Small animals?

#1 November 5th, 2011, 12:07 PM

Do you have a hamster, fish, gerbil...anything small? How does your LO do with it? We are thinking about getting fish or a hamster...notice I said thinking LOL

shockandawe · #2 November 5th, 2011, 12:31 PM

I tried a fish once. It was a sad and tragic mistake...I didn't have the heart to try the hamster or gerbil...and this was prekid!

sfarrow3 · #3 November 5th, 2011, 01:57 PM

We don't now but a fish I can do. The hamster and gerbil not so much! They resemble rats and mice too much!

#4 November 5th, 2011, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by shockandawe

I tried a fish once. It was a sad and tragic mistake...I didn't have the heart to try the hamster or gerbil...and this was prekid!

Arei_720 · #5 November 5th, 2011, 07:30 PM

I had hamsters when I was a teenager. They can be fun, but not something I'd recommend for small children. They can bite if they're not socialized or just feeling grumpy, and they're nocturnal, which means squeaky hamster wheels throughout the night

We recently bought our older daughter a small tank with two fish and a snail. The fish both died shortly after and she was heartbroken, but Sid the snail is still thriving!

Mama2Owen · #6 November 5th, 2011, 09:08 PM

We have a betta fish in Owen's room. He's amazed by Phineas. Tells him hello whenever he walks by & enjoys watching him swim.

We also have 2 large dogs. Owen loves his Hannah & Bo.

jessanddane · #7 November 7th, 2011, 08:11 AM

Emily has a Beta in her room as well. This is her second. The first one, Alpha, he died in like a month. This one we didnt give a name, but he seems to be doing well

We have one large dog too.

sboricua · #8 November 7th, 2011, 08:45 AM

We have 2 hermit crabs we bought in NC back in July. Desi crabs it like nothing so I have to hold it while she touches it. they are easy to maintain. a tank fish and fresh water every day and a bath once a week for them. we have a boxer that she truly loves! I want to get a betta for the girls room too but not sure how Jas will do with it. I dont want her knocking it down.

#9 November 7th, 2011, 08:51 AM

Maybe we'll try a little Beta fish. In our new house we have this little landing that Grace likes to hang over and I am always worried she will fall over it which would be horrible because it's a good ways down. I was thinking if I put a tank there it would block it off...

shockandawe · #10 November 7th, 2011, 09:33 AM

Not for nuthin, but the beta is the fish we killed. His name was Bob the Beta.

Arei_720 · #11 November 7th, 2011, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by shockandawe

Not for nuthin, but the beta is the fish we killed. His name was Bob the Beta.

I had a Bob the Beta when I was 16!

Betas are great starter fish IMO

Karlie · #12 November 8th, 2011, 02:22 AM

We also have a beta, I'm not really an animal person so it's a great pet for us. Noah pretty much ignores it and Luca points at it and tries to say fish.

SarahBethsMommy · #13 November 8th, 2011, 04:36 AM

I have a guinea pig. The worst thing about those little animals is that you have to clean their cages like every other day and it is a BIG hassel! I don't think I'll have another small animal like that.