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Help me choose an exotic pet that's best for me?

Hi!

I am a biologist (wildlife specialty) and had a career before working as a biologist in managing high end sporthorse facilities, so I do thrive on carrying for animals and don't mind putting hours into it. I have a decent income, own our home, and have a chill dog with zero prey drive (sometimes he boops noses with deer and bunnies in the yard and he never chases).

Right now I have 8 rats that I adore, but the level of stink definitely is not something I'm stoked to live with beyond the lifespan of my current rats. I love them all dearly and I'm so glad to have them, but after they phase out over the next few years I'd like to get a different small pet.

I have the money, time, and willingness to care for a wide variety of exotics but am most interested in a mammal that doesn't require a high amount of human attention (other than cleanup), more like something that is happy to just have you in the room with them. I find the quiet daily care extremely therapeutic and I don't mind/ actually prefer a pet with some cleanup involved. Because of this I was leaning towards a pair a guinea pigs, but I wanted to see what you all thought!

Basically what is the next best option to rats that is just ever so slightly less stinky?

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u/howdyhowdyhowdyhowdi — 10 days ago
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Rodents that are not too high maintenance for someone about to live on their own?

Hello all ! I’m gonna be moving into college next year, and was wanting to own a pet to keep me company while I’m a student living on my own. I really want a rodent of some kind, but knowing how high maintenance some can be, I wanted to come here before even thinking of owning one to begin with. I’m aware that some may need to be free roamed each day, and the attention that they require, so I am confident that I’ll be able to bond with my pet on regular occasions. I was thinking of owning a chinchilla, but if you guys have any suggestions OR objections, please feel free to enlighten me as I am figuring out my options.🙏

Edit: the chances of me living on campus or off campus are 50/50 depending on what school I attend, but either way I’m hoping to live by myself as I get accommodations for my AuDHD.

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u/yaaasss717272 — 9 days ago
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Terrestrial Lizards for a Tropical 25 Gallon

I have this empty 25 zoomed terrarium and I am getting another animal but this time I want a lizard, I would like it to be terrestrial and be able to live in good tropical weather but I don't know what I could go for. Any ideas?

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u/Both-Signature-7576 — 10 days ago
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display animal for tropical 40gl?

Features:

-thrive 40 gallon, 36 x 18 x 18

-hinged doors, screen top, no front vents

-3 misting heads

-foam and cork background (might pull the foam off and replace with lugarti terramud)

-2 inches of substrate with crate drainage layer (to keep weight down)

-zebra and magic potion isopods, superworms and darkling beetles (steadily removing adults as i see them)

-deep tissue heat lamp (can always add more heat/uvb, previous occupant was a cold loving cave gecko)

i've been told the lack of front ventilation is bad for dart frogs and garter snakes won't be able to live their entire lives in a 40 gallon.

ideally i'd want something that can demolish the superworm population so i don't have to replace/sift them out of the substrate (or i guess i can get a second larger animal and this is my superworm breeding tank lmao)

i'd prefer something diurnal, but as long as it's -visible- most of the time and not super shy i can do something nocturnal.

maybe a group of small-medium day geckos? though with such a wide enclosure i'm a little scared of opening the doors and being mobbed by tiny fast moving ninjas lol. i like tomato frogs but i'm afraid the substrate lip won't allow for deeper dirt along with a drainage layer.

u/Animelizards — 11 days ago