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February 26, 2019
The Best Pets For Kids
The Best Pets For Kids
Hi everyone so I am back today to talk about the best types of pets that you can get for kids. Christmas is right around the corner and a lot of kids are asking for pets for Christmas and unlike most people, I'm not going to say that pets are not gifts.
You definitely should never buy an animal for somebody who does not want one or for somebody who is not asked for one. But if somebody is asking for a pet for Christmas or for their birthday and that is what they really want there's no reason why you shouldn't be able to get them that as a gift.
If they are able to care for its pets can teach kids a lot of responsibility especially if you teach your child to take care of the pet by themselves. Here are some pets that I recommend for kids so if your kid is asking you for a pet for Christmas, hopefully, this will help you pick the right pet for you and then this is cupcake and cherry and they are guinea pigs.
Guinea pigs I highly recommend as pets of kids, especially for young children. Because in general, guinea pigs do not bite and do not scratch so they're pretty safe for young kids. Some of the pros of having a pet guinea pig are that they are very affectionate. They do not have a very strong odor. They do have pretty easy cage requirements and they also have a pretty easy diet to keep up with on.
Daily basis guinea pigs should be fed hay as well as grass pellets and you can also give them vegetables a treat. Some of the cons of owning a pet guinea pig are that they can be very noisy.
They are very quiet at night however during the day they will squeal a lot especially when they see you and they just will a lot when they're excited. They make a lot of different noises greeting you when they get scared just different things like that however they are not very loud. So it just really depends on the person whether you want a pet that's very quiet or if you're okay with a little bit of noise.
Another thing about getting pigs is that they do scare very easily. They get very excited when they see their owner but once you come up to the cage then they get scared and they run away. It's just the way that they are but if you spend a lot of time with them. They will start to remember you again. I definitely recommend these for young children and as far as their price goes and guinea pigs are rather economical. They are not too expensive in stores and guinea pigs are indoor pets and you should always have at least two guinea pigs.
Guinea pigs are extremely social and they do not like to be by themselves so always get at least two and make sure that you get either two females or two males. They have babies very easily and if you get a male and a female. You will be having babies in no time so two males or two females and that's ideal and the next pet that I want to talk to you about is rabbits۔
Rabbits are another great pet for young kids. Rabbits can be indoor or outdoor pets and if you do want to keep a rabbit inside. I think it's better to get a smaller breed of rabbit. There are lots of different breeds so when you do look into getting a rabbit just look into the different breeds and sizes.
Some of the pros of owning a pet rabbit are that they are more intelligent than guinea pigs. Their diet is also very easy and just like guinea pigs its hay and pellets every day and offer vegetables as well. They have pretty easy cage requirements and unlike guinea pigs rabbits are very quiet. They're not going to be making any noise, for the most part, some of the cons of a rabbit are that they do have very sharp nails which can scratch you even accidentally. So if you have a rabbit you're most likely going to be scratched by them kind of like a cat sometimes they don't even need to it. Just happens another con about rabbits is that they do have a strong odor. So if you keep their cage in the house you will need to clean it very often.
The price range for rabbits is again very economical. They're not one of the cheapest pets but they are very far from being expensive pets and if you just want to own one that's okay as long as you interact with them on a regular basis and if you're not going to be interacting with them hardly at all then you should have more than one rabbit. I recommend for older kids they can be pretty nippy so you might not want to have a young kid handling them.
Some of the pros of owning a hamster are that they do have easy catch requirements. They have the minimum odor and they are also pretty quiet. The loudest thing from a hamster is gonna be its wheel when it's running on it at night. However, you can get silent wheels so that it doesn't make a lot of noise. Some of the cons of owning a hamster are that they can bite. Hamsters actually do tend to bite a lot especially the smaller ones so the smaller ones are mostly just for viewing.
They can be hard to handle since they do bite a lot and the bigger ones can be handled often depending on the hamster. Of course, if it's okay with you handling them or they might bite hamsters, are indoor pets if you have a large hamster you should only have one.
However, the small dwarf hamsters are very social and they should always be kept in pairs or more and hamsters are not very expensive. Large hamsters should be under $20 and their cage is really where you going to spend the most money.
The next pet on our list is rats. Some of the pros of owning pet rats are that they are very affectionate. They are very intelligent its kind of like having a dog. They can be trained to do tricks. They can come to their name they're very very smart and they're also pretty quiet for the most part as well as they are some of the cheapest pets to own.
Rats are very cheap to buy and they're also pretty cheap to maintain some of the cons of owning pet rats is that they do have a little bit stronger odor than some of the other pets such as guinea pigs or hamsters and most commercial pet rat food is actually not adequate for rats. So what I do for my pet rats is I make all of their meals from scratch using vegetables canned beans chicken things like that and it's not expensive.
But it is little time-consuming rats are indoor pets and I recommend them for older children just because they can slip out of your hands and they are a little fast so they might not be good for small kids since they might not be able to hold on to them. It's really important that if you decide to get a pet rat that you get at least two rats are very social and they love being with rats. So make sure that you never keep a rat by itself.
Another pet that I think is good to mention our bearded dragons. Bearded dragons are the only reptile that I would recommend for kids. Reptiles can be difficult to care for they are much different than rodents and require a lot more care. Bearded dragons are also one of the only reptiles that you can handle a lot. There are lots of reptiles in the pet trade that you actually can't pick up.
There just to look at the care level of bearded dragons is difficult and there's a couple of reasons why for the most part bearded dragons will only eat insects if they are alive and bearded dragons need to be fed live insects on a regular basis. They are also fed salads which is a little bit easier but you do have to have live insects for them. They also need special heat and lighting provided.
Bearded dragons need a basking temperature of 100 degrees and they also need a UVB light in order to process calcium. Their food also needs to be coated with calcium on a regular basis.
I recommend this reptile only for older kids and if the adult is going to be helping with the care since it can be difficult and the price range for bearded dragons is a little bit more expensive than the average pet.
Another awesome kid-friendly pet is a ferret. Some of the pros of owning pet ferrets are that they are extremely intelligent. They are pretty quiet and their diet is also very easy to maintain because you can just buy packaged ferret food for them. The ferrets are also extremely friendly and it's kind of like having a cat. The cons of owning pet ferrets are that they do have a very strong odor in their poop and urine so their cages do need to be cleaned on a daily basis if not more often another con is that ferrets can be nippy and that just depends on the ferret you get.
I recommend that when you go to buy a ferret it's just playing with it for a while and see how it does usually. The threats that are nippy will immediately start trying to bite you and it's just the way that they play. But that might not be good for a kid so you want to get a pair that's a little calmer and doesn't try. To me, ferrets do require large cages and they also need to be let out of their cage so that they can exercise and play. Ferrets sleep for about 18 hours a day so if you're not home a lot or your child does not have a lot of time to spend with an animal.
This might be a good pet for them because the ferrets gonna be asleep most of the time and be awake for a couple of hours. When you do have the time to interact with them. I recommend always having two or more ferrets because they are very social and they do not like to be alone. As for the price range of ferrets, they are expensive tests they're a lot more expensive than most of the small pets that you can get.
Another pet that I highly recommend is hedgehogs however I do recommend this for older kids. Hedgehogs can be very difficult to pick up and grab their cells do you hurt when they relax. They don't but when they first wake up their quills do hurt so I definitely recommend this illness or older kids. Some of the pros of owning a hedgehog are they do have an easy diet.
There is commercial Hedgehog food available in the market. They have pretty easy cage requirements and they're also very cute. Some of the cons of owning a hedgehog are that their quills do hurt as I mentioned. They can be difficult to pick up and hedgehogs are mostly nocturnal so they're gonna be awake mostly just during the night. I recommend only one Hedgehog per cage and the price range for them is a little bit more expensive.
Hi everyone so I am back today to talk about the best types of pets that you can get for kids. Christmas is right around the corner and a lot of kids are asking for pets for Christmas and unlike most people, I'm not going to say that pets are not gifts.
You definitely should never buy an animal for somebody who does not want one or for somebody who is not asked for one. But if somebody is asking for a pet for Christmas or for their birthday and that is what they really want there's no reason why you shouldn't be able to get them that as a gift.
If they are able to care for its pets can teach kids a lot of responsibility especially if you teach your child to take care of the pet by themselves. Here are some pets that I recommend for kids so if your kid is asking you for a pet for Christmas, hopefully, this will help you pick the right pet for you and then this is cupcake and cherry and they are guinea pigs.
Guinea pigs I highly recommend as pets of kids, especially for young children. Because in general, guinea pigs do not bite and do not scratch so they're pretty safe for young kids. Some of the pros of having a pet guinea pig are that they are very affectionate. They do not have a very strong odor. They do have pretty easy cage requirements and they also have a pretty easy diet to keep up with on.
Daily basis guinea pigs should be fed hay as well as grass pellets and you can also give them vegetables a treat. Some of the cons of owning a pet guinea pig are that they can be very noisy.
Another thing about getting pigs is that they do scare very easily. They get very excited when they see their owner but once you come up to the cage then they get scared and they run away. It's just the way that they are but if you spend a lot of time with them. They will start to remember you again. I definitely recommend these for young children and as far as their price goes and guinea pigs are rather economical. They are not too expensive in stores and guinea pigs are indoor pets and you should always have at least two guinea pigs.
Guinea pigs are extremely social and they do not like to be by themselves so always get at least two and make sure that you get either two females or two males. They have babies very easily and if you get a male and a female. You will be having babies in no time so two males or two females and that's ideal and the next pet that I want to talk to you about is rabbits۔
Rabbits are another great pet for young kids. Rabbits can be indoor or outdoor pets and if you do want to keep a rabbit inside. I think it's better to get a smaller breed of rabbit. There are lots of different breeds so when you do look into getting a rabbit just look into the different breeds and sizes.
Some of the pros of owning a pet rabbit are that they are more intelligent than guinea pigs. Their diet is also very easy and just like guinea pigs its hay and pellets every day and offer vegetables as well. They have pretty easy cage requirements and unlike guinea pigs rabbits are very quiet. They're not going to be making any noise, for the most part, some of the cons of a rabbit are that they do have very sharp nails which can scratch you even accidentally. So if you have a rabbit you're most likely going to be scratched by them kind of like a cat sometimes they don't even need to it. Just happens another con about rabbits is that they do have a strong odor. So if you keep their cage in the house you will need to clean it very often.
The price range for rabbits is again very economical. They're not one of the cheapest pets but they are very far from being expensive pets and if you just want to own one that's okay as long as you interact with them on a regular basis and if you're not going to be interacting with them hardly at all then you should have more than one rabbit. I recommend for older kids they can be pretty nippy so you might not want to have a young kid handling them.
Some of the pros of owning a hamster are that they do have easy catch requirements. They have the minimum odor and they are also pretty quiet. The loudest thing from a hamster is gonna be its wheel when it's running on it at night. However, you can get silent wheels so that it doesn't make a lot of noise. Some of the cons of owning a hamster are that they can bite. Hamsters actually do tend to bite a lot especially the smaller ones so the smaller ones are mostly just for viewing.
They can be hard to handle since they do bite a lot and the bigger ones can be handled often depending on the hamster. Of course, if it's okay with you handling them or they might bite hamsters, are indoor pets if you have a large hamster you should only have one.
However, the small dwarf hamsters are very social and they should always be kept in pairs or more and hamsters are not very expensive. Large hamsters should be under $20 and their cage is really where you going to spend the most money.
The next pet on our list is rats. Some of the pros of owning pet rats are that they are very affectionate. They are very intelligent its kind of like having a dog. They can be trained to do tricks. They can come to their name they're very very smart and they're also pretty quiet for the most part as well as they are some of the cheapest pets to own.
Rats are very cheap to buy and they're also pretty cheap to maintain some of the cons of owning pet rats is that they do have a little bit stronger odor than some of the other pets such as guinea pigs or hamsters and most commercial pet rat food is actually not adequate for rats. So what I do for my pet rats is I make all of their meals from scratch using vegetables canned beans chicken things like that and it's not expensive.
But it is little time-consuming rats are indoor pets and I recommend them for older children just because they can slip out of your hands and they are a little fast so they might not be good for small kids since they might not be able to hold on to them. It's really important that if you decide to get a pet rat that you get at least two rats are very social and they love being with rats. So make sure that you never keep a rat by itself.
Another pet that I think is good to mention our bearded dragons. Bearded dragons are the only reptile that I would recommend for kids. Reptiles can be difficult to care for they are much different than rodents and require a lot more care. Bearded dragons are also one of the only reptiles that you can handle a lot. There are lots of reptiles in the pet trade that you actually can't pick up.
There just to look at the care level of bearded dragons is difficult and there's a couple of reasons why for the most part bearded dragons will only eat insects if they are alive and bearded dragons need to be fed live insects on a regular basis. They are also fed salads which is a little bit easier but you do have to have live insects for them. They also need special heat and lighting provided.
Bearded dragons need a basking temperature of 100 degrees and they also need a UVB light in order to process calcium. Their food also needs to be coated with calcium on a regular basis.
I recommend this reptile only for older kids and if the adult is going to be helping with the care since it can be difficult and the price range for bearded dragons is a little bit more expensive than the average pet.
Another awesome kid-friendly pet is a ferret. Some of the pros of owning pet ferrets are that they are extremely intelligent. They are pretty quiet and their diet is also very easy to maintain because you can just buy packaged ferret food for them. The ferrets are also extremely friendly and it's kind of like having a cat. The cons of owning pet ferrets are that they do have a very strong odor in their poop and urine so their cages do need to be cleaned on a daily basis if not more often another con is that ferrets can be nippy and that just depends on the ferret you get.
I recommend that when you go to buy a ferret it's just playing with it for a while and see how it does usually. The threats that are nippy will immediately start trying to bite you and it's just the way that they play. But that might not be good for a kid so you want to get a pair that's a little calmer and doesn't try. To me, ferrets do require large cages and they also need to be let out of their cage so that they can exercise and play. Ferrets sleep for about 18 hours a day so if you're not home a lot or your child does not have a lot of time to spend with an animal.
This might be a good pet for them because the ferrets gonna be asleep most of the time and be awake for a couple of hours. When you do have the time to interact with them. I recommend always having two or more ferrets because they are very social and they do not like to be alone. As for the price range of ferrets, they are expensive tests they're a lot more expensive than most of the small pets that you can get.
Another pet that I highly recommend is hedgehogs however I do recommend this for older kids. Hedgehogs can be very difficult to pick up and grab their cells do you hurt when they relax. They don't but when they first wake up their quills do hurt so I definitely recommend this illness or older kids. Some of the pros of owning a hedgehog are they do have an easy diet.
There is commercial Hedgehog food available in the market. They have pretty easy cage requirements and they're also very cute. Some of the cons of owning a hedgehog are that their quills do hurt as I mentioned. They can be difficult to pick up and hedgehogs are mostly nocturnal so they're gonna be awake mostly just during the night. I recommend only one Hedgehog per cage and the price range for them is a little bit more expensive.
If your child is asking for a pet it might be easier to get a small animal that stays in a cage but I definitely don't want to leave dogs and cats out of this article. They can make great pets as well so cats versus dogs they both make great pets. Cats do use the litter box and for the most part, do not need to be trained and dogs do need to be trained to go to the bathroom outside.
Cats can care for themselves and do not require a whole lot of attention so that can be a good thing. For some people, dogs require a lot of attention but they're also really fun to take out on blocks and to the park and of all of the animals that I talked about in this post.
Cats and dogs will require the most vet care, of course, all animals in vet care on occasion but dogs and cats new regular check as well as vaccinations. I hope this post will be very helpful for you in picking out a pet for your family.
