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But please, don香蕉视频直播檛 do it.

The owner Chilliwack香蕉视频直播檚 Reptile Room said they香蕉视频直播檝e had far too many people bringing them animals that should be left right where they are.

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Alligator lizards are another one Quiring sees often.

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The third one is bunnies. Wild rabbits are all over Chilliwack.

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Once a baby bunny is removed from its home, its odds of survival drop considerably. Even if it香蕉视频直播檚 taken back to where it came from, it won香蕉视频直播檛 be welcome.

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Bringing a wild animal into a home with existing pets can also be a bad idea, particularly with lizards.

香蕉视频直播淚n their natural habitat, they have natural immunity to things like E. coli and whatever else they香蕉视频直播檇 be picking up from rocks and streams,香蕉视频直播� Quiring said. 香蕉视频直播淵ou bring this animal into your home and you香蕉视频直播檙e touching it and you bring in your bearded dragon to see if they can be friends. Well now you香蕉视频直播檝e just introduced E. coli or something else into your bearded dragon香蕉视频直播檚 immune system and it doesn香蕉视频直播檛 have immunity to bad bacteria and stuff like that.

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All of that said, Quiring has a very simple rule of thumb for deciding whether to 香蕉视频直播榮ave香蕉视频直播� an animal.

香蕉视频直播淎nimals you find in the wild should be left in the wild unless they are very clearly someone香蕉视频直播檚 pet.香蕉视频直播�

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