yup that was great, I love guinea pigs and I have just done a bit of research into hedgehogs, they seem nice, I would love a snake, can you recommend a small non toxic one, because corns get up to 5ft and I think they don't like the size issue. I would love some form of lizard - I like the look of bearded dragons actually
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just remembered, do you know (roughly) how much a bearded dragon set up will cost?
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I had a hedgehog once. She was as stupid as could be. I bought her bred and she died from starvation. I tried everything. Hedgehog food, dogfood, veggies, fruits, letting her roam the yard, nothing. The weird part is she got an okay from the vet...
Where are you located? Where I am, there are plenty of small non-toxic snake species you can find virtually anywhere. I could show you a few pics of some that I've caught if you'd like. All pics are of fullgrown examples.
Bearded dragons and uromastyx can become pretty tame. I really like them, but they cost too much for me.
What about gerbils? They are better than hamsters since they are diurnal instead of nocturnal. Makes playing with them much easier. The only catch is that you'd have to give them a glass tank because they love to dig (it'll look like they are trying to escape, but they really aren't). If they are in plastic or plexiglass containers, they will scratch it up and/or chew through it. They love to chew. Any toilet paper rolls you give them, they will chew up and add to their "nest".
What about small birds? Parrotlets can be obtained fairly cheap for a parrot. They are about the size of budgies with 50x the personality. Quiet, too.
Canaries may make a bit of noise, but at least it's pretty.
Chinchillas and ferrets are good options, too. You can potty train ferrets and they love to get into everything and have a grand ole time.
Some chinchillas can be shy, but ours are very tame. We can pick them up and they come to us for treats. We let them run loose in their own room when we're in there and they are extremely amusing with their crazy antics. They bounce and run all over the room and over/behind us as we sit there. It's pretty common to have one decide to jump up on your lap and take a nibble at your shirt or hand to see if you've got something good to eat. (It doesn't hurt, they are gentle with their teeth.) One of the female's favourite hobbies is to jump on top of the bird cages and do a kick flip off of the wall onto the floor.
They are smarter than they may seem and definitely know where the exit is. They'll jump at the door hoping it will open so they can explore the rest of the house. They've also opened their cage doors a few times so they could make their own trips.
Care for chinchillas is fairly easy. The only catch being that you need to let them take regular dust baths (you buy containers of it for like $5) to keep their fur healthy.
I'm sure I could think of more suggestions later, but that's about it for right now. Good luck.
You could look at the post I made about what I've owned to see if there's anything else you might be interested in that I could tell you about.