Good Little Pets To Have

All birds require almost daily attention.

Good little pets to have. Creating a small ant farm and watching the ants as they gather food and create their homes can be interesting. They have a great memory for a creature which is so small and will survive on food pellets that you can find at the pet store. Ants are an unusual pet to have but they are perfect for kids who like to observe animal behaviour without the hassle of taking care of it. Small lizard will be an interesting pet actually and are cute and small these reptiles are starter pets and are ideal to kids who are aged ten and above among which the bearded dragon or leopard gecko are most popular.

However they too have a short lifespan ranging from two to three years. Rats are the ideal small pets if you want your child to develop a strong bond with his her first pet as rats are extremely sociable and intelligent. Here comes our last one in this list of good pets for kids. As small pets go guinea pigs also.

We ve got the scoop on 10 popular small pets that in one way or another reward their owners with companionable ease. And there are a few pets that aren t a good fit in households with preschoolers. So where will you start. More expensive and more intelligent birds like.

The relatively inexpensive parakeet may be a good starter for kids who haven t raised birds before. Small lizards are low maintenance pets and are resilient and hardy reptiles. Snakes are very good pets to have. If you establish a bond with them then they will be very easy to play with as they will wrap around your hand whilst you watch telly or walk around the house however if you don t feed it for too long then it will be more likely to become aggressive and if you don t hold it regularly enough then it may bite.