Can also be a plant or non-living thing. Be creative! :)
If you ever had a 'class pet', please share!
2007-02-21 21:12:33 · 15 answers · asked by Mrs C 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Teaching
How about head lice?
They are easy to share, breed well, and it would take away the stigma attached with getting them. The only problem would be coming up with enough names for the little creatures (the head lice, not the children), but you could use all the misspelled words on their tests for names. At least, then they would be original and creative.
Add food coloring to their food supply and you could have a rainbow of fun (and itching) in your hair.
Good luck with your new pets!!
2007-02-22 10:42:02 · answer #1 · answered by RDW928 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ratties are good class pets they are curious intelligent and generally friendly. They can be kept in a large glass aquarium so easy to observe. You can also learn a lot about nutrition by learning the food the pets need as they have similar needs to humans. They also need exercise which can be provided by a wheel. A new thing on the market is the rattie hammock which they pile into like sardines and love to sleep in comfort. They are really clean and like a clean cage. Will delight in ripping up crumpled news papers for their nest. Love porridge for breakfast but not too hot.; also really like their fruit and oranges. Do not need a lot of attention as they have each other however you have to keep the same sex otherwise there will be a population explosion as they produce a lot of little ones if not kept separate.
2007-02-21 21:40:05 · answer #2 · answered by njss 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I love the idea of having a class teddy bear or stuffed animal. The children take it home for a week or weekend. The animal has a journal in which the children write about what the animal did during that time. It really gives the class insight into the other students' lives.
2007-02-22 00:38:26 · answer #3 · answered by spynmepynk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends how much you can spend. You could get tadpoles and watch them as they develop into frogs. If you can spend more money, an iguana would be a different class pet. Also, a parrot or a cockatoo would be interesting--they can be taught to speak! Another idea is you could go to https://secure.worldwildlife.org/forms/acdev/adoptionCenter_1.cfm and adopt an animal. You can have the class choose what kind of animal to adopt, and they send you a certificate, a photo of your animal, and a stuffed animal. The kids will love it!
2007-02-22 02:34:50 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
nicely- no longer a rodent. a great variety of rodents get moist tail by way of rigidity. this is often deadly. The sound of you- whether you mean to be quiet, and being held by utilising a great variety of human beings is basically too a lot. additionally, they might get under pressure by way of fact they're being dealt with by utilising a great variety of 'new' human beings. A hamster could be dealt with by utilising distinctive human beings, yet rather you like to adhere to 2-3 popular handlers. additionally, hamsters, gerbils are nocturnal. no longer sturdy. Rabbits= too a lot area, same for guineas, rats and chinchillas, and degus. in hassle-free terms mice, praire canines (uncommon) are left. How approximately- Snakes. Milk Snakes are non poisionous, and massive handlers. Tropical fish- i might reccommend guppies, neon tetras or mollies. Lizard- Crested Gecko Lizards, or Bearded Dragons are great, the two fairly common to safeguard. yet they stay for around 20yrs- perchance in hassle-free terms a Gecko, they stay for roughly 4yrs- 5yrs. Frogs- i might reccommend the two 2 Poison Dart Frogs (some are not poisonous!), a Pacman Frog (they're so cool), an African Bullfrog (they could desire to consume stay mice) or White's Tree Frog. slow Worms- they're great!
2016-09-29 11:16:03 · answer #5 · answered by matzen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when I was in school they didn't have "class pets"...my kids teachers had gerbils and hamsters......
If you really wanted to be creative..this really isn't a pet..but it would definitely be a learning experience....I read somewhere you can raise butterflies..you can buy the eggs off the net ( I don't have the link..I just ran into a site that sold them along time ago)...than the kids could watch them hatch into the worm form...feed the worms ..than they could see the worms turn into butterflies....after they go through the metamorphosis...you could have the kids release them.......I don't know it was just a thought....
2007-02-21 21:33:25 · answer #6 · answered by LeftField360 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think it would be cool to have a venus fly trap as a pet. You could feed it raw hamburger meat if needed. Some that I have known about are mice, hamsters, guinea pigs, rabbits, birds, fish, lizards, frogs, turtles, and a 2nd grade teacher at the school I work at has a tarantula named Rosie.
2007-02-21 21:23:27 · answer #7 · answered by sisterchick1274 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would go with a pet rock. It's easy to feed and you don't have to worry who will take care of it over long weekends, March break etc.
The one I had came with a strawberry basket cage. We decorated him nicely and from time to time he would visit the school garden to brighten it up (and give him some fresh air). He was nice and smooth and fun to "pet" and no one had to wash their hands after playing with him as he didn't lick you...you also didn't have to worry about him biting. Overall a great pet! (Fredrock was our pet in grade 3....many many years ago!)
Thanks for bringing back some great memories!
2007-02-22 01:19:55 · answer #8 · answered by cookie 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A Doberman Pinscher.
2007-02-21 21:16:47 · answer #9 · answered by NONAME 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Godzilla
2007-02-21 23:17:02 · answer #10 · answered by alanna 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋