Whats a good Small pet?

[mrsmagoo]

i had a pet rat about 15 years ago , i had 2 level bar cage that was big enough for a guinee pig it wasnt that expensive to buy , i accidently put his cage to close to my curtains one night and he made a lovely bed out of them , ive learnt that getting a pet rat tame is very important as if they try and run its extremely hard to catch them .
i only had 1 so im not sure on how 2 should be kept , i do know that females are very territorial and fighting can occur .

[amberlynn]

my friend owns rats and she has had them for about 5 yrs now (well the oldest one is) i myself have two two toned mice (black and white) they are not a lot of work they basically eat anything and they are good wen u have small children that drop food that the dogs or cats wont eat. they usually all they need is like a house (mine prefer a reptile rock) but a paper roll or a cut up box something, a water dish, and depending on how many u have a wheel. i had ferrets and they were not that hard to take care of the prefer food ur suppose to feed them is kitten chow and that is alot cheaper then the ferret food and if u train them all u have to have is a litter box and depending on how many u have depends on their cage size....if ur looking for ferrets or want to find anything else out about them reply to this message or send me one

[hammiegirl]

Rats are THE BEST pets to get. I have two little girls and they are more friendly than one of my kitties. Every day, I take them out of their cage and they cuddle w/ me, give me kisses, sit on my shoulder.....But, when you get a rat, like any animal, you have to get them used to you. (I bribed mine w/ cream cheese and yogurt. LOL) It took me only a week to befriend these adorable creatures. You should defenitely get rats.

They are very easy to take care of too. Clean cage, give treats and attention, food and water.......VERY SIMPLE

My rats have never liked the rodent balls though.

[Christmas_Hamster]

i had a pet rat about 15 years ago , i had 2 level i do know that females are very territorial and fighting can occur .

Sorry I LOL'd at this. If you had seen my girls then you would too. Females typically aren't the territorial ones anyways. Males can be more territorial and usually only if they a hormonal imbalance which can be fixed with a neuter.

It's not the greatest quality but her is a picture of six of my girls hanging out. Yes they aren't in their cage but when ever they were in their cage and I was nearby it was a mad dash to see who could get into my pocket/sleeve or onto my shoulder first, no time for cuddly pictures. :P This picture was taken just after my first rat, Jazz passed away from old age. <3

[Tora Oni]

I'm not really looking for a ferret, I mean maybe someday in the future. Right now I think it may be wise to wait until I move out due to the house space issues. We have a dog too right now and even though I doubt if Chi will be much trouble, my parents won't like me getting another pet. So I will consider getting rats in the future but right now probably just want to stick to volunteering at shelters. Though every one has been very helpful, I have new concept of a rat.

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Fresh Water Sting Rays bring the cool.

[moosmom]

I rescued a one eyed rat named Winky that I rescued from Petco. They were gonna sell him as snake food!!!! Not as long as I'm alive. He lived for a year and a half and was diagnosed with testicular cancer (common in marats). He was wonderful. Very loving. My cats didn't bother him. As a matter of fact, they were afraid of him!!! He went to the bridge about 5 months ago and I miss him alot. I'd get another one (a female this time) if I didn't have Bad A$$ Buddy here, I'd definitely get another one. He is so mischevious and unpredictable.

[Tora Oni]

I might e-mail the local rat rescues, and ask them about their rat adoptions and such. Though I think that probably will conclude that because I will have to think about this more seriously in 6 months from now... So One more question.

I also read Rats are Nocturnal which working 2nd shift and sometimes overtime is causing me to be somewhat nocturnal from time to time... but over all do they cause a lot of noise at night would you suggest a room away from the sleeping quarters?

[amberlynn]

i have mice and the only noise that they make is their running wheel.....it squeeks real bad but they make non-squeak ones....for the most part it isnt to bad...we live in a 15X20 cabin (meaning one big room) and u can hear them squeak to eachother but for the most part they dont make a noise.....my friend who owns rats have them in their kids rooms and they seem to be very good....sometimes pets will adapt to their humans/owners schedule.....