There are lots of dogs and cats out there. There are probably a million blogs solely devoted to...CATS AND DOGS! I personally adore every non dog/cat pet (but no newts or salamanders). They are 1, cheaper to maintain, 2, so much cooler and 3, some of these pets will give the same or more love than a cat or dog ever would! (You also don't need to house train most of them). Now I'm not an expert per se, but I have 15 books on pets right next to me as I write this post and 7-9 years of experience to draw on, Including lots of parakeets, 2 leopard geckos, lots of hamsters, 1 mouse, 1 Chameleon, and a zillion fish. Note: If you are actually getting one of these pets, DO YOUR RESEARCH!!!! This post should not be your sole research on it!
NOW...HERE...IS...THE LIST!!!!!!!!
Parakeets
The cost to maintain: $
Affection towards you: 💚💚💚💚💚 5 out of 5! ONLY AFTER TRAINING THEM THOUGH!!
Activity:🏃🏃🏃🏃🏃 5 out of 5! Almost constantly playing and moving.
Cons: Poop a lot, get bored without new toys every few months, failed training = you being bullied when trying to train It or It being afraid of hands for a long time.
Personal notes: They love to sing and whistle.
Elvis, "Just like I did hubba hubba"
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Snakes
The cost to maintain: $$ require dead mice for food.
Affection towards you:💚 MAYBE will be your friend after several months.
Activity: 🏃 sleeps most of the day.
Cons: Chance of getting bitten, needs dead mice, POSSIBLY POISONOUS DEPENDING ON SNAKE!!!!
Personal notes:
Julian, " I don't want to be near one of them!"
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Rats
The cost to maintain: $ about the same cost as a hamster.
Affection towards you: 💚💚💚💚💚💚 they can grow to ADORE you after a little training.
Activity:🏃🏃🏃🏃 pretty active.
Cons: It's a rat.
Personal notes:
Huckleberry Finn, "Rats! RUN EVERYONE!!! Watch out for the plague! Save the women and children!"
Elvis, "Hack! Hack! I don't feel so good"
Einstein, "Get Elvis to the DOCTER!!! ASAP!"
Abraham Lincoln, "Sorry, you can't."
Everyone else, "WHAT!"
Abe, "Ian hasn't made a doctor for this blog, so we're all going to die of the disease now"
WHOOOSH
"Did someone call the Doctor?"
Abe, "Yes! Go save Elvis!"
Doctor, "Hmm, this looks bad, better go back to the Tardis, travel in time, escape Daleks and then get back just before your friend dies only to be taken by the weeping angels just before we get there..."
Awkward silence.
KERPLOOSH
"Did someone call Chicago MD?"
Silence
"Okay, where is the producer and we can start the stage props. I think we can put some..."
KABOOM
"Chicago MD!!! We need you to add drama to the storyline back home, by finding out one of your patients is your ex-wife! COME ON!"
WOOOOOP
Ian (the author), "Hey look I magically found the cure!"
Everyone, " YEAH!"
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Frogs
The cost to maintain: $$
Affection towards you: NOTHING
Activity: 🏃-🏃🏃🏃 depends on the type.
Cons: Get sick easy.
Personal notes: A poison Dart frog loses its poisonous skin after at least 6 months(To be safe).
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Turtles
The cost to maintain: $ only need turtle food and sometimes goldfish.
Affection towards you:💚 not a lot, but they get happy when they see you after a while.
Activity:🏃🏃🏃🏃🏃 pretty active little creatures after basking.
Cons: lots of cleaning.
Personal notes: Weekly cleaning required for their terrarium, because they eat, poop and sleep in the water.
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Tortoises
The cost to maintain:$$ most of them need fresh fruits and veggies
Affection towards you:💚-💚💚💚💚💚💚 some tortoises want to be left alone, and others want to cuddle to death.
Activity:🏃 sleeps mostly
Cons: Most require lots of room, and require lots of fresh foods.
Personal notes: Russian tortoises are ones that will want to cuddle a lot.
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Leopard geckos
The cost to maintain: $ super duper easy to maintain
Affection towards you:💚💚💚💚💚 They like being held
Activity🏃 sleeps all day and is only active at night.
Cons: zip.
personal notes: My leopard gecko Sandy,
Sandy, "That's me!"
really loves zoomed anole food.
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Hamsters
The cost to maintain: $ super cheap
Affection towards you: 💚💚💚💚💚💚
Activity🏃🏃 sleeps all day and runs in the wheel all night.
Cons: Zip
Personal notes: Hamsters don't live very long.
Lion, " An appetizer for Dinner"
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Guinea pigs
The cost to maintain:$$ lots of alfalfa hay and guinea pellets
Affection towards you:💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚
Activity:🏃🏃🏃🏃
Cons: poops alot.
Personal notes: They do this thing called popcorning where when they see their owner they'll "Popcorn" (bouncing up and down, while squeaking) around the enclosure.
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Chameleons
The cost to maintain:$$$ Lots of crickets each month
Affection towards you:💚-💚💚💚💚 not really a holding animal, but they can learn to(I think).
Activity:🏃 Not a lot of walking around, but it is really cool when they catch a cricket with their tongue.
Cons: Expensive to get and care for.
Personal notes: Seriously consider if you have the resources for it or not.
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Thats the end. hope you have a great day and come back to my blog soon.
