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tetsuro_hoshino999Recently, I've been wanting to look after a pet. Growing up, my family had several pets; but since I'm older, I would like to take care of a pet again. I would like to own a pet that's interactive but not super high maintenance. I would like to have some kind of small or medium sized parrot because I'm familiar with taking care of them, but the issue is that they tend to not be very apartment friendly.
Then I looked into Fancy Rats (aka domesticated rats) and they sound like a cool pet. They bound well with their owners and aside from buying a cage (that is spacious and has lots of toys) and vet bills, they aren't too expensive in comparison to other pets. They seem to be the kind of pet that I'm looking for because their maintenance level seems more middle ground(more interactive than fish and hamsters but less demanding than dogs and cats).Although I don't think it's safe to say they are low maintenance pets because they need a lot of stimulation/attention (Which is the main reason why that most people buy at least two rats) and they need a specific kind of bedding. Also, sadly they often have short lives.
I'm not sure if my apartment would accept them although I heard that they are actually pretty clean pets and they are quiet, too. Since rats are stigmatized, they may not allow it. It's also probably a good idea to not take them outside, since there are a lot of hawks in the area. My family home does seem like a good home for them, but I spend a lot time at the apartment (for school and other things). I also don't really trust my mom with taking care of pets when I'm gone. She's not really an animal lover as she has a tendency to give away pets or put away in pets the basement. I would like to interact with them in a regular basis anyways.
I know my mom wants to move in with her new husband (I'm still not used to calling him my step dad) in the future and maybe me and my sisters can have the family home to ourselves. But I don't know when that would be and I kind of wanted to move to another city one day because there's no jobs over here. My sister wants a dog so if I do get a rat, I got to make sure that the dog doesn't hurt it.
I'm not completely dead set on getting one, I've got to do more research and save money for a large cage and find a vet that knows how to take care of them, but they seem like a fun pet to have. I'm a big bird fan and I would love to own another bird one day but trying to raise someone else would be neat too. I've already raised fish before but I would like to raise an animal that's more willing to bond with their owners. If I get them, I'll probably need to get two of them which is okay with me.
Then I looked into Fancy Rats (aka domesticated rats) and they sound like a cool pet. They bound well with their owners and aside from buying a cage (that is spacious and has lots of toys) and vet bills, they aren't too expensive in comparison to other pets. They seem to be the kind of pet that I'm looking for because their maintenance level seems more middle ground(more interactive than fish and hamsters but less demanding than dogs and cats).Although I don't think it's safe to say they are low maintenance pets because they need a lot of stimulation/attention (Which is the main reason why that most people buy at least two rats) and they need a specific kind of bedding. Also, sadly they often have short lives.
I'm not sure if my apartment would accept them although I heard that they are actually pretty clean pets and they are quiet, too. Since rats are stigmatized, they may not allow it. It's also probably a good idea to not take them outside, since there are a lot of hawks in the area. My family home does seem like a good home for them, but I spend a lot time at the apartment (for school and other things). I also don't really trust my mom with taking care of pets when I'm gone. She's not really an animal lover as she has a tendency to give away pets or put away in pets the basement. I would like to interact with them in a regular basis anyways.
I know my mom wants to move in with her new husband (I'm still not used to calling him my step dad) in the future and maybe me and my sisters can have the family home to ourselves. But I don't know when that would be and I kind of wanted to move to another city one day because there's no jobs over here. My sister wants a dog so if I do get a rat, I got to make sure that the dog doesn't hurt it.
I'm not completely dead set on getting one, I've got to do more research and save money for a large cage and find a vet that knows how to take care of them, but they seem like a fun pet to have. I'm a big bird fan and I would love to own another bird one day but trying to raise someone else would be neat too. I've already raised fish before but I would like to raise an animal that's more willing to bond with their owners. If I get them, I'll probably need to get two of them which is okay with me.
