The foreign pet, generally referred to as alternative pets, first appeared in Europe, America and Japan, and then entered Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, and gradually entered the mainland market in recent years, completely breaking the traditional pattern of the pet market framed by cats, dogs, birds, ornamental fish and flowers, and becoming a new favorite of young people.
● Aquarium pets ●
With the development of the aquarium industry in various countries, tropical ornamental fish can no longer satisfy the needs of customers in pursuit of freshness, so ornamental shrimp, snails, shellfish, and other rare species gradually attracted people's attention.
Zebra Shrimp
Polar Fire Shrimp
Blue Diamond Shrimp
Bee Shrimp
Tiger Shrimp
Pearl Shrimp
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Nowadays, as more aquatic species have been discovered, more aquatic organisms are being tried to be artificially propagated for introduction into the market.
For example: Giant Bony Tongue Fish, Stingray, Sturgeon, Starfish, Anemone, Shrimp, Crab, Sea Dragon, Sea Horse, Sea Snail, Hermit Crab, Jellyfish and so on.
Giant Bone Tongue Fish
Stingray
Starfish
Chrysanthemum Anemone
Sea Dragon
Jellyfish
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●Mini Mammal Pets ●
Minis are mainly small mammals, which are especially favored by women and children because of their cute and petite appearance. They are especially favored by women and children. They all share the same characteristics: they require little space, have low overhead, take up little time, reproduce quickly, and have a healing effect on the soul.
Hamster
Chimpanzee
Rabbit
Small Sage Pig
Honeybird Flying Squirrel
Red Squirrel
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● Small and Medium Mammals ●
The new mammal market, dominated by foxes and minks, has its origins in innovations in the marketplace by fur traders. Today some fur traders have begun to bring to the market in the form of live cubs of snow foxes, red foxes and ferrets of better quality from farms, setting off a wave of care for small and medium-sized animals. But due to market regulation and documents, medicines and other issues of heavy obstacles, these emerging mammal pets and cats, dogs and other conventional pets want to go hand in hand still need to go a long way.
Snow fox
Red fox
Otter
Snow ferret
Hedgehog
Guinea pig
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●Reptiles ●
Reptiles are the favorite of horror-geek enthusiasts and were once out of fashion, mainly in the form of species such as snakes, lizards, and turtles, hippies' favorite pets. But along with people's knowledge of nature, these creatures, which have always been feared, have gradually become a mainstay of the alternative pet market.
Hog-nosed snakes
Black-browed snakes
Green iguanas
Red-legged tortoises
Burmese tortoises
Tai crocodiles
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● Insects
Insect pets are dominated by songbirds and beetles. Songbugs have a long history of being kept in our country, and have the dual enjoyment of chirping and fighting; beetles, on the other hand, have been a favorite of Japanese teenagers since ancient times, and are a symbol of strength and good luck. Into this mix emerge lovers of ants, ornamental cockroaches, bamboo worms, praying mantis, butterflies and some aquatic insects.
Caddisflies
Bamboo lacewings
Rainbow spadefoots
Bullet ants
Bamboo worms
Parasites
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●Arthropods
An Alternative in the category of "Bugs". There are as many enthusiasts for these pets as there are reptiles, with spiders being the most popular, and scorpions, centipedes, and other venomous insects being the main promotional products. These primitive creatures are sought after by young people because of their fierce appearance, wild character and certain danger. Compared to other exotic pets, arthropods are the cheapest and least troublesome to raise, they are usually quiet and don't take up much space, and they can go for months without eating as long as they eat a little bit of food, which makes them the first choice of many busy young people.
Intelligence Red Rose
Brazilian White Knee
Oil-colored Pink Toe
African Emperor Scorpion
Zebra Flat Rock Scorpion
Vietnamese Giant Centipede
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●Plants
Plants have been called "pets". "I'm afraid many people can't understand, but with the rise of the insectivorous plant market, these weird plants that need more "feeding" than fertilizer are beginning to attract young people's attention. Representative varieties are: flytrap, hogweed, thatched cabbage, insect catching cordial, civet algae and so on.