exotic pet
Non-traditional animal friend
An exotic pet is any animal kept as a companion that isn't a traditional domesticated species like dogs, cats, or horses.
The category spans reptiles, birds, small mammals like hedgehogs or sugar gliders, and sometimes larger animals like monkeys or big cats.
She keeps an exotic pet—a bearded dragon named Chester.
Laws restricting exotic pets vary widely by jurisdiction.
- kinkajouTree-dwelling procyonid mammal
- terrariumGlass-walled growing enclosure
- ferretDomesticated weasel kept as pet
- lizardFour-legged scaled reptile
- snakeLimbless scaled reptile
axolotl · sugar glider · hedgehog · parrot · fennec fox · capybara · tarantula · cockatiel · CITES · animal rescue · chinchilla · reptile · scorpion · wildlife trade · illegal trade · iguana · stick insect · wallaby
- reptile keepingterrarium, terrariums, vivarium, vivariums, enclosure
- petsdog, dogs, cats, puppy, kitten
- animal termswild, tame, domesticated, feral, captive
- foreign thingsimport, export, international trade, international, external
exotic petdog
Domesticated barking mammal
cat · goldfish · hamster · parakeet · guinea pig
exotic petdomestic animal
Tamed species kept by people
domesticated animal · farm animal · livestock · purebred dog