Exotic Animals

[Tn Lawn Man]

Anyone have any clients that have exotic animals?

I was rounding the corner of a house one day and up jumped a kangaroo. It scared the bee jeebers out of me. The home owner never told me. After I finished cutting I saw him and he said "Oh yeah, sorry, I forgot to tell you". LOL

How about you all.?

[rodfather]

I have one customer that has beautiful peacocks and other exotic birds...their plumes are unreal.

Another customer has llamas and emus...pretty wild looking to say the least.

[JB1]

had a customer once that had a cougar, gave it plenty of room when I was going around the cage.

[YotaNate]

I mow a yard for a neighbor of mine. He's got cows, donkey's, mules, llama's, seka deer, peacocks, chickens, and dogs. Only thing in the yard is the chickens and peacocks.

[dvmcmrhp52]

Grumpy the Camel.....
Magic the Kangaroo.......
Alpacas.......
Llammas...........
Coatimundis...........
Peacocks and hens............
Foxes................
A strange looking bull that's as nasty as any PMS you've ever seen............


She deals in exotics.

[WGASA]

I have Guanacoes, but they love to hear the mower, because it means fresh grass clippings.

[rodfather]

I have Guanacoes, but they love to hear the mower, because it means fresh grass clippings.

what in the world is a Guanacoe??? post a pic too if ya can btw.

[topsites]

If you run into camels or penguins, consider a career change.

[Tn Lawn Man]

Here is a Guanaco

[Jozgators]

Had a customer who had white haired camels, never heard of them cost about 30,000 each. She had six of them.

[rodfather]

Here is a Guanaco

thanks TLM

[Audrey]

Never ran into any cutting grass, but did once while doing a house repo/cleanout for a realtor. Out in the sticks and the people were long gone.

Opened the door (place was an absolute pigstye) and and the smell was horriffic. General stuff and animal feces was everywhere. I mean, I have to kick piles of this mixture aside so I can open the door all the way. I can't even see the floor in most places it's so bad. More empty alcohol containers than the average bar could produce in a good week. I won't even get into the amount of fleas...

Anyway, I start removing the locks and hear this "hissss".... WTF??? Ahhhh... I'm hearing things....

A minute or so later...

"HISSSS"....


:eek:



It's not like a snake. A snake's hiss is higher pitched. This was a little more "throaty" in nature. Not good.

Well.... let me tell you.... After I heard it for the second time, the little hairs on the back of my neck stood up!

That's IT! Drop the screwdriver.... Out from under the overshirt comes the S&W 4506.... 8+1 and the finger's on the trigger! Whatever it is, it now has my full attention.

Back towards a wall with no glass and I begin clearing. 1st room, 2nd room, 3rd room, nothing.... What the heck??? I'm watching piles for movement, I'm listening, I've checked closets, closed and locked the basement door, no attic, and I'm looking high in the rooms as well... nothing! I go back into the first room and stand for a minute. I hear it again!

DANGER!!! WILL ROBINSON!!! DANGER!! :laugh:

I"m up with the gun, I'm partially behind a doorway, and I've got a bead on it whatever it is...

I wait... Nothing... now what the heck! No movement anywhere... I get closer...

HISSSSSS...

There's now 2 lbs on the trigger....



I now see a bit of a cage. Awwww....

It's a damn baby alligator!! Or a crocidile. I don't know, I can't tell. I don't care. Looks like a new belt or pair of shoes to me. He's about 30 inches long. SOB!

Stupid thing. Scared the crap outta me! :laugh: I will say he didn't look too happy. Neither of us were at the moment. It's funny now though.

I finished with the locks and secured the house. I went back and called the realtor. "There's a WHAT!" :laugh:

I billed for the locks, my time and stress, and walked from the rest of the job.

Alligators may be common in Florida, but up here in PA, they're about as common as hen's teeth.
It did make for an interesting day!



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[LindblomRJ]

Well I have an African Grey Parrot talking to me right now... She was domestically raised, and hatched.

[6'7 330]

One of our clients who lives on a country estate, had what probably would be classified an exotic animal. Way back When the gentleman came to agreement with all the terms and conditions of the contact,he informs me right before signing the contact, we must first meet his best friend. He led my brother and I to this shed, actually it was more like a little mansion of its own,with a damn Black Bear in a stall .Then he tells my brother and myself to say hello to the Bear.I'm just kind of looking at the bear with my mouth open, when my brother sez..are scared of that goddamn bear lol.My brother leaves, goes to the truck,gets a bowie knife,shows it to the bear, and sez, hello bear you want a colostomy lol.Then he turns looks at the cilent, you remember this if that damn bear gets out when either me, or employees are here, I love bear meat lol.Customer laughed, and signed the contract lol.

[Brendan Smith]

i have a customer who has guinea hens and another who has goats. the guinea hens aren't bad, but the goats are a pita. seems like one or more are always out of the pen. i used to try to return them to the pen, but i decided that i'm LAWN BOY, not GOAT BOY. they don't care anyway.

sometimes if it's the last house of the day, i do play with one, he likes to try to push you with his head and when you push back, he tries even harder. you have to take your amusement where you can i guess.