Possible Clues:

• Useless gift
• Not wanted for the present
• Troublesome or useless possession
• Points about chart-buster trumpeter found a liability
• It could be found in the attic
• Something relegated to the attic
• While a pet hen possibly needs time, this creature would be too extravagant a possession!
• Unwanted gift
• Burdensome herbivorous mammal?
• You wouldn't want anyhting so pale to a large extent