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Can You Please Help Us Choose a Pet?

katydidthat — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 02:13:04 GMT

My son wants something cuddly. Not a fish, not a bird (although I would like a bird).

We live in a tiny teeny 2 BR unit ... it is not big enough for a cat or a dog.

It would be nice if it could like happily in a large bird cage ... as I have one.

NOT MICE OR RATS.

TVMIA

Re: Can You Please Help Us Choose a Pet?

freakiness — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 02:22:46 GMT

a rabbit of course 😄

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j*oono — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 02:25:40 GMT

Do you have your own little garden or must it stay inside? I can't think of anything that would be happy enough inside all day except a mouse or rat but if you have a garden then a rabbit would be great or a guinea pig.

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freakiness — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 02:25:42 GMT

you need to get a rabbit that has been handled since birth and you need to get a rabbit desexed, regardless of gender. They always poop in the same spot so easy to train and pee next to it.

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flashie* — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 02:27:49 GMT

Definitely a guinea pig..........they are easy to feed............and look after............an ideal first pet.

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just_me_karen — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 02:28:57 GMT

Birds in cages is so cruel. Birds are made to fly free, yet humans throw them in cages.. I don't get it and I reckon it should be banned.

how about a guinea pig? Actually you'd need two, or it's cruel.. And a big cage.. And running around the flat time.

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bright.ton42 — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 02:30:11 GMT

Not fair to keep a rabbit inside all the time if it can't go out I wouldn't think.

A bird would be ok if the cage is big and you can let it fly free regularly. Cockatiels become very tame and sit on shoulders.

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katydidthat — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 02:36:52 GMT

We don't have a garden as such, but our units are surrounded by a large area of grass. It could certainly go outside on a leash.

Why should I get the rabbit desexed, Freaki? Just curious ... we've always had our cats desexed and microchipped etc.

Karen, if we did have a bird, it would have the run of the flat most of the time ... and it would be a hand-raised one ... and, I'd have agreed with you completely a year ago, but I saw the cutest hand-raised birds recently ...

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freakiness — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 02:49:24 GMT

Why should I get the rabbit desexed, Freaki? Just curious ... we've always had our cats desexed and microchipped etc.

because rabbits like sex, a lot.

boys and girls try very hard to fulfil that like :^O

They are much happier pets is desexed 😄

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katydidthat — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 03:01:24 GMT

LOLOL!!!!!!!!!!!!

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i-need-a-martini — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 03:05:56 GMT

Definitely a rabbit.

It would be Ok in a unit. Ours lives on our balcony and comes in every night. He has thr un of 1200m2 of garden on the weekend but doesn't seem to enjoy being out there that much.

The best thing about them is that they are clean so will always poo and wee in a litter tray.

They have more personality than a guinea pig too.

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sandym3369 — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 03:12:07 GMT

I have had both rabbits and Guinea Pigs . Used to take the rabbit out on a leash if young and handled a lot they are really good. Our Guinea Pigs where great with the kids they use to whistle when they saw you and would also follow the kids around. I think a Guinea Pig would be better for a unit as they are smaller and I think easier to handle .

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katydidthat — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 03:42:21 GMT

What about gerbils or hamsters? Are there any native animals that can be kept as pets? Like bilbies?

We had rabbits when we were young ... we had a chinchilla called Cwch (pronounced cootch, it's Welsh for cuddle). It was hilarious ... every now and then it would escape from its hutch and chase the neighbour's cat around the garden. It would come into the house sometimes and chew the tv cords ...

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sandym3369 — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 04:11:23 GMT

Don't get Gerbils or Hamsters in. Australia .

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kengillard — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 04:45:51 GMT

Isn't Hamster another name for Guinea Pig?

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katydidthat — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 04:46:35 GMT

Oh. Thanks, Sandy. I grew up in London ... I can remember us having a class hamster in primary school.

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katydidthat — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 04:48:43 GMT

Hamsters are smaller than Guinea Pigs, Gillie ... and I think they tend to be more beige in colour, where Guinea Pigs are all sorts of colours.

One thing I remember about Guinea Pigs is that they had these whorls which made them (for me) difficult to stroke.

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sandym3369 — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 04:51:10 GMT

I come from the UK also . I have had a hamster and they come in a few colours .

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j*oono — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 04:52:59 GMT

My class had a hamster too. It would have been around the time we were reading the Narnia books because I remember there was a hamster called Reepicheep in one of them. They are very cute but I don't think you can get them here. They are quite different to guinea pigs.

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j*oono — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 04:55:04 GMT

Hey, it's also a shame we can't have tortoises here. Now they are easy to handle 😄