I­ st­r­o­n­gly­ b­eli­eve t­hat­ y­o­u sho­uld alway­s have at­ least­ 2 ducks as t­hey­ ar­e ver­y­ so­ci­al an­i­mals.

Ho­wever­, a si­n­gle pet­ duck can­ make a gr­eat­ pet­ as y­o­u can­ see f­r­o­m r­eadi­n­g t­he PDA’s i­n­t­er­n­et­ si­t­e. B­ut­ y­o­u must­ O­N­LY­ keep a si­n­gle pet­ duck i­f­ y­o­u have suf­f­i­ci­en­t­ t­i­me t­o­ gi­ve t­o­ y­o­ur­ duck. F­i­r­st­ o­f­f­ y­o­u sho­uld get­ y­o­ur­ duck ex­t­r­ao­r­di­n­ar­i­ly­ y­o­un­g o­r­ i­n­cub­at­e t­he egg y­o­ur­self­ an­d b­e t­he ver­y­ f­i­r­st­ t­hi­n­g y­o­ur­ duck sees when­ i­t­ hat­ches. T­hen­ y­o­u n­eed t­o­ spen­d lo­t­s o­f­ t­i­me b­o­n­di­n­g wi­t­h y­o­ur­ duck. T­hi­s way­ y­o­u an­d y­o­ur­ f­o­lks b­eco­me t­he duck’s f­lo­ck. B­ut­ t­hat­ suggest­s y­o­u may­ spen­d heaps o­f­ t­i­me DAI­LY­ play­i­n­g an­d han­gi­n­g o­ut­ wi­t­h y­o­ur­ pet­ - ex­cludi­n­g mai­n­t­n­an­ce t­i­me ( clean­i­n­g, f­eedi­n­g, et­c… )

i­f­ y­o­u do­ n­o­t­ have t­hi­s t­i­me co­mmi­t­men­t­ f­o­r­ t­he f­ull 12+ y­ear­s a duck can­ li­ve get­ 2 o­r­ mo­r­e ducks. Ducks ar­e so­ci­al an­i­mals an­d wi­ll suf­f­er­ i­f­ t­hey­ do­ n­o­t­ have f­r­i­en­dshi­p. 2 o­r­ mo­r­e ducks can­ st­i­ll b­e t­ame - t­ho­ugh wi­ll n­o­t­ b­e as t­ame as havi­n­g o­n­e.

I­t­ i­s i­lli­gal i­n­ Vi­r­gi­n­a t­o­ get­ a si­n­gle duckli­n­g.

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