Exotic Pets

These exotic pets require extra care and careful consideration of animal laws. Learn more about some of nature's most unique pets.
Cat and dog laying on the floor together in their home
How To Keep Your Pet Safe During a Fire
woman holding a hedgehog in her hands, an exotic pet
What Is an Exotic Pet?
Hand holding an iguana
Laws on Exotic Animals for Each State
Close up of capybaras in grass by water
Should You Keep a Capybara as a Pet?
Mexican Red-Knee tarantulas mating.
How Do Tarantulas Mate?
sugar glider
Should You Keep Sugar Glider as a Pet?
Close-up of a Serval
Serval Cat: Breed Profile, Characteristics & Care
Costa Rican zebra tarantula on wood
How to Care for a Pet Costa Rican Zebra Tarantula
Guinea pigs in a cage on wood shavings
Cedar Chips and Pine Shavings as Bedding
Crickets eating lettuce.
How Gut Loading Works
Boy and a Turtle
What Is an Exotic Pet?
Wild animals - fennec kitten sleep
Releasing Exotic Pets in the Wild
A pot bellied pig
Male Pot Bellied Pig Penis Discharge
Degu
Safe and Toxic Woods for Degus
Snail crawling on the ground.
How to Care for a Pet Snail
hamsteres cozy in cage
What to Know About Caring for Your Small Pet in Cold Weather
hermit crab without shell
Shell Evacuation in Hermit Crabs
Capuchin monkey
Should You Keep a Capuchin Monkey as a Pet?
person holding a tarantula
How to Care for a Pet Tarantula
pet sugar glider
BML Diet for Sugar Gliders
Illustration of best reptiles for beginners
An Overview of Pet Reptiles for Beginners
Skunk in grass
Should You Keep a Skunk as a Pet?
Flying squirrel on tree, North America
Should You Keep a Southern Flying Squirrel as a Pet?
A red fox cub running in the grass
Should You Keep a Russian Red Fox as a Pet?
Black and white goat standing with red leash in dry field
Should You Keep a Goat as a Pet?
Wallaroo
Should You Keep a Wallaroo as a Pet?
A Madagascar hissing cockroach
Should You Keep a Madagascar Hissing Cockroach as a Pet?
Monkey in a cage
Problems With Keeping a Pet Monkey
Wallaby in a field
Should You Keep Wallaby as a Pet?
Caribbean Hermit Crab, close-up
Feeding Hermit Crabs
Mexican red-knee tarantula on a rock
How to Care for a Pet Mexican Red-Knee Tarantula
Male fiddler crab on wet sand
How to Care for a Pet Fiddler Crab
Armadillo sitting in the grass.
Should You Keep an Armadillo as a Pet?
Honduran curly hair tarantula on rocks
How to Care for a Pet Curly Hair Tarantula
A pink toe tarantula on a web
How to Care for a Pet Pink Toe Tarantula
Chilean rose tarantula
How to Care for a Pet Chilean Rose Tarantula
Iguana
Iguana: Species Profile
Japanese fire belly newt underwater
Fire Belly Newt: Species Profile
Hermit crab and a shell on sand
Hermit Crab Molting Signs
Maestro
Why Do Pet Reptiles Need Heat and Light?
Man holding pet Tarantula, focus on hands
Insects and Spiders Pets Guide for Beginners
White Kitten on the Grass
Protect Pets From Birds of Prey
racoon behind yard bench
The Best Diet for a Pet Raccoon
Red fox cub
What to Feed Your Pet Fox
Caucasian boy looking at lizard
Worms or Parasites That Can Get Your Reptile Sick
Giant land snail on the floor.
How Much Do Snails Sleep?
Sugar Gliders
Cages for Sugar Gliders
Green anole shedding.
Dysecdysis in Reptiles
Pot bellied pig profile
Lifespan and Care of Potbellied Pigs
8 Photos That Prove Farm Animals Are the Cutest
8 Photos That Prove Farm Animals Are the Cutest
Close-Up Of Sugar Gliders Eating Worm On Red Fabric
Feeding Sugar Gliders
Sugar Glider
5 Common Sugar Glider Diseases
Close-Up Of Turtle In Tank
How to Set Up a Thermal Gradient for Thermoregulation in Pet Reptiles
Chinese Water Dragon in captivity
Lighting for Your Pet Chinese Water Dragon
Hermit Crab
What Fruits Do Hermit Crabs Eat?
Tarantula exoskeleton
Everything You Need to Know About Molting Tarantulas
Brown goat light brown eyes looking up closeup
What You Don’t Know About Goats, But Should
Up-close of a sugar glider
How To Set Up a Sugar Glider Cage
Central Bearded Dragon (Pogona vitticeps) eating fruits
Challenges of Mixing Species in a Terrarium
Close-Up Of Hermit Crab In Sea
How Long Does it Take for a Hermit Crab to Molt?
Gecko shedding skin
Preventing Incomplete Shedding Problems in Reptiles
Rabbits in cage
List of Exotic Pet Boarding Facilities
High Angle View Of Sugar Glider Relaxing On Rug
How to Tell the Difference Between a Male and Female Sugar Glider
Sugar glider
Sugar Glider Self-Mutilation