I want a second pet...?

Question

I have a hamster and I dont want a dog,cat,farm animal,hermit crab,ferret,chincilla,snake,or a spider. Wha tkind of pet is low manintance and does not bite often or at all???? and why should I get it?????????

Answer 1

Most animals have the capacity to bite, but it depends on how well you handle them, and how placid the animals own temperament is. There are a few animals available on the market that may meet your requirements, but it depends on what you want from your pet. If you are looking for something inexpensive, small, cute and furry then I would recommend a pet mouse. The amount of care work involved is fairly much the same as a hamster, but mice are slightly more active. I have kept several mice in the past and I have yet to be bitten by one- maybe I have just been lucky?.

Gerbils also make nice low maintenance pets. If you have a large tank handy you can use compost to line it (about 3-4 inches deep). It is fun to watch them doing the thing they love to do best- DIG! Also you can throw in a few card board tubes and watch your gerbil turn them into bedding. Gerbil maintenance is again about the same as a hamster, but gerbils are far more active than hamsters. The downside to gerbils is that they are variable in temperament, from experience I know that some gerbils will go through life without biting human flesh at all, some will occassionally when they feel their human needs telling off, but others will bite you just because they can. I currently have one of my own that is a non-biter, but I am also gerbil-sitting a family of gerbils (2 adults and 4 babies) the mother has drawn blood to my boyfriend's hand five times already (we've only had the family 5 days), yet she hasn't bitten me once yet.

Rats can make good pets, but they are similar to gerbils in temperament. They can either be lovely, or nasty finger biters. I used to have one that would sit on my shoulder and take food from my hands and nibble it. He was lovely. When he died I got another who was the meanest rat I have ever known, he was completely untamable. I now have an elderly female who doesn't like being out of her cage. She is fairly much a non-biter unless you try to take her out of her cage.

Guinea pigs are supposed to be placid animals, but as I have no experience with these animals I can't form a personal opinion on them. I imagine they would be more expensive to house and keep than a hamster.

If you are looking for a pet that you don't have to spend to much time handling and taming then a goldfish would probably suit you. This can be a very cheap pet or very expensive depending on your set up. If you go for a set up with pumps and filters etc then the initial cost will be quite expensive, but if you go for a simple set up without filters and pumps then it can be very cheap, but may require more work to keep the environment healthy for the fish.

Another pet that is low mentainence is the Giant African Landsnail. All you need is a good size tank, substrate, cuttlefish (for calcium) and fresh food. They don't bite, and they don't care if you don't want to hold them or cuddle them. Also you don't have to spend hours chasing them around the house or worrying about them gnawing through electric cables on the rare occassion when your son forgets to put the lid back on the tank :p
The only downside to these animals is if you keep more than one together they will breed (they are hermaphrodites- they have both male and female genitalia), and you will have hundreds of babies to find homes for.

Slave to animals :p

Answer 2

Guinea pigs (or cavies) are relatively low maintenance. They can be expensive if anything goes wrong, but most of the time they are very hardy creatures. You need to make sure they have hay, fresh veggies, water and guinea pig food fro your local pet shop, and they are fine. they can also be held, and cuddled easier than smaller pets. They need quite a big indoor cage, or some time out on the floor (or in a run outside in summer, as long as there areno dogs & cats about)

Answer 3

Maybe an aquarium with two or three fishes. The only thing you have to do is change their water an give them food. They wont eat your hamster like a dog would. You can stop by a nearby shelter for homeless animals and find your perfect pet.

Answer 4

A pet that I used to have that I enjoyed immensely was an albino African Clawed Frog. I kept her in a large 20-gallon aquarium always at least half full. She was fun to have and fun to watch, and she would amuse herself by re-arranging "the furniture," all the little rocks, toys, mountains, and plastic plants that she shared her habitat with. Also, she was easy to take care of: Just keep the tank clean and a ready supply of food....and free of fish you don't want eaten. They like to eat just about anything, from little sticks of frog/amphibian food you can buy at a pet store, to small feeder fish that cost a few cets apiece, or, for a special treat, go dig up an earthworm, rinse it off, and drop it in the tank. My frog went nuts everytime it sensed I'd dropped one in the tank and would not rest until it had been found and devoured.

Answer 5

Bunny rabbits are a good pet.But I guess they do require a little bit of work.I am getting a ferret I think there the best but anyways gl

Answer 6

A guinea pig. They are really sweet, and really don't bite people. They are relatively inexpensive to maintain, but if he got sick and had to go to the vet, it will cost quite a bit. I have a guinea pig, and he is a wonderful part of the family.

Answer 7

If you want a low maintenance animal, maybe you should think about something like a pet rock.

Answer 8

rabbit

Guinea Pig

gerbil

fish

Answer 9

Eguana. Low maintenance and clean. Easy to feed. Just give them heat, light, water and food. and they'll be good to go.

Answer 10

try buying a fish