Weird Pets – Chameleons

Lizards much like snakes hold a spot as one of my favorite weird pets to own. Reptiles in general have been some of the most exotic creatures I’ve owned and the Chamelon is one of the most commonly found in pet stores. Chameleons belong to the lizard family. Chameleon has been derived from the Greek words chamai and leon meaning earth lion. The structure and size of chameleons varies a lot. They can be from one inch to thirty-one inch long. Chameleons are kept as exotic pets because of their characteristic color changing capability. They change colors so as to camouflage, communicate with each other and to regulate temperature. They also have a very long tongue to catch prey.

Weird Pets – The Snake

weird pets

Snakes are one of my personal favorite when it comes to weird pets.  My first pet snake was caught on a family camping trip and lived with us for about 4 years before it got loose and was never seen from again.  Snakes are limbless, cold-blooded and scaly reptiles belonging to the order of Squamata. Keeping snakes as pets can be easy only if their requirements are understood deeply. Their needs are different from other reptiles. Owners must also understand that some of them grow very large and can become dangerous with the passage of time. There are different types of snakes available for pet owners with different preferences. Every snake has a different diet and need different environment to live in. Snakes, which are kept as exotic pets, range from common garter snake to pythons. Snakes sometimes also cross forty years of age; so potential owners should be aware of this fact and be ready to make lifetime commitment before thinking of keeping snakes as pets.

Snakes can easily escape from their owner’s custody. They always

Weird Pets – Introducing The Alligator

Anyone taking on one of these guys as a pet has my full respect because Alligators are the most dangerous of the exotic pets.  The gator as they are often called by many in Florida are a crocodilian, which comes from the family of Alligatoridae. The name was derived from Anglicization of a Spanish word, which was used by Spanish explorers who were settled in Florida, United States. Alligators are found mostly in America and China. 

There are two species of alligators, Alligator Mississippienis or the American Alligator and Alligator Sinensis or the Chinese Alligator. The American alligator weights around eight hundred pounds and is thirteen feet long. The record for the longest alligator is of nineteen feet two inches, from Louisiana. Comparatively, the Chinese alligators are smaller in length and measure not more than seven feet in length and might make a better pet just due to the smaller size. Alligators live for more than fifty years. The oldest living alligator was of seventy years, at the Belgrade Zoo, Serbia.    

Welcome to My Weird Pets Blog

Weird pets are something I really get a kick out of and I hope you will too.   I guess it all started as a kid when I started keeping pet spiders, snake, turtles and just about every other creepy crawler I could get my hands on.  My fascination with exotic pets and the unusual creatures people keep at home, in cages and swimming around their house has followed me into my adult life.  Here at weird pets I’ll discuss things about some exotic pets that many people consider part of their family