Which pet should I choose!?

Question

Well my mom said that me and my sister can have a pet for a back-to-school present because we both been DIEING to have another for the LONGEST time. We have other pets and they are treated as ANGELS.....so I`ve been doing A LOT of research and my sister wants a hamster(so if you can give me any info on that, it would be great) but I dont know what kind of pet I want....

I will do TONS of research before I get it of coarse but first I need to think of what pet would be PERFECT for me......

I want something that is......

-small(so NO dog, cat, ect)

-fun

-playful

My mom said NO......

-snakes

-rats

-ferrets(she sais they smell)

So if you guyz can give me any info on the pet you think that would be BEST for me, would be FABULOUS!

THANX,

-Amanda

Answer 1

well i would try a chinchilla they do not sink and can be very playful.

Answer 2

Hi,

I would recommend maybe a pair of degus as i have 2 that i recently got they are great fun to watch, i hear they become very tame  (mine are new so we are still working on that one) , they are extremely intelligent and they live long like 5-8 yrs!  They are inside pets and look like this http://degoe.tripod.com/engels/e_info.ht...  the inicial cost varies depending on the cage as that is the most pricey thing my cage cost me £80 but there are much cheaper ones but i was too excited to wait for a delivery so i just bought this one. Overall everything to do with my degus cost me about £200 but it neednt be that much.  

They are classed as an exotic pet so u will have to find a vet that deals with them.

http://myhomezone.co.uk/degus/

http://www.degutopia.co.uk/

the above are the most informative websites i found but here are some more i used as i couldnt find a book on them.

http://degoe.tripod.com/engels/e_info.ht...

http://www.degus.com/deguz.html

http://www.petsathome.com/products/6-sma...

They are inexpensive to keep and are really cute and make cute noises they dont smell (well mine dont i clean them out 1nc a week)

Hope this helps.x

Answer 3

Hiya,

Hamsters - especially syrian hamsters are lovely pets and do not bite if you treat them kindly.

Rats are fantastic pets if you want something that is small and fun, however they do need quite a lot of space in their cage. They can be trained to a small degree e.g. not to p**p when out of their cage, to come to you when you call them - even to fetch small items!

Answer 4

a hedgehog

Answer 5

i would say rats but your not allowed them o the next best thing is a hamster.  dont get a dwarve hamster though coz they die quickly and my friends neerly boroke its leg on the age ramp coz it was too small. so i would recomend a syrian hamster they are awsome!!

Answer 6

Guinea pigs make wonderful companions. These docile members of the rodent family rarely bite and are known for squeaking with delight when their favorite humans enter the room. Guinea pigs are excellent starter pets for older children who have mastered proper handling techniques. This would be a good choice. I like rabbits too but they are high maintenance and much more expensive overall.

Answer 7

i would recommend a dwarf hamster or a little mousy. i like dwarf hamsters better. they are both friendly, cute, active. my dwarf hamster rarely bites. i have a chinese dwarf hamster. here are some links to supplies i recommend and have:

http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.js... this is chinchilla sand. it is good for bathing. dont get a small pet like a mouse or hamster wet!

http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.js... this is the cage i have and my stepsister has it to. it is a good cage. dont get the crittertrail Z because the wheel always gets stuck.

http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.js... a good toy for a mouse or hamster are these run about balls. you can let them go free in them without worrying about loosing them.

http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.js... this is the mouse food you should buy. it is a good brand for food. it has all different kinds. some for hamsters and guinea pigs, gerbils, bunnies.

http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.js... here is the hamster food

http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.js... this is bedding. i recommend it for mice and hamsters so they can hide in it.

http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.js... you should get a little hut like this. those little shapes that it shows on the side are things you put on it so they can chew on them. my hamster loves it.

it does not matter what gender you get. but at petsmart they only sell males. dontt ever buy a dwarf hamster and one year later put another in with him. they need to be bought from the same litter. always have a wheel for your dwarf hamster/mouse. dwarf hamsters love sunflower seeds, so dont run out!  

here is a list for names:

Abracadabra

Ace

Akeeta

Alec

Alex

Alfalfa

Alfie

Alley

Amigo

Angel

Angora

Annabelle

Apollo

Aphrodite

April

Aquarius

Archie

Astro

Athena

Auto

Autumn

Babe

Babe Ruth

Baby

Bacardi

Bailey

Baloo

Bam

Bam Bam

Bambi

Bambina

Bandit

Bently

Barbie

Barney

Bashful

Basil

Batman

Bazzle

Beans

Bell

Bella

Benji

Benny

Bernadette (Bernie for short)

Bianca

Big Boy

Big Foot

Bigwig

Billy

Bingo

Binky

Biscotti

Biscuit

Blackavar

Black Beard

Black Jack

Blackie

Blaze

Blinky

Blitz

Blizzard

Blu

Bluebell

Bobby B.

BoBo

Boo Boo

Bon Bon

Bonsai

Brambles

Breezy

Briar

Brownie

Bruno

Bubba

Bubblegum

Bubbles

Bucky

Buckwheat

Buddy

Buddy Holly

Buffy

Bugs

Bugster

Bugs Bunny

Bugsy

Buhda

Bullwinkle

Bunny

Bunny Face

Bunny Foo Foo

Bunnicula

Bunnyta! (spanish for beautiful but different spelling)

Buster

Butch

Buttercup

Butterscotch

Button or Buttons

Cadburry

Caesar

Camron

Cannoli

Cappuccino

Caramel

Carrot

Casey

Casper

Cecile

Champ

Champion

Chance

Charligh

Charlie Brown

Chase

Chaz

Checkers

Cheeko

Chesney

Chester

Chesterfield

Chewbacca

Chewy

Chief

Chino

Chipper

Chiquita

Chubby

Chuck

Cleo

Chloe

Chocolate

Chocolate Bar

Chocolate Chip

Chub Chub

Chunk

Cinna Bun

Cinnamon

Clementine

Cleopatra

Clover

Clyde

Cocoa

Coffee

Coffee Bean

Comanche

Cookie

Cookies N Cream

Cooper

copper

Cornelius

Cottontail

Cracker Jack

Crazy Rabbit

Crazy Horse

Critter

Crystal

Cuddles

Cupcake

Cupid

Curious George

Cutiepie

Daffy

Daisy

Dakota

Dallas

Dallie

Dancer

Dandelion

Dandy

Danni

Darth Vador

Dasher

Delilah (Lilah for short)

Diamond

Dillon

Dixie

Dizzy

Dolly

Domino

Doodles

Dopey

Dora

Dorothy

Dr. Bunny

Dude

Dudley

Duke

Dutch

Dutchess

Earnhardt

Ebony

Ed

Elfie

Elmer

Elmo

Elvis

Emily

Emmy and Oscar

Energizer Bunny

Ernie

Eve

Ewok

Fast Freddie

Fast Eddie

Fatty

Fido

Fifi

Figaro

Flakey

Flash

Flip flop

Flo

Floppy

Floppy Puff Puff

Flopsy

Flossy

Fluffy

Fluffy Cake

Fluffy Girl

Foxy

Frankie

Frapppacinno

Freckles

Fred

Freedom

Freeway

Frisbee

Frisky

Fritz

Frosty

Fu Manchu

Fudge

Fuzzy

Gabby

Garth

Geronimo

Gilligan (Gilly for short)

Ginger

Giorgio

Gizmo

Goofy

Groucho

Gucci

Guido

Gypsy

Hans

Happy

Harlequin

Harley

Harli

Harry Potter

Harvey

Has en pheffer

Hawk

Haystack

Hazel

Hazelnut

Hefner (short for Hugh Hefner)

Heidi

Henry

Hercules

Hershey

Hip Hop

Hippy

Holly

Homer

Honey

Honey Bun

Honey Bunny

Honeydew

Honeysuckle

Hop Along Cassidy (Cassy or Cassidy for short)

Hoppy

Hoppity - sent in by Robin Stephens

Hopscotch

Hopup

Hot Dog

Hot Lips

Houdini

Huck

Huggy

Hunny bunny

Hyde

Ice Man

Jack Rabbit

Jackaroo (Jack for short)

Jack Black

Jack Pot

Jackie Chan

Jade

Jake

James Bond

James Dean

Jasmine

Java

Jax

Jazz

Jazzy

Jedi

Jelly Bean

Jelly Belly

Jessamine

Jessica Rabbit

Jessie

Jester

Jeszy (pronounced Jeh-zee)

Jett

Jilly

J.J.

John Wayne

Joker

Joey

Jo Jo

Jr.

Jynx

Kalulu

Kammanche

Karamel

Kicker

Kiki

King

Kipper

Kirby

Kiss

Kitten

Knight

Koo Koo

Kokomo

Kotten

Lacey

Lady

Lady Luck

Laredo

Lavender

Leo

Levi

Licorice

Lightening

Lilly

Linus

Little Bunny

Little Fella

Lola (Loe-luh)

Lucky Jr.

Lucy

Lulu

M&M

Madame

Magic

Maggie

Magnolia

Malibu

Mango

Marilyn Monroe

Marmalade

Marshmallow

Matilda

Maui

Max

Maxi

May Bell

Merlin

Mickey

Midnight

Millie

Milly-Mop

Mischief

Miss Isabelle (Izzy for short)

Miss Muffit (Muff for short)

Miss Pepper

Misty

Mitsy

Kobi

Mocha

Mookie

Molly

Mops

Mopsy

Mr. Bojangles

Mr. Bunjovi

Mr. Ed

Mr. Fluffles

Mr. Magoo

Mr. Miyagi

Mr. Pibb

Mr. President

Mr. Sparkles

Mr. T

Mr. Velvet Ears

Ms. Wiggles

Mr. Wiskers

Muffin

Mugs

Munchkin

Muppet

Mustang

Mystery

Nalla

Navigator

Nancy Drew

Napoleon

Nemo

Nibbler

Nibbles

Nike

Nipsy

Noah

Noel

Nugget

Nutmeg

Oliver

Ollie

Olly

Onyx

Ophelia

Oreo

Oscar

Otto

Oz

Paddy

Pal

Pancho

Panda

Pansy

Patches

Peaches

Peanut

Peanut Butter

Pebbles

Peepers

Petey

Penelope

Penny

Pepper

Peppermint Patty

Peppermiz

Peppy

Pepsi

Periwinkle

Percy

Peter Pan

Peter

Picasso

Pig Pen

Pinky

Piper ( pay the Piper )

Pipkin

Pirate

Pluto

Poke-a-dot

Polly

Pookie

Pookie-poo

Poppy

Porsche

Precious

Prince

Princess

Princess Priscilla

Priscilla (AKA Prissy)

Psycho

Puddles

Pugsli

Puma

Pumpernickle

Pumpkin

Puzzle

Queen

Quentin

Quick Draw

Quinn

Radar

Ralph

Ralphie

Rambler

Rambo

Rascal

Raven

Red

Reeses Pieces

Rerun

Rex

Ricochet

Riley

Ringo

Ripley

Rizzo

Robby

Robin

Rocky

Rodger

Romeo

Roo

Rory Rabbit

Roscoe

Rose

Rosie

Roxie

Roxy

Ruby

Rummy

Rusty

Rupurt

Sadie

Safari

Salsa

Sam

Sammy

Sandy

Santa

Sasafras (aka Sas or Sassy)

Sasha

Sasparilla

Sassy

Scamper

Scarecrow

Scarlett

Schnapps

Shnuggles

s****. Do

Scoota

Scorpio

Scotch

Scrappy Too

Scully

Shadow

Shasta

Shelby

Shep

Sherlock Holmes

Shimmera (pronounced Shimmer-uh)

Shining Star

Showoff

Shy

Silly

Silver

Simba

Sir. hammy

Sissy

Sitting Bull

Skippy

Skittles

Skywalker

Slinky

Smokey

Smokey Jo

Smores

Snazzy

Snicker doodles

Snickers

Sniffles

Snoopy

Snowball

Snow cone

Snow Drop

Snowflake

Snow White

Snowy

Snuggles

Socks

Softie Girl

Solo

Sophie

Spade

Spanky

Sparky

Sparkles

Speedy

Spice

Spider-man

Spike

Spirit

Splash

Spock

Spooky

Sprinkles

Sprite

Spunky

Sputnik

Squiggles

Squirt

Starburst

Starr

Starsky

Stew

Stormy

Strawberry

Stryker

Stuart Little

Sugar

Sugar Baby

Sunny

Sunshine

Super Bunny

Superman & Wonderwoman

Sweet Heart

Sweetie

Sweetie Pie

Sweet Pea

Sweet gum drops

Sylvester

Tabu

Taco

Taffy

Tali

Tank

Tarzan

Tasmanian Devil

Tazz

Teddy

Tex

The Colonel

Thumper

Thumper Bumper

Thunder

Tibbar

Tigger

Tika

Timber

Tin Man

Tinker Bell

Tiny

Tipper

Titan

Tobey

Toby

Toffee

Tootsie Roll

Topaz

Top Gun

Topsy

ToTo

Trickster

Trigger

Trik Z

Trix

Trixie

Trouble

Tubby

Tundra

Turbo

Tweety

Twinkie

Twinkles

Twisted Whiskers

Twister

Twix

Uncle Buck

Vanilla

Vegas

Velvet

Velveteen

Venus

Vin Diesel (Vinny)

Vladamir (pronounced Vil-ad-a-meer)

Warden

WeeBunBun

Whiskers

Whiskey

Wiggles

Wilbuhr

Wild Man

Wild Er

Wild Boy

Wild Thing

Willow

Whinny

Winston

Wonder Woman

Woodstock

Woody

Worf

Wuddly, short for Cuddly Wuddly

Xena

Yahtzee

Yankee or Yankee Doodle Dandy - Thanks Abby

Yoda

Yogi

Yoko

Yo Yo

Yosemite Sam

Yoshi

Zeus

Ziggy

Zoe

Zorro

sorry some include rabbit, they were also rabbit names.

good luck!

Answer 8

well hamster's bite and so do mice rats dont bite rats are the best to get the are fun and playfull try to convence your mom to let u get a rat if you whant one

Answer 9

Gerbils are the BEST pet! I HIGHLY RECCOMEND THEM!

http://www.twinsqueaks.com/guide.php

Answer 10

theres always bunnies...

Answer 11

Well, hamsters can be playful, but they sleep all day and are up all night.  Gerbils are very friendly and love the attention.  Guniea pigs are cool because you can teach them alot of cool tricks.  Rabbits are just like guniea pigs. Have fun with your new pet.

Answer 12

Well, as a mom I first said no to rats, but my kids convinced me to do some research.  I found that rats are really smart and friendly and they do not stink.  You can teach them tricks, they can learn their names and they are very clean animals.  However, if you don't clean the cage it will start to smell.

See if your mom will do some research on them.

Hamsters also will smell if you don't change their bedding and they are not as friendly and affectionate toward people.

Guinnea pigs are cute, but not social animals.

If you want small, fun, playful, smart, clean, friendly do some rat research.  You will need at least two.

Answer 13

well honestly i would get if you already have a guinea pig then a chinchilla you just need stuff they could jump on because they are very play they are like getting a ferret mixed with guinea pig mixed with squirel mixed with gerbil.

Answer 14

Maybe you should get a second guinea pig?

after all, they are SOO much more fun because they speak and play with eachother!

The thing about hamsters is that thry sleep all day and bite. :/

Answer 15

well honestly,

the only interactive pets there truly are...are dogs and cats!

I had guinea pigs (before my dog) and they sat in their cage

If you want sometime cute and fluffy!

maybe a dwarf hamster...they're really cute

Answer 16

I would suggest a pair of mice.

Hamsters can be lovely, although seem more likely to bite than other rodents. They are also nocturnal so you may not see much of them!

Chinchillas are anything BUT boring! But only if they actually have enough space and toys etc. It really pains me to see so many chins stuck in tiny cages unable to do anything. At college we had chins housed in huge avaries (bigger than my room!) with loads of tunnels, shelves, branches, nestboxes, dustbaths etc.

But - unless you have plenty of space and money I wouldn't go for chins. They also don't like to be handled.

Mice are my absolute favourite small pet. They don't mind being held and rarely ever bite. But the most fun is watching them in their cage. They will play together, sleep together, groom eachother etc.... (As a social species it is important you get at least two of the same s*x). They are realy active and interesting. I had a group of nine females all with very different personalities. One just loved to eat and did little else so ended up significantly porkier than the others. Then one spent all its time on the running wheel. One we nicknamed Houdini because it spent ages climbing round the cage, testing all the bars - although it only got out once. And finally we had "tidy-up-mouse". She used to spend all her time making the bed and clearing up after the other mice.

If you want mice to be interesting you do need to give them plenty of space and stuff to do. A great idea is to not use a food bowl - scatter feed them instead. Mix their food into the bedding, hide it in toys etc. This way they have to forage for it. You can put little bits of nesting material all over the cage or give them sheets of kitchen towel so they have to collect it all and make their own nests. Running wheels, cardboard boxes and tubes, store bought toys are all gerat for keeping mice entertained.

For the best info on hamsters and mice check out these two sites...

http://www.allaboutmice.co.uk/info

http://www.hamsterific.com/

Hope this helps!

PS: Please consider adopting your pets from rescue instead of buying from a pet store!