Lion or tiger cub as a pet

[Siegfried]

Why is the video I posted shown only as a link to youtube and not as a viewable video in the thread?  What am I doing wrong? Reply

[sanjay]

Hi Siegfried, You need to write it differently in order to show videos instead of link. Please wait i will add a proper tutorial for it. Reply

[Siegfried]

This is both a test for me to post this video again (correctly this time) and as a reply.  Here is the Dave Salmoni being attacked footage at 2:30.
http://youtu.be/tU9pkFsdYpg Reply

[Siegfried]

Well that didn't work.  The link to youtube is shorter, but still not posted as viewable within the thread. Reply

[Amnon242]

(08-06-2014, 03:20 AM)chaos Wrote: Want some feedback on this. Truthfully, I would love to raise a pet lion or tiger cub 
some day. Kind of torn on the moral issue though. It won't be till later in life, if ever
Seeing the friendship some trainers and keepers have with these animals makes me
yearn to experience it. I enjoy the the thought of it. 
 

I personally would choose lion. Lioness (if you are a man, male lion if you are a woman).

I know a man (he is a vet) who raised tiger, lion and jaguar. According to him jaguar was the most difficult to treat while lion was the easiest.

Good thing is when the cubs are raised by another animals, for instance (female) dogs. I know about a cub (I don´t remember if lion, tiger or what) who was raised only by a man. The animal has been later translocated to a zoo and was extremely scared of other felids.

As I know it´s not that important to have a big yard for the animal, much more important is the quality of the place.

Another good thing is to have some experience with some smaller felids first.   Reply

[Siegfried]

...and don't forget to get your head examined first... Reply

[chaos]

(08-12-2014, 05:46 PM)'Siegfried' Wrote: ...and don't forget to get your head examined first...

 

Being nuts is a pre - requisite to consider pulling the trigger in the first place.
Gotta be a bit off center in life anyway to really have fun. I can simply bypass
the head examination. Reply

[chaos]

Just read that Melanie Griffith - the actress - had a full grown male lion living in her home as a teenager.
Pretty cool. Reply

[Krillow]

(08-06-2014, 03:20 AM)'chaos' Wrote: Want some feedback on this. Truthfully, I would love to raise a pet lion or tiger cub 
some day. Kind of torn on the moral issue though. It won't be till later in life, if ever
Seeing the friendship some trainers and keepers have with these animals makes me
yearn to experience it. I enjoy the the thought of it. 
 

 

Just make sure you have the land for it.  I'm sure it would be a wonderful, and heart pounding experience. As far as risks ?  You have a greater chance of being maimed/killed/mauled by a pitbull, than you do a captive big cat.   The only problem is being able to keep the big cat fed, and insuring it stays happy. Reply