A lot of people go for pets that are cute and cuddly kittens, puppies, hamsters, you know the drill. If you're like me though, you like to try pets that are a bit unusual--the kind that make you stand out in a crowd. They help you start interesting conversations, and they let people know that you're the kind of person who blazes his own trail.
If you're Looking for an Unusual Pet, here are My top 3 Recommendations:
Chaco Golden Knee Tarantula
Forget the common pet-store variety tarantulas. The chaco golden knee get to be much larger - about 8.5 inches in legspan - and is among the most docile of tarantula species. It's also fairly easy to take care of, which is why I strongly recommend it.
Bearded Dragons
Lizards are nice; they don't generally freak people out the way snakes or spiders do, and some of them are very docile. Iguanas are very popular, but they can grow to be six feet long, which means that they will require massively large cages. Leopard geckos are also nice, but they tend to be much smaller--only up to about eight inches in length. In contrast, the most common variety of bearded dragon gets to be about two feet long, making it impressively large but not unwieldy.
Don't like the creepy, crawly types?
Then try a tank of mudskippers! These unusual fish live in brackish water, but are capable of crawling up on land for extended periods of time. Just place them an aquarium that only filled halfway with water, and give them some surfaces to climb on - some pieces of driftwood or some plastic lily pads, for example. The fellas are freaky and fun to watch!
