WANTED...... ANY INFORMATION YOU KNOW ON COATIS KANGAROOS OR WALLABYS

It would be much appreciated if ANYONE who knew anything about coatis wallabys or kangaroos would share that information with me. I am trying to find out as much as i can about these animals before I even think about buying them. I have a family of 5 (3 of them being kids) and my kids have friends constantly coming over that would want to pet the coati/kangaroo/wallaby. Would any of the pets above be ok for that or compatable with a family enviroment? Any information on what they eat, how they are with children, pets, their cage size, or any advice or tips would be MUCH appreciated.
Thankyou SO much for your time,
Matt.

I will have bottle fed coutis available in about 2 months. I am waiting on litters to be born. I'll have white knose and browns. All are $500 each. 3 litters are expected. I am taking deposits now.

NOT AN ANIMAL TO BE AROUND KIDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

www.kensexotics.com

Thankyou so much for telling me! Do you know anything about either a wallaby or a kangaroo or (probably not) but a toucan?

P.S. Not to be rude, but why cant they be around kids?

I don't mean to be rude either, but Google is your friend, there is a wealth of easily found information out there about keeping any of these animals as pets. All you have to do is search for it. If you have any specific questions feel free to ask.

As for your question on coatis, I wouldn't recommend keeping them around kids because they can bite VERY hard if they feel the need to. They aren't overly aggressive animals but if provoked/harassed by children they are capable of doing some serious damage. Out of the 3 you listed a wallaby would be the best choice, but they can do some damage as well if they really want to.

Ok.... thanks...

Matthew, you may have better response if you post this in a discussion forum, as opposed to the classified ads.

Thanks.

Hey Matthew, just another response that maybe you'll find helpful. As far as coatis go, this is definately not an animal for kids. From experience I will tell you that these guys, even bottle raised, shouldn't be pets (they are better for exhibits in zoos etc.). Once they reach sexual maturity they become unpredictable and can tear into you pretty badly. The scar on my foot is not something you want on a kids face. Honestly, there are few exotics that should ever interact with kids (none unsupervised), but if you have experience with exotics and your kids have an understanding of what they can and can't do around animals, I would go with a wallaby. I have never had any, but I have friends that do and I hear great things about them. Bottle raise a baby to ensure a bond and raise it with alot of interaction. I wouldn't buy a weaned or sub adult joey even if the seller bottle raised it themselves (like I said, you want that bond) Wallabies and kangaroos both can kick hard, but a wallaby is much smaller. Roos are too big and powerful. I am not saying that a kick from these is guaranteed to happen, but why risk it, especially on kids?
Hope this helps

Oh my goodness, thankyou SO much that information was very helpful.
Anything else you know or find out would be much appreciated.

Thanks,
Matt

Wallabies would definantly be your best choice out of the animals you listed. Coatis like some of the other people have said, are VERY unpredictable. They're also roudy and with 3 children it would be much too much of a risk to try and keep a coati in a home setting. I own 2 wallabies and have babies once or twice a year. I can tell you, a baby wallaby you hand raised is ALOT of fun. You can bring the babies places with you in a carrying pouch, you get to hand feed - which is great bonding and they're just so cute. They're not noisy and they don't make too many messes. As long as they're raised with your children they shouldn't have a problem being around them. Wallabies are jumpy though and don't like loud noises and fast movement. Your children would have to be gental with it untill it trusted them. Baby wallabies will occasionally throw temper tantrums, my babies will sometimes run up and grab my pant legg with their hands using me for balance and kick me with their hind feet. This doesn't bother me as an adult but for someone that's shorter (a child) it may hurt, or atleast startle them. I guess it would all depend on how old the children are. Young children generally shouldn't be kept around any exotics, due to the fact that the children are unpredictable and don't know how to properly act around wild animals to make the animals feel comfortable. Either way out of the animals you chose, a wallaby would be your best bet to have as a "pet."
Wallabies do need an outside enclosure (or it's good to have one anyway) once they get older. You can teach them to use a diaper but they do enjoy being outdoors. They don't do well on a harness because they startle too easily and can hurt themselves if they try and take off running and hit the end of a lead with no slack. Because the way most harnesses are made, they lay right accross the collar bone on the wallabies and can snap this bone is the wallabies hit the end of the lead with too much force, causing instant death. My wallabies are kept in an outside 50ft by 25ft pen with a 10ft by 8ft house on it to keep them out of the weather and safe from preditors at night. I hope some of my info helped in your decision. I love my wallabies to peices and they are REALLY one of the easiest exotics I've ever had to care for in all of my experiance with exotics. If you want to ask any specific questions you can e-mail me at [email protected]. My name is Kiki. I do have a baby wallaby in pouch right now that will be pulled for hand feeding in Oct/Nov.

Thanks for the information, Kiki! Well I have a 11 year old a 13 year old and a 5 year old so they are all pretty good around pets. My 5 year old is for the most part gentle, because we have 4 birds, 3 ferrets, a bunny, a hamster, a dog, a cat, and use to have 7 puppies. So I think we would be fine. Do you think, by a chance, that a wallaby would be able to get along with a kid-friendly horse? It may sound like a silly question, but we are currently building a barn and a pen. (Sorry for so many questions) What do the wallabies eat, and would they get along with most of the pets in our house that I listed?

Thanks SO much for your time. You're a great help.

-Matt

I have an Albino Bennett's Joey available now for $3200. Shipping is $250

Contact Ken's Exotics at 217-531-8921

Well, that is quite a bit out of our price range.. I don't think we want an albino either, considering they are more expensive then regular joeys.

I have a wallaby available in the Houston area for quite a bit cheaper, here:

http://houston.kijiji.com/c-Pets-Other-pets-for-sale-Dama-Wallaby-W0QQAdIdZ58637362

Sorry for my 3month late response! LOL, I don't get on here much. For the most part wallabies are easy going and aslong as they're raised with the animals they're going to be with, they'll get along with them. You just have to worry about the other animals hurting the wallaby because they are very flighty and fragile. The only thing you're really going to have to worry about is Toxoplasmosis (you can google that if you don't know what it is) it's basically a parasite that grows in cat and ferret poop and it can be deadly to your macropod (wallabies, kangaroos) if ingested. A wallaby would probably get along fine with your older children but your youngest would have to be supervised if in direct contact with it. For the most part if your wallaby is running around your house, it will more than likely just run away from your youngest untill it feels comfortable around him/her. My wallabies eat Mazuri Macropod feed, which I order from my pet store in 30lb bags once every few weeks. If you only have one, a 30lb bag will last upwards of a month and usually cost around $28-$30 a bag. So the food bill isn't too expensive. Things do get costly when raising a baby wallaby though. They need special marsupial feeding nipples which you can only order online, they need special formula, special bonding/sleeping pouches that you can only get online, they'll also need a baby play pen with a cover for when you can't keep a direct on eye on it. Things definantly rack up in price quick when you're dealing with a joey. My wallabies also enjoey carrots, apples, lettuce, watermelon and other fruits/veggies aswell as stripping the bark off of apple branches for entertainment. Anyway hope this answered a few more of your questions. If I can be of help in any way you can reach me at [email protected].