Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 2:07 am
One thing I haven't noticed (might have missed it though) is any thought given to the climate of the area anyone's planning on keeping their unusual pet. Hyenas for example... They're African and probably wouldn't do particularly well in a cold climate. (Z, would that be about right?) I don't know much about American geography or how mild the winters in California are likely to be so that would be something to think about as well if you're ever in the position to get one.
As for wallabies... they've acclimatised to the Waitaki valley area (so much so that they've occasionally been a bit of a pest) and I don't think there's any protection of them (they're not exactly endangered over here as far as I know, and they're an introduced species anyway). It's a fairly dry area with occasionally harsh winters. Kaebora, I can't remember where in America you are but as long as it's somewhere reasonably dry it should actually be possible to keep wallabies. I don't know much about the things, though... but they'd probably do better in a paddock than as a house pet. But it would definitely be worthwhile doing the background research to see if it's feasible to own one.
As for wallabies... they've acclimatised to the Waitaki valley area (so much so that they've occasionally been a bit of a pest) and I don't think there's any protection of them (they're not exactly endangered over here as far as I know, and they're an introduced species anyway). It's a fairly dry area with occasionally harsh winters. Kaebora, I can't remember where in America you are but as long as it's somewhere reasonably dry it should actually be possible to keep wallabies. I don't know much about the things, though... but they'd probably do better in a paddock than as a house pet. But it would definitely be worthwhile doing the background research to see if it's feasible to own one.
