balderdash to [Outdated, please look at pinned post] Casual ConversationEnglish • 11 months agoIf you had to adopt one of these exotic pets, which one would you choose?lemmy.zipimagemessage-square47fedilinkarrow-up161arrow-down19
arrow-up152arrow-down1imageIf you had to adopt one of these exotic pets, which one would you choose?lemmy.zipbalderdash to [Outdated, please look at pinned post] Casual ConversationEnglish • 11 months agomessage-square47fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish5•11 months agoNone. IMHO animals species that are not domesticated should stay in the wild.
minus-squareNeatolinkfedilinkEnglish13•11 months agoUnfortunately there are no “small” pigs. They are babies. And they grow into giant hogs. Which is not an animal most people are prepared to keep. So I’d veto a pig on those grounds.
minus-squareSkyeCatlinkfedilink8•edit-211 months agoFor what it’s worth, ferrets are domesticated (from the European polecat) and generally speaking just die if they end up in the wild.
None. IMHO animals species that are not domesticated should stay in the wild.
That piglet looks pretty domesticated.
Unfortunately there are no “small” pigs. They are babies. And they grow into giant hogs. Which is not an animal most people are prepared to keep. So I’d veto a pig on those grounds.
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For what it’s worth, ferrets are domesticated (from the European polecat) and generally speaking just die if they end up in the wild.