Top Ten Rodents to Keep as a Pet
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. I have two boy guinea pigs and they are the most lovable pets I've ever had! Guinea pigs only bite when they think your hand is food. #CUTIEZ!
Guinea pigs are cool! Long living, (unlike a lot of rodents) tiny and sweet! My sister used to have some!
Nah, I prefers rats over these things. Cuter and more intelligent.
Guinea pigs are the best for a pet in the world!
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. I love gerbils ever so much! Such cute and adorable companions! I know they are not the cuddling type but their ever so fun to play around with! They should be number 1 on this rank!
They at absolutely the best pet in the world! so adorable! Every time I come and call their names the pop out of nowhere and start wanting to play! Yup there adorable fluffy friends!
I've raised gerbils before and they are the sweetest creatures ever. They should be higher up on this list!
I love gerbils! They r the best!
Hamsters are rodents belonging to the subfamily Cricetinae. The subfamily contains about 25 species, classified in six or seven genera. Hamsters are very cute. I had a dwarf. Dwarf hamsters are the cutest ones. Especially the Siberian dwarf hamsters (winter whites) but the Campbell's are also cute. Syrian hamsters are not as cute, but they are more cuddly. Chinchillas are nice. Rats are also a great pet and they should be higher. But mice too are amazing pets! So are gerbils!
Russian dwarf hamsters are the best!
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 lagomorphs not rodents though lagomorphs are very closely related to rodents.
Rabbits are not rodents. They are small mammals in the family leporidae of the order lagomorpha.
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. Rats are so cute! I've been researching them for a couple weeks now as I'm thinking of getting some!
Rats were just...
Rats. It's not like sewer rats but just friendly at the time.
Easily the best pet ever! And when people call rats, "pests" they mean, pet bests for short. P.est PET bests. Lol. My rats are the most loyal, beautiful things ever. Can't imagine life without em
Rats are cute, smart, and awesome. rats should be higher up, trained rats can be extremely sweet! They are not dangerous or smelly in any way.
A mouse is a small rodent characteristically having a pointed snout, small rounded ears, a body-length scaly tail and a high breeding rate. The best known mouse species is the common house mouse. It is also a popular pet.
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.
The common degu is a small caviomorph rodent endemic to the Chilean matorral ecoregion of central Chile. The name "degu" on its own indicates either the entire genus Octodon or, more likely, O. degus. They are amazing
Chipmunks are small, striped rodents of the family Sciuridae. Chipmunks are found in North America, with the exception of the Siberian chipmunk which is found primarily in Asia. Nope. Not considered a Pet
The capybara is the largest rodent in the world. It is a member of the genus Hydrochoerus, of which the only other extant member is the lesser capybara. Capybaras should be up more!
The animal is a legend
Squirrels are members of the family Sciuridae, a family that includes small or medium-size rodents. The squirrel family includes tree squirrels, ground squirrels, chipmunks, marmots, flying squirrels, and prairie dogs amongst other rodents. Make sure it's a rescue though.
Porcupines are rodentian mammals with a coat of sharp spines, or quills, that protect against predators.
The beaver is a primarily nocturnal, large, semiaquatic rodent. Castor includes two extant species, the North American beaver and Eurasian beaver. Beavers are known for building dams, canals, and lodges. They are the best 4 water
Pocket gophers, commonly referred to as gophers, are burrowing rodents of the family Geomyidae. About 35 species of gophers live in Central and North America.
The groundhog, also known as a woodchuck, is a rodent of the family Sciuridae, belonging to the group of large ground squirrels known as marmots. It was first scientifically described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758.
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.
A hedgehog is any of the spiny mammals of the subfamily Erinaceinae, in the eulipotyphlan family Erinaceidae. Rodent is not synonymous with small mammal. Hedgehogs are not rodents.
They eat poisonous snakes and fruit
Don't just buy one, if you want one, rescue one and if it can't go back to the wild, give them a home.