In our home, we have all types of pets, 2 dogs, 1 cat (she won't tolerate another one), two hamsters and 4 hermit crabs. I find all of them delightful in their own way. The dogs and cat are much more demanding of attention than the others, but we recently moved the two hamster cages into our kitchen, so they wake up more during the day when we are in there and respond when we talk to them. They are precious. Their names are Evelyn and Phoebe and they have to live apart, but each one loves treats, especially yogurt drops and they are getting better at being held in our hands. The hermit crabs love to get their weekly bath and they are no trouble. They like to be held too and love walking across the floor. We just have to make sure the cat and dogs are outside whenever the hamsters and hermit crabs come out. You know the old saying about "curiosity killing the cat", but in this case hamsters and hermit crabs might be in some severe danger!
In other words, we would recommend any pets. We love them all!