When it comes to breeds, cat lovers have their pick of the litter with common types like the Persian and Maine Coon. What about more exotic ...

Caring for Exotic Pets So you go to the zoo and see an impossibly cute little ‘wild’ animal performing some awe-inducing behavior. It’s smal...

In China, the tortoise has traditionally been regarded as auspicious animal auguring good health and longevity. So several weeks after retir...

Whether they are hamsters, parrots or iguanas, exotic pets have specific veterinary needs. Don’t get an exotic pet until you read this first...

The term giant African land snail describes several species of large snails. They can reach up to a foot long, and for some people they make...

Exotic animals seem like fun, interesting pets. Many people have considered becoming an exotic pet owner, but don’t know much about how to c...

George Clooney and Miley Cyrus have happily called baby pigs their pets. Tori Spelling famously cares for a chicken named Coco who sleeps in...

The scientific name for the Red-eared Slider is Chrysemys scripta elegans (formerly Trachemys scripta elegans), and it belongs to the Em...

Sugar gliders are popular exotic pets. They're small, cute, and unique little animals. But just as you would with any other exotic pet...

Pet lions and crocodiles could soon become illegal in Arlington, Virginia. Surprised they aren't already? Turns out, many D.C.-area ...

Nausea struck Corrie Butler as soon as she stepped inside the white clapboard home in Weston, Conn. The stench — a stomach-churning fusi...

A callous exotic pet keeper deserves bad karma for dumping a chameleon on one of the coldest nights of the year. Throwing the strikin...

Tiny monkeys no bigger than a thumb are being sold illegally in China and used as accessories by the country's nouveau riche. The...

A Florida woman says she was having trouble flushing the toilet in her Fort Lauderdale home this past weekend. After failing to plunge th...

The fennec fox, also known as the desert fox, is a beautiful, small member of the canine family. Fennec foxes can be kept as pets, althou...

Having photographed for National Geographic for the last 20 years, you learn never to promise someone that they will “make it” into the ma...

Reptiles can make great pets for children, provided the right approach is taken. Many people buying reptiles, especially kids, can get...