Exotic Pets
These exotic pets require extra care and careful consideration of animal laws. Learn more about some of nature's most unique pets.
Explore Exotic Pets
![sugar glider](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/P3tiQoVrYmbJ7hBGmTO7VTZBfkU=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/96747320-crop-56a2bcc43df78cf772795fbf.jpg)
Should You Keep a Sugar Glider as a Pet?
![Close-up of a Serval](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/o95Z201uGsiVSGc50CXBB1egqlM=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/serval-139795156-resized-56a2bd083df78cf7727962ad.jpg)
Serval Cat: Breed Profile, Characteristics & Care
![Costa Rican zebra tarantula on wood](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/vvog1rjMUaLxcEbhaf8TjTgHW_k=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/GettyImages-585991108-5816b37a3df78cc2e8102279.jpg)
How to Care for a Pet Costa Rican Zebra Tarantula
![Guinea pigs in a cage on wood shavings](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/J1_WFOWJqTnhV6zauTkm1utj_j0=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/169760102_2bfd9b3e4a_o-56a2bd013df78cf772796267.jpg)
Cedar Chips and Pine Shavings as Bedding
![Snail crawling on the ground.](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/J81eG2DLaXH-quhGiZeucDSAZBQ=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/GettyImages-1333070308-2f57bd8e7be74c93a1610f9663bb3af9.jpg)
How to Care for a Pet Snail
![hamsteres cozy in cage](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/ICJuR35Xv0W8AfOuzcAU2xXTy-w=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/hamsters-winter-724e2040d3fe4018ac20587a667bf4a9.jpg)
What to Know About Caring for Your Small Pet in Cold Weather
![hermit crab without shell](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/_CoGI_4G4FAoye_f6GmUUtKcw-8=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/hermit-crab-without-shell-1068069832-5c06d36cc9e77c0001ee3d5c.jpg)
Shell Evacuation in Hermit Crabs
![Capuchin monkey](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/UvVOQ1pyFn5z3zH0B8XdXDgW5kc=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/Capuchin-Monkey-GettyImages-480821393-58b6fc053df78cdcd8601955.jpg)
Should You Keep a Capuchin Monkey as a Pet?
![person holding a tarantula](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/pJUHUt9KmldGH0lepo9l2wxz2t0=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/Tarantula-GettyImages-543229403-587a546b5f9b584db3d5f382.jpg)
How to Care for a Pet Tarantula
![pet sugar glider](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/GhakRLzb6p1rQOxxPASX--5g5Eo=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/GettyImages-514744702-e901b28355434d99b49e416c430833b9.jpg)
BML Diet for Sugar Gliders
![Skunk in grass](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/euOkQDLe5wFL8bJl_-VxQy6CUNs=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/striped-skunk-looking-at-alert-santa-clara-county-california-usa_t20_GgzKv3-5bc7687ec9e77c00513c0442.jpg)
Should You Keep a Skunk as a Pet?
![Flying squirrel on tree, North America](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/RCQvj_A2U-CS-xB6nhNWmqvihHw=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/200351944-001-56a2bce85f9b58b7d0cdf813.jpg)
Should You Keep a Southern Flying Squirrel as a Pet?
![A red fox cub running in the grass](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/hEKkGC6jOgEG_DDCg07WqTnAoXY=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/153815436-56a2bcfb5f9b58b7d0cdf8ff.jpg)
Should You Keep a Russian Red Fox as a Pet?
![Black and white goat standing with red leash in dry field](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/QqBjEdy-8k4wm4mrjK_yVxHpj10=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/goats-as-pets-1236834-hero-0c3774cdba854fa0aa92dd98c90da765.jpg)
Should You Keep a Goat as a Pet?
![Wallaroo](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/TesW8iIptm6AN2S4O8ibGINLx74=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/GettyImages-115189235-5a831e95d8fdd500378a924a.jpg)
Should You Keep a Wallaroo as a Pet?
![A Madagascar hissing cockroach](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/lVaiq4kpKqUDsE-kYKc3jDGccIA=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/GettyImages-135622754-581687b05f9b581c0b433061.jpg)
Should You Keep a Madagascar Hissing Cockroach as a Pet?
![Monkey in a cage](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/_eamntKW-UZTNU9SW8pRzk-zyow=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/GettyImages-174409822-5c8a67ddc9e77c0001a925eb.jpg)
Should You Keep a Pet Monkey?
![Wallaby in a field](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/kX-P80BLK9D7JxW9uGbc0rorJts=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/wallaby-GettyImages-590486136-58e667df5f9b58ef7ec76598.jpg)
Should You Keep Wallaby as a Pet?
![Caribbean Hermit Crab, close-up](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/XqMZfDqEOF8CVyJwe-jxFe0FJ8o=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/111347864-56a2bcda3df78cf772796080.jpg)
What Do Hermit Crabs Eat?
![Mexican red-knee tarantula on a rock](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/cNpqV-3j0WjaOKRJcS57gnbSH_0=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/GettyImages-609850276-5816b9023df78cc2e8107200.jpg)
How to Care for a Pet Mexican Red-Knee Tarantula
![Male fiddler crab on wet sand](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/lNu1YH57iu9VMFlT7wkndVnNJeg=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/fiddler-crab-134252510-57ffec745f9b5805c2b0f356.jpg)
How to Care for a Pet Fiddler Crab
![Armadillo sitting in the grass.](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/-EAzpIt7IOLjZKlerEAJVHFsaL4=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/armadillo-5a8ef3261d64040037669490.jpg)
Should You Keep an Armadillo as a Pet?
![Honduran curly hair tarantula on rocks](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/AfR-2a40_ETE7_cyMbBqOFSSx2o=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/GettyImages-128104690-5816b4f45f9b581c0b80aaba.jpg)
How to Care for a Pet Curly Hair Tarantula
![A pink toe tarantula on a web](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/WsuCMW53EI2disUfjijjGGj2aiI=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/GettyImages-178947057-5816ba5b5f9b581c0b810547.jpg)
How to Care for a Pet Pink Toe Tarantula
![Chilean rose tarantula](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/p4HapPQ56Sc8yTBC4JHjbwu4WBg=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/GettyImages-540172370-5816b1fd3df78cc2e810146f.jpg)
How to Care for a Pet Chilean Rose Tarantula
![Iguana](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/na6an09ivPvMdj2keWxiKaDozqI=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/Iguana-GettyImages-557771919-589e35925f9b58819cf947a0.jpg)
Iguana: Species Profile
![Japanese fire belly newt underwater](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/98WUwgXiRrKklqt6tX4vjZJlNsY=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/GettyImages-523757096-580f91435f9b58564c063908.jpg)
Fire Belly Newt: Species Profile
![Hermit crab and a shell on sand](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/jV_vmfHcQKlkkyD2e_QHyk47p_0=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/GettyImages-83290906-5697da185f9b58eba49e7ce0.jpg)
Hermit Crab Molting Signs
![Man holding pet Tarantula, focus on hands](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/6Bq-Re6Xv2b8I8y6-jl3U0s3zYI=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/GettyImages-200559521-001-5814cd275f9b581c0bad0c8a.jpg)
Insects and Spiders Pets Guide for Beginners
![White Kitten on the Grass](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/xTKu7fWcgJi5MIbB2hIlcds-tdQ=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/kitten-56a09ff83df78cafdaa36304.jpg)
Protect Pets From Birds of Prey
![racoon behind yard bench](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/4qvz6dsYIRSYtoQsdZ7_t1jBAN0=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/37256634100_e0937c57de_k-5c4caaf646e0fb000167c6ae.jpg)
The Best Diet for a Pet Raccoon
![Red fox cub](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/IHgfpEm8pH623emAC60-aWmySYU=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/GettyImages-145792014-580d72a25f9b58564cc4d703.jpg)
What to Feed Your Pet Fox
![Caucasian boy looking at lizard](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/ZTLvERvMlK2y8xQqS9SKdRPvcOc=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/GettyImages-142019317-581685c15f9b581c0b43146b.jpg)
Worms or Parasites That Can Get Your Reptile Sick
![Giant land snail on the floor.](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/HLLCIOFd0Pgm9egUSh9X5OMC2U8=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/GettyImages-1297496329-f85b3ac7fa0e441fb7e04ca64e3a95ce.jpg)
How Much Do Snails Sleep?
![Green anole shedding.](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/htpcb2Mu5AOYpWU5OQZyMhW1Vrw=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/GettyImages-471397134-f87a9c64bf1542c1bf94e385e8363399.jpg)
Dysecdysis in Reptiles
![Pot bellied pig profile](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/x1p0Lx4UZjEiOYceE67MXsxS9ys=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/GettyImages-145110539-2--584468da5f9b5851e54ba366.jpg)
Lifespan and Care of Potbellied Pigs
![Hermit Crab](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/sG8wtD7_CzS_4NucEC-SExfQXLo=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/hermit-crab-104473264-2a7a9cb0144a4065bff43f71c2b5e961.jpg)
What Fruits Do Hermit Crabs Eat?
![Tarantula exoskeleton](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/H7iTVhd4M-2tOjqbyxOokYv8IxQ=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/GettyImages-dor5001163-56f9c7a85f9b582986704801.jpg)
Tarantula Molting: What to Expect
![Brown goat light brown eyes looking up closeup](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/M-ruwUTVwPokzSKcTtt7InG1YEU=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/fun-facts-about-goats-4134889-hero-eeca8055b52843aaa352c5e7debf9699.jpg)
What You Don’t Know About Goats, But Should
![Tarantula in a hand](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/s1kchqcB_4j_UxeLr4bpwmG5FPQ=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/GettyImages-20800761-5b9454c146e0fb0025f533bb.jpg)
A Guide to Tarantulas for Beginners
![Close-Up Of Hermit Crab In Sea](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/6U-gXTRsa52IVGNCqu1ydt3TAUU=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/close-up-of-hermit-crab-in-sea-561303021-5ab14f22a474be00191cd754.jpg)
How Long Does it Take for a Hermit Crab to Molt?
![Gecko shedding skin](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/KSd7kY1m6RirYEVuC_rxGrB1A8Q=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/Geckoshedding-GettyImages-528388682-5a657df0c7822d0037eddc93.jpg)
Preventing Incomplete Shedding Problems in Reptiles
![Rabbits in cage](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/RwMJuyeCblYMUMcVrF52BeZpc78=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/Rabbitsincage-GettyImages-670881045-5a108fd80d327a00362db0f2.jpg)
List of Exotic Pet Boarding Facilities
![Sugar glider](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/uSmTJuxJvZAYysy7ikYS3YBpqHQ=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/sugarglider-GettyImages-167156810-5c36b9acc9e77c0001e4e279.jpg)
Sugar Glider Self-Mutilation
![Three degus sitting on a tree stump.](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/0TiFu-u-yr_drQjSMu9W-r5WJhM=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/Degus-584dd2cd3df78c491e96487f.jpg)
Tail Injuries in Degus
![Girl Holding a Pot Bellied Pig](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/BjYly9Vom3VvaZBTclFaxFLuyAg=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/AA028880-58a4765f5f9b58819c8d6124.jpg)
Good Names for Exotic Pets
![Cream-colored cows grazing behind wire fence](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/MqCrGFUTmXOlzJsYy93AGclKW0c=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/names-for-cows-5070083-hero-dec089a3d2364648b34d47cb06ca0c0f.jpg)
135 Cow Names for Your Bovine Companion
![Duckling portrait](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/F_hZgdr9TtxXRxG41tmEE1sfso4=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/GettyImages-481523341-acc726247c9e4f5abef6f4bd13559691.jpg)
125 Duck Names for Your Feathered Friend
![Black and white goat with tilted head in dry field](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/c8c6IZ9eidgWRQcHAovs3xvEVUY=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/pet-goat-names-1236943-hero-03119f833fa84d55a22c4dade24f988a.jpg)
64 Name Ideas for Pet Goats and Sheep
![Guinea Pig Name Ideas](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/TtK9ZfqaCXFQBGXhJw1Ex7-LLjc=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/guinea-pig-names-1236944_FINAL-e78124aa6e324667be853c95e2457e19.png)
120 Guinea Pig Names for Your Unique Pet
![Close-up of parrot perching](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/oWdP3jAyQt0fEr3zgy6nvcCTn40=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/GettyImages-550774011-1--5814e8a35f9b581c0bb793a7.jpg)
Exotic Pet Names That Start With 'S'
![pet name ideas for pairs of pets](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/Njxx9-8XuWPX_6cDO9Bw3cAp098=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/names-for-pairs-of-pets-1236959_FINAL-5b2b97d4119fa800370b0724.png)
Name Ideas for Pairs of Pets
![Garden snail](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/5WBi4QwMArk-DCO_TL_KQ4b-RLg=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/GettyImages-1297317001-77d178f0e04b4b5fa47ac2291af193e4.jpg)
104 Pet Snail Names
![Argentine black and white tegu](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/RWOB2d5xowWEf-THUf_P0lV3EK4=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/GettyImages-539609873-572f80675f9b58c34c9e901d.jpg)
Exotic Pet Names That Start With "T"
![Name ideas for hermit crabs](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/mOElzgHf0104akX5EoCjtpBb0Wk=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/pet-names-for-crabs-1236935_FINAL-5b22c91afa6bcc0036a7dea6.png)
100 Names for Pet Crabs
![chicken in a field](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/Lr6TWdur0tyhJUDzHPzxAOVRAPI=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/GettyImages-1144489755-32e015e926ca4996b0a2ffab0abd1578.jpg)
227 Chicken Names That Are Eggs-traordinarily Funny
![name ideas for pot bellied pigs](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/hjTDMVj0o7sBD3six3TGLiZRLOc=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/names-for-pet-pot-bellied-pigs-1236961_FINAL-5b27ed36fa6bcc0036494efa.png)
102 Awesome Pig Names for Pot-Bellied Pigs
![Tropical fish swimming in aquarium outside kitchen](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/bQNYrCCAXi-POKwtHbnLDK6-nG4=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/tropical-fish-swimming-in-aquarium-outside-kitchen-568518895-5a9ddb36c6733500377ea279.jpg)
List of Aquarium Fish Species by Common Name
![Two Gerbils in Aquarium](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/sv58koKPFdP0Gt4RkHy3hSeMlPE=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/two-gerbils-in-aquarium-520217548-57fff1c15f9b5805c2b14be8.jpg)
100 Names for Pet Gerbils
![two rabbits in a cage](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/bPTmyH7fcnXT05imiAK39PliuNU=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/GettyImages-677136725-580d851e5f9b58564cc750de.jpg)
Exotic Pet Names That Start With 'M'