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Small Pets Are Not Toys

Never buy an animal on impulse. You are toying with life.

Store bought cages are very, very rarely large enough for your pet

Never give a small pet to a child as a gift.

Never leave a small child alone with a small pet.

Fish do not belong in fish bowls.

rabbits do not belong in cages.

store bought bird cages are too small for any bird larger than a finch.

chinchillas and rabbits live from 8 to 14 years. 

Some reptiles will only eat live feed. Are you prepared for that?

Small rodents and rabbits can die of heart attacks when scared. Do you have a quiet home for your new pet?

Don’t walk into petco, petsmart or another pet store that sells live animals and let yourself be fooled by pet stores who keep animals in disgusting, cramped conditions. Or petstores who market cheap food, claim small animals don’t require vet care, say something along the lines of ‘oh, they can eat anything!’ Etc. Do your research. Never trust petstore employees, those animals are products to them.

Every single domestic animal on this entire planet deserves proper living conditions, a healthy diet, at least one companion of their species (if they are social animals), vet care, mental stimulation, time outside their enclosure (accepting fish, of course), and freedom from pain and stress. If you can’t provide all of these, do not adopt an animal.

There is no ‘just a fish’ or ‘just a hamster. Chances are, if these phrases leave your mouth, you’re ‘just a neglectful/abusive person’.

Also please keep rats with at least one other buddy. Rats are very social animals and can easily suffer from depression through loneliness. Your human company is not enough for rats.

The stuff they sell may not necessarily be good for the pet regardless of what they say, so DO YOUR RESEARCH. Even if it says for ferrets, etc.

Marshall’s is one of the worst foods possible.

Those sugary treats are not good for them either.

The big thing is pine and cedar bedding for small animals. Wood bedding can cause respiratory damage in small animals.

Ferrets shouldn’t be placed in those giant balls. They cause a ferret to have spine problems because of the unnatural position it makes them in.

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I'm so tired of this shit.

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