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Right now we have a dog and a cat, a goldfish, and one remaining hermit crab. I accidently killed the other 2 hermit crabs in unrelated incidents the past 6 months, the largest when the heating pad was not plugged in during a very cold patch (the biggest one died), and the smallest, when I was cleaning out the cage (it really needed to be cleaned) I uncovered the smallest who was moulting. I put her in a smaller container with sand while finishing out the cleaning, but she didn't have the strength to rebury herself in the main tank, and ended up dying : (.
My last hermit crab is very healthy, but they are actually very social creatures. We even checked out getting a couple new hermit crabs, but they just had very small ones, which I don't think would give him what he needed. I have a possible opportunity to adopt him out to a better situation (much larger cage, experienced owners, with 10 other crabs).
My kids want to get another pet. My oldest is into almost anything (lizards or snakes) and also aquarium. My youngest of course, wants to get something she can hold and cuddle, like a guinae pig or hamster.
My concerns is that our dog has already searched out and killed 2 rats, and pretty much goes crazy if smells say an opposum, in the vicinity.
Do you think a small fuzzy pet is out of the question? We have a 1 story house, so not sure we could keep the pet completely separated. I wish I could find out how he would respond.
2nd if a small mammal is out of the question, is there a pet that would be both interesting, and youngest daughter could hold? My oldest wants a snake, but I really don't want to go down that rout. I personally would love to get a kitten, but my husband is moderately allergic. He can handle 1 cat, but thinks 2 would be too much.
any brilliant ideas?
My last hermit crab is very healthy, but they are actually very social creatures. We even checked out getting a couple new hermit crabs, but they just had very small ones, which I don't think would give him what he needed. I have a possible opportunity to adopt him out to a better situation (much larger cage, experienced owners, with 10 other crabs).
My kids want to get another pet. My oldest is into almost anything (lizards or snakes) and also aquarium. My youngest of course, wants to get something she can hold and cuddle, like a guinae pig or hamster.
My concerns is that our dog has already searched out and killed 2 rats, and pretty much goes crazy if smells say an opposum, in the vicinity.
Do you think a small fuzzy pet is out of the question? We have a 1 story house, so not sure we could keep the pet completely separated. I wish I could find out how he would respond.
2nd if a small mammal is out of the question, is there a pet that would be both interesting, and youngest daughter could hold? My oldest wants a snake, but I really don't want to go down that rout. I personally would love to get a kitten, but my husband is moderately allergic. He can handle 1 cat, but thinks 2 would be too much.
any brilliant ideas?