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As a person horrendously allergic to all things cute and fuzzy, and also one quite taken with the darker side of life, I have always kept what I have referred to as "exotic pets" right now I have a ( http://www.key-net.net/users/swb/pet_arthropod/mill.htm ) giant african millepede named Zoella. IMHO, the problem is not so much with the pets themselves as with irresponsible owners. If you are going to keep a strange animal as a pet, you must take responsibility for preventing it from affecting the local ecosystem. The best way to do so? Keep it in a terrarium, seperate from other animals, and only take it out when you've got your eye on it. Simple enough, but as they say, you'll never go broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public.