And if its anything like my little terror, a new wheel every few months as it wears them out with all the running it does.

Thankfully she is a bit to large to do this though Spinning Hamster

Yes I did check on google..Not really the kind of pet I was looking for...

Hamsters are low maintenance and cute.

Yeah they are friendly - you can pick them up and cuddle them - they love having theitr bellies rubbed. If you sit them on the table and start to tikle their bellies they raise themselves up on their legs so you can get better access - it's very cute.

They are proper little characters as well. One of ours is very mischievious - will start sniffing and exploring the moment you take him out of the hutch. The other one is a bit more nervous around people but much less so now than when we first got them.

Ahh that sounds really nice..Can you have them indoors?

yes, yes you can

however, in the warmer months it is nice to have even indoor piggies outside on the grass for a nibble and a run around

I think you can yes - obviously they would be more work indoors you'd need to clean the cage/hutch more often.

These are the first ones I've had, but my girlfriend has had some previously and I'm sure some of those were kept indoors.

You do need to get 2 though cause they are sociable and need to have company.
I'd also recomend buying from a breeder, rather than a chain store like pets at home. Breeder list www dot freewebs dot com/cavy/breedersarv.html

You'll probably get them cheaper and they will be of better quality and health than mas bread ones you get in the big shops.

Interesting thankyou.

Indoors, you're better off with a cage than a hutch

just do me a favour and read up on them before you go out and buy them as there are hundreds upon thousands of pigs in rescue centres these days

i won;t go as far as to ask you to consider adoption, but please read up on them first

How about a degu. They are really cute and don't need to go outside, and they are not nocturnal like hamsters. Or a gerbil - same as above but smaller.

Here is a pic of a degu

How about a couple of ferrets?

If you have room for a cage there is always an indoor rabbit as an option.

I used to have a pet rabbit for my son a little floppy eared thing who was absolutely adorable but when she got bigger I had to let her run around..(for me it was to cruel to keep her locked up)she started to burrow at the carpets wee everwhere and his room really started to smell so alas I had to take it to a rabbit farm. (even though she had a litter tray whenever she hopped out the currents would fly everywhere.

Cute face but not keen on the long rat like tail...Thankyou for your input though.

Are they an old mans pet that run up trouser legs...

ginuea pigs are very friends and sociable. They will start squecking when you approach, if handled from young will have no problems sitting on your lap and like being stroked.

They do need exercise and can't be locked up in a cage all day.

Thanks what type of exercise.. suppose I could let it wander around the kitchen as I have tiles and any wee wees cans be cleaned unlike on the carpet.

or you could just put down an old towel so they won;t slip everywhere

in summer they can go into an outdoor run on nice days

Sorry but in my view liking 'fluffy things' is more a reason to get a teddy bear than a pet. Think on it - a teddy bear is cheap, has no running costs and never makes a mess unless you damage it. It never objects to being picked up and cuddled, and if you let it get dirty you can put it in the washing maching.

Giant African Land Snails?

Every couple of weeks change the moss/soil, was the lid every few days (mine use it as their loo!!) and given them cucumber to munch on and cuttle fish for their shells.

Either buy a large tank to start with or upgrade after a year (depending on how many you get but they do get large!!)

They like to be handled too

A Hammie? They're very little trouble and sooo cute

I would go for sea monkeys

These threads in pet forum always remind me of this classic thread

As I have suggested to many posters in the past, Buy a stick. They are easy to clean, cheap to keep and fun to play with.

Sorry what is wrong with wanting a pet that is fluffy and cute???

Is'nt that why people like kittens rabbits etc.,

I have had pets in the past but have had a garden.. hence my restriction for the happiness of said pet.

I've got 2 indoor guinea pigs. They need a reasonable amount of maintenance. Their cage has bedding in and hay - the hay has to be changed every day because otherwise it smells. The bedding is spot changed as required and then completely cleaned out once a week.

They should be fed fresh veggies every day as well as guinea pig nuggets. Water should be changed every day because otherwise it isn't exactly very nice for them.

They should have abotu 1 hour outside their cage running around every day.