Can I raise a baby cheetah and have it as pet?
You can, of course, raise a baby cheetah.Be aware that getting one does involve willingly giving money to someone who will get you a baby cheetah - ie: a poacher, dingy back yard zoo, or even a shady black market trader. Not many people out there breeding cheetahs because they just love them so much - they aren't golden retrievers.Anyone selling baby big cats should immediately set your ‘this seems shady’ alarms ringing. Especially given how many sanctuaries there are for adult cats being rescued or given up! Funny that - babies sell for thousands but people are literally giving away adults. Wonder why that could be (!)Be aware also that, if you do successfully raise it, you will not then have a ‘'pet cheetah” - pets are domesticated. A process that takes thousands of years and hundreds of thousands of generations of breeding to bring animals to a point where they won't eat strangers on site, but may still occasionally poop on your rug or maul a toddler.What you will have is a cheetah with no fear of humans. That's a hugely fast, hugely agile animal that is built specifically to kill things much, much bigger and tougher than you, but that is a-okay with one on one interaction with you. That sort of animal is a timebomb - a disaster just waiting to happen.And that's if you don’t kill or cripple it with improper care, poor nutrition, and inadequate stimulation. Cheetahs do not adapt well to captivity - despite their power and speed, they are quite fragile.
Pet Cheetah in Texas?
Can I have a pet human ?? Do I have to de-teeth him and de-finger him in order to be safe ?? Seriously. If I would have to mutilate a "pet" in order to be legally allowed to have it, I would rather not having a pet cheetah at all. It's like you beloved person asks you: Darling, would you marry me?? And it's the law that wives have to be de-toed in order to keep them from running away. If you partner really loves you he would not marry you. Not because he does not love you, but because he does not want to mutilate you. And well to be honest, If you were doing your research, you would have noticed, that cheetahs are runners. So keeping them in house is animal cruelty. Humans are able to live 24/7 in a 10 square feet room if they have no other option. Would you like to live like that? Even if you don't have to pay for rent and food? And the only time you can leave the room is when your landlord has time and vacancies to walk you outside for some minutes. No running around, no meeting friends, no family around, nothing. As you probably noticed, I like cheetahs. I would love to have a pet cheetah as well, but I don't do it simply because I am unable to offer at least the basic needs space and exercise. That's why I try to support organizations helping to protect their natural habitats and the animals in the wild. Therefore I rather safe real lives by adopting cats from shelters and spreading the words that there are still many cats and dogs in need of caring forever homes than to boast with an exotic pet. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emGZBLVJm... And a domestic cat has just the right size to live in a house. As I wrote. A human is able to live 24/7 in a 10 feet room for a very very long time, The question is if the human is happy with the situation or not. Same goes for living animals.
Can I get a pet cheetah, does anyone own a cheetah?
With the proper setup, and the proper PERMITS, depending on where you are in the world, it might be possible. Would it be a good idea, though? Cheetahs, as others have pointed out, are an endangered species. Their gene pool is extremely restricted, and most individuals are very important to the bloodlines of the species. Are you prepared to take part in captive-breeding programs to ensure the healthy genetics of the species in captivity? Do you have that intense level of interest, and desire to dedicate your life to the conservation and preservation of the cheetah?This is a wild animal - it will never be a pet. It’s a cat, and large cats are very, very dangerous to work with. Despite tales you may have heard of people hooding them like falcons and using them for hunting, to do so is to risk your life on a regular basis. Keeping these animals in captivity risks your life. An accident may upset them - have you seen how an upset housecat reacts? Scale it up, and it’s easy to see how deadly these animals really are. And they’re wired to seek prey by looking for signs of weakness/infirmity - one stumble, and suddenly you’re on the ground with a cheetah choking the life out of you.Your love for them would not be enough to save you. Their love for you would not be enough to save you.I’m not going to tell you not to do this. If no one did this, there’d be no cheetahs in captivity, and it’s altogether likely that within the next hundred years, there would be no cheetahs at all. But this means, in essence, trading your life for the cheetah - not the individual, but the species. Because if you’re mauled to death, chances are the beloved cheetah who did it will be shot or euthanized.So think this through very carefully.I’m not certain being a restaurant owner puts you in any financial position to care for a big cat, in any case. Do you own a property with lots of land? Do you realize how much these animals eat, and that it has to consist largely of whole animals? Perhaps if you owned a highly successful and expanding restaurant CHAIN, you might afford this…Again, provided this is the one thing you want to spend your fortune on, and risk your life for.
How to adopt a baby cheetah?
I'm seriously thinking about adopt a baby cheetah and is it possible that it could live in my backyard? Can you have one in any state? Or is it not allowed? Any tips? How much do they cost and is it safe? If I teach it to be nice will it stay tame and nice all its life?
How easily can one pet a wild cheetah? I heard they aren't actually too dangerous and are rather quite friendly.
Well here’s the thing.All cat species, be it the usual cats we seen around our homes, as pets, or the royal tigers, pumas, leopards, jaguars, cheetahs,etc; have one thing in common-they are all solitary hunters.That means they live alone, hunt alone, prey and eat alone, (dot)(dot)(dot) they are not social animals to begin with!Hell, the tigers even abandon their families forever once they come of age. And if they ever bump into another tiger, be it the brother the tiger once played with during the good old days, it will FIGHT it till one either leaves the area or till one of them becomes corpse-ready to be scanvanged by the flies and vultures!And this “solitary ideology” is in every cat family{except ofcourse it has been minimised in our feline ones through ages of domestication and overlapping of worlds}.And now coming back to your premise that you have “heard” that cheetah “aren’t dangerous” and are “actually very friendly”. Temme the truth, you saw some videos titled animals are awesome or animals are best, right? Those videos are just like Icebergs (you see only the 10%!!). And i can see why people would think them to be true. Its because the even though the creatures are not so social, they have been tended to and fed by some select humans (not all humans) and which is why they are conditioned to behave with those individuals out if respect/bond/them being the alpha/whatever.Here’s a video to help see what i mean. Even though its on a group of lions, but bear with me and focus on the statements as they hold just as true for the “cheetah” cat as well.Its because of the early age socialization (with that very individual or in his presence) and corrections at play here.Btw did you notice at one point the casually lying, “friendly” lion was about to pounce on the reporter and the handler blocks and distracts the lion at the very crisp time. Tehe!Lots (and i mean LOTS!) of people die every year due to a cheetah attack. Just google it. These dead souls where not doing shit. Just got mauled by the creature. And no they dint scare the animals as well, or provoke it, if you are thinking so.Hence they are NOT FRIENDLY!Please don’t even think about approaching one!Ka-ching !
Do u think its animal abuse/neglect to let ur cat outside?
Ok, so I am always seein on here some ppl say, "oh ur an irresponsible pet owner if u let ur cat outside". What do ppl really think about ppl letting their cats outside? To me... I think its horrible to keep ur cat locked inside 24-7 all of its life. Cats are free creatures. They LOVE being outside. When u keep a cat inside all the time, ur keeping it from its natural instincts, which is to hunt, play, and be free. I live out in the country. I have 6 cats, all spayed/nuetered w/shots, all outside. And I don't have a snake or rodent problem. I think the only time a cat should be inside all the time, is if its inhumanely declawed, (yes some cats are fine with it, but I have seen lots if cats changed dramatically from it) or if u live in a place where its a high probability the cat will be killed. I.e. busy city, highway. What do u think?? Oh and a lil fun fact... Big cats, lions cheetahs, leopards, they're hunt success rate is less than 50%. A regular domesticated house cat catches a staggering 85% of what it hunts...
Can you keep Chickadees as pets?
No. You cannot keep chickadees as pets. All native wild birds are protected in the US by federal law (Migratory Bird Treaty Act). No native birds can be kept as pets - by anyone. You cannot possess a bird (alive or dead), nests, eggs or even feathers. It is also illegal to tamper with nests, or harass birds. These laws are designed to prevent people from decimating the wildlife populations by poaching for illegal pet trade. Illegal pet trade has caused massive destruction to animals in other countries, some birds are threatened with extinction in their native countries. The only persons who can handle or possess native birds, are those who hold state or federal licenses, like rehabbers who rehabilitate injured birds and re-release into the wild, biologists and researchers for specific studies and banding, wildlife educators, zoos and museums. Please enjoy the wild birds in their native and wild environment - where they belong. For more information regarding wildlife in the US: http://www.tc.umn.edu/~devo0028/