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Shoppers struggling with the hard-to-buy-for person on their Christmas gift list may have asked themselves this very question: what about a kangaroo?

Before adding it to his own holiday gift wish list, 成人X站 Newsradio mid-day host Dori Monson needed to do a bit of research 鈥� in part to save his marriage. It鈥檚 why he reached out to Ray Strom, owner of in north Snohomish County, during Friday鈥檚 show.

Strom 鈥� who has been raising both 鈥榬oos and wallabies for 25 years on his preserve 鈥� had some words of marsupial-owning wisdom for Dori.

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鈥淭hey鈥檙e not for everybody,鈥� Strom told Dori鈥檚 listeners. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a very select few that can have them.鈥�

Infant kangaroos 鈥� called 鈥渏oeys鈥� 鈥� need 鈥渁 bottle every four hours for the first couple of months鈥� 鈥� including nighttime feedings, the exotic wildlife manager explained. 鈥淭hat way, they bond with you.鈥�

Until they鈥檙e a year old, Strom detailed, they need to be in the house 鈥� because 鈥渢hey鈥檙e not furred up enough to be out in the elements.鈥�

鈥淪o could I wear a pouch?鈥� while raising them inside during their infant months, Dori wondered.

Some joey owners do arrange a pouch made of fabric that can be hung and carried around the house until the 鈥榬oo is ready for the outdoors, Strom said. Meanwhile, he added, the large-footed, strong hind-legged mammals can explore outside the pouch inside a house 鈥� even though they are not house-trained.

鈥淥ooh,鈥� Dori responded. 鈥淭hat could be a problem for my wife.鈥�

Next challenge: Would Dori鈥檚 7-year-old neutered dog, Buddy, get along with a new 鈥榬oo?

鈥淚鈥檝e heard they can lean back on their tail and unleash deadly kicks,鈥� Dori said.

鈥淢ale kangaroos will wrestle with each other over breeding dominance,鈥� Strom explained.

That left Dori assured: 鈥淚鈥檝e already had a vasectomy, so that shouldn鈥檛 be a problem.鈥�

Even so, Strom said, he hadn鈥檛 heard of a kangaroo attack on a human in a long time.

Undeterred, Dori asked about a good 鈥渟tarter package鈥� for his suburban lifestyle.

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Since male kangaroos grow to nearly 180 pounds, Strom tried discouraging him from that selection. At closer to 45 pounds, Strom advised, 鈥淲allabies are a little more practical because they鈥檙e smaller.鈥�

Despite the appeal of owning a kangaroo, Dori told Strom, adding this to his Christmas wish list was going to be a 鈥渢ough challenge. I鈥檓 going to have to sell this to my wife.鈥�

Strom said bringing a marsupial into a family is an important investment at any time of year. Before making an impulsive holiday decision, the Arlington man recommended Dori pay a seasonal March-October visit to his farm, where his family raises a variety of exotic animals – from wallabies and kangaroos to lemurs, peacocks, and miniature goats.

Listen to Dori Monson weekday afternoons from noon 鈥� 3 p.m. on 成人X站 Newsradio, 97.3 FM. Subscribe to the聽podcast here.