help!
2006-09-03 14:03:33 · 17 answers · asked by NNNisthefuture 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
Hi there...lions are not an animal that would be considered a safe pet. An individual who has little or no experience with this type of cat would be not only putting themselves at risk, but the public as well not to mention lawsuits. Any exotic cat requires a 20+ years of a lifetime of commitment. You can never take a vacation or just decide to give the cat away because you can no longer provide for it. It would ultimately destroy the cat emotionally as they bond with only one family member and are extremely territorial. Leaving them entrusted with a friend or giving them away may cause them to starve to death.
Additionally, exotic cats cannot be kept inside home either as they will destroy the home and cannot be controlled safely in this type of space as they are unpredictable at best. All exotics require special caging of sufficient proportions which must be regularly updated as the urine spraying degrades the metal, screws and the likes.
Furthermore, any breeder that sells an exotic cat to someone must notify the USDA of who the buyer is so that an agent can come to inspect your facilities annually. There aren't any exceptions to escape around this as it's the breeder's neck on the line so they won't sell to just anyone who doesn't adhere to the USDA's governing principles.
Over and above that an exotic is illegal to own in most states, counties and cities. Even in some areas where it is legal, you would be required to be inspected in order to have your permits renewed. Without this a cat will be confiscated and destroyed as no zoo will take the animal and very few rescues has the resources to afford another because of someone's lack of responsibility to the animal.
I think your snakes would be the last concern if this question is genuinely sincere.
2006-09-03 16:57:28 · answer #1 · answered by ♪ Seattle ♫ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The top answer is a load of crap. Sorry you said you didn't want negative answers but someone telling you your rats will grow to the size of the cage is stupid. Same for fish, it's a myth that they grow to the size of the tank, it's about water quality, the better the water quality the bigger the fish, hence why pond fish get a lot bigger than tank fish. If aquarium water was kept at perfect quality 100% of the time the fish would grow big too. A rat will grow to it's full size no matter what size cage it's in. Dwarfs don't come from stupidly small houses. They will grow anywhere from 6-12" depending on wether they are male or female. Shows how much research you did on rats before going out to but some. Also. Pet rats and sewer rats are very similar, so don't say that sewer rats arnt nice. After all where do you think pet rats originally came from? Your pet rat is a domesticated sewer rat.
2016-03-26 21:10:44 · answer #2 · answered by Heather 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hmm...ask the lion if it would like to live in the house..it might hate to give up its condo in Africa..but the snakes would help it to feel more at home..once your bring the lion home have a nice candlelit dinner and introduce the lion to your snakes..you could serve finger foods to start off with and see where things go from there..its probably good that you have a big house because im sure a lion will leave you a big mess to clean up...ahh but the snakes will have a warm place to snuggle up in..ooo, think of the fun
2006-09-03 21:25:34 · answer #3 · answered by cheshirekitty68 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any animal that is not domesticated, ie: lions, tigers, zebras, etc, should never be taken for a pet. Awful things are done to the animal families to bring these pets to you. Parents are tortured and, or killed while their babies are ripped away from them. It's really terrible and not worth it. Also, these animals are not domesticated for a reason. Look at those silly magicians in Vegas with their beloved white tigers they used to sleep with. It could happen...
2006-09-03 14:10:14 · answer #4 · answered by *Larry P. he's for me* 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've a T-Rex myself. I guess it should be ok to keep a pet lion but leave your snakes in the garden.
2006-09-03 14:09:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A lion is a wild animal, no matter how it is raised, or where it lives. It would be very unfair, even cruel, to both U and the lion to attempt to keep it in captivity.
2006-09-03 14:10:44 · answer #6 · answered by froggie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
u should never buy an pet lion the good choices for pets are dogs,cats,fish,hamester,snake,rabbit,lizard,ferret,or,turtal these are all house pets but never buy a pet lion it is not a good choice
2006-09-03 14:20:29 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is it safe? For whom? Hehehe.
No wild animal should be confined like that. And I highly doubt you have the training necessary to handle an animal of that size. So I'd say no.
2006-09-03 14:05:48 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
safe, no
it is a hazard, but lets be honest, its fun.
be sure you keep him on the bottom floor, or your floor will start to sag, trust me. lions are awsome, but are hard as hell to tame
snakes will be killed by the lion, like a cat with yarn
hope that helps
2006-09-03 14:10:35 · answer #9 · answered by Lynx 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No,it's not safe-but it amuses the heck out of us when the wild animal owners come in to the ER all mauled up,so go for it!
2006-09-03 14:16:35 · answer #10 · answered by barbara 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋