Comments by "Craxin01" (@Craxin01) on "Should Exotic Pets Ever Be Allowed?" video.

  1. We have to be careful in labeling a pet exotic. I've had small lizards, tarantulas, a scorpion, a garden snake, a tree frog (local species, not endangered), several turtles, and a crow (wounded and rescued by me, nursed back to health but could be released) as pets. Most people would consider these exotic as they aren't a cat, dog, or fish. Perhaps a better adjective to use would be dangerous. Something potentially lethal if escaped, or something invasive like Pythons currently causing havoc in Florida. Exotic doesn't necessarily mean dangerous.
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  2. We have to be careful in labeling a pet exotic. I've had small lizards, tarantulas, a scorpion, a garden snake, a tree frog (local species, not endangered), several turtles, and a crow as pets. Most people would consider these exotic as they aren't a cat, dog, or fish. If the caller meant dangerous\endangered animals being owned by a non-trained person in a suburban or urban setting and without proper safety in place, than yes, obviously, this should be banned. Also consider invasive species like pythons, which are damaging Florida currently.
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  3.  @jonathanjollimore7156  This guy's a troll. Don't feed the troll.
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  4. Need a firm definition of exotic. If you mean dangerous or endangered animals, I'm on board. However, I've owned a lot of animals that would be considered exotic by most people, and not one acquired from sketchy sources. Most were rescues from around where I live. I had a wild crow as a pet after it was injured and I rescued it. Couldn't be released after.
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