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I really want an animal but I have some questions.
I really want an animal but my parents are divorced so move between the houses every week, I rather don’t have a pet then a pet that isn’t happy. I have been looking for dwarf hamsters or some kind of bird but I also have school and sports and activities after school some days in the week. I would like a social pet that is fun to have ( have tried fishes but after 2 years we gave them away to a family that could take better care of them then we did) I would like an animal that isn’t afraid of people or stuff like that. I would like to be able to pick up my pet without the pet to be scared. And I also want to know how to give my pet the best life possible.
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It sounds like a difficult situation for you if you are between houses, there isn't really many pets that are able to be relocated every week easily.
Dogs are really the only ones I can think of that would be okay to move around between houses, but they are a full lifestyle change and a long commitment.
I know nothing about birds, but Hamsters are really great pets if you are in school because they are not needy like a dog or cat. They are not a pet you can leave for a week, nor are they a pet you can really take from A to B. Despite what pet stores teach, they need large enclosure and pet store cages are all WAY too small.
Although not all hamsters are social or early risers; a lot of hamsters are and even as a non-social animal you can interact with them a lot. If you are looking for a more social hamster, I would suggest going for a Syrian or a Russian/Winter White and not a Robo; Robo's are amazing but are more known for being watch pets.
If you want hamster advice, check out r/hamsters or r/hamstercare , the people there will advice you correctly unlike the pet store.
Thank you even though it took a long time to read that😂but I really appreciate it. Let’s say that I want a hamster then how big of a cage do I need and is there any hamster that wouldn’t mind moving every second week and maybe I could stay two weeks in every house instead of just one.
When I say big, I mean a minimum of 100x50x50cm cages. - https://www.hamsterwelfare.com/cage-advice-and-evidence/
So not really cages you can easily move around.
They do say that bin cages
However IF you were able to get a cage you could move from A - B, then I am pretty sure a confident hamster would be okay with moving every week. I don't have any experience with the Dwarf's apart from Robo's, nor Chinese Hamsters to say much about them; but Syrians (I have 1 and have had a few) are usually pretty easy going. But it does depend on their personality.
My Syrian spends most evenings on my desk, free-roaming in a pen and I can carry her around the house and all the Syrian hamsters I personally have owned have been able to be handled by myself and strangers without biting them. (Did take some time taming them to get them there though.)
Are you able to leave a pet at one of your parents homes and then have them care for them for a week?
Hamsters are not social, so they won't miss the company if no-one is spending time with them. But they do obviously need food, fresh water water and possibly spot-cleaning if messy; everyday. It's not always necessary, depends on the hamster but some do need daily out of the cage free-roaming (I can say for sure a female Syrian would tick this box as they are crazy lol), but not all, and hamster balls are not safe for hamsters so you would need a safe space. (You can easily buy pop-up play pens though. :) )
Thank you so much!
maybe something like a bearded dragon?
Oh that sounds cool but I have no idea of what that is. I will Google it👍
there is a lot that goes into it and the main part is getting it from a proper dealer otherwise you’ll have a mountain of other problems.
Ok