In light of a trainer’s tragic death from interacting with a supposedly trained killer whale, it is interesting to note that this is not first, and not even the second, but the third death caused by this powerful animal. Additionally, even though zoos can do a wonderful job of providing a safe haven for wild animals, they can still make kids want an exotic animal as a pet. He sells a lot of snakes online to individuals or to pet shops like Custom Critters. Foxes are carnivores, and many will regard them as wild animals who might attack their pets or children.

By the time the animals reach the Central Veterinary Research Laboratory in Dubai, where Dr Wernery is the scientific director, they are beyond help. The inevitable end to that story is that they end up with more animals than they can afford to care for, and the animals begin to starve.

We just won’t get that honest data I’d bet because a lot of the casualties of the reptile morph obsession are brushed under the carpet as inevitable consequences without much regard for the welfare of individual animals. 3. EXOTIC ANIMALS CAN BE GREAT FOR PEOPLE WITH PET ALLERGIES.

Invisible effects on the other hand are more difficult to quantify and often only come to the fore later in an animal’s life, by which time it may have already passed on its defective genetic material to many more generations. We started out with corn snakes because they’re a really good beginner snake; really docile and not prone to bite… We also have an Australian jungle carpet python that that’s all they want to do is bite.

Exotic pets are known to bite and scratch without warning. Basically, an exotic pet is a rare or prodigious animal that is kept as a pet. Those who fail to surrender their exotic pets will be slapped with a Dh100,000 fine in addition to confiscation of the species.