Can owls be tamed (domesticated)?

Question

Yeah thats right, but anyway thanks. useful details.

Answer 1

well i dont know about trained, i had a wild owl that took to me after some one shot its eye out. it was very loving. sad thing was i couldn't get a vet to look at it because they said it was dangerous. stupid me didnt know that when i brought it home. mine was friendly.

Answer 2

Illegal to catch and keep owls-only wildlife rehabilitators who have a special license(also have special vet training and the facilities-shelter,flight cages and so forth) who take in sick,injured then nurse to health and release back into the wild--only those unable because of injury to be released back into the wild can be kept by wildlife people who are special licensed. This applies to all the states and there a hefty(very large fines) imposed on those who illegally capture and cage owls. Owls are not domesticated birds-can snap your finger with theirr beak(except for the very tiny tiny ones) and can tear open your hand or any part of your body with thei talons-they kill prey by tearing their heads off-the very first thing they do(hawks,falcons do the same thing) for a animal without a head can't fight back and cause injury to them but am telling this to show the strength they have for have to do this fast-they do not make good pets in other words
for are aggressive by nature and not their nature or instinct to play with humans.

Answer 3

I would imagine they can be to some extent. You need to remember though wild animals will always be somewhat wild. Even animals born in captivity can turn back to their instincts. It takes several generations of being born in captivity to consider any animal domesticated. Also, there are permits required to take an animal from the wild and domesticate it. You need to get licensed to possess owls.

Answer 4

Some birds are against the law to have as pets. I do believe that in some states owls fall into this category.

Answer 5

have you reaad the book by Gerald Durrel how he grew up in Greece - he had an owl. it slept in his room and it was trained to come for food, even go out for picknicks with the family and it was an animal the least objected by the rest of Durrels family! (he had too many pets and some of them were difficult)
the title is like My family and other Beasts, the sequel is : Garden of Gods

however i hate that owls-keeping has come as a fad due to Harry Potter - poor neglected owls with people who cant take care of them and plagued nests of endangered specie is the only result of this fad!!!!

Answer 6

Yes, to some extent. I just saw a wonderful owl at a show called Medieval times. I was even able to pet it, it was amazing.

Answer 7

No, they are wild animals and will remain so. You might get one to tolerate being around humans, but unless it was incapable of flight, it would leave immediately if given the opportunity. Also, most birds of prey are protected by law, so even having an injured one without the proper permit is illegal.

Answer 8

The wildlife Adoption center does not surely deliver you an animal. They deliver you a image of the animal you chosen so bypass forward and undertake the snowy owl and a polar bear and despite yet you does no longer get the totally animal.

Answer 9

why would you wanna tame an owl anyway? remeber grasshopper, wild animals do not make good pets! lol

Answer 10

if you get them young enough.. barn owls ,burrowing owls make the best ones i've had both of those ,a friend had a great horned