• Donjuanme@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Anyone who doesn’t think the dragon is the ideal pet, can debate me here please? (Without regards to which book is selected from the answer given)

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        1 year ago

        That would mean waterbears are better pets than cats?

        Also cuteness factor can be overcome with a dragons horde of gold, see Hugh Hefner.

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        1 year ago

        So are cats! Or horses, or (theoretical as to this list and discussion) unicorns. Horses and unicorns you can ride, as you could a dragon! Riding > walking 95% p value.

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      You’d have problems taking a very sick dragon to the vet. I mean, if it can at least walk under its own power that’s one thing, but you’d need a Very Large Truck for one that’s out cold. And a crane to put it on the trailer. Then you have to find a vet who’s willing to look at it. Not all of them will treat reptiles, or large animals of any sort. Also, they have to have a parking lot that will take your truckload of dragon (ours doesn’t).

      Also, the food bill would be prohibitively large. Can you imagine how much meat you’d need to feed a dragon for a year? Now think about current grocery prices. The dragon won’t pay out of its hoard (by definition—you hoard a hoard), so it’s all on you.

      Don’t even try to think about cleaning up what comes out of the other end.

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        Very realistic points. It’s like you had an option to adopt either a cat or a dragon, so made a pros and cons list.