Category talk:Reptiles as pets
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[edit]This category is for articles about reptiles as pets, not just every reptile that may be kept by some people as pets. See analogous listings at Category:Animals kept as pets, Category:Dogs as pets, which do not list all species kept as pets, but specific pet-focused articles, like crickets as pets, lap dog, and companion dog, and not cricket (insect), German Shepherd, or Labrador Retriever. —Hyperik ⌜talk⌟ 17:44, 7 November 2020 (UTC)
- The category Mammals as pets is contradictory to this statement. There is no rule for this category to simply be for that purpose then. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ddum5347 (talk • contribs)
- @Ddum5347: Be careful of the three-revert rule on Wikipedia. It looks like you've reverted the category removal four times within a couple hours at boa constrictor.
- Which articles are you referring to at Category:Mammals as pets? The only species articles that are included currently are domesticated mammals commonly kept as pets, though domestication is a questionable threshold for inclusion to me. Thanks to @DexDor: for pointing out some past relevant CfDs.[1][2][3] Some relevant points: "as with other similar categories, any non-extinct species can potentially be kept as a pet"..."this is not a defining characteristic" ... "Amongst Las Vegas magicians, white tigers are common pets but I don't think this is defining of the white tiger as species" ... "there are no pets evident in the categories, no pet breeds/strains, no individual pets" ...
- An article "Boa constrictors as pets" would appropriately be in the category Category:Reptiles as pets. —Hyperik ⌜talk⌟ 00:21, 8 November 2020 (UTC)