Unique pets not only impress your family and friends, but they also allow you and your children to have an entirely new and unique experience. Although getting an air pump fish tank and some pet fish and putting it in your living room will provide beautiful scenery and allow your children to amuse themselves. It can’t replace the unique experiences provided by special and unorthodox pets.
Hamsters
Small and entertaining, hamsters rarely run out of energy.
The Advantages of Getting a Hamster
Very nice at first sight, hamsters are friendly pets, as long as your children constantly pay attention to them and take care of them. Installing a hamster wheel in the pet cage is the best way to keep it busy.
The Disadvantages of Getting a Hamster
It is known that hamsters quickly get messy, and they can smell incredibly unpleasant. Hamsters require frequent cleaning and maintenance and skipping them is usually not an option, because of the smell.
Ants
No one is sure if they are technically considered pets, but they are interesting and unique animals to consider.
Advantages
Ants might feel really unusual, but they are ideal for children who want to monitor animal behavior without hassle. Creating a small ant farm and watching ants while they go about collecting food and creating homes can be really interesting and spark your children’s sense of wonder and curiosity.
Disadvantages
Your child may feel bored by the ants because it is almost impossible to play and interact with them. Also, you will have to take extra care at all times to make sure that the ants cannot find their way into your home.
Guinea Pigs
Rather unconventional, but guinea pigs can be found in many households, so it isn’t impossible to raise them as pets.
Advantages
Guinea pigs can be handled easily because they rarely bite. They are smart and respond to many of you and your children’s interactions with them making it more enjoyable.
Disadvantages
Guinea pigs are usually social and always require to be kept in dedicated homes. They hate small spaces and require a lot of living space, as well. The animal is largely dependent on vitamin C and, therefore, constantly requires healthy food, which makes its upkeep costlier.
Mice
Mice can become good pets as well.
Advantages
Mice do not require much space to live and can be easily cared for. Simply put a group of female mice together and watch them live their happiest life! Children can easily play with mice because they are easy to train and have fun with. A regular diet of rodent food is enough to keep them happy.
Disadvantages
Mice are inherently agile and capricious, making them difficult to care for. Better to just observe them instead of risk playing with them. Mice are nocturnal creatures, so they can make sounds and move all night.
Rabbits
Of the most wonderful pets. After dogs, of course, rabbits are the second most popular pets for young children.
Advantages
Very cute and cuddly, bunnies take their time to get used to the human touch. However, once you do this, they make for great pets. Your son will enjoy carrying the bunny around the house in his pocket or on his hands, and the bunny will remain mostly in place without creating any noise.
Disadvantages
Since they are social animals as well, they require constant attention. At the same time, they do not like to be held incessantly. Their cages also require regular cleaning and unattended rabbits can create chaos at home. Rabbits also multiply at a huge speed, so be sure to get a same-sex pair if you want to have more than one.
