i would accommodate properly.
Im in eng is it at all poss to get one
2007-06-14 13:32:44 · 5 answers · asked by JESSICA R 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
I would advise against an octopus as an aquarium pet. As the first poster pointed out they are escape artists and most eventually escape a tank. Also many have fairly short lives to begin with and you have no way of knowing how old yours would be, it many only last a year or less. Also, an octopus needs a very mature marine tank to cal home. A newly set up tank would certainly be the quick death of the animal.
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2007-06-14 13:46:40 · answer #1 · answered by magicman116 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
An octopus is not a suitable pet to own, its prolly smarter than most of the people you know. It will escape from the tank, it will drive you insane as it foils your contant efforts to keep it in.
Also they have really short life spans, most do not live for more than 18 months.
Go research cuttlefish, its possible to breed and keep these in a well maintained tank.
2007-06-14 16:35:28 · answer #2 · answered by Palor 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-08 03:08:58 · answer #3 · answered by dorrelis 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An octopus is easily as smart as a dog, their thought processes are just different. Keeping one would be like keeping a dog in a big hamster cage. One simply should not do it.
2007-06-14 14:34:16 · answer #4 · answered by kelly d 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Octopus' are the masters of escape - it's hard to keep them.
You need to see a Aquarium shop that sells exotic fish and ask if they sell them, and they can give you advice on keeping them.
2007-06-14 13:37:23 · answer #5 · answered by Puss in Boots 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
ooooh he was yours. he was wandering around my lawn and was scaring my purple snorflaxx something awful. he was pretty cute and i was gonna keep him 'round here but mom said no. last time i brought an octopus into the house it piddled on the floor. so i brought it to the pounds, you'll probably find it there. good luck <3
2016-03-19 05:53:36 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No exotic pets please. Do you really want to be responsible for creating such a demand, then having unscrupulous people go out and get one just to satisfy your entertainment? An octopus belongs free in the sea. It's a lot of work to keep an exotic. Why not let the professionals do it?
If you won't listen to reason, then at least educate yourself if you're going to ruin some poor creature's life. After all, would you like to spend your life in one room the size of your bathroom? Never to go out or see others of your own kind? Never to see anything else? To live in solitary confinement just so some alien species can look at you? This is what you will be condemning the poor thing to for life. We are not talking about some beautiful vase you can stick in a corner of the room and view as you walk by on occasion. This is a living being with its own wants and needs and feelings.
Go to a big marine park and speak with the acquarium staff. Find out what it takes to provide a completely different environment within your home for such a creature. You will need sea water, temperature gauges, special food, etc. These are not one-time costs, they are ongoing. And remember, if your octopus becomes ill, you MUST provide proper medical care for him/her no matter what it costs. And since you will need to find a vet that specializes in exotic species, it will cost more. Do you have the financial resources to properly provide for an octopus? Remember, it is his/her RIGHT BY LAW to receive medical care when needed. To deny it is abuse. What about the future? Will you be (pick one): going to college, getting married, lose your job, having a baby, starting a new job, etc? Don't go out and get an exotic species, suddenly become "downsized" from your job one day, then whine when you can't properly care for him/her. You cannot tell an exotic species, "Sorry but I lost my job and I can't afford to feed you." These reasons are why it's tough enough for the professionals to care for such animals year after year, let alone one person. This is why it takes lots of dollars, usually supported by a major corporation, to run an establishment with exotics.
You'd better think long and hard before you run out and attempt this. As my father used to say, "Anybody can go out and buy something. It doesn't take any brains to do that. What kills you is the MAINTENANCE!" In your case, it would be just a failure. But to the octopus it would mean his or her LIFE.
2007-06-14 14:05:09 · answer #7 · answered by D 6 · 2⤊ 6⤋
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How long can he stay out of the water??? It's not hot out but just wanna make sure he can survive the night...
2016-04-03 04:00:59 · answer #8 · answered by Karen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no its against the law .fisherman also must take them back out to sea
2007-06-14 22:49:23 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 5⤋