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Any suggestions2007-11-24 21:57:40

I've been considering all kinds of rodents, and I still can't decide which kind I should have as a pet. I already have guinea pigs, so that doesn't count. I've been thinking about either rats, mice, or a hamster... which should I get?

Answers:

I work with and have owned all three...

Hamsters...

-If you want an animal that you do not have to interact with

-they are perfectly happy being left alone as long as they have food and water

-they are very tempermental, if you wake them up, you'll probably get bit

-they can decied they just do not want to be held anymore and they will bite

-they are adorable and very easy to take care of

-they need to be cleaned often, they don't smell too bad, but still have a not pleasent smell

-they will not change their schedule...they sleep all day and are up all night...rather anoying...

-they have to be alone(you can sometimes put dwarfs together...but syrians have to be alone! )

Mice...

-Also perfectly happy all alone

-can be tamed but it takes lots of patients and work

-like to have cage mates...same sex

-can adjust to your schedule, not keeping you up so much

-can learn some simple tricks, but it's pretty hard to teach them

-THEY STINK!!! Mice have to be cleaned ALOT, they have one of the worst smells of any rodent...not as bad as ferrets but I would have to say worse than Guinea Pigs