British Gardeners Use Wallabies As Grass Cleaner

British gardeners are increasingly buying wallabies as pets to clean their lawns.


Wallaby enthusiasts say the animal is a cuter, friendlier and more exotic alternative than sheep.


A pair male wallabies cost £150 and females around £650, in addition to food and bedding costs.


Recently landowners seek new ways of keeping their grass neat & clean so they are buying marsupials. Waveney Wildlife, Britain's biggest private supplier, reports a doubling in wallaby orders in five years.

Trevor Lay, who runs the centre in Bungay, Suffolk, now sells 35 a year and says he could find homes for three times as many.

"It's crazy. To be honest, if I had 100 I could easily get rid of them," he said.

Anyone looking to keep a wallaby should have enough land for them to roam, half an acre, and fences at least 5ft high to ensure they cannot jump for freedom.