Yukkuri make attractive pets for a number of reasons. The most obvious being their ability to speak, which if trained well, can lead to interesting and at times insightful conversations. This can also prove beneficial for an owner, who can know right away what is wrong with their pet. And while the tendency of their deaths (mainly due to abuse) being well known, yukkuri are surprisingly hardy of a species when it comes to other pets. They do not have many illnesses, with mold being the only disease they may suffer (which can be curable and very easy to prevent). Unlike other animal species, they are not overtly picky about food and rarely require special diets. Regular dry pet food, leafy greens, even crickets can be given as food sources to a yukkuri. Even on that matter, injuries that could be life-threatening to other pets can be easily fixed in pet yukkuri with orange juice. Yukkuri also have a fair life span of between one to five years, and if breed, the genetic memory of the parent will pass onto the offspring.