My daughter Ashlen is 3 and she really wants a pet duck! What should I do?

Answer 1

build a pond and then get a duck...I had a couple pet ducks while growing up..they don't actually need to swim to survive or anything but I think it's cruel to keep a duck if you don't have a pond or something for them to swim in (obviously not a pool though)

Answer 2

Your the parent, you don't give a kid everything that they ask for that would be silly. Get your daughter a stuffed duck or an animated duck.. do her room in ducks.. but a pet duck unless you live on a farm would be dead within weeks.

Answer 3

Look at it this way. Can she keep her room clean with little help? Does she have other chores around the house that she can handle on her own? Is she responsible for a 3 year old? Is she potty trained? If you answer no to 1 or more of these questions then your answer to her should be maybe whe you are older and can take care of a pet yourself. My daughter wanted a Guinea Pig for her birthday 2 years ago. She had to prove to us that she could handle the resposiblity of her other chores for 1 full year before we would get her one. She now takes better care of her pet then the 14 year old that lives next door to us.

Answer 4

I grew up with pet ducks. They didn't really do much. We have fun putting him in a kiddy pool during the summer. Other than that he was just another mouth to have to feed. They are cute when they are small but that is it. It's also difficult to release them with wild ducks when the "thrill" is gone. We took ours to a local park and let him loose. We watched him as he swam around the pond with the other ducks and had fun. We walked back to the car and that duck came flying out of the pond and followed us back to the car. Fortunately, my dad had a soft heart and let us take him back home. It was pitiful, three little girls sobbing, and the duck who was chasing us down to get back in the car and go back home with us. We ended up having that duck for at least 12 years before he died.

I would tell your daughter when she is old enough to take care of her duck she can have one when she is older. Personally, we won't be having a duck at our house. My daughter is 4 and so far is happy with our one kitty.

Answer 5

I wanted a horse when I was little. I didn't get it. Wait a few years until she's old enough, and if she really wants it get it. At 3, its all about the I want, then once they get it, they get tired of it fast.

Take her to the park often and let her feed the ducks there, you guys can even make up names for the different ducks. All the fun of the attatchment w/o the owning.

Answer 6

i had a pet duck when i was 5. my mom got a kiddie pool and put it out in the sun, and bought 2 ducklings for us. ducks are fun pets to start out with. they are alot easier to take care of than dogs. also they keep your yard mostly bug free. just make sure that your yard is fenced, and that you get the birds wings clipped at a young age. the kid will have fun chasing the ducks around. just a tip though never buy just one duck...they get lonely. there are lots of duckie food pelets that you could teach her about feeding animals with. and you could teach her about responcibility with them too. i think they are a great idea.

Answer 7

Aww come on let the kid have a pet duck shes only gonna be a little girl for a little while

Answer 8

Get her a duck if your home owner dose'nt mind that's awsome that she would perfer a duck out of all animals ,plus a duck would be a cool pet.

Answer 9

It depends on where you live. If you can accomodate a duck on your property, then why not? We had some, they're cute. All you need is a little kiddy pool. Otherwise, just say no. Don't worry, this is a word you'll get to use alot from now on. Get used to it. :-)

Answer 10

well talk to her about why she wants one and tell her about how much work it is to have one. then you could possibly take her to a farm to see and play with some then get her a toy stuffed duck that look real or get her a real pet fish or dog