my strangest pet was a 5 foot long iguana, when it got too big we gave it along with it's cage and heat lamp to a local high school. it was a favorite and had the run of the school it even had a newspaper article written about it. 
Thats how we got into these things. Kids brought them home from school and we took care of it for the summer.
When school started and we gave them back, they wanted their own. Of course Im stuck taking care of it, feeding it, etc.
Shes sort of cool, but I wont get another. A bit of a pain to care for. Meal worms, crickets, etc... (food)