Is It Hard to Care for Exotic Pets?


There are so many aspects to owning and caring for exotic pets, you need to be certain about your ability to provide for your pet before you plan to adopt one.

You might already think that common household pets have a lot of demands.

You have to feed them, clean up after them, love them and make sure they’re safe and healthy.

But be warned, exotic pets add even more responsibilities on top of the standard pet needs!

Domestic pets are generally easy to care for. You feed them. Exercise them. Groom them.

Take them to the vet and make sure they have their inoculations and give them any required medications.

But you will soon learn that exotic pets have many extra responsibilities.

These responsibilities include just a few things like:

* Feeding live food - Many exotic pets require live food.

That means you have to find a dealer who sells bugs or rodents that are alive.

For many people, feeding an animal something that is alive is too much.

It makes them feel squeamish, guilty or both.

* Strange grooming - Imagine having to trim a turtle’s beak?

Clip a bird’s wings, or give a chinchilla a dust bath? Pretty strange, right?

That’s only the beginning.

* Entertainment - Keep your exotic pet amused or face the consequences

While many exotic pets are quite content to keep to themselves (you never have to entertain a python), others need a lot of attention and entertainment. Lemurs are particularly needy.

In fact they need constant attention and entertainment.

Some of this can be provided by making sure they have a ton of safe toys.

However, much of the entertainment will need to be provided by the owner.

* Habitat - The right home is key to your exotic pet being happy and healthy.

One of the most difficult aspects of owning an exotic pet is creating and maintaining a habitat.

From reptiles to birds to mammals, exotic pets require a specific habitat to stay healthy and happy.

Dogs and cats are easy. However, many exotic animals require places to climb, places to hide, specialty ground cover and toys.

These habitat requirements can take up a tremendous amount of space - space many people just don’t have.

And to make things even more difficult, because many animals are not solitary you need to have more than one of an exotic animal breed.

* A final issue to contend with when caring for exotic pets is safety.

Not just your own safety, which can really be at risk when you own an exotic animal, but also the safety of the pet.

Our lives can be quite dangerous for many exotic animals. Imagine being a pig inside a home.

There are cords to chew on, chemicals to investigate and of course small spaces to try to fit into.

Reptiles, birds and mammals are all at risk in an unfamiliar environment like your home.

Are exotic animals difficult to care for as pets? Absolutely. Does that mean you shouldn’t own an exotic animal?

Not necessarily. If you are educated, responsible and committed to caring for an exotic animal, it can be a fine pet for you.

Make sure you’re prepared for all of the responsibilities and challenges and make the right decision for you and your potential pet.

Learn more about the care of exotic pets like snakes when you read the rest of our information here about: How to look after a pet snake

You will also have a chance to check out the Ultimate Pet Snake Care book that I have published on amazon - with EVERYTHING you will ever need to know about how to care for a snake, keep them healthy, and even how to breed snakes!

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