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What Are The STRANGEST Pets In The World?? From deadly stings to REALLY stinky smells…stay tuned to number 1 to find out the strangest pets that people actually keep!
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From deadly stings to REALLY stinky smells…stay tuned to number 1 to find out the strangest
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pets that people actually keep!
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Number 10: Wallabies.
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It looks like a small kangaroo, but it’s not..it’s actually a wallaby.
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Imagine keeping this little guy as a pet.
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Just like their kangaroo relatives, wallabies are marsupials, and they’re pretty good as
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pets.
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Yes, people really keep these little beauties as pets, even outside their native Australia,
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where they’re abundant in the wild.
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There are two main conditions that have to be met in order to keep a wallaby as a pet.
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First, there has to be enough room for them to run around, because they love their freedom
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and cannot stay confined for long.
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Second, they need to have a lot of fresh food for their diet.
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If they can have this, the game is on.
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Also, temperature should also be kept at an optimal level because, as Australian marsupials,
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wallabies are used to warm climate.
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But the great thing about these creatures is that they love to cuddle, and they’ll follow
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their owner around the house, wanting to play.
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Number 9: Sugar Gliders.
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Here is an exotic pet if there ever was one.
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Maybe you haven’t heard of sugar gliders, but you have to admit..the name sure does
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sound awesome.
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And it’s not only their name that’s awesome: sugar gliders are great as pets, but there
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are certain things owners need to bear in mind.
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First of all, sugar gliders can live quite long, up to 14 years in captivity, which is
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a lot by pet animal standards.
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And it’s not only that: they need enough free space so that they can move around, and they
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consume a very special diet on a daily basis.
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Another marsupial, they are fun to be around, and they love playing, but it has to be done
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or a regular basis, because they are kind of addictive personalities.
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A sugar glider will bond very quickly with another one of its kind, but also with a human…as
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long as the relationship is maintained on a regular basis.
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In addition to all this, they can be quite loud, especially when they are frightened.
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And they are nocturnal, so it’s best not to wake them up during the day.
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Number 8: Capybaras.
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Rodents make some of the best pets around, and people love keeping them.
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But what if you kept the world’s biggest rodent…wouldn’t that be just swell?
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Enter the capybara.
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This funny-sounding animal is the biggest rodent in the world…well, at least one of
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them…and it can grow to a weight of up to 140 pounds!
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Capybaras are sweet, but they can also be quite challenging as pets.
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One of the reasons for this is that they are extremely social, and like spending time in
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groups, which is why people mostly avoid having only one capybara as a pet.
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Also, there should be enough water, because they simply love wading all day long.
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They are legal to own as pets in Texas and Pennsylvania, and require special licenses
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in some other states.
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Before getting a capybara as a pet, the best thing would be to check the local laws.
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If you think owning a pet capybara is weird, just wait…there’s more!
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Number 7: Fennec Foxes.
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These animals come from a region of North Africa, and they are nocturnal.
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They can be held as pets, although this does not happen so often.
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Fennec foxes are quite small, but there’s one thing that’s rather big on them…their
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ears.
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Yes, they do look funny because of it, but it’s also very cute…their ears are what
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make them unique in the animal kingdom.
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If one wants to keep a fennec fox as a pet, it’s important to know this: they are extremely
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active, and bursting with energy.
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It’s practically impossible to keep them calm, so it’s best not even to try it.
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They can be pets, but are not domesticated animals, no way.
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What makes them even more interesting is that they are extremely curious; they love looking
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into every nook and cranny, searching for whatnot.
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And of course, we cannot forget their calling card: digging.
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Fennec foxes love to dig, which is why it’s necessary to secure their area with outdoor
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enclosures, otherwise…they dig under the wall or fence and escape in no time.
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But on a good side, people have testified to the fact that fennec foxes can be trained
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as dogs and held on a leash, and they are very friendly, even to strangers.
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Makes sense why there are some who take them as pets.
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Number 6: Hedgehogs.
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Okay, a tortoise as a pet, that I can understand…but a hedgehog, why?
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Well, it turns out that there are people who love having hedgehogs as pets.
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The best way to look at pet hedgehogs is as if they’re hamsters, because they’re quite
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similar to them in many ways.
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Hedgehogs don’t enjoy the company of humans that much, in fact probably not at all…and
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they practically cannot be trained as regular pets.
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If positive reinforcement is applied, some progress can be made, but only to a certain
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extent, and only with the most basic of things.
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On the good side, they don’t require a lot of space, they are not loud, and make no funny
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noises (so the neighborhood won’t be alarmed), and they don’t require frequent cage cleaning
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(once a week is probably more than enough for an average hedgehog).
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But the best thing of all is this: hedgehogs have neither dander nor that strange, funny
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smell…like ferrets, for example.
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Peaceful by nature, not chewing on furniture (since they’re not rodents), hedgehogs are
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liked and kept by those who are on the weirder side of pet owners.
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I don’t have any evidence proving this, but…I’m going to assume that they’re all named Sonic,
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too!
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Number 5: Skunks.
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Okay, I can understand hedgehogs, even those sugar gliders, but come on…a skunk for a
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pet?
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Why on earth would anyone do that?
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Skunks are…well, stinky animals, since there’s no other way of putting it.
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Well, believe it or not, folks, people do keep skunks as pets.
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There, you’ve heard it all, now!
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The reason why skunks have that funny smell is their scent glands; they are responsible
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for the musky odor we all hate to even think of, let alone smell.
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But…skunks can be domesticated, and for more than 60 years, people have been turning
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them into friendly companions.
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Skunks in the wild can be very aggressive and hostile, but domesticated…they are a
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whole different animal, a far cry from the animal in the wild.
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Skunks can also be de-scented when they’re about 3-6 month old, after which they lose
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the ability of letting off that awful smell of theirs.
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The best thing about them is that they can be trained to accept the human sleep cycle,
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which makes it easier to keep them as pets and take care of them.
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But unfortunately, it is not legal to own a skunk everywhere, and future owners are
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well advised to make sure they allowed to.
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Number 4: Emperor Scorpions.
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We’re now entering deadly territory, so…beware.
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Having a skunk or a capybara for a pet is one thing, but who’d want to own an animal
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that can kill or massively hurt you with one single sting?
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Well, that’s the kind of planet we’re on, folks, and believe it or not- there are many
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people who love keeping deadly animals as pets.
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It’s probably an adrenaline thing, I don’t know.
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Anyway, number 4 on our list is emperor scorpion.
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An emperor scorpion is not deadly, per se, because its sting is only as strong and dangerous
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as the sting of a bee…but- if a person has an anaphylactic reaction to the venom, then
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it can prove quite dangerous.
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Emperor scorpions live in warm and humid area, which is why it’s important to secure the
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same kind of “atmosphere” for them.
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It can be done with a good glass tank.
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As far as their diet is concerned, they can eat all kinds of stuff, but a couple of normal-sized
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crickets or other insects per week will do.
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Great fun for the brave ones.
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Number 3: Tarantulas.
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And you thought people who kept scorpions were crazy?
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Yes, there are those who like to keep tarantulas as pets.
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For the last couple of years, tarantulas have actually become quite popular, and more and
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more people decide to keep them.
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To some, this is a logical solution, because tarantulas are actually quite easy to keep:
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they are quiet and require little room to function normally.
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Tarantulas are venomous, and their sting can even be fatal in some situations, especially
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when a person suffers an anaphylactic reaction.
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But in most cases, their sting resembles those of wasps and bees.
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However, spiders are not that dangerous, as many of you would think; they usually don’t
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bite humans out of necessity, but instead..fear, and they would always choose to retreat than
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swing a full attack.
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You don’t need a big tank to house a tarantula because, they require little to no room…a
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tank couple of times bigger than an adult tarantula can be more than enough for normal
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housing.
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The key thing is to keep optimal humidity and have a small hiding place for the spider,
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like a piece of bark or a small hollow log.
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Number 2: Bearded Dragon Lizards.
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The silver medal on our list goes to a reptile with an amazing name…Bearded Dragon lizards.
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Come on, doesn’t it sound just awesome?
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Well, it turns out that these lizards are actually very popular as pets, and they are
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nicknamed “beardies.”
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They are not very big, and their original territory is the land down under…Australia
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(where all the weird and amazing-looking animals come from).
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Overall, bearded lizards are considered good pets, but they kind of have a special diet
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that has to be followed very thoroughly.
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For the housing of bearded dragon lizard, you would need a moderately sized tank (55
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to 75 gallons)…with a secure top and washed play sand, to give the pet a sense of its
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natural surroundings.
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However, the most essential thing is the lighting: bearded lizards need to be exposed to enough
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UVA and UVB radiation, but this can be solved with special fluorescent bulbs.
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The rays coming from these bulbs are invisible, but necessary for the lizards.
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In addition to this, some exposure to direct sunlight is also beneficial.
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Number 1: Boa Constrictor.
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Ladies and gentlemen, we have a winner: the gold medal for the strangest pet animal goes
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to the Boa Constrictor.
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They are pretty hard to locate in a regular pet shop, but people do manage to find them
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and take them home as pets.
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Amazing!
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These animals can live quite long, usually from 25 to 30 years, with the oldest recorded
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case of 43 years old!
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When they are babies, they can be held in small or medium sized glass aquariums, but
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not for long.
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Once they become adults, Boa Constrictors need to be placed inside special custom enclosures,
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which can be bought or even constructed at home.
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The essential thing is this enclosure has a thermometer, because the temperature has
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to be exact, since these snakes come from a temperature-sensitive climate.
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This all means that Boa Constrictors require a lot of attention, and plenty of dedication
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in order to live a long, healthy life.
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They are not aggressive by nature, although I’m not really sure whether I’d like to become
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a proud owner of one of those.
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But apparently, some of us like it “hot.”
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Would you own any of these pets?
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Let us know in the comments below and…take care!
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