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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.
Pudding Hamster
The Pudding Hamster is a popular pet variety named for its pudding-yellow coat. Gentle and easy to handle, it is heat-sensitive, territorial, and can nip — so wash your hands before handling and never co-house it. It lives 1–3 years and needs steady 20–28°C and careful, chew-safe feeding.
Standard Gray Chinchilla
The Standard Gray Chinchilla — the original 'Totoro' — is a vegetarian rodent from the high Andes of South America. Gentle, clean, nearly odorless and long-lived (8–10 years), it needs a cage, dust baths, constant chewing material, and careful protection from heatstroke.
Phrynops williamsi
Phrynops williamsi, also called the Masked Toadhead Turtle, is a side-necked turtle from South America that loves basking and is semi-aquatic in the wild. Lively and relatively easy to keep, it remains uncommon in captivity and is found mainly as wild-caught individuals.
Avicularia braunshauseni
The Brazilian pinktoe tarantula (Avicularia braunshauseni) is native to the tropical rainforests of Brazil.
Acanthoscurria insubtilis
The Bolivian whitefront (also called the Bolivian whiteknee), Acanthoscurria insubtilis, is native to Bolivia. A slightly moist substrate of peat blocks or coconut fiber is recommended.
Lasiodora klugi
The Bahia scarlet tarantula (Lasiodora klugi) is native to the tropical rainforests of Bahia state, Brazil.
Acanthoscurria juruenicola
The Brazilian orange-banded tarantula (Acanthoscurria juruenicola) is native to Brazil and Peru — another large species from Brazil. Overall brown with orange markings at the joints, a deep black carapace, and red hairs on the abdomen, the color combination is striking. Like the Brazilian whiteknee, the spiderlings are almost grey-white and will dig to hide.
White-throated monitor
The white-throated monitor (Varanus albigularis) is a fairly typical monitor lizard and possesses most of the traits of the group.
Exotic Shorthair
The Exotic Shorthair — everyone's "Garfield cat" — pairs the Persian's plush look with a short, easy-care coat. Sweet, calm, and affectionate, it's one of the most laid-back cat breeds to live with.