Neighbor asked me if I was "morally" ok with keeping it as a pet. As long as it gets exercise, I really don't see what the problem is. I'm really hesitant with taking him outside unleashed at this point because he is still a bit skittish. Hopefully I'll be able to test him a bit by the end of the summer.
These things are basically giant rats in the wild, correct? Is a full food dish and a house to roam around in adequate to the wild? I'm sure some of us have different opinions on this. I'm actually surprised I haven't got much flack in here so far, even for the sake of argument.
That's a good question and one that might take this thread away from the total awesomeness that it is.As long as the roadside zoo isn't some sort of wallaby "puppy mill", I have no problem with you keeping him as a pet. It's not like you can release him into the wild, or ship him back to Australia or New Zealand. I doubt that even a legitimate zoo would take him in.
I like what you mentioned earlier about finding a more rural home. I would think it would be nice if he had more space for when he gets older.
What I don't want to see is a thread titled "I had to give the wallaby up to the humane society".