Toucan as pet? its REAL!

[M|L]

their beaks are soft, so it doesn't actually hurt when they bite.

 

[Dan F]

I saw these guys at a small zoo in Mismaloya, Jalisco (Mexico). Beautiful birds, but I can't imagine keeping one indoors - these guys had around 400 square feet of cage, about 7-8' tall.

 

[Horiyoshi III]

I'm sure you'd also have to go through the proper channels seeing as you probably have to have a permit to keep one.

 

[DonVitto123]

TUCAN SAM!!!!

 

[andyjs]

I used to volunteer at the Columbus Zoo and they have a toucan as part of their educational shows. He has a pretty big indoor flight cage and is quite tame. They use him to show how toucans in the wild share food by throwing it to each other through the trees. He seems to enjoy interacting with people (especially because food is involved).

 

[kendragon]

there's a guy in San Diego that breeds many species of the exotic. check him out at toucanjungle.com

 

[Gr8KarmaSF]

Nice....$1,000 isnt that bad

 

[Charles d]

those would be a cool bird to have cause i like fruitloops

 

[coura]

Are these bred in captivity, by breeders? I would think this is something thats pretty lame to keep if wild caught, as many are probably killed in transit and a bird like this isn't going to stand a small cage.

Dont worry nowadays its practicly impossible to get them as wild cauth, also cb are much more expensive

 

[indiana.dutton]

one of those would be fun to have.