Was considering getting a new pet and thought it might be cool to have a roo (kanagroo). Similar but related options include marsupial or wallaby. Anybody ever have a roo as a pet, mostly looking towards my AUS or NZ buddies. I have heard they can be kind of wild and a little dangerous. I'll tack on a poll.
Quoted from rotordave:As long as you're good with your boxing skills, you should be ok.
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That kangaroo took a good smack and stayed up. Was it planning to wrestle that dog or use it as a shield in case of gunfire? So far I have eliminated a few pets as being impractical - penguin, cobra, skunk, bear (brown, white or black), osterich, moose and camel. Not ruling out the kangaroos yet, maybe that one was just a bad egg or something.
From what I understand, they are somewhat aggressive and wouldn't make a good house pet.
Try a large rabbit instead. Some breeds can be fairly giant sized.
think you need to do more research
http://www.rspcavic.org/health-and-behaviour/native-and-introduced-animals/
to help a little...
marsupials are animals with a pouch - kanagaroos, wallaby's, koala's etc
Kangaroos can grow big especially males. They box to compete for the females, and the males defense is to hug their threat and then lean back on they tail and disembowel them with the huge toe on their hind legs. If you got one recommend a female.
Wallaby's are timid and skittish even domesticated ones at a park and they like the shade.
Kangaroos and Wallabies are both marsupials. Wombats are more friendly and can adapt to routines such as feeding and following you around the back yard. They're not cuddly. Their fur is like steel wool and I don't think they have any of the companion characteristics of a dog or cat. I think it would be like having a pet goat or pig. Wallabies are cuter and more manageable than a Roo. You would need a good height fence to keep it in. Most of the YouTube videos on escaped kangaroos seem to be from the US. Weird. I guess over here they're not "escaped" - they're just doing their thing.
Quoted from lukex:Get one of these fellas....... We all have them down here. Great with kids!!
What the heck is that?
Quoted from TigerLaw:What the heck is that?
Tasmanian Devil, should hear the sound they make
Quoted from lukex:Tasmanian Devil. Made popular in those old Bugs Bunny cartoons...
Ha! Yes, great pet advice from you guys down under!!! 
and if you got a roo probably need at least a 8 ft fence, when they get going each jump is about 6metres = 18/20ft long and 6-8ft in height jumps
there is a place about 30 minutes away that is one of the hospitals I work at, which is named Kanangra due to the massive amount of wild kanagaroos that live there. Tourists go there from Sydeny as one of the quickest places to see reall wild kangaroos that are friendly enough to feed (females) males get a bit twitchy and puff up some times similar to that video.
my daughter patting a wild roo (with a joey in the pouch) only a few weeks ago.
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then feeding a wallaby at a local free entry natural park
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Quoted from swinks:then feeding a wallaby at a local free entry natural park
That wallaby looks much more friendly!
*by the way, in trying to quote you I accidentally marked your picture above what I quoted as a not safe image. I think I fixed it. Sorry about that, Pinsiding on the phone can be tough.*
What about a friendly Aussie Drop Bear?
Related to the Koala, but a little more 'aggressive'.
From Wikipedia (so you know it's true....):
'While koalas are typically docile herbivores (and notably, not bears), drop bears are described as unusually large and vicious marsupials that inhabit treetops and attack unsuspecting people (or other prey) that walk beneath them by dropping onto their heads from above.'
lol, use to have a great laugh at some mates expense when we would do surfing / camping trips in our late teams and 2 guys to freak out always looking out for drop bears.
then there are bunyip's, aussie's equivalent to the creature from the black lagoon.
wombats are cool, remember once going to Steve Irwins zoo and they had one on a lead and could pat it, was called Tonka (very appropriate name - tonka digger toys), would be a unique pet but is nocturnal and likes to dig.... tunnels lol
I picked up a pool table from a house that had a pet kangaroo in a cage,It was creepy,looked like it would happily rip my head off!
This big fella lived near my old house, North of Brisbane. You keep right away from big ones like this.
It was common to be walking the dog and big Roos like this would be standing right in the middle of the side walk ahead of me. Quite a sight.
Quoted from swinks:then there are bunyip's
The Koori term for which is often called Dooligars. More closely linked to Yeti's i believe
Quoted from Onevox:I think you should get a capybara. Not a marsupial but just as cute. And they're pretty chill.
Monica caried her capybara around in a purse. Of course, that was prior to the last growth spurt. 
Quoted from jeffspinballpalace:Monica caried her capybara around in a purse. Of course, that was prior to the last growth spurt.
You remember the cartoon cat/dog? Well that's rat/squirrel.
Quoted from presqueisle:I believe one of each would round off a good marsupial collection. Do they ride well in vehicles??
From what I can tell, the stick seems to be the preferred mode of transport.
You could get a domestic marsupial, the opossum. I've never seen one as a pet but I'm sure they're like coons. If you get them really young, I bet they can be tamed. I've seen a few pet coons around here and they can be pretty funny.
If you're dead-set on getting a marsupial, I'd go with a Wobat. I don't know of any other animal that takes square dumps.
Quoted from jeffspinballpalace:How do Wombats prefer to travel?
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