Do cappys make good pets? I see them being like gentle giant guinea pigs. I was once fortune to meet some South African porcupines and they were sweet as pie...I imagine cappys being similar, just less pokey.

[–] AlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I've looked into this because people do keep them as pets... one of the problems is you can't have just one, ideally they'd be a small herd. And they need somewhere to go swimming and a lot of exercise, and they don't handle cold well...

They're good pets in the same way that a herd of goats are good pets. Some people have the situation where they absolutely could have a a few capybaras but they'd be miserable in a Manhattan apartment.

[–] Nounka@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

I believe they are not on the positivelist where i live. I love them but keeping a pet that you can t take to the vet... No tkx