The best exotic pet are chinchillas.
Other good exotic pets besides chinchillas are tarantulas, Fennec foxes and hedgehogs.
These exotic pets are relatively low maintenance animals and can be quite affectionate and are often legal to own.
However you have to check with your local regulations on what can and cannot be kept as a pet legally.
Chinchillas refers to either of two species of crepuscular rodents of the parvorder Caviomorpha and are native to the Andes mountains in South America.
Chinchillas live in colonies called herds at high elevations up to 4,270 m.
The lifespan of a Chinchilla is around 8 to 10 years.
Chinchillas can be great pets, and can be very affectionate with a lot of personality.
However, chinchillas are not a good first pet.
And chinchillas are delicate and do require maintenance, eg, they need to dust, they can't get wet, the temperature needs to be not too hot, they need playtime, socialization with you, etc.