So are cats! Or horses, or (theoretical as to this list and discussion) unicorns. Horses and unicorns you can ride, as you could a dragon! Riding > walking 95% p value.
You’d have problems taking a very sick dragon to the vet. I mean, if it can at least walk under its own power that’s one thing, but you’d need a Very Large Truck for one that’s out cold. And a crane to put it on the trailer. Then you have to find a vet who’s willing to look at it. Not all of them will treat reptiles, or large animals of any sort. Also, they have to have a parking lot that will take your truckload of dragon (ours doesn’t).
Also, the food bill would be prohibitively large. Can you imagine how much meat you’d need to feed a dragon for a year? Now think about current grocery prices. The dragon won’t pay out of its hoard (by definition—you hoard a hoard), so it’s all on you.
Don’t even try to think about cleaning up what comes out of the other end.
Anyone who doesn’t think the dragon is the ideal pet, can debate me here please? (Without regards to which book is selected from the answer given)
Not as cute as cats, nuff said.
That would mean waterbears are better pets than cats?
Also cuteness factor can be overcome with a dragons horde of gold, see Hugh Hefner.
Discworld dragon, LOTR dragon, or Pern Dragon?
In my head I had lotr dragon.
Well, if it’s an LOTR dragon, and you’re Sauron, then sure. Otherwise, good luck being charcoal.
I mean, they are not really handy to walk
So are cats! Or horses, or (theoretical as to this list and discussion) unicorns. Horses and unicorns you can ride, as you could a dragon! Riding > walking 95% p value.
You’d have problems taking a very sick dragon to the vet. I mean, if it can at least walk under its own power that’s one thing, but you’d need a Very Large Truck for one that’s out cold. And a crane to put it on the trailer. Then you have to find a vet who’s willing to look at it. Not all of them will treat reptiles, or large animals of any sort. Also, they have to have a parking lot that will take your truckload of dragon (ours doesn’t).
Also, the food bill would be prohibitively large. Can you imagine how much meat you’d need to feed a dragon for a year? Now think about current grocery prices. The dragon won’t pay out of its hoard (by definition—you hoard a hoard), so it’s all on you.
Don’t even try to think about cleaning up what comes out of the other end.
Very realistic points. It’s like you had an option to adopt either a cat or a dragon, so made a pros and cons list.