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JennItalia269 t1_jb5ecc2 wrote

Reply to comment by Zhuul in 3-foot caiman removed from FDR Park in Philadelphia by 0716718227

My cousin works in animal control in NYC. Countless cayman get surrendered. They’ve gotten ocelots, capybaras, cobras and even a juvenile puma.

Some people just want to be different and have no idea what they’re getting into.

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Zhuul t1_jb5fs5q wrote

And this is why I have a cat.

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JennItalia269 t1_jb5hplm wrote

Same. Well I have two, but yes. That’s also why I have cats. They’re a little feisty but are long domesticated animals.

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nnp1989 t1_jb5wucd wrote

Exotic animal people are just bizarre. There used to be a show on (I think) TLC or Animal Planet about an "exotic vet practice" in Florida and it was an absolute circus. I'm sure the Florida aspect contributed quite a bit, but yikes.

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joggle123 t1_jcufihq wrote

A capybara sounds chill till you realize a rodent that big is gonna need to poop and it ain’t litter box trained

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