Pet Zerg-- Hydralisk

(Hydralisks belong to Blizzard, in the game that is now a decade old, Starcraft.)
(This is mostly the SC1 hydra, with the jaws of the SC2 hydra, and a few extra spikes on its back.)

Excerpts from:
Manual-- How To Take Care Of Your Pet Hydralisk
Have you ever longed for your beloved dog that was left on Earth because space was too hostile for it?

Well, fret no more, for now you can enjoy the companionship of your pet hydralisk, who drools, licks, barks-- sorry, purrs--, wags his tail, and scares away burglars. And no more frustration of falling fur!

He can also survive in the most hostile of space... but not the maltreatment of a neglectant master.

So be sure to read this manual carefully and take good care of your new pet.

A healthy diet for a hydralisk would consist of... ...

Surgical removery of a hydralisk's scythes is possible, should you not be able to bear it sharpening them on your furniture, but the scythes would grow back in a month. Also, there are now protestors of this practice, claiming it is inhumane to... ...

A few things to keep in mind for your own safety:
Do not starve your hydralisk.
Do not tickle your hydralisk's upper carapace plates.
Do not get between a hydralisk and his skull(s).
Do not, ever, touch your hydralisk's special stash of skulls.
Do not forbid your hydralisk to dig up skulls from the local cemetary.
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