I want a unique pet

[jgorham]

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This thing is pretty cute, it's a Sugar Glider:



Sounds like lots of responsibility, though: Sugar Glider Info

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I second this nomination. My best friend has 3 (they are very social so you can't really just have one) and they seem to fit your requirements. If you take them out of the cage they will just climb on people and jump back and forth on people and furniture across the room. They are overall pretty cute, and fairly easy to maintain.

Negatives are that they are stinky, and the cage needs to be cleaned very often. Besides that they are nocturnal, so you kinda need to have a place to keep them that isn't lit 24 hrs.

At least look into em!

[dcasper70]

Definitely the Hedgehog

[HopeydaFish]

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im getting a white tiger which cant really be domesticated either and they r more able to kill u [img]/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img]

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I recommend you get one as soon as you can find a dealer.

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Cripes...I'll buy it for her. My treat.

[Bubu]

Be careful with your choice of pets. Make sure that you can
provide for the needs of your pet. Veterinary care for
exotic animals can be hard to come by and very expensive
(e.g. yearly vaccinations).

There are many things to consider.
Many animals have surprisingly long lifetimes and can become
a burden later on in your life. (eg. parrots - great pet, can be great lifelong partner). Many exotics are not fully domesticated and require socialization with other members of their same species.

Among the more usual exotics, ferrets are fun. Very playful and social. You can get one from a breeder for research center. They smell funny, but then so do dogs.
Rats are also supposibly really cool pets - amongst the smartest rodents.

Avoid monkeys.

Good luck.

Post pictures.

[pokerdirty]

poison dart frogs! (about an inch long, full grown)

[Bluffoon]

I dont think you should get a pet. It sounds like you want something to show off and you are concerned about cost. Pets need constant care, attention and love and the purchase cost is just the beginning. Pet maintenance and care is expensive but the unconditional love and companionship are worth every penny.

If you really want a pet and not a toy get a parrot. They are smart, very social and he will be your companion for life.

[Phill S]

I dont understand why you dont just get a dog, but meh, horses for courses.

My housemate at uni last year bought a preying mantis - just feed it any creepy crawlies you find around the house (or buy crickets dirt cheap from the pet store you got the mantis from).

Not too sure they are hits with the ladies, but then will a snake or a big lizard?

Its a talking point and feeding time was always entertaining.

As someone else said, make sure you take good care of your pet whatever it may be - my housemate didnt keep its skin moist or something and his mantis died, arsehole.

[HesseJam]

Best pets evar:



Pros:
Very social, very funny, very intelligent, easily housebroken, cage needs to be cleaned bi-weekly (if you have only one), do not smell (clean as a cat), as cheap as it gets.

Cons: Need your daily attention for an hour if held single (well, they are social), no electrical wiring is safe if you leave them unattended in the room (TV, computer, stereo), good luck finding somebody taking care of them if you are on vacation, usually die of cancer after 2-3 years.

[JoshuaD]

That picture left off his balls. Rat's balls are disgusting.

Here you go. Isn't she just precious: