RE: September 29 2021 _ Heysen Trail Day 14

I believe the odd male Roo can be aggressive, if threatened. Or if you threaten their family in any way. However, I've spent my entire life seeing them in the wild, often getting pretty close. All they've ever done in my presence is hop away. They're generally quite gentle and peaceful creatures. Grazing herbivores, not predators. My Mum often has them visit her garden

I've known many people that have hand-raised baby joeys. Extended family and friends. They make the most beautiful pets. BUT, they do grow fairly large and need a lot of space to hop and exercise when fully grown. So, you need to take that into account. Most people that have had them as pets raise rescue joeys that are orphaned for one reason or another. When they're big enough, they're released back into the wild

I don't imagine you could do that in Indiana. They may survive, but it's not their natural habitat and it may be illegal. My main concern is the animal's well-being

There's a large difference between a hand-raised wild animal and a domesticated species

Anyway, check it out. There's probably a lot of people of in the US with pet roos... I don't know 🙂

Or, move to Australia! 😁