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multigraincracker

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6. My ex was a rehabber and had two "pet" bobcats.

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Reply #3)

Tue Aug 31, 2021, 09:05 AM

Aug 2021

They were wild when she got them and she socialized them so they could not be released. So they were educational animals. Not socializes enough. One was untouchable and the other was dangerous and lived in the house. That was illegal. Had a fox or two also. Trust me not good pets.

There is a feral tom cat outside my house that I feed. After several months, I petted his head yesterday. He is a domestic breed. Not going to be in the house and I hope he stays out the road.

Having exotic and wild animals is more about the person and not the critter.

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Pet cougar rescued from Bronx home: 'Eventually something bad would have happened' [View all] TexasTowelie Aug 2021 OP

I used to visit the Western North Carolina Nature Center with my grandmother Rhiannon12866 Aug 2021 #1

Wild animals make terrible pets. multigraincracker Aug 2021 #2

Well, I had a mouse, frogs and a turtle when I was a kid Rhiannon12866 Aug 2021 #3

My ex was a rehabber and had two "pet" bobcats. multigraincracker Aug 2021 #6

Stupid people should have known a cougar is not a 'pet'. They are wild animals and I wish... CousinIT Aug 2021 #4

Dammit!! ailsagirl Aug 2021 #5