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Clean small mammals ?
What are some small mammals that, in general, don't poop a lot like hamsters or rats do, or won't constantly poop when handling? (I understand that accidents happen. Even BP's taught me that) I'm open to anything no bigger than a ferret, and no hedgehogs because I'm not interested in them. Anything that can be litter trained?
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Re: Clean small mammals ?
Chinchillas? Sugar glider?
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Don't know about trainability but small mammals I can think of are guinea pig, chinchilla, some smaller rabbits...
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Chinchillas are really clean animals. They have no odor. HOWEVER, they poo up storms! They cannot control their bowel movements, so they are constantly crapping every few minutes. They are clean, but messy animals.
If you want a litter trained animal, I would go with rabbit or ferret. Although rats can be litter trained too. My first generation of breeder girls retired as pets and took to caged life with a litter box immediately after living in a rack their entire lives. And rats only poo on you if they're stressed. If they feel comfortable, they don't really poo during handling.
But as the 'ferret person' of the forum, I'll always suggest a ferret. But make sure you know what you're getting into. They're not cheap to maintain and are prone to many health issues.
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A yorkie.
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Re: Clean small mammals ?
Originally Posted by anatess
A yorkie.
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I don't care so much for litter training as I do just having an animal drop two turds for every breath, which is why, although I like them, I have to cross chinchillas off. I'm also not into rats since they have a such a short life span. How do degus, short tailed opossums, or sugar gliders compare? (I've been eye-ballin' sugar gliders for a while.) No guinea pigs or rabbits, please.
Last edited by Bluebonnet Herp; 12-03-2013 at 08:05 PM.
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Clean small mammals ?
My hamster doesn't poo on me haha
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Re: Clean small mammals ?
Originally Posted by Bobbafett
My hamster doesn't poo on me haha
I used to be into keeping these. Instead of leaving droppings on me, they left bloody, painful bite marks, regardless of my attempts to tame them. It got traumatizing to where I'm nervous when dealing with small rodents and that's why I can't hold my BP's feeder rats. (I've managed to bond with one or two feeder rats/mice though after my BPs would refuse to eat so I'd adopt them out.)
Last edited by Bluebonnet Herp; 12-03-2013 at 08:09 PM.
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Okay, okay... this then.
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