Mynock wrote:That's the tricky part. For an animal that size you basically have to devote a small bedroom to it. If you really really like lizards it's within the realm of feasible but you have to really really like lizards haha.....
My lizard was approximately four inches long and already grown up. I can't remember what kind it was. It was really cute.
My snake grew to be 36 inches and it was a garter snake. I had it for seven years. Never knew if it was a boy or a girl. It ate worms and minnows (I happen to like rodents too, so I don't think I could own a big snake).
My philosophy is that if you will lose a fight with it if it gets mad at you, you probably shouldn't own it. Some big animals, however, mostly don't get mad at us. You know...like horses...they've lived with us for centuries and they are mostly pretty trainable. Big dogs can also bond with us. Komodo dragons, though? Do they fetch?
Snakes are mellow by nature and gentle enough when they are used to you, but they don't actually have much of a brain, which is why you should own ones that aren't big enough to choke you without having a clue that they're doing away with the very human who houses them and tosses them yummy live food.
I could never actually tell if my snake loved me, although it would be nice to think that it was so. With my dogs, there was never any doubt.
Nessie
Personally anything that controls the stray cat population would be welcome in my yard. 