As for which pocket
pets are going to
keep you and your family up at night,
chinchillas and hedgehogs are more nocturnal, Riggs says.
But actually, many rodents are commonly
kept pets such
as guinea pigs,
chinchillas, hamsters, gerbils, mice, domesticated rats, and degus (in the rat family).
I treat exotic
pets — birds (parrots, canaries, finches, chickens, turkeys, waterfowl, pigeons and doves), rabbits, rodents (guinea pigs,
chinchillas, rats, mice, hamsters, gerbils, degus), ferrets, reptiles (lizards, snakes, turtles, tortoises), amphibians (frogs and toads), and some less commonly
kept exotics such
as hedgehogs, sugar gliders, pot - bellied pigs, wallabies, kinkajous, and
pet skunks.
When people hear about commonly
kept small mammal
pets such
as rabbits, guinea pigs,
chinchillas, hedgehogs, ferrets, rats, hamsters and gerbils, they don't usually think of them being at high risk for getting into trouble in the home.