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Exotic

Websites about uncommon and unusual pets.

The term "exotic pet" has several meanings:

an animal that cannot be owned without a permit
an endangered species that cannot be legally owned
a non-domesticated animal that cannot be truly tamed
an uncommon pet that does not fall under any of the criteria above

When considering an exotic pet, it is very important to find out about the legality of owning the animal, its specific care-taking needs, the availability of veterinary care in your area, and the changing behavior and needs of the animal as it matures.

If your site is about a specific pet, please make sure it does not have a category before submitting it here.

If your site focuses on online sales, please submit it to Shopping: Pets: Exotic or a more appropriate category under Shopping: Pets.

Breeders

Breeders of exotic pets.

If your site provides online ordering, please submit it to Shopping: Pets: Exotic: Breeders and Dealers.

Wholesalers and exotic livestock breeders should be submitted to Livestock: Minor Species

Hedgehogs

Sites and organizations that focus on Hedgehogs including information, care, photo galleries, and stories.

Sites that provide online ordering of hedgehogs or supplies should be submitted to Shopping: Pets: Exotic. Smaller personal hedgehog-related sites should be submitted to Recreation: Pets: Exotic: Hedgehogs: Personal Pages.

Invertebrates

Informational sites about keeping non-aquatic invertebrates as pets.

Invertebrates are animals that do not have a backbone, such as insects, worms, spiders, and mollusks.

Sites about aquatic invertebrates should be submitted to Fish and Aquaria: Freshwater: Invertebrates or Fish and Aquaria: Marine: Invertebrates.

Online stores and sites of breeders offering animals and supplies for sale should be submitted to Shopping: Pets: Exotic.

Issues

Websites about issues that affect owners of exotic pets and exotic pet ownership.

Mammals

This section is for wild and exotic mammals kept as pets. Sites dealing with cats, dogs, or other common domesticated animals should be submitted to Recreation/Pets/

Primates

Informational sites about primates as pets.

Sites that provide online ordering should be submitted to Shopping: Pets: Exotic.

Raccoons

Informational sites that focus on Raccoons as pets.

Sites that provide online ordering should be submitted to Shopping: Pets: Exotic.

Rescues and Shelters

Websites about exotic pet rescue.

Skunks

Informational sites that focus on Skunks as pets.

Online stores should be submitted to Shopping: Pets: Exotic.

Sugar Gliders

Informational sites that focus on Sugar Gliders as pets. The sugar glider (Petaurus breviceps) is a small arboreal marsupial that is found in the forests of Australia, as well as in Tasmania, New Guinea, and the neighboring islands of Indonesia. In the wild, sugar gliders are tree dwelling creatures, often living in groups of 20 to 40. They are active by night when they hunt for insects and small vertebrates and feed on the sweet sap of certain species of eucalyptus, acacia and gum trees. Sugar gliders are so named for their preference for sweet foods and their ability to glide through the air like a flying squirrel. They travel through the midnight tree tops by launching themselves into the air and transforming into a living kite by spreading out their sails of skin. They can make glides of over one hundred meters and use their long tails as rudders to control the direction of flight. They have even been known to snatch an insect out of the air in mid flight. This gliding is made possible by a thin membrane of skin called a patagium that extends between their front and back legs.

Sites that provide online ordering should be submitted to Shopping: Pets: Exotic.

Wallabies

Informational sites that focus on Wallabies as pets.

Sites that provide online ordering should be submitted to Shopping: Pets: Exotic.