Catching the animal in the wild is another thing altogether.

Charlie Sorce, the wallaby’s owner for the last month, said the marsupial is about a year old, brown in color and a foot and a half tall. The wallaby in question does not have a name that it would respond to as do traditional pets.

“It got out underneath a gate,” Sorce told The Post-Journal on Wednesday. “It shouldn’t have, but it did. Now it’s gone up the road and is stretching its legs. They are nocturnal, so they sleep during the day and are out at night.”

Sorce is working with Kelly Thornton, owner of Small Town Shelter in Sherman, to corral the wallaby. He said it will most likely come home one way or another.

Submitted Photo In addition to wallabys, Charlie Sorce also owns a zebra, donkeys, buffalo, minature horses and emus.

“It won’t be easy to catch,” Sorce said. “Really, the only way you will catch it is if it goes in a barn or shed and you trap it.”

Sorce has owned wallabies and kangaroos for years. He has two additional wallabies, including another brown one that is its twin. He also has a water buffalo, buffalo, zebras, miniature horses, regular-sized horses, donkeys, emus, angus cows, a camel named Jo — which Sorce said is his favorite besides his dogs — as well as a few birds and some dogs.

Sorce’s interest in buying the animals is purely for fun.

“They were for sale and they were cute,” he said. “Also, I like animals better than people.”

He added that the animals have a calming effect on him. Working in the construction business, he said life can be “very hectic,” and if he is having a bad day, he goes to the animals and they help him relax.

Sorce is offering a reward for the return of his wallaby, but he is not sure how much yet. He added that the wallaby is “kind of wild,” and emphasized that the most likely way to catch it would be in a barn.

Those who come across the animal are asked to call Small Town Shelter at 716-224-2244.