How to Get a Pet Cheetah (Realistically) 

Not true, I visited Africa many times and once I have seen a cheetah stuck on a power line dead from electrocution, so regardless of their claws not being retractable, they can still climb very well.

@@tonytoni1303 couldve been a leopard, leopards are known to climb and they do get stuck in powerlines.

@@tonytoni1303 you know they could've just been picked up when the lines where setup. Don't believe me go look up how they are set up. Goats get picked up by those wires some times

Usain Bolt “hold my beer”

@@MrTurkeybags cuz Usain bold reaches 100 kmh doesn't he?

I wanna cheetah :c

Being forced to become pets is exactly why they are near extinction.

if the trend for them as pets rise , that'll inevitably encourage the illegal pet trade to capture cubs off the wilderness leave africa's wildlife alone

@@titanhound6671 No domesticated species has ever gone extinct. Quite the opposite really. Once there's a huge market for pet cheetahs, people will find a way to breed and domesticate them. Artificial insemination is always an option. Pet cheetahs will ensure the future survival of their species. Restrictive laws just need to be lifted to allow for it.

It’s cool and all until you start having feral cheetahs because people are incapable of responsibility

So you hate cheetahs? first of all having a pet cheetah is harmful to breeding so your gonna have to get 2, and also its illegal in mostly all countries and states. So your not doing a favor to cheetahs

@@jakenooby Owning a pet cheetah is not illegal in all countries. In UAE, it is illegal to import cheetahs from Africa but perfectly legal to buy cheetahs from breeders. It just make cheetahs more expensive to get but not impossible. In Saudi Arabia, It is perfectly legal to own cheetahs and even importing them from Africa. In UK, Canada, Egypt, and many other countries, you just need a permit or a license to own a cheetah as a pet. It is hard to get a permit but not impossible if you have the money.

@@mohamedalitalaat7730OK but having a pet cheetah is harmful to the species. Also I never said it was illegal in all countries or states.

make sure you name him/her Jason Statham

@@jakenooby if everyone had pet cheetahs, they wouldn't be currently endangered. But Im sure privately owned ones are far less stressed than ones in zoos.

Personally, I think the difference is about the natural power and aggression of animals. Cheetahs are harmless to people. Even wild ones do not pose much of a threat to adult humans. Pantherine big cats are different though. Even the most benevolent, rich and freedom loving pet owner has to maintain a level of control over their animals as a matter of public safety. For this, Tigers, Lions and Jaguars are just too powerful. Should things go wrong, even for a minute, you're talking about injured and possibly dead people, and certainly a dead pet. We intuitively understand this about dogs. Tiny dogs often get a free pass to behave like shit from their owners, because potential consequences are small. Cheetahs are the proverbial Chihuahuas when compared with any true Big cat. As far as cats go, Leopards are the very limit of acceptable private ownership. They can be kept safe from themselves and from society, and society can be kept safe from them.

While I think all said is true. Zoos and wildlife rescues have kept tigers and lions safely so it’s very possible. Just like with what you said about dogs. People have dogs that can are capable of getting someone hurt. But there are lots of instances where they are kept responsibly and are not a threat to the public

@@Stpunk17 dogs are domesticated, wild animals are unpredictable, it's not a good comparison

Surprisingly you can read a lion and tigers body language very well if you know what you’re doing just like dogs. Of course big cats are more dangerous then big dogs but still lots of people have kept them safely so it is possible

@@jasonbourne1126 That's true but dogs are far from predictable themselves. Again, I still think that size and power is the main determinant of danger. A serval is not as dangerous as a guard dog.

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Tier zoo?

Crapped his pants

they don’t ever attack humans so if you’re looking for a guard pet a cheetah isn’t the one

@@SC-lo4mp yeah but a thief isnt gonna think that when he sees a cheeta staring at him

Sadly, they don't breed well in captivity, which is the foundation of domestication.

@@Maspets I'm sure if a group could actively try to correct it through Gene manipulation they might be able to solve that within a few years

@@chickenhawk8591 Also from what I was able to piece together watching this video, it seems like Cheetahs only do bad at breeding in captivity when the space for them is limited. If someone were to own several acres worth of land giving the Cheetahs all the room they need and more then maybe the breeding of them in captivity would yield much better results.

@@chickenhawk8591 leave cheetahs alone

@@buzzlightyearandco you’d rather have the species die out than alter the genes for breading to actually save them instead?

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well if u can do anything best way is to uhh ig.. convert to islam and live in UAE or Saudi Arabia i think.. you can legally own cheetahs there from the breeders. Although idts anyone would change their religion and relocate countries for a cheetah.

Definitely!

Wrong! Being rich does not demonstrate the character and commitment needed to sustain the animals demanding needs for wellness. The first hurdle should be that a person commits 2,000-3,000 hours to doing volunteer work at a facility that successfully keeps healthy exotic cats in captivity. Afterwards, passing a written, oral and practical test that proves you know WTF you're doing with a Cheetah. The second step should be to have a site plan designed and approved before it's constructed, to keep Cheetahs IF approval will be granted upon successful construction and inspect of the enclosure and supporting infrastructure. Supporting infrastructure might include an extra large deep freezer to store large quantities of meat for the animals nutrition, medicine, enrichment, etc. A reliable water source. Shade. Hiding places within the enclosure for the animal. Trees within the enclosure. A till to loosen up soil in the enclosure that inevitably gets packed down so firmly by the cat that it's as hard as concrete, especially along the fence line where cats tend to pace. This is important for good health of the cats paw pads and for enrichment. An experienced veterinarian in the area. A good relationship with first responders, city council, neighbors and others who might have a vested interest. Money is certainly necessary, but should not be a first consideration. If money were a primary consideration, any moron billionaire could buy one, get tired of it the next day, and then what? If you really want one, I challenge you to start doing volunteer work at a wildlife sanctuary. If you're lucky, they'll start you off on poop pickup detail along with cleaning and filling water bowls. See if you last a month doing purely just that and learning as much as you can about the animals in the process. If your commitment to that simple but critically important task does not diminish, maybe you have what it takes for the next step, understanding how to visually assess a cat's health and behavior. Eventually, maybe you'll be trusted to prepare meals. These cats are 100% reliant on humans. They're more reliant on humans than a small domestic can. A domestic cat can leave the house and hunt a mouse or lizard for a meal and more easily enriched by typical domestic surroundings. None of this is the case with a Cheetah. Thinking about taking a vacation one day, or possibly get hospitalized or otherwise become unavailable for the Cheetah? What's your back up plan for the Cheetah's continued well being? I did exactly the type of volunteer work described and enjoyed it because I respect and appreciate the animals. I also know based on first hand experience, there's more work than joy that goes into husbandry, and that's okay, if you're truly up for the task. You'll only know by doing the dirty work for an extended period of time, as a volunteer. Don't ask to be paid. Sorry for the rant. I felt like writing about the topic. Hopefully it changes peoples' minds about wanting to own these beautiful cats.

My Yorkie was $1800 it’s doable

Thanks for watching

watch the video

Priceless, don't even think about getting one.

Nah, its worth to get one if you have a money and space.@@gallusderp3513

Any animal, including humans, can be traced genetically if they reproduce for generations within a certain population, that much I know. That's why we can genetically test dog 'breeds' and there is a test that can trace my ancestry, so there must be SOME "useful biological definition" whatever you want to call it. Don't waste my time with a semantics game. "Five subspecies are considered valid by most taxonomists. But the validity of the existence of sub-species is now questionned. Genetic research has shown the genetic distance between two subspecies A. j. jubatus and A. j. raineyi, is trivial, 10 to 100 times less, for example, than the genetic distance between human racial groups (Marker, 1998). "

Nothing, they are not closely related.

But there's so much interesting information.

@@Maspets true, but I was basically told everything I already knew

I just wish I could hear it over the music.