Thread: Pet wallaby.

Bringing life to an Old thread but the pet mice passed away last week one lasted 3 years seemly that's ancient , Im sure you guys are thinking go for the pet snails next but been there done that , im thinking a wallaby would be awesome any updates on having one ?

Originally Posted by Boaraxa

Bringing life to an Old thread but the pet mice passed away last week one lasted 3 years seemly that's ancient , Im sure you guys are thinking go for the pet snails next but been there done that , im thinking a wallaby would be awesome any updates on having one ?

They make great pets @Boaraxa

Not sure the burocracy would approve ...... but you don't have to tell them

Just do it

Cheers
Pete

They taste better after you've kept them as pets for a while........

Originally Posted by SiB

They taste better after you've kept them as pets for a while........

My mate Steve had one as a pet back in the early 80s, he got it as a jokey from one he had shot, it was friendly bugger too.

Anyway it made front page of the Daily Telegraph, someone photographed it in their back yard, after it had escaped from its pen.

Long story short there was a big hunt on by the officials looking for a Kangaroo in Napier.

Bloody thing came home by itself that night and Steves mother made him get rid of it.

Cheers
Pete

yip I can confirm the oxtail recipe thing works great,steaks are ok but very lean,roasts were very bland ...young animal.... look up inkledoverycorner in waimate,sheilah there has them in small park like setting that you can go and visit
anyone remember Freddy Angel the lizard smuggler????? he was exporting sth cant wallabies to Aussie at the same time...

Interesting. The chappie I used to give tails to was a frenchman named Johnny Angel.
Dunno about those larger type wallabies in Waimate, but any pets we had from the small type in Rotorua were really afraid of dogs. Seen them die of fright when a dog approached outside the pen. Sensitive as hares I reckon. Never give them whole milk or ice cream. Their metabolism can't handle the stuff. Used to feed the joeys using an eyedropper loaded with glucose and homogenised milk. Later, they would happily sit up on their haunches and hold an apple in their hands and munch away quite nicely.

LOL @sixpointfive that total cracked me up.
Mate had a pet one years ago (along with the odd possum and feral pig) - was an awesome little thing - if you end up getting one post some pics

Probably illegal by the book but cant see any moral dilemma , go for it

had a guy with us that took a couple from a trip to waimate, got them pretty young and one survived, he said it was real friendly, followed him round the yard. he rang someone to see if he could get a permit or something like that. doc possibly. They went apeshit and made all sorts of threats re fines etc. ended up giving it to willowbank to get them off his back.

Originally Posted by stuart165

had a guy with us that took a couple from a trip to waimate, got them pretty young and one survived, he said it was real friendly, followed him round the yard. he rang someone to see if he could get a permit or something like that. doc possibly. They went apeshit and made all sorts of threats re fines etc. ended up giving it to willowbank to get them off his back.

Say nothing.

Cheers
Pete

Nice pets till they are bigger and have long claws.Give the forhand claws a clip a little,they might think they are play fighting with yr dog,cat or child,but they can give a serius scratch.

Get some white paint, put stripes on it and say it's a zebra.

Originally Posted by Rushy

Get some white paint, put stripes on it and say it's a zebra.

Yeah

It will be the only Zebra in the world that is 15" tall and bounces around on its hind legs

Cheers
Pete

I understand You would need to get one from the pouch and with hair on it, the bigger the better. They are lactose intolerant and need to be bottle fed Infasoy baby formula. Can be close to a year bottle feeding. Little buggers need toileting as well, use a damp bit of cloth on a finger and wipe between their legs, the mother licks them in the pouch.They like a tight pouch so an old balaclava or jersey hung from a hook works well, in the cylinder cupboard. Its best to get a male Joey so you can get it de knackered when its about 6mts old, talk nicely to a country Vet!!. Don`t let it run around too much when its young , their legs need time to develop. They do like a warm bath but hold onto them they can`t swim.
The worst part is every Kid in town will know your kids have a Wallaby, That includes the Cop`s kids and the ones who`s parents work for D.O C...........................

Main reason they have not spread is they cannot swim and the rivers down around Waimate have enclosed them in one area. That said I was shooting Wallabys with a Guy who had followed one hopping over the Benmore dam one night heading south.

Originally Posted by P38

Yeah

It will be the only Zebra in the world that is 15" tall and bounces around on its hind legs

Cheers
Pete

Do I detect a sarcastic undertone there Pete? Ha ha ha ha