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[Jopax]

Ok, it is decided, if I am to get a pet, it will be a fox, probably, might be a cat, or an owl. But fox has jumped on the scale from nothingness to a pretty solid number 2/3

[scriver]

Please do not get an undomesticated species as a pet. It is not good for the animal and you will very likely be unable to devote as much time (and actual work) to them as they need.

[TempAcc]

There are people breeding domesticated foxes to sell as pets out there, since the idea has become popular. But atm, in most places, you'd prob need a license or something to legally own a pet fox. Also, foxes require a fair bit of space I'd wager.

[TD1]

I looked into this a while back. I'd recommend getting a less-smelly variety. When stressed, foxes give out a rather unpleasant smell.

[scriver]

I've heard of attempts to domesticate foxes as well (supposedly some Russian breeders managed to make them fairly domesticated in just a few generation, iirc), but I am very leary with any such claims that involves cute animals that haven't already been domesticated a long time ago.

[Eric Blank]

Hey if you don't start domesticating now well never get proper adorable pet foxes.

Gotta think about the long term yo

[scriver]

I'll just wait until somebody invents time travel and travels back into the stone age to set up a proper domestication process

[Culise]

Sorry, but with that timeline, I'm afraid you'll just have to settle for domesticated wolves for now.  I know, such a sacrifice.

[TD1]

I also thought about getting a raven at one point, but whilst they're intelligent they're also unfortunately a tad mean, and require quite a bit of effort be devoted to upkeep.

Dogs really are the best option, IMO. They mix lovable with loyal, and can be kind hearted. You can get a cat if you want only one of those things.

[TempAcc]

Crows are generally friendlier and smarter than ravens. If you want a bird of evil, get a crow. Crows can also imitate human speech like parrots.

[scrdest]

Crows are generally friendlier and smarter than ravens. If you want a bird of evil, get a crow. Crows can also imitate human speech like parrots.

Most Corvidae can. I don't remember about crows, ravens have a voice that is very different from a parrot's imitation of human speech since it kinda sounds like a really deep human voice, not something obviously birb-y.

Also, I believe that there's some legal issues to solve with keeping a pet raven/crow.

[scriver]

I was under the impression the US basically had no regulation regarding pet owning, what with the stories of people owning chimpanzees and such.

[scrdest]

I was under the impression the US basically had no regulation regarding pet owning, what with the stories of people owning chimpanzees and such.

I didn't reread the whole exchange when I wrote this, so I was writing in response to Dwarfy, who is NorthERN Irish.

[TD1]

Ah, yes, sarcasm directed at someone's country. That...is always a wise thing to do

And America does have rules governing the use of pets. Wild pets aren't allowed unless permission is gained. I don't know what the criteria for said permission is, however. It came up when I was looking into raven/fox pets.

[scrdest]

Ah, yes, sarcasm directed at someone's country. That...is always a wise thing to do

Country? I'm just slightly taking the piss out of your grammatical patriotism . And also hey - I learned this the last time, so next stop, pigs flying, frogs raining and assorted apocalyptica.