Exotic Pets - By Category
Choosing an Exotic Pet
What you need to know before making the decision to get an exotic pet, including factors to consider when choosing an exotic pet, beginner's guides to choosing the right pet, and other considerations such as choosing a vet, where to get a per, finding a pet sitter, and picking a name!
Chinchillas and Degus
Information on chinchillas and degus, including general care instructions, housing requirements, and diets.
Ferrets
Care of ferrets, the characteristics of ferrets, medical concerns, rescues and shelters, and organizations.
Foxes and Wolfdogs
Keeping fennec foxes as pets, including what to expect from a fennec fox and the caring for a pet fennec fox. Keeping wolfdogs as pets, and information on them.
Guinea Pigs
Information on the care of pet guinea pigs or cavies including feeding and cages for guinea pigs, along with pictures of guinea pigs and names for pet guinea pigs.
Hamsters, Gerbils, Jirds, and Duprasi
Information about keeping hamsters, jirds, and gerbils as pets including choosing a pet hamster, jird, or gerbil and the care of pet hamsters, jirds, and gerbils.
Hedgehogs
Keeping hedgehogs as pets including what to expect from a hedgehog and the care of pet hedgehogs.
Hermit and Fiddler Crabs
About keeping hermit and fiddler crabs as pets, including the care and feeding of pet hermit crabs.
Pot Bellied Pigs and Kunekune
Find out how to care for, feed, and where to get a pet pot bellied pig or kunekune.
Rabbits
Rabbit information, including how to care for a pet rabbit, advice on feeding rabbits, rabbit cages, rabbit toys, and rabbit training, information on health issues affecting pet rabbits, and links to online shopping for rabbits, and rabbit shelters and rabbit rescues.
Rats, Mice and Dormice
Information about keeping fancy rats, dormice and mice as pets including choosing a pet rat, dormouse or mouse and the care of pet rats, dormice, and mice.
Reptiles and Amphibians
Information about keeping reptiles and amphibians as pets, including general information about the care and housing of pet reptiles and amphibians. Includes information on pet frogs, salamanders, newts, lizards (anoles, bearded dragons, geckos, iguanas, monitors and more), snakes, and turtles and tortoises.
Sugar Gliders and Squirrels
Instructions on how to care for sugar gliders and flying squirrels as pets. Cage requirements, diets and toys are suggested along with photos.
More Exotic Pets
Various other animals some of which are not commonly thought of as pets, including domestic animals like goats, llamas, and alpacas, and wild animals such as big cats, monkeys (primates), skunks, kinkajous, coatimundis, raccoons, along with opossums (including short tailed opossums), and giant african land snails, and birds.
Skunks
Information about keeping skunks as pets, including what to expect from a pet skunk, tips on finding a skunk breeder, photos of skunks, and more.