What if your pet grows and grows and grows ...

(07-29-2012, 07:31 AM)Ram Wrote: Pet owners should always research well and be prepared before they get any pet at all. The most often case I have heard is large snake species were ditched by their owners when they got too big to be "liked" by their old 'buddies". Big cats such as tiger, lion, panther, leopard, etc. too, they can be extremely cute when they were little, but the time of such "happiness" is short consider how fast they can grow into something big and dangerous, and it is sad to "jail" them once they get older just because who they are, or rather what they are.

Having a 150kg pig as pet is something unique lol. Consider the fact it is food for much of the world. From the look of it, I think this pig is a little over-weighted (yes, for a pig) lol.

Yes, I've heard about people ditching their snakes when they get too big & hard to handle. We've even had people here in Michigan, years ago, who bought tiny, baby alligators, but then let them loose into our lakes when they got too big and scary to remain as pets! That's a mighty weird creature to have in a Michigan lake! I know the DNR had to go catch the creatures. Not sure what they did with them - maybe gave them to a zoo. Maybe made alligator boots?! LOL
The big cats are always a problem when someone with too much money and no brains decides to buy a baby. They're very cute when little - but more than a handful when they turn into adults. Even the best handlers with the most experience with these large wild cats can find out what a nightmare a big cat can turn into. Remember Siegfried and Roy, and the near fatal attack on Roy by his beloved tiger, Montecore? No one should keep big cats as pets. If you have a large enough outdoor space to keep the cats in a wildlife preserve and have minimal contact with them, that's one thing. But to think you can keep them as house pets - no, not smart!