Exotic Pets

These exotic pets require extra care and careful consideration of animal laws. Learn more about some of nature's most unique pets.
woman holding a hedgehog in her hands, an exotic pet
What Is an Exotic Pet?
Hand holding an iguana
Laws on Exotic Animals for Each State
Close up of capybaras in grass by water
Should You Keep a Capybara as a Pet?
Mexican Red-Knee tarantulas mating.
How Do Tarantulas Mate?
sugar glider
Should You Keep a Sugar Glider as a Pet?
Close-up of a Serval
Serval Cat: Breed Profile, Characteristics & Care
Costa Rican zebra tarantula on wood
How to Care for a Pet Costa Rican Zebra Tarantula
Guinea pigs in a cage on wood shavings
Cedar Chips and Pine Shavings as Bedding
Snail crawling on the ground.
How to Care for a Pet Snail
hamsteres cozy in cage
What to Know About Caring for Your Small Pet in Cold Weather
hermit crab without shell
Shell Evacuation in Hermit Crabs
Capuchin monkey
Should You Keep a Capuchin Monkey as a Pet?
person holding a tarantula
How to Care for a Pet Tarantula
pet sugar glider
BML Diet for Sugar Gliders
Skunk in grass
Should You Keep a Skunk as a Pet?
Flying squirrel on tree, North America
Should You Keep a Southern Flying Squirrel as a Pet?
A red fox cub running in the grass
Should You Keep a Russian Red Fox as a Pet?
Black and white goat standing with red leash in dry field
Should You Keep a Goat as a Pet?
Wallaroo
Should You Keep a Wallaroo as a Pet?
A Madagascar hissing cockroach
Should You Keep a Madagascar Hissing Cockroach as a Pet?
Monkey in a cage
Should You Keep a Pet Monkey?
Wallaby in a field
Should You Keep Wallaby as a Pet?
Caribbean Hermit Crab, close-up
What Do Hermit Crabs Eat?
Mexican red-knee tarantula on a rock
How to Care for a Pet Mexican Red-Knee Tarantula
Male fiddler crab on wet sand
How to Care for a Pet Fiddler Crab
Armadillo sitting in the grass.
Should You Keep an Armadillo as a Pet?
Honduran curly hair tarantula on rocks
How to Care for a Pet Curly Hair Tarantula
A pink toe tarantula on a web
How to Care for a Pet Pink Toe Tarantula
Chilean rose tarantula
How to Care for a Pet Chilean Rose Tarantula
Iguana
Iguana: Species Profile
Japanese fire belly newt underwater
Fire Belly Newt: Species Profile
Hermit crab and a shell on sand
Hermit Crab Molting Signs
Man holding pet Tarantula, focus on hands
Insects and Spiders Pets Guide for Beginners
racoon behind yard bench
The Best Diet for a Pet Raccoon
Red fox cub
What to Feed Your Pet Fox
Caucasian boy looking at lizard
Worms or Parasites That Can Get Your Reptile Sick
Giant land snail on the floor.
How Much Do Snails Sleep?
Green anole shedding.
Dysecdysis in Reptiles
Pot bellied pig profile
Lifespan and Care of Potbellied Pigs
Hermit Crab
What Fruits Do Hermit Crabs Eat?
Tarantula exoskeleton
Tarantula Molting: What to Expect
Brown goat light brown eyes looking up closeup
What You Don’t Know About Goats, But Should
Tarantula in a hand
A Guide to Tarantulas for Beginners
Close-Up Of Hermit Crab In Sea
How Long Does it Take for a Hermit Crab to Molt?
Gecko shedding skin
Preventing Incomplete Shedding Problems in Reptiles
Rabbits in cage
List of Exotic Pet Boarding Facilities
Sugar glider
Sugar Glider Self-Mutilation
Three degus sitting on a tree stump.
Tail Injuries in Degus
Girl Holding a Pot Bellied Pig
Good Names for Exotic Pets
Cream-colored cows grazing behind wire fence
135 Cow Names for Your Bovine Companion
close up photo of white duck with yellow bill
150 Fun and Unique Duck Names for Your Feathered Companion
Black and white goat with tilted head in dry field
64 Name Ideas for Pet Goats and Sheep
Guinea Pig Name Ideas
120 Guinea Pig Names for Your Unique Pet
Close-up of parrot perching
Exotic Pet Names That Start With 'S'
pet name ideas for pairs of pets
Name Ideas for Pairs of Pets
Garden snail
104 Pet Snail Names
Argentine black and white tegu
Exotic Pet Names That Start With "T"
Name ideas for hermit crabs
100 Names for Pet Crabs
chicken in a field
227 Chicken Names That Are Eggs-traordinarily Funny
name ideas for pot bellied pigs
102 Awesome Pig Names for Pot-Bellied Pigs
Tropical fish swimming in aquarium outside kitchen
List of Aquarium Fish Species by Common Name
Two Gerbils in Aquarium
100 Names for Pet Gerbils
two rabbits in a cage
Exotic Pet Names That Start With 'M'
Cute Names for Pet Rabbits
Pet Rabbit Names That Start With 'A' Through 'E'

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