Sitemaps

What kind of pet is best2007-11-24 22:17:44

I want a small rodent like a hamster or guinea pig something like that but what would be best. Less stinky and more friendly? Easiest to take care of and cute?

Answers:

Hamsters -- Tend to be a little grumpy and will bite if woken up during the day, but are easy to care for because they don't need that much handling. (Do be sure to handle one if you get one, though, so it'll become friendlier--if you don't handle them at all, they can become lethargic and mean)

Guinea Pigs -- A good choice, but take up a lot of room 'cause they need big cages, and need attention.

Rats -- Very friendly and smart, but need lots of handling and time out of the cage.

Mice -- Can be skittish at first, and are liable to jump out of your hands if you aren't careful, but can still become tame with patience. Don't take up much room, too, and can have relatively small cages compared to other rodents.

Not sure about gerbils--kinda ironic given my username, but oh well :D.

---

omg a guinea pig!

---

A dog. Their cute fury and less stinky.

---

i use to own 6 guinea pigs then i bred them and they had 5 babies! now i have one guinea pig. i love them.

they dont stink if you clean the cage once a week, they love to be handled and they live pretty long 5-7 years!

---

I personally think the easiest pet to care for is a bird. A hand-fed Lovebird makes an excellent and loving pet.

---

A guinea pig! my friend lives with 4 of them and her house smells fine! And i think if my friend can live with 4 of them then Guinea pigs should be easier to care for!

---

guinea pigs are very easy to take care of but from my experience of having many of them in my childhood they get boring..hamster are more fun i would say...they are more energetic and are easier to handle i would say. hamsters are very friendly. Just dont get any of those little feeder mice because they die easily because they arent bred for survival they are bred for food. rabbits end up getting bigger and eat wayyy to much food..and they multiply like crazy...all in alll i would say your best bet is to get a hamster.

---

No way around it all rodents will have a smell.

---

guinea pigs.

---

Are you sure you don't want a small dog like a chihuahua or a toy poodle? I have a toy poodle and she's so adorable. She doesn't look like the poodle where people imagine them to be, she is like a complete teddy bear, and looks like one too. I think if you get a hamster or rodent it will escape and be lost in your house. A couple of my friends have had that experience. My first pet was my dog and I think she's no trouble at all. And all animals kind of smell on a regular basis anyway. Good Luck in finding a pet.

---

cat

---

why dont you get a fish.