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Hey, I've been considering getting a pet. Do you have any pets and do you recommend any beginner-friendly pets?
I'm very scared of rodents loool
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Mama won't allow a dog, but a hampster sounds okay once I get past the fear of being bitten by them. I've never been bitten by them or held one so I donnoe where this fear is coming from lool
Maybe I should but it on my bucket list of things to do before I turn 30 "hold a hamster and not drop it or fling it across the room" XD
Awwww what a cutie
We got my niece (she’s 8) a hamster from pets at homes they’re usually really good at making sure you have the correct size cage, talking through how to handle them and will show you how to handle them too. Signs that mean they’re poorly etc.
In terms of Guinea pigs it depends if you can cope having 2 as they often have to live in pairs .You could always think about fish aswell - they’re pretty low maintenance and again we’ve always got ours from pets at home. Just gotta feed then once a day and then clean them out when the tank gets grimy
Took him for a run this afternoon and he was a good boy but my god did he run round in circles the entire time as if he hadn’t been out of the house for a month!
Proper made me laugh reading this hahaha
We must of been lucky with the lady we had when getting my nieces … she actually made us get a bigger cage that what we was gonna get 😂
Pets at home don’t have any cages in store that actually are big enough for a hamster lovely. The only one they sell that’s big enough is the savic plaza which is only available online. People think hamsters are cheap easy pets but they need lots of space and bedding to be able to burrow etc. they also need a wheel that’s big enough - the wheels that come with the pets at home cages are not actually suitable as they’re too small and can cause spinal issues in hamsters. Also they often sell you sawdust which is not good for hamsters respiratory systems.
All the best,
Amy22
I love the name Bacon!
Would love to have a grey cat too tho.. Love these creaturessss @Salix_alba_2019
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They’re not big enough my dear, none of the ones sold in store are. I’d order the Savic plaza online through pets at home if I were you
But yeah I knew someone who loved hamsters and Guinea pigs they literally dedicated so much time to them and couldn’t ever meet me cause she was always cleaning them & absolutely loved them