Pictures and tales of your four-legged furry friends are lapped up by readers, but that means some pets get left out.
Well, now’s the time for Portsmouth’s unusual pets to shine – and we’ve put together a gallery of 21 photos to introduce them.
Get comfy and enjoy this whistle-stop tour of the city’s tortoises, ferrets and axolotls – with the odd red tegu and chameleon in the mix for good measure.
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1. Introducing the unusual pets of Portsmouth
Tempest the 14-week-old female ferret. Photo: Briony Staines
2. Introducing the unusual pets of Portsmouth
Rue the boa constrictor, aged five. Photo: Amber Clarke
4. Introducing the unusual pets of Portsmouth
Squish the Mexican red knee tarantula, aged one. Photo: Briony Staines
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