Has there ever been in the history of pet keeping an indoor pet ostrich, emu, or rhea?

[Missyschix13]

I had thought maybe this was a young person whose parents won't let them have chickens (or ostrich or emu or rhea or penguin or pterodactyl), so they're thinking of keeping them in their bedroom in hopes that the parents won't notice or won't mind.

Can. You. Imagine.

Or they're just a troll.

Oh I can imagine! As a parent, I would make you aware that I am dumb....I'll never see it coming. I'm also deaf, blind, and lack the ability to smell. Well.....at least my kids think so. Haha.

 

[NatJ]

I had thought maybe this was a young person whose parents won't let them have chickens (or ostrich or emu or rhea or penguin or pterodactyl), so they're thinking of keeping them in their bedroom in hopes that the parents won't notice or won't mind.

I thought there might be a reason they can't have one outside, and they were trying to find a way to have it inside. Maybe they live in an area with lots of predators, or an unfenced yard, or no yard at all, or something like that.

It never ceases to amaze me some of the ridiculous questions some peeps have....especially, when it comes to pets....

There's a lot to learn about any kind of pet, and everyone has to start somewhere. Many of the "ridiculous" questions make perfect sense if you assume the person really does not know the answer. It happens with any subject, and I've asked plenty of stupid-sounding questions myself over the years (I'm sure my mother remembers a lot of them! But sometimes she didn't know the answers either.)

 

[Painted Calls]

This person has been here a few times. Under different names I believe. It was never a legitimate question. It was bait to start the "cage war" again.

 

[Alagirl]

I thought there might be a reason they can't have one outside, and they were trying to find a way to have it inside. Maybe they live in an area with lots of predators, or an unfenced yard, or no yard at all, or something like that.


There's a lot to learn about any kind of pet, and everyone has to start somewhere. Many of the "ridiculous" questions make perfect sense if you assume the person really does not know the answer. It happens with any subject, and I've asked plenty of stupid-sounding questions myself over the years (I'm sure my mother remembers a lot of them! But sometimes she didn't know the answers either.)

I think lions consider other options before looking at an ostrich. So predators are not much of a problem (and I bet even emus are not very vulnerable)
Most people who ask the questions in good faith and even 'dumb' ones are happily answered.
After a few years on the net, you can smell the trollish intend 10 miles against hurricane-strength winds.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

I think lions consider other options before looking at an ostrich. So predators are not much of a problem (and I bet even emus are not very vulnerable)
Most people who ask the questions in good faith and even 'dumb' ones are happily answered.
After a few years on the net, you can smell the trollish intend 10 miles against hurricane-strength winds.

If I remember right, @Pyxis has lost emus to cats. Granted I think they were youngelsters, but still

 

[JedJackson]

I don't think so! You'd have to re-carpet the floors every time it took a dump. No thanks.

 

[Aunt Angus]

I think lions consider other options before looking at an ostrich. So predators are not much of a problem (and I bet even emus are not very vulnerable)
Most people who ask the questions in good faith and even 'dumb' ones are happily answered.
After a few years on the net, you can smell the trollish intend 10 miles against hurricane-strength winds.

We have lions here. Mountain lions. Folks in a town not far from here lost several emus. Not many ostriches around here, but a mountain lion could take them easily. A horse was killed near here not too long ago.

But your point is taken.

 

[Pyxis]

If I remember right, @Pyxis has lost emus to cats. Granted I think they were youngelsters, but still

Bobcats, yeah. A pair of them took two juveniles.

 

[Alagirl]

We have lions here. Mountain lions. Folks in a town not far from here lost several emus. Not many ostriches around here, but a mountain lion could take them easily. A horse was killed near here not too long ago.

But your point is taken.

I mean it was exaggerated, for sure.
Hey, can I keep a horse in my bedroom? the question of every horse-crazy girl in history.
Theoretically yes, but in reality, it isn't a very good idea (bad, actually.
And horses generally do not have the nasty disposition an ostrich has.

(and the young of every species are vulnerable, even whales and elephants)

 

[NinjaGamer2022]

Has there ever been in the history of pet keeping an indoor pet ostrich, emu, or rhea? Has anybody attempted this not just with baby chicks of the larger birds, but larger adult birds as well? Please include photos and your indoor cage setup.

A small bantam chicken breed is safer and less messy option. OEGB, Sebrights, and Seramas are VERY small, weighing 2.5 and under (Seramas are SERIOUSLY small). I own OEGB and Sebrights as well as many other breeds, I highly recommend OEGB, Sebrights, Silkies, Easter Eggers (I know easter eggers are just a mutt that lays colorful eggs but I have had great experience with mine), Speckled Sussex, Brahmas, etc.