Best House Pets that Aren't Cats and Dogs

The Top Ten
1 Rabbits Rabbits, also known as bunnies or bunny rabbits, are small mammals in the family Leporidae (which also contains the hares) of the order Lagomorpha (which also contains the pikas). Oryctolagus cuniculus includes the European rabbit species and its descendants, the world's 305 breeds of domestic rabbit. ...read more.

They are very cute and are very capable than any other animal to get this prize of being number 1. They are as smart cats and dogs! They like explore just like cats and can do many tricks like dogs.

I raised rabbits and they are so cute! If you are getting only one get a male they are so much more friendly than a female. I once had one female and it was a disaster.

Never had one, but really want one! Bunnies are adorable! -Maddie

2 Hamsters Hamsters are rodents belonging to the subfamily Cricetinae. The subfamily contains about 25 species, classified in six or seven genera.
3 Fish
4 Guinea Pigs The guinea pig, also called the cavy or domestic guinea pig, is a species of rodent belonging to the family Caviidae and the genus Cavia.

When I was 7 or something, my brother's class pet were these 2 guinea pigs. A black-and-white one, which I called Dominos, liked being brushed but the other one, which my littler brother named HotTea, just hung out in the pen most of the time. by the way, HotTea is da greatest name ever.
~Owlpaw

I have 2, great pets don't keep them alone! But always give them greens! They love it! People should get more.

5 Birds

Birds are the best pet besides cats and dogs. Many would disagree, I know, but there are more to birds than you think. Most people didn't pick birds because they are loud, annoying, and not cute or furry. This is not true. Birds are sweet.

Really want a parakeet

They are sweet

6 Gerbils A gerbil is a small mammal of the order Rodentia. Once known simply as "desert rats", the gerbil subfamily includes about 110 species of African, Indian, and Asian rodents, including sand rats and jirds, all of which are adapted to arid habitats.
7 Chinchillas Chinchillas are two species of crepuscular rodents, slightly larger and more robust than ground squirrels. They are native to the Andes mountains in South America and live in colonies called "herds" at high elevations up to 4,270 m.
8 Butterflies Butterflies are part of the class of insects in the order Lepidoptera, along with the moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight.
9 Lizards
10 Turtles
The Contenders
11 Rats Rats are various medium-sized, long-tailed rodents of the superfamily Muroidea. "True rats" are members of the genus Rattus, the most important of which to humans are the black rat, Rattus rattus, and the brown rat, Rattus norvegicus.

Smart, good, jolly animals.Act like a tiny dog,just what you need if you want a dog!

Lovely animals!

12 Hedgehog A hedgehog is any of the spiny mammals of the subfamily Erinaceinae, in the eulipotyphlan family Erinaceidae.
13 Ferrets The ferret is the domesticated form of the European polecat, a mammal belonging to the same genus as the weasel, Mustela of the family Mustelidae.

I want one so bad. Like so SO bad. But we have cats. And we think they might fight. And the cats might injure the ferret. So sad because they are just like dogs.

How are ferrets not in the top ten

14 Tarantula Tarantulas comprise a group of large and often hairy arachnids belonging to the Theraphosidae family of spiders, of which approximately 900 species have been identified.
15 Frogs
16 Ants

Decent fun to watch pets. Fascinating to me!

17 Snake Snakes are elongated, limbless, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes. Like all other squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping scales. Many species of snakes have skulls with several more joints than their lizard ancestors, enabling them to swallow prey ...read more.

Snakes should be #1. They're cute, low-maintenance and live a long time so you can enjoy your long-lasting friendship together!

18 Mice

CUTE! Cannot resist the faces!

19 Newt
20 Hermit Crab
21 Salamander
22 Scorpion
23 Madagascar Hissing Cockroach
24 Millipede Millipedes are a group of arthropods that are characterised by having two pairs of jointed legs on most body segments; they are known scientifically as the class Diplopoda, the name being derived from this feature.
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