!

Easy to care for.

Realistic: A skunk no doubt. They're totally awesome. But technically they've been domesticated the ones that are available in pet stores are the ones that furriers didn't think would make good garments. All personality, they can live more than 20 years, and some can walk on their hands. Teach it to retrieve a frisbee and summer is covered.

Exotic: A cheetah. That pharaohs kept them as pets isn't an coincidence and it wasn't all about looks.

Randomly, I did see a think about nice folks who occasionally rescue and raise orphaned otter chicks, by the time those things grow up they are just nuts. Like drunk midgets with a nasty speed habbit and needle sharp teeth.

Mountain Lion
Lynx
Otter

Randomly, I did see a think about nice folks who occasionally rescue and raise orphaned otter chicks, by the time those things grow up they are just nuts. Like drunk midgets with a nasty speed habbit and needle sharp teeth.


LOL funny description!

If it can be anything, a T-Rex.

Or possibly a "Demon Duck of Doom".
No really, it was called that. An extinct massive flesh-eating bird from Oz. 7 feet tall and over 500 pounds.
Also the coolest name for any animal, anywhere.

The Giant Ground Sloth in South America was pretty cool as well. 20 feet long, weighing 3 tons, with 12-inch claws. Of course, like everywhere else, it was soon made extinct when Man turned up. As usual.

Skunkape: [img]A ratel looks cool too or maybe a red kangaroo so it would drown the neighbourhoods dogs.(they actually drown dogs.)

i no and humans would be wise to stay away from its massive feet that kick VERY hard, and its clawed hands. u want a platypus? their claws are poisonous. there are very little australian animals that arn't dangerous.

my friends have a buch of blue-tongued lizards and a snake. (very kwl)