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Can you get a viscacha as a pet?

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12y ago

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Would have to live outside like every other rabbit. Two problems: 1) the hawks. If a hawk will eat a rabbit, a chipmunk, a squirrel, a field mouse, it would definitely make a meal of a viscacha. 2) Winter. What's it going to do when it's 10 degrees and five inches of snow? Hibernate? Bring it inside until spring?

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Bunny Roosefer

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rabbits absolutely do NOT have to live outside. i have a house rabbit who has free reign of the house, is litterbox trained, and does perfectly fine. the viscacha isn't a rabbit but i'm sure would be equally fine if trained.
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You could legally own a viscacha as a pet, but they are considered "exotic pets" and therefore have strict regulations on their capture and sale. You must be very careful to find a reputable dealer or else you could be charged with smuggling or other crimes.

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Nichole Mounts

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I'm very interested in having one of these beautiful fur babies as a pet how would we go about getting one? We live in Indiana.

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