At one point or another,
it becomes the case that your family will start clamouring for pets.
There’s nothing wrong with that, of course. In fact, there are
plenty of strong arguments for wanting to have pets in your family,
not least the fact that they provide some examples of early important
life lessons to your kids. But the difficult decision of which pets
to get is a challenging one, especially if you are trying to move
away from the traditional choices. Let’s look at some of the
interesting pets that your family are likely to enjoy having at home.
Tortoise
One of the great things
about having a tortoise is how long they tend to live. If you look
after a tortoise right, there is a chance that they will outlive you.
That of course means that they can be a reliable companion to your
children for their entire childhood, which is a lovely thing to be
able to say. Tortoises are easy to look after too, so you could
entrust your child with their care as a kind of early lesson in
looking after a pet, and not have to worry too much. Geneally, you
keep tortoises in a wooden ‘drawer’ with a UVA light and some
simple climbing rocks, along with water for bathing.
Gecko
If you thought the idea
of having a tortoise was exotic, what about this: the gecko. This is
actually becoming quite a popular pet for people to have these days,
and there are many great reasons why that might be the case. They are
pretty easy to look after, they’re crazily interesting to watch,
and they provide you and your children with hours of entertainment.
For a gecko you will need to look at a range of paludariums or
terrariums, and you’ll have to find a good source of insects for
them to eat.
Parrot
The main fun thing about
the parrot for children is, of course, their uncanny ability to
imitate speech. This is not language, as such: they don’t know what
they’re saying, they just have the ability to make the sounds
humans make, along with any other sounds they might hear. All in all,
however, it’s a fascinating thing for your children to come into
contact with, and you’ll probably find they have great fun
pretending to be a pirate too. Grab a decent sized birdcage and some
millet and you are good to go.
Stick Insect
If you want to go for
the truly weird, why not consider getting a stick insect or two?
These can be kept easily in a glass cage, and they need very little
to survive. You will be amazed at how much your kids are bound to
enjoy staring at these little guys, and they really are a great
introduction to pets. Plus, they don’t last all that long, so
they’re not a huge burden - but they’re not cute enough that your
children will be distressed when they die. It’s kind of a win-win.
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