Could you domesticate a tiger?

Immaculate Pasta · 05-07-2012 11:44PM #1

They're just big cats aren't they?

Think it'd be savage having one around the house (no pun intended). They look cuddly, are playful and come on who wouldn't want some of these relaxing at your feet while watching tele in your living room.

http://www.alop.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/tigers.jpg
:cool:

If domesticating a tiger is unfeasible what's the biggest animal you think you could have in your house? Because I quite like the look of those Emperor Penguins as well...
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Aptenodytes_forsteri_-Snow_Hill_Island,_Antarctica_-adults_and_juvenile-8.jpg/220px-Aptenodytes_forsteri_-Snow_Hill_Island,_Antarctica_-adults_and_juvenile-8.jpg

Pushtrak · 05-07-2012 11:46PM

Immaculate Pasta wrote: »

Think it'd be savage having one around the house (no pun intended).

Good thing you didn't intend a pun..

1ZRed · 05-07-2012 11:47PM

I prefer the toyger. All the tiger in the shape of a cat. Sorted;)

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opinion guy · 05-07-2012 11:48PM

Could you domesticate a tiger ?

Well...I suppose you could try......but it would be hard to purrfect

OMARS_COMING_ · 05-07-2012 11:48PM

My mate has one,seriously.

He got it as a cub from the circus and raised it up,now it lives in his farm and sleeps in a stable at night.

Degag · 05-07-2012 11:49PM

I'm pretty sure that you could. I'd make sure he was always well fed though:eek:

RHarrow · 05-07-2012 11:49PM

I don't think it'd be possible to fully domesticate a tiger as we know them right now, but I've no doubt that with selective breeding, a few generations of tigers down the line could be domesticated.

Zab · 05-07-2012 11:49PM

Where To · 05-07-2012 11:52PM

OMARS_COMING_ wrote: »

My mate has one,seriously.

He got it as a cub from the circus and raised it up,now it lives in his farm and sleeps in a stable at night.

It ate him alive though didn't it?

1ZRed · 05-07-2012 11:54PM

Zab wrote: »

And eventually they whined up killing him like all the other 'domesticated' animals. He's got balls though. I'll give him that!

Very cool to be able to do that

drunkmonkey · 05-07-2012 11:56PM

You can for a little bit, One used to live in London, Christian the friendly lion.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KIZ0E8RKoE

Jesus Shaves · 05-07-2012 11:58PM

Doesn't mike Tyson have a domesticated tiger

getzls · 06-07-2012 12:00AM

Buck Alec owned a lion. (goggle him folks)

flutterflye · 06-07-2012 12:03AM

I don't think you could fully domesticate one, especially in adulthood, but it would be so fukcing cool if you could!! I'd love one, or any of the large cats - they are all beautiful creatures.

steddyeddy · 06-07-2012 12:07AM

I think you would find it easier to domesticate a pack animal to be honest. One that doesnt mind the idea of a master servant scenario! Tigers dont really like anyone dominating them!

prinz · 06-07-2012 12:08AM

How many thousands of years have dogs been domesticated for? ....... and some still let the wild side out. Go ahead OP domestic a tiger. I don't foresee any problems at all.

BehindTheScenes · 06-07-2012 12:09AM

It would end up like this, and rightfully so........as the lynx ad says "you can't contain the beast within"*

*They didn't really say that.

steddyeddy · 06-07-2012 12:12AM

BehindTheScenes wrote: »

It would end up like this, and rightfully so........as the lynx ad says "you can't contain the beast within"*

*They didn't really say that.

Seriously that lion was just playing an attack would have been near instantly fatal.

Immaculate Pasta · 06-07-2012 12:13AM

steddyeddy wrote: »

I think you would find it easier to domesticate a pack animal to be honest. One that doesnt mind the idea of a master servant scenario! Tigers dont really like anyone dominating them!

Hmm I'm just going to make you aware that I'm not looking to wrestle the tiger you know I'm just er looking to get a tiger so I can stroke it a bit, maybe take it for a walk, show it off to my mates, tease it with a ball of yarn (not sure where you'd get yarn, Centra?) and take it to the pub with me you know the usual stuff :cool:

steddyeddy · 06-07-2012 12:14AM

Immaculate Pasta wrote: »

Hmm I'm just going to make you aware that I'm not looking to wrestle the tiger you know I'm just er looking to get a tiger so I can stroke it a bit, maybe take it for a walk, show it off to my mates, tease it with a ball of yarn (not sure where you'd get yarn, Centra?) and take it to the pub with me you know the usual stuff :cool:

To a tiger thats dominating them. If you had a girlfriend who took you for a walk and showed you off to her mates and made you play with balls would you like that :pac:

flutterflye · 06-07-2012 12:14AM

Immaculate Pasta wrote: »

Hmm I'm just going to make you aware that I'm not looking to wrestle the tiger you know I'm just er looking to get a tiger so I can stroke it a bit, maybe take it for a walk, show it off to my mates, tease it with a ball of yarn (not sure where you'd get yarn, Centra?) and take it to the pub with me you know the usual stuff :cool:

What? Didn't you want to bring out the leathers and thigh high stiletto boots and show his who the daddy is?

Immaculate Pasta · 06-07-2012 12:18AM

steddyeddy wrote: »

To a tiger thats dominating them. If you had a girlfriend who took you for a walk and showed you off to her mates and made you play with balls would you like that :pac:

flutterflye wrote: »

What? Didn't you want to bring out the leathers and thigh high stiletto boots and show his who the daddy is?

So is this the decision I have to make if I get a tiger? Either get a girlfriend who's subversive or give up and start wearing leather and stiletto boots and start teasing tigers? It's a tough one alright. :cool:

Pushtrak · 06-07-2012 12:18AM

Immaculate Pasta wrote: »

Hmm I'm just going to make you aware that I'm not looking to wrestle the tiger you know I'm just er looking to get a tiger so I can stroke it a bit, maybe take it for a walk, show it off to my mates, tease it with a ball of yarn (not sure where you'd get yarn, Centra?) and take it to the pub with me you know the usual stuff :cool:

Maybe throw in a bit of catnip?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tklx3j7kgJY

steddyeddy · 06-07-2012 12:19AM

Immaculate Pasta wrote: »

So is this the decision I have to make if I get a tiger? Either get a girlfriend who's subversive or give up and start wearing leather and stiletto boots and start teasing tigers? It's a tough one alright. :cool:

I had an ex into that stuff and to be honest domesticating a tiger is the better option!

ArtSmart · 06-07-2012 12:29AM

the Celtic ones are the easiest.

just take , six bankers, two dumb politicians ,twenty developers, add lots of dough, mix together vigorously....

nimrod86 · 06-07-2012 12:34AM

ArtSmart wrote: »

the Celtic ones are the easiest.

just take , six bankers, two dumb politicians ,twenty developers, add lots of dough, mix together vigorously....

damn thing's are smart buggers though! Just when you think things are great, they pack up, and feck off after clearing you out!

Schism · 06-07-2012 12:55AM

RAWR!

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Purr

Local-womanizer · 06-07-2012 01:04AM

I thought by the very nature lions will always attempt to take over a "pack" by fighting with the head of it?

The "pack" being the owner and his lion, and the head of the "pack" being the person who trains and controls the lion.

If this is the case screw that!

steddyeddy · 06-07-2012 01:06AM

Local-womanizer wrote: »

I thought by the very nature lions will always attempt to take over a "pack" by fighting with the head of it?

The "pack" being the owner and his lion, and the head of the "pack" being the person who trains and controls the lion.

If this is the case screw that!

So will dogs!

Local-womanizer · 06-07-2012 01:07AM

steddyeddy wrote: »

So will dogs!

True, but I rather my chances against my Jack Russell in comparison to a lion!

charlemont · 06-07-2012 01:14AM

Could you domesticate a tiger?

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