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07-03-2012, 09:03 AM
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Hamster Pup
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: california
Posts: 79
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Re: Next Pet after Hamsters?
Guinea pig care is simalar to hamsters on a larger scale. If you do get one or two do not put them in a ball. Apparently since I had mine about 6 years ago they have done studies and say that a guinea pig can break thier back in one. Ours liked to come out and play and liked to be held. If you tame them right and work with them daily they can be amazing pets. We are waiting for the pet store to have two for adoption. Rabbits are fun too. I know some people keep pot belly pigs though I know nothing about them other than I heard they are simalar to dogs in personallity. Why do you discount a small dog if you want an animal that really will love being held, and cuddled and want to play with you? Just wondering.
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07-03-2012, 09:09 AM
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Hamster Addict
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Ohio, USA
Posts: 962
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Re: Next Pet after Hamsters?
I got 2 parakeets in February. They are very intelligent, and they are finally warming up to me this summer since I am home more
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and parakeets Samuel & Sylvester and sugar gliders Boo & Buzz
and my hamster angels Gemma, Cyleigh, Callie, Chloe, Carley, and Caylee- all reunited at last on the rainbow bridge xxxxxxx
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07-03-2012, 09:33 AM
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Hamster Pup
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 70
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Re: Next Pet after Hamsters?
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Originally Posted by mommyzoo
Why do you discount a small dog if you want an animal that really will love being held, and cuddled and want to play with you? Just wondering.
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I live in a place that does not allow cats and dogs but allows other small animals. Also if I were to move to a place that allowed them I would get a cat over a dog right away.
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07-03-2012, 09:42 AM
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Hamster Pup
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: california
Posts: 79
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Re: Next Pet after Hamsters?
I was just wondering. I enjoyed our guinea pigs. My husband threw a fit for a dog and ended up with one. His dog scared the piggies so we found them a new home. I didnt like it, but sometimes you have to give. The dog we have now would probably whine at any piggies but listens way better than said puppy. Plus we are moving the school room to an area where the dog isnt allowed and all our little pets will go in there. Good luck with your decision.
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07-03-2012, 10:16 AM
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The Werehamster
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Essex
Posts: 4,324
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Re: Next Pet after Hamsters?
I looked after a friend's guinea pigs over Christmas and didn't take to them. I had to spot clean several times a day and no matter what I gave them to do and how much I had them out they always looked bored. The kids liked them but I definitely wouldn't have any.
In your position I definitely would have rats over gerbils, but no point suggesting them if you don't like the idea. Unfortunately my husband has vetoed them. I saw a beautiful pair recently, one dove-grey and white and one beige and white.
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07-03-2012, 10:25 AM
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Hamster Pup
Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 197
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Re: Next Pet after Hamsters?
I think a good way to chose is to research about their care etc and see which suits your lifestyle and budget the most. Can you afford their start up set-up, a big enough cage for example, do you have space for a cage large enough to keep them happy? How much handling do you want from them? how much handling will they tolerate: gerbils not much, guinea pigs lots. How often would you be willing to clean them out. how much smell could you put up with? (rules out ferrets normally! )
I spent a long time thinking about which pet I wanted from this kind of angle. Based upon longevity and sociability I chose rats. I wasn't sure where I would be in a few years time, so I know i will not ever be in a situation where I can't put them first.
Chosing a pet by their "base cost" is a bad idea to be honest. My rats were cheap to aquire but their vets bills have greatly exceeded any costs of anything I have bought for them.
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07-03-2012, 10:31 AM
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PM Fluffy for custom title
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Colorado, USA
Posts: 1,811
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Re: Next Pet after Hamsters?
I love chinchillas, but the relationship between chinchillas and humans is a very unique bond. Chinchillas are not cuddly (They are rarely cuddly, I guess I should say, I have a few cuddlers) but they are very social with humans and once you have their trust you will never lose it. I have three chins that I am very close with. Ellie is everything a chinchilla shouldn't be (She's like me in animal form!). Ellie hates strangers, hates other chins, and bites and sprays anyone other than me or my dad, but she also loves being pet and scratched ALL over (she loves having her belly scratched <3), and likes to give kissing and sleep on my lap. Her favorite thing to do is to groom me, I ended up with a partial eyebrow last time I let her go too far. >.< Maia is a baby that I hand-raised and even though she isn't cuddly she is very affectionate. She will groom me, and jump all over me, and give me kisses. She likes scritches under the chin and behind the ears ONLY. She's in her rebellious teenage stage right now so she's been pretty naughty. Stormy is a chin that I got two years ago and wasn't tame at all, she actually bit me the first time I met her! But after her near death experience with pyometra we bonded and now she lives to lay her head on my chest and sleep.
Although bonds like those aren't easy to make, they are worth the time and effort. Chinchillas are very affectionate in their own way.
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07-03-2012, 10:42 AM
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Hamster Pup
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: california
Posts: 79
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Re: Next Pet after Hamsters?
That is cool. My husband has wanted a chinchilla for ages but I havent done the research. It is good to know what they are like. I dont know when we will want to get one but one day maybe.
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Originally Posted by MMMTDF
I love chinchillas, but the relationship between chinchillas and humans is a very unique bond. Chinchillas are not cuddly (They are rarely cuddly, I guess I should say, I have a few cuddlers) but they are very social with humans and once you have their trust you will never lose it. I have three chins that I am very close with. Ellie is everything a chinchilla shouldn't be (She's like me in animal form!). Ellie hates strangers, hates other chins, and bites and sprays anyone other than me or my dad, but she also loves being pet and scratched ALL over (she loves having her belly scratched <3), and likes to give kissing and sleep on my lap. Her favorite thing to do is to groom me, I ended up with a partial eyebrow last time I let her go too far. >.< Maia is a baby that I hand-raised and even though she isn't cuddly she is very affectionate. She will groom me, and jump all over me, and give me kisses. She likes scritches under the chin and behind the ears ONLY. She's in her rebellious teenage stage right now so she's been pretty naughty. Stormy is a chin that I got two years ago and wasn't tame at all, she actually bit me the first time I met her! But after her near death experience with pyometra we bonded and now she lives to lay her head on my chest and sleep.
Although bonds like those aren't easy to make, they are worth the time and effort. Chinchillas are very affectionate in their own way.
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07-03-2012, 10:58 AM
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Senior Hamster
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Delaware, United States
Posts: 497
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Re: Next Pet after Hamsters?
I had 2 male guinea pigs growing up, though not at the same time. My first was Mel, a pet shop GP who only lived about 2 weeks to a month in my care. About a year later I got Cleo(patrick) who was from a litter of my friend's GPs. He was originally named Cleopatra because I thought he was a girl until I noticed him grow some extra junk in his trunk.
I loved Cleo very much, but unfortunately I would say that I grew bored of him after a few years and he became more of my mother's pet. The major con I can remember is waking up to his squeaking! I don't think I have ever had a noisier pet (except when my dog barks)!
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07-03-2012, 01:58 PM
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Fuzzy Feet!
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Shakespeare country
Posts: 3,873
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Re: Next Pet after Hamsters?
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Originally Posted by mommyzoo
Guinea pig care is simalar to hamsters on a larger scale.
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I would disagree partly on this. Guinea pigs take a lot more cleaning out than hamsters do, for a start!
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Originally Posted by crazygal330
How often would you be willing to clean them out. how much smell could you put up with? (rules out ferrets normally! )
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Ferrets don't actually smell that much, despite their reputation. I went to a friend's house, and her ferrets had a slight smell if you shoved your nose into their fur. The dog smelled more than the ferrets! (Un-neutered ferrets have a stronger smell )
Puchiko: I'm starting to think rabbits are the best bet for you. They can be litter trained, making cleaning up after them easier, and they're sociable
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