capybara

[preston897]

has anyone ever kept these? i have seen them before...they just seem like they would be very fun to keep.

 

[kaa]

i was thinking the same thing. I think a lady in texas breeds them. I think she charges like 600 for them

 

[preston897]

yea the ones i have seen for sale are about 600. they seem really awsome. and evidently they are very intelligent. from what i hear the only issue is that they like to chew stuff so you have to watch them. basically they are like big dogs. their diet is very simple. hays, grasses, and fruits. and supplement with vitamin C or some guinea pig food. like mizuri.

 

[preston897]

http://www.kapiyvaexotics.com/index.html

this is the place. they are just south of houston.

 

[kaa]

are you planing on getting one? I might when i get a house.

 

[chelvis]

lol i did a project on these guys in college. Being they are rodents they do chew alot to keep those teeth from growing to long. If you get a male i've heard its better to nuture them otherwise they can be territorial and some will head but. Other than that they make ok pets. Back in the 70's and 80's they were a popular pet, but as the meat and fur market died down less and less people breed them. Oh ya a kiddy pool is a must with these guys they love to swim and sit in water. Mazuri makes an herbivior diet pellet that when mixed with either vit c or g-pig diet works perfectly well for them, thats what alot of zoos use.

 

[Keith_w]

I saw these things a lot when i lived in brazil, and i never knew you could keep them as pets. Do they tame down well?

 

[preston897]

from what i understand they do tame very well. they are like dogs. and you just have to give them somthing to chew on. i would love to get one when i have a house. and i do plan on getting a large kiddy pool. they just seem super cool.