What pet would you suggest?

Question

We found a salamander outside but let it go and now my kids would like something like it for a pet. (Something like it that can be handled.)

I was thinking something more reptilian (but not a snake).

Answer 1

Here are some ideas and their pros and cons:

1. Leopard Gecko
pros: handleable, easy to feed, easy to house
cons: special lighting and heat

2. Dog
pros: friendly, cuddleable, easy to please
cons: grooming, picking up piles, training, vet

3. Cat
pros: easy to care for, some are sweet
cons: most apathetic, get into everything

4. Bird:
pros: fun, talks back, amusing
cons: particles from dander can get into your lungs, can be very noisy

Hope that helped! :)

Answer 2

Well, if you just found the salamander today, I would wait a week or two and see if the excitement wears off. If after a good amount of time there is still significant interest in a small lizard of some sort, you should do a good amount of research before you go ahead and purchase something. Some can live quite a long time and all require special lighting, habitat and nutrition. The books and websites may make it sound simple, but the truth is that it's very easy to make a reptile sick and many people, upon doing so, are not interested in paying a veterinary bill that can approach $75 just for an exam. Think about how your kids would handle it if the lizard got sick and this situation came up, try to come up with a plan to deal with something like that. I won't make any specific recommendations regarding which species to consider, I'm sure you'll get lots of answers with specific recommendations, but iguanas, though popular, can grow very large. That's my advice!

Answer 3

definetly a guinea pig. first of all they are low maintanence. they are very calm and they never bite even if you accidently hurt them. they are also very good with kids. their food isn't expensive and you only have to clean their cage about every five days depending on the cage size. they are very undersgtanding like dogs and have less fur. and you don't have to spend alot of money on them. they also live anywhere from six to eight years and kids are able to clean their cage.

Answer 4

I would suggest something like a hamster. I know it sounds cliche and all.. but my hamster adores my daughter. She will have friends over and he is being handled like crazy and is sooo tame. She cleans the cage and everything herself and that thing is great and so tame. They only live about 2 years though

Answer 5

A dog. And the mountain bernese is the best to have. Mine is too nice to kids, this dog is by far the best.
My opinion.

Answer 6

bunny rabbit or maybe a kitten or ferret. smething cute and cuddley. or if your kids really like playful maybe a dog or feret. or something quiet fish, hamsters guinea pigs. it depends how they can handle it and what they are like and how they lik to play. go ask them and they'll tell you:D

Answer 7

get a hamser a dog or cat i live with 2 cats and 1 dog and im fine

Answer 8

i think you should choose a dog. it will help most of the time. train it early and it will be easily handled. just not in the beginning

Answer 9

you could get them a turtle they are pretty child safe because of their shell but keeep in mind that they smell

Answer 10

depends on how much time you have and what kind of animals your into.....look on the web and surch out the ones your interested in.....either way i say do your homework first....