pet octopuses?

[RandyRhoads]

Because they are a game animal we frequently catch and kill for food anyway....

At 2:22 you can see my friend briefly fighting one before he bit it's eye and killed it.

[swolek]

Originally Posted by Mikoh4792

I'd say it's alright. After all, the exotic pets we have today all come from wild specimens that we had to experiment with in order to find out how to keep them alive. Many have died before we've figured out the correct conditions to provide for them.

Same with octopi. If people like RandyRoads experiment with keeping octopi many will probably die but in the end we can learn how to keep them.

But we don't need to "learn" how to keep them, we know already. I was extremely active in the marine aquarium community so I've met a ton of captive octopuses. Bimacs, the most commonly kept species, are also already captive bred...they aren't often removed from the wild these days.

There is no need to "experiment" with wild-caught animals and sub-par living conditions.

Originally Posted by RandyRhoads

Because they are a game animal we frequently catch and kill for food anyway....

At 2:22 you can see my friend briefly fighting one before he bit it's eye and killed it.

Not sure about "we", I don't eat 'em. I just don't see the point in experimenting with wild-caught animals that will just die. Why not go purchase a captive bred octopus? Or keep something like a cuttlefish...just as interesting and low-maintenance as far as marine animals go .

To me, this is like getting a wild-caught ball python and keeping it in a small glass tank with no humidity.

But hey, just my opinion. I'm very much involved in marine conservation so I'm biased . I do hope you reconsider and look into captive-bred bimacs or one of the tropical species that can thrive at around room temperature...pygmy octopuses come to mind. They're rather hardy temperature-wise and readily available.