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People Debate Which Adorable Animal Would Make A Horrible Pet
Cute and fuzzy does not a good pet make.
Many animals that seem adorable from afar would be far less pleasant inside your house.
Redditor yourrenotthebossofme asked:
Which animal is adorable but would make a horrible pet?
Chaotic Koala
"Koala"
-usmarine7041
"They're among the most finicky eaters in the animal kingdom--they only eat eucalyptus leaves and even then, only a few species of eucalyptus."
-CryptidGrimnoir
Problematic Panda
"Panda bears ain’t that nice."
-Successful_Gap8927
"There was a zoo in China where someone went in and tried to play with the pandas. of course they got attacked. I think they lived and one of the zoo workers being interviewed said 'people need to remember that Panda's aren't kittens...they're bears...'"
"I'll always remember that quote because it's just one of those things that shouldn't have to be said...but...it does because people are dumb."
-MyStationIsAbandoned
Ornery Otter
"Otters!"
-anxious_otter_89
"Yes, I love otters for their cute human like behaviour. But they make loud unpleasant noises and their poop smells."
-johansugarev
"That sentence also describes my children."
-popejubal
"We used to live in Anchorage, and as part of a 'blind auction', we won a behind the scenes tour of the Seward Sealife Center. These people were so nice! We must have wandered around there for hours with the staff. We got up close and personal with octopus, harbor seals, stellar sea lions, (and trust me, you have not known fear until a 600lb female comes 'running' at you with her mouth wide open) but the one creature they made sure to keep barriers between us and them? THE OTTERS. The staff described them as 'chainsaws with fur.'"
-tinykitchentyrant
Complicated Capybara
"Capybaras are very cute, but apparently they are pretty high maintenance. They are, essentially, a wild animal (although not typically aggressive towards humans), and they need a fairly large body of water in their environment (I believe this is where they relax, and also excrete), which is automatically not really viable for a lot of people. They are also social creatures, and they get stressed if they are alone, so if someone was to have one as a pet, they would need more than one for the wellbeing of the animal."
-Vegetable_Month_8293
Duck-billed Problem
"The Platypus."
-Infamous_Coyote7923
"This is why the creators of Phineas and Ferb gave them a pet platypus (Perry). They wanted the characters to have a pet but were worried that the kids watching the show would see this pet and beg their parents for one because this could potentially result in thousands of impulse purchases and abandoned or neglected animals. They settled on a platypus because"
"1. It's strange appearance might be off-putting to some people"
"2. Doing any amount of research at all, even the bare minimum, is enough to convince most people that a platypus would be a terrible pet."
"3. Where the f*ck would you get a platypus?"
-PersonMcRealHuman
Giant Ferrets
"Pine Marten. Imagine a ferret that can kill a deer."
-SigmaLord69420
"Vastly cool animal that I don't want to pet."
-SquigglePig52
Big Eyes Big Problems
"Kinkajous. I have no idea why people keep them as pets but, as a zookeeper, don’t do it."
-mileysmustache
"They're strictly nocturnal, can be aggressive, and dislike noise. Out of all the members of the raccoon family, I'd wager that the kinkajou is the worst one to try and keep for a pet."
-CryptidGrimnoir
"I saw a guy skateboarding by my house with one on his shoulder. Felt so bad for it. It couldn’t have been having a good time. Stressing out an animal so you can look cool is so sad."
-pickle-runch
Polar Mistake
"Polar Bear. They look adorable right up until they eat you."
-nota_an_Alien_Robot
"Did you know that their hair is clear? It is basically a tube that holds air (a good insulator believe it or not) against their body to protect themselves. It only appears white because of refraction. Just like snow!"
-whitoreo
"Yes! It's bizarre to look at closely. Disclaimer: Never look closely at polar bear fur that's still walking around. It will eat you."
-nota_an_Alien_Robot
Vexing Vixens
"A Fox, they’re beautiful but they really don’t domesticate well."
-VTX1800F
"and some of them scream like bloody murder when they're happy. and when they arent screaming, they're laughing like the joker."
-MyStationIsAbandoned
"Funny story. A few months ago I was hearing ungodly scream-like laughter in my backyard in the middle of the night. Freaked out and called the cops, they were at my house in about two minutes."
"I direct them, guns drawn, toward the ruckus…they come back laughing. Foxes doing the hibbity-dibbity in plain sight. Apparently they scream when mating, or looking to mate. I felt like an idiot."
-hippiechick725
Bunny Troubles
"I think that animals that are considered to be adorable can also make horrible pets. For example, rabbits can be extremely cute, but they require a lot of care and attention. If you're not willing to put in the work, then a rabbit is not the right pet for you."
-Platters-Oak9
"Omg yes. Everyone I've known who had rabbits inevitably ended up pretty much abandoning them to the little rabbit area, which was always filthy, and the rabbits never got enough love. It's heartbreaking. I'd say at least 90% of rabbit owners shouldn't have gotten a rabbit at all."
-havron
Cute does not equal cuddly or friendly. Choose your pets wisely.
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People Confess The Minor Annoyances That Can Completely Ruin Their Day
No one likes to be inconvenienced, but we learn how to handle it.
After all, if there's a car accident along the side of the road and emergency vehicles have narrowed the road down to one lane, there's not much you can do. Just sit, wait, let them do their jobs, then keep driving.
Yet, somehow the smaller inconveniences, the minute ones that shouldn't affect your day, typically make things much worse.
Reddit user, ConsiderationOk5905, wanted to know what gets under your skin, no matter the size, when they asked:
"Whats something small that just completely ruins your day?"
Technology is hard, isn't it? Like, all of it.
Even something as simple as flicking a switch can make people suddenly forget how everything is supposed to work, and isn't that just the worst feeling?
A Real World Scenario Leading To A Nightmare
"waking up and realizing your phone didnt charge overnight"
sabrrs
"You mean waking up AT NOON and realizing the phone with your ALARM CLOCK didn’t charge overnight, right? Cause that’s what I’d mean- it’s one of my biggest fears."
49thPercentile
Learn. To. Signal.
"People who don’t use their turning signals while driving… especially when they’re turning left "
lankyb-tch3000
"its worse when they’re turning right and you’re across from them turning left. Like thanks bud I could’ve gone but since you didn’t have your blinker on I thought you were going straight ._."
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Remember The Good, Ol' Days Of Blowing In The Cartridge?
"sitting down to play a game and it has a 50GB update"
imsorryisuck
"im a csual gamer and everytime i try to play modern warfare it happens. i try it like once every month and i always let it update hoping next time it will be ready."
"i haven't play for months."
imsorryisuck
What is it about the tiny moments that offset your entire day? Is it that they are such a minor inconvenience but the follow-up can feel like it's going to take a long time?
Buying new socks, for example.
Burn The Sock
"Hole in the toe of your sock, or a sock that's lost its elasticity and slides down your foot all day."
Dot_Threedot4
"On the sock topic, walking on a wet spot on the floor after putting on socks in the morning."
Pwaite2
The Whole Meal Is Ruined
"Planning to make a meal only to find out one of your main ingredients has expired ;("
purplealchemist
"Or you forgot to take the meat out of the freezer, which happened to me today"
DifferentAd154
Nothing Is Set Up For You As Intended
"Getting to work and seeing which member of the crew before us I'm taking over. Just seeing the outline of certain folks and knowing your days gonna be f-cked as nothing will be set up for you and in one case a guy we have that will tamper with sh-t to f-ck you over"
thorpie88
Even Dead Asleep, Cat Owners Can Hear This
"Waking up and stepping in hours old cat barf barefoot"
soda_cookie
"Or being woken up at 4am by That Sound of "gag... gag... gag" knowing you have approximately 4 seconds to locate the source and maximize damage control before the kraken is released"
frontal_robotomy
I Wasn't Prepared To Talk This Long...
"Basically any unexpected substantive conversation. I like a warning email before being forced to commit to any particular thoughts or feelings that will matter after the conversation ends"
49thPercentile
And then there's these, horrifically tiny moments in the day that shouldn't have the outstanding effect on the rest of your day.
But they do, don't they?
How Rapid Our Perception Shifts
"Feeling good with my outfit and then looking at a mirror and suddenly become self-conscious"
DawnDaylight
"Worse when you leave the house and see your reflection in a store window and get hit with the self consciousness"
dislocatedshoelac3
Just GOOO
"When my dog just refuses to take a sh-t in the morning… it’s like I have to deal with a live bomb all day"
idkmybffjill78705
"I have a ten pound dog with next to no hair. In the winter, he HATES going outside. I gave up trying and set up an indoor potty for him just so I wouldn't have to have an argument every morning."
Lexi_Banner
Nothing Else To Do
"Waking up an hour before you need to and then not being able to get back to sleep."
Fats33
"Did that this morning but woke up 3hrs before needing to wake up. Ended up going work super early."
Ahmadmc1
There's Nothing Clean For The Day
"Having a sink full of dishes, and open the dishwasher to discover it’s 70% full and dirty."
ThisAWeakAssMeme
"Forgetting to turn the dishwasher on the night before is brutal. Do you try to overstuff dishwasher? Hand wash everything and then let it dry? Damnit, George is getting upset!"
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