Small Pet Guide
Pick the Perfect Pet to Fit your Lifestyle!
Research, Resources & Education
Our objective is to serve as a platform for education, through extensive research and a wide range of links to resources. We strive to provide comprehensive and accurate information, and we understand that like humans, animals too are unique individuals. Therefore, it is essential to acknowledge that the information we provide is general and may not apply to every animal of a particular breed or species.
Table of Contents
Find the Perfect Small Pet
to Fit Your Lifestyle!
Guides to find a small pets including hamsters, mice, ferret, chinchilla, rats, degus and breeds of rabbits. This guide includes information on size and general lifespan.
Depending on the animal, what type of housing with they flourish in? Are they social and can they be housed with other animals? Do they need exercise? What are their nutrional needs?
Other questions regarding certain species: Are they awake either during the day or night. How long is their coat and do they need grooming? Health concerns. , rabbit
SMALL PETS
As with all animals, small children should always be supervised. Most of the general information is provided in the Small Animals Guide.
A few things to remember, as with reptiles and rabbits, Never use Cedar or Pine bedding. These substrates (bedding) have a strong odor and can be toxic to animals or cause severe allergic reactions. If you choose to use branches, make sure they have not been sprayed with pesticides.
Most small animals, such as rodents, have teeth that grow continuously and require something to gnaw on.
Another thing to keep in mind is the time of the day the animal is more active. If they are nocturnal (up during the night), this is usually not a great pet for children. For example, hamsters tend to be nippier when woken from their daytime nap.
Check to see if your area has a rescue. There are many small animals, such as Ferrets and Rabbits, that could use a good home.
RODENTS
CHINCHILLAS
DEGUS
FERRETS
GUINEA PIGS / CAVY
HEDGEHOGS
SUGAR GLIDERS
RABBITS
