Pets of Treebuzz…any critters that Ellie May would have around

[Tom Dunlap]

I’m a fur n feather pet sort. Never understood reptile or fish pets. I’ve seen some salt water aquariums that are fascinating though. But that’s just me.

 

[Jonny]

Probably getting Spencer a bearded dragon and aquarium for his birthday in April. Supposed to be pretty charming and friendly reptiles, and they don’t tend to suddenly drop dead if they catch a wee draft near an open window or something.

 

[Treezybreez]

Here's a pet Peruvian Red Tailed boa I cough when I was probably fourteen.

 

[TreeCo]

Fox kits were born under our house a few years ago. Of course we didn't keep them as pets and we never touched one. After the kits were born the vixen would lay in our garden taking a break and I would sit maybe as close as 20 feet away. We'd just sit there thinking. In the video the two kits are playing while the vixen looks out. She has her back to me almost the whole time but she know's I'm there. I can't help but believe she felt safe from the side I had covered. I'd seen the three of them around the property for a couple of months after they moved out from under the house. I hope they are doing fine. Do watch the video.

 

[TreeCo]

My next door neighbor made this video. They were having a problem with animals eating their cat food so they put the cat food up on a trampoline. Their cat food thief was a bear!
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[Mike Islander]

An armadillo baby in the hand is worth four in the bush.


Four quadruplet brothers (all armadillo liters are identical due to Polyembryony) came walking up to me while hiking a SC sea island. No fear of humans.

 

[Tuebor]

Mom was so mad.

 

[Dan Cobb]

An armadillo baby in the hand is worth four in the bush.
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We USED to be completely overrun with armadillos around my house. Everyone loves to joke about armadillos with me. I've been "gifted" armadillo figurines, armadillo cookbook, and, for my wife, a purse made from a real armadillo. When my office attire was suit and tie, mother in-law even found armadillo cufflinks for me.

 

[Jonny]

Don’t they carry the bacteria that causes leprosy or is that urban legend?
Saw a few in OK and TX. They were always running away from wherever the people were. Really cool looking animals!

 

[Treetopflyer]

Probably getting Spencer a bearded dragon and aquarium for his birthday in April. Supposed to be pretty charming and friendly reptiles, and they don’t tend to suddenly drop dead if they catch a wee draft near an open window or something.

My kids and I have two of them yet you don't keep them in same enclosure.. they remind me of a super chill hairless puppy that eat mostly leafy greens and bugs.. i love rolling blue berries for them to chase and eat for a treat.. they definitely have unique personalities and they are fun for the kids. This is Magdalena shes a pink leatherback bearded variety.

 

[Dan Cobb]

Don’t they carry the bacteria that causes leprosy or is that urban legend?
Saw a few in OK and TX. They were always running away from wherever the people were. Really cool looking animals!

They do carry leprosy. Up to 20% of armadillos are infected. It's fairly rare to contract leprosy from armadillos in the U.S. (no more than 30-50 cases/year), but it does happen. IIRC, leprosy likes cooler body temperatures, thus tending to affect fingers, noses, ears, etc. as well as armadillos, which have low body temperature. Armadillos' low body temperature also makes them ill suited for colder climates.