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Whoever is waiting at home, or the one you are still dreaming about, there is a place here written just for them.

Reptiles

84 guides

Dragons, geckos, snakes, and turtles. Get the heat and light right before the animal arrives.

Hamsters

58 guides

A quiet apartment pet that does best alone. The cage and the food matter more than the color.

Rabbits

39 guides

Full of personality once the space is bigger than a hutch. Many learn a litter box.

Guinea Pigs

37 guides

Chatty, social, and happier with a friend. The shop cage is almost always too small.

Birds

32 guides

Canaries, budgies, and the rest. Light, air, and a cage you can actually clean.

Hedgehogs

27 guides

Awake when you are winding down. A warm room matters more than a cute cage.

Ferrets

26 guides

Busy and clever, and not a pet you leave in a cage all day. Read this before the kit comes home.

Axolotls

18 guides

A cool-water pet that stays in the tank. The water has to be right, or nothing else matters.

Chinchillas

17 guides

Soft, fast, and happiest in a cool room with room to jump.

Hermit Crabs

9 guides

A real tank, deep substrate, and shells they can trade. Not a painted shell from the boardwalk.

Snails

4 guides

Quiet and inexpensive, and surprisingly fussy about moisture.

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