Have you ever kept a wild animal as a pet?
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no, i just married him
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Yes,lizards,horny toads,tad poles,frogs,quail
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a baby deer until it was big enough to take care of itself.
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Not me, but my dad once had a black panther as a pet, over in Thailand, when he was in the Air Force.
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I had a snapping turtle for a bit. That's probably about the "wildest" animal I'd feel comfortable keeping in captivity.
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My mom tried to domesticate a fox. He chewed his way through a window screen and was gone. I learned my lesson about keeping a wild animal as a pet from her mistake.
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I had a chipmunk for about 8 months.
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I've kept turtles, fish and parrots, all of which have been born in captivity, but are still wild. I now believe that wild animals should not be kept as pets.
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I've fed plenty of wild animals. I've picked up a lot of baby birds, but that tends to not go well, sadly. :(
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We had a racoon when I was a kid. It was apparently orphaned and too young to make it on it's own. We had it a couple of years, it would ride on my shoulder. He was really sweet, but when we moved "to town" the neighbors complained so we had to get rid of it. We gave it to a couple who had a refuge for wild animals and they let us visit him whenever we wanted. A few years ago, I found a coyote pup who had gotten seperated from the pack in my yard. One of our small dogs "adopted" her and was protective even after the coyote was grown. We also had an injured owl for a while, but I don't think I would call it a pet.
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Yes snakes,turtles,frogs,toads,lizards,raccoons,ducks,and fish.
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