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What's an animal that would be cool if we could domesticate to the level of companion animal, like dogs. (lemmy.world)
submitted 8 months ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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[–] 6 points 8 months ago (2 children)

We tried to keep squirrels as pets for more than 2 years. Couldn't hold them ever. Eventually we just opened the door to the pen and it was a squirrel hotel for years. Watched lots of little babies come out of that thing.

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  • [–] 5 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    I hope they were native squirrels! The netherlands almost had an escaped-pet-turned-invasive-species problem because some imported squirrels escaped.

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  • [–] 7 points 8 months ago

    They were native. It was still illegal. Originally what happened is a pair of squirrels lost their parents and literally wouldn't stop trying to crawl all over us whenever we went outside. So we planned on keeping them safe for a little bit. My mom got attached. Then they got out once and came back so we just left the door open. Eventually they got bored of that "hotel" and just stopped coming around altogether.

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