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April 9, 2013 at 8:33 am #1055578
Im contemplating getting myself a pet. Preferably I would like to rescue one but the sort of pet I want isnt really suitable for my living situation ( dogs and cats are a no go )
Any ideas ?
I live in a fairly spacious flat with a toddler and have a fair bit of time on my hands.April 9, 2013 at 8:59 am #1271353Get a goose :weee:
April 9, 2013 at 9:00 am #1271335Do a joey from friends.
April 9, 2013 at 9:15 am #1271319Anonymous
tricky that one not many small rescue pets that are not cats and dogs. Just buy a Hamster?
April 9, 2013 at 9:29 am #1271328You can get a Log. We make good pets, trust me.
April 9, 2013 at 9:31 am #1271320Fish?
Bird seem cruel and expensive.
April 9, 2013 at 9:42 am #1271336@photographthesun 539217 wrote:
Fish?
Bird seem cruel and expensive.
Yeah…could do.
April 9, 2013 at 9:45 am #1271321@Izbeckistan 539221 wrote:
Yeah…could do.
can be hard work but your house wont smell unlike with a small mammal based pet.
April 9, 2013 at 9:46 am #1271337I do like starfish but I think tropical fish are hard to lookafter no ?
April 9, 2013 at 9:47 am #1271322@Izbeckistan 539223 wrote:
I do like starfish but I think tropical fish are hard to lookafter no ?
yeah think they die a lot especially in smaller tanks; hard to get the eco system right as it were. But I have never had fish so no expert. Think tropical fish are expensive as is the equipment.
April 9, 2013 at 9:50 am #1271338I meant seahorses not starfish
April 9, 2013 at 9:59 am #1271323most fish seem to require a 24/7 constant mains electricity supply for the pumps associated with the tanks. This means they are at risk from your keymeter running out (if you have one) or disruptions to your local electricity (from SSE or UK Power Networks) which are also increasingly regular especially in “lower income” areas.
Rodents and lagomorphs are not as malodorous if their enclosures are large and kept clean and many animal sanctuaries are full of them due to accidental breeding .
April 9, 2013 at 10:10 am #1271329get a cat so you can cheese off it
April 9, 2013 at 10:25 am #1271354Get a bearded dragon or a leopard gecko..
April 9, 2013 at 10:52 am #1271339@General Lighting 539229 wrote:
most fish seem to require a 24/7 constant mains electricity supply for the pumps associated with the tanks. This means they are at risk from your keymeter running out (if you have one) or disruptions to your local electricity (from SSE or UK Power Networks) which are also increasingly regular especially in “lower income” areas.
Rodents and lagomorphs are not as malodorous if their enclosures are large and kept clean and many animal sanctuaries are full of them due to accidental breeding .
Yeah my lecky bill always makes me gasp so thats something to think twice about.
Rats are cute there is a lady who rescues them near by.April 9, 2013 at 11:07 am #1271324Rats are friendlier than mice or hamsters and more social, but because of this tend to get abandoned as they are popular with younger people who are too squeamish to “look under the tail” -and thus do not seem to realise that two rats of opposite gender can, and will make many others in a very short period of time and these all need looking after…
April 9, 2013 at 11:11 am #1271330Rat, chinchilla, hamster, or house rabbit ?
Have you fad a look at what’s available locally to rescue? I also think ‘rescuing’ from a household ( who can’t afford the animal / don’t want it etc) is also rescuing
April 9, 2013 at 11:18 am #1271340@Tank Girl 539258 wrote:
Rat, chinchilla, hamster, or house rabbit ?
Have you fad a look at what’s available locally to rescue? I also think ‘rescuing’ from a household ( who can’t afford the animal / don’t want it etc) is also rescuing
I wont go with rabbits as I rent my property and rabbits tend to scratch up skirting boards. There is a lady around sussex who rescues rodents and she is pretty much drowning in them 🙁
How are they with toddlers ? (2 years old) I wouldn’t want a her to get a nasty nip or for her to grab the rat in an awkward position and hurt it.April 9, 2013 at 11:22 am #1271352Get a rat. I have two, they’re really cute and are so interesting to watch. They act very much like squirrels in some respects. Like if you give them sweet corn they will run up to it, take it, run back and stash it away and run back for more! Great animal
April 9, 2013 at 11:29 am #1271325how kid friendly a rat is it depends on how well socialised the rat is (same as any other creature). Most will not nip their owners or their families unless roughly handled.
April 9, 2013 at 4:55 pm #1271331I did hear once that female rats, go a bit nuts if they dont have a …..errr… I dont know the right word but ?litter of baby rats
but I dont know if this is an urban myth or trueApril 9, 2013 at 5:10 pm #1271326A female has a litter (this term can be used for all mammals whether or not the births are multiple but it is usually non-PC to use it for humans), and the offspring of rats are also called kittens (in multi species environments such as the records of an animal shelter the term “rat kitten” may be used to avoid confusion with felines)…
the oestrous (sp?) cycle of female rats (and their behaviour) is better described here
April 9, 2013 at 5:14 pm #1271332Get a gecko…*licks eyeball*
April 9, 2013 at 9:34 pm #1271341Ok im looking into rats, they are lovely creatures and suit my living situation. I feel like I have some sort of affinity with them ( they rub their genitalia on objects just like me!)
Nah seriously they are sick. They are wicked survivors, have a amiable nature and like to be handled. My kid would like them too I recon, but the toddler – rat handling thing is something I would look imto proper.Will keep people updated! 😉
April 9, 2013 at 10:06 pm #1271334Rats are defo the best of the small mammal options, friend of mine had 2 and they were great, most rodent types, hamsters, gerbils etc are just terrified of people, but rats actually seem to like people and want to play & be sociable like a proper pet.
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