Can You Have An Owl As A Pet. Owls are dangerous animals that need specialist handling. There’s a barred owl (strix varia) who lives in our woods—actually there’s more than one owl;
Needless to say, you can not have an owl as a pet if you have hamsters, birds, cats or dogs, because they may disappear without you noticing. If you are up for these challenges and you still think that you can handle an owl as a pet then you can have one. You cannot just go to any local store and ask them for owl’s food.
Before you even think of obtaining an owl, you have to get a falconer's permit.
Having an animal the size of a wolf grabbing you by the face is enough to freak out even the calmest pet parents. If children are around an animal that displays these behaviors, it can easily make. If you were to have a pet owl, you would end up spending the majority of your time cleaning up these messes. However, if you do have an owl as a pet, we'd love to hear your experience, guidelines and tips in the comments section.