Well, considering the current lack of brushs (at least as I see on auction) there aint much you can do with a pet. This , IMHO, explains why migglo has half of the wildlife on calypso in a stable. If he was to release them, it would be a stampede such as we have never seen!
MA needs provide brushes, even if they think it's a dead-end enterprise, because its fun for the users. And if they are crafted, all benefit.
As an alternative, can I use my mamba to flay the hide off marco? I mean really...I'll buy my own ticket to Sweden