A Hilarious List Animals You Can’t Have as Pets With Sublime Substitutes You Can Have Instead (Spoiler, They're All Cats)

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Mariel Ruvinsky • Writer and Editor
Aug 5, 2024 5:00 AM EDT

If there is one thing that you should all know about us by now, it's that we love animals. All animals. Small animals, big animals, baby animals, senior animals and everything around and in between. And our dream - yes, our dream - would be to be able to hug and pet and hang out with all of those animals that we love and write about every single day. We would love to be able to cuddle with a pride of lions. We would do anything to pet the soft and highly grumpy Pallas' cats. We would give everything we have to become lifelong friends with some bears or go for a swim with a giant fish. 

But no matter how much we may want to have these animals as pets, some animals are just… not meant to be that. Some animals are wild, and they are going to stay that way. So at least for now, we are going to have to look for some substitutes, and we think this person is onto the solution.

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    Edaphosaurus @Edaphosaurus Thread of animals you can't have as pets with solid substitutes that you can have instead I Can't have Can have - snow leopard - domestic cat 12:51 AM • Aug 3, 2024 1.9M Views 188 16.9K 71K ☐ 6K ↑
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    Look, we really were expecting something intensive here. A snow leopard and a cat… makes sense to substitute one with the other. Some would argue (that would be us) that cats are like little big cats. So, w e were expecting a lot from this thread, but what we got was even better. 

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    Edaphosaurus @Edaphosaurus Can't have - red panda Can have - domestic cat 12:51 AM • Aug 3, 2024 204.3K Views ...
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    Yes. Just yes. Once we saw this second tweet, we knew where this was going, and we were very much in support of it. Cats are the best, and they really can be a substitute for any wild animal that you want. Cats are cute, they're funny, they're smart (or not, depending on the cat). They can be anything, but they end up being everything. 

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    Edaphosaurus @Edaphosaurus Can't have - chimps Can have - domestic cat • 12:51 AM • Aug 3, 2024 201.9K Views ...
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    Edaphosaurus @Edaphosaurus Can't have - orangutan Can have - domestic cat 12:51 AM • Aug 3, 2024 · 195.6K Views
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    Edaphosaurus @Edaphosaurus Can't have - Komodo dragon Can have - domestic cat 12:52 AM · Aug 3, 2024 · 189.9K Views
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    Edaphosaurus @Edaphosaurus Can't have - rhaegal(GOT) Can have - domestic cat 12:52 AM • Aug 3, 2024 180.4K Views
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    Edaphosaurus @Edaphosaurus Can't have - sea otter Can have - domestic cat 12:52 AM - Aug 3, 2024 164.1K Views
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    Edaphosaurus @Edaphosaurus Can't have Can have - Iberian lynx - domestic cat 12:52 AM • Aug 3, 2024 155.1K Views
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    Edaphosaurus @Edaphosaurus Can't have -jaguar Can have - domestic cat 12:53 AM - Aug 3, 2024 137.8K Views
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    Edaphosaurus @Edaphosaurus Can't have - leopard Can have - domestic cat 12:53 AM • Aug 3, 2024 127.8K Views
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    Edaphosaurus @Edaphosaurus In conclusion - YOU ARE NOT A ZOOKEEPER, BUY A NORMAL PET YOU 12:53 AM ⚫ Aug 3, 2024 128.4K Views 38 17466 11K 53 ...
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    Edaphosaurus @Edaphosaurus ... Also, hilariously the original post this was parodying was taken down by Twitter. Good. Crocodile Cam - @CrocodileCam - 7h Thread of animals you can't have as pets with solid substitutes that you can have instead Can't have Can have - snow leopard - serval cat 18 1784 297 Ilil 29K
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    Crocodile Cam Can't have - red panda ◆ @CrocodileCam - 7h Can have -raccoon 1325 12:58 AM • Aug 3, 2024 127.1K Views 81 Ilil 6.2K ធ..
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    Edaphosaurus @Edaphosaurus Here's the rest of it 110 Crocodile Cam O @CrocodileCam Can't have - orangutan Can have -marmoset 56 2.9K 口 t10 80 Crocodile Cam = @CrocodileCam - 4h Can't have -Iberian lynx Can have -bobcat 12 13 57 Crocodile Cam - @CrocodileCam - 6h Can't have -rhaegal(GOT) Can have - emerald tree monitor 3.4K 口 2 12:58 AM - Aug 3, 2024 · 121.2K Views 135 ♡ 21 Crocodile Cam Can't have - leopard @CrocodileCam - 4h Can have - caracal 4.2K ... +] 3 COLD- BLOODE -50 ill 1.9K 口
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    Crocodile Cam = @CrocodileCam - 6h Can't have - chimps Can have - capuchin monkey 2 110 56 ili 2.9K Crocodile Cam=< @CrocodileCam Can't have - orangutan Can have - marmoset
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    Crocodile Cam = @CrocodileCam - 6h Can't have - Komodo dragon Can have - Asian water monitor 113 57 Crocodile Cam = @CrocodileCam - 6h Can't have - rhaegal(GOT) Can have - emerald tree monitor lil 4.2K 3 12 78 Ilil 2.6K 3 COLD BLOODE <-SHO
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    Crocodile Cam = @CrocodileCam - 6h Can't have - sea otter t10 Can have - river otter 80 Crocodile Cam Can't have - Iberian lynx ✔ @CrocodileCam - 4h Can have - bobcat 1 lil 3.4K 178 25 lil 3.7K
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    Crocodile Cam = @CrocodileCam - 4h Can't have -jaguar Can have - puma 2 275 21 Crocodile Cam Can't have - leopard @CrocodileCam - 4h Can have -caracal lil 1.9K Q1 173 23 ılı 1.3K ...
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