I wouldn't have considered guinea pigs exotic myself, but I have had one as a pet. His name was Angus (Gus) and he was black, with long hair that I had to cut once a month! He was precious!

I have had a few pet rats, too . . . Lily, Luli and Gwynnie (hairless), and Kitty were the rats I've had in the past. I want to get my daughter a pair of rats when she's older (she's only two). I've also had hamsters (Tawny was my favorite childhood small pet), gerbils and mice.

And I had a beautiful Bengal cat named Lock, if that counts as exotic haha.