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Cobalt Blue Tarantula
The Cobalt Blue tarantula (Haplopelma lividum) is a stunning but reclusive, fast and defensive burrowing Old-World tarantula from Myanmar and Thailand. Its famous blue shows only under strong light, and it hides deep in its burrow.
Gould’s Monitor
Gould's Monitor (Varanus gouldii), also called the Sand Monitor or Racehorse Goanna, is a large, fast and hardy Australian monitor. When threatened it rears on its hind legs, inflates its neck and hisses; impressive but hard to tame and potentially dangerous as an adult.
Red-headed Side-necked Turtle
The red-headed side-necked turtle (Platemys platycephala) is a flat-headed South American side-neck from the Amazon and Orinoco basins, with a dark orange-red head. Shy and cold-sensitive, it is best kept much like a box turtle.
African Grey Parrot
The African grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus) is a large parrot and a typical perching bird, famous as one of the few animals that can truly hold a conversation with humans, with very high intelligence and a lifespan around 50 years.
Japanese Macaque (Japanese Pocket Monkey)
The so-called 'Japanese pocket stone monkey' sold in the pet trade is in fact a young Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata) infant. Wild-caught or illegally traded individuals adapt poorly, carry zoonotic disease risks, and keeping primates as pets is strongly discouraged on welfare and legal grounds.
Winter White Dwarf Hamster
The Winter White Dwarf Hamster (Phodopus sungorus), also called the Djungarian hamster or Russian dwarf, is the easiest and tamest of the small hamsters and turns white in winter. A solitary species, it needs a safe cage, a wheel, and a careful diet free of onion, chocolate, and apple seeds. Lifespan 2–3 years.
Anglo Mink
The Anglo Mink is the domesticated pet ferret (Anglo / Marshall lines) kept as a companion animal. Intelligent, gentle, and easy to litter-train, it is heat-sensitive and mischievous when unwatched, needs a large wire-free cage and 4+ hours out daily, and eats a meat-based diet (30–35% protein, 15–20% fat). Lifespan 8–12 years.
Lop Rabbit
The Lop Rabbit — one of today's most popular pet rabbits — is named for its ears that hang down. Gentle, small, and people-friendly, it is short-lived (usually 5–7 years) and heat-sensitive, needs daily grooming of its dense coat and drooping ears, and must never be picked up by the ears.
LionHead Rabbit
The LionHead Rabbit is a small, gentle pet rabbit named for the ruff of long fur around its head that looks like a lion's mane. Originating in Belgium and bred in the Netherlands and US, it is sturdy and clean, needs daily coat care and a wire-free cage, and lives 5–7 years.
Arowana
Arowana are large freshwater bony-tongue fish (family Osteoglossidae) prized worldwide as ornamental and feng shui fish. This guide covers their varieties, appearance, care, ideal environment, and feeding.