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ALostInquirer@lemm.ee to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world ·
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Which animals, besides cats or dogs, would you give a ride to or intentionally let in your home with barely a second thought?

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Which animals, besides cats or dogs, would you give a ride to or intentionally let in your home with barely a second thought?

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  • Brkdncr@lemmy.world
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    Raven if they were going to be chill about it.

    • CptInsane0@lemmy.world
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      They are not chill. They will ransack your kitchen

  • tiredofsametab@fedia.io
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    All the cats around us are mostly feral and won’t even come close. Letting them in would result in piss, shit, and marking everywhere. I happily try to feed them some treats here and there, but no way they’re coming inside the house.

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    Turtles. I can always trust a turtle.

    • DudeDudenson@lemmings.world
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      It’s all fun and games until they bite one of your toes

  • Alloi@lemmy.world
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    baby raccoon.

  • RBWells@lemmy.world
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    I’ve put turtles in the car several times, to bring them to water. Birds, we’ve taken to the seabird rescue. I think that’s it.

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    Foxes. Which is unfair, as they are basically a mixture of cats and dogs. Also sharks, though that may be hard to do. Not impossible.

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      Cat software in dog hardware?

      • Lucy :3@feddit.org
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        Biologically more dog, visually and stylishly more cat. And catto firmware

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        That’s a Shiba Inu. I know because I have 2 and our previous passed at age 13.

      • klemptor@startrek.website
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        That’s greyhounds.

    • lost_faith@lemmy.ca
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      American Dad…

    • ALostInquirer@lemm.eeOP
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      Cruising on a boat, spot a shark fin, “Hey pal want a tow?” Or if the boat has some kinda bay, “Flop aboard for a ride sharko!”

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        Or just put a sign up - “Free snoot boops”

    • creamlike504@jlai.lu
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      I would second thought the fox. I heard their pee smells terrible.

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        Can confirm. The smell level is equal to the cute level.

        But on the other hand…

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    Elephant. Never met one outside the zoo, but I imagine they would be hard to say “no” to.

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      But then you wouldn’t be able to ignore the elephant in the room.

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      How would you get em in the house tho?

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        First thing to do is open the door.

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          Second step is to take the giraffe out.

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            Hey, someone got it

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              Yes. My other comment option would have been something about the footprints in the butter…

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          No no no, use the gate.

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          Then get on the floor

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            EVERYBODY WALK THE DINOSAUR!

            Sorry, I got excited that no one else said it yet.

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        • Step 1: open door
        • Step 2: ???
        • Step 3: die
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    bunny

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    Lemur.

    lemur

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    This makes the scenario seem like the exception rather than the rule, and I find this weird and disturbing.

    The fact that most responses go “this one animal” as an answer instead of starting from the genus down makes me think I’ve either misunderstood something or we’re really not on the same page here.

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      I don’t know about you, but I don’t have… any genuses on speed dial in my brain.

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    Guppies and similar fish.

    • emmanuel_car@fedia.io
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      One just shows up on your doorstep, flopping around

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    I’m a falconer so I’ve let many raptors into my home and vehicle. Birds have very sensitive lungs so I do give a lot of thought to air quality in those spaces though. No idling cars or near them for a length of time, no candles, no teflon, that kind of stuff.

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    Probably a capybara, or a cheetah. Both are rather chill animals, and cheetahs are fairly able to be domesticated (and have been multiple times throughout history) at least compared to other big cats.

    Both are still a really bad idea, and the latter will probably result in injury or death. After having interacted with two Cheetahs through a rehab centre, I’d be open to try.

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      Both are rather chill animals,

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LItix3t1bO4

      That video kind of gave the impression that a cheetah might go from being apparently pretty chill to being an asshole pretty unexpectedly.

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        I like how casual her “ow” sounded when being mauled by a cheetah

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        To be fair, “domesticated” cats are as well and no doubt to the same degree. It’s just that due to their size they’re not in a position to do much to you.

        I certainly get randomly attacked by my cats whenever they get a bee in their bonnet, or want something, or are bored, or because it’s Tuesday, etc. The rest of the time they’re chill.

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          If house cats were the size of a Rottweiler we wouldn’t allow them in our houses.

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      I heard cheetahs aren’t technically big cats because they can’t roar

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    deleted by creator

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      Wasps too or you’re a pussy. /s

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    Any animal that doesn’t pose a threat?

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