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Anyone keep a Capybara?

 
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LadyVipertx



Joined: 19 Dec 2007
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Location: Texas
PostPosted: Mon Dec 24, 2007 7:14 pm    Post subject: Anyone keep a Capybara? Reply with quote
Me and Kerry are thinking of getting a Capybara, but due to our large collection of reptiles and 2 large dogs, we are taking our time and doing alot of research.

Do anyone have any first hand knowledge about them?
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Naja pallida



Joined: 15 Dec 2007
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 25, 2007 9:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Biggest rodent I've kept is an agouti. I don't think I could manage anything bigger than that. Especially considering capybara's moderately aquatic nature, I imagine they'd need a fairly extensive captive setup and eat a heck of a lot. Smile
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LadyVipertx



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PostPosted: Tue Dec 25, 2007 9:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Our Vet keeps them in a pasture with her camels, deer, Zebra and other exotics...sure they have a pond. We have a half acre, and we live walking distance to a large ponds and a lake. I was wondering how much control and interaction you can have.
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Cynthia



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PostPosted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 11:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I thought I'd share the little knowledge I have of them---my recollection is that they remind me of giant guinea pigs--the ones I encountered were at a private zoo and I used to pet them in their winter quarters--summer quarters was a corral and I believe they had a swimming source for them---they were friendly and inquisitive--the Patagonian cavy makes a great pet and makes the sound of a guinea pig and are smaller than the capybara.
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