Lion or tiger cub as a pet

[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