Very often people living in apartments want to have a pet for the soul or for their children, but they can not do this because of too little living space or allergic reactions to their wool. You can always have small pets that do not need a lot of space, and there will be enough aquarium or cage.
In this article we will get acquainted with the smallest pets that can be made even in a very tiny apartment.
Ants
Ants are considered to be the smallest and least occupying place for pets. This hobby becomes more and more popular, therefore special ant farms are already mass produced: from the simplest ones to whole mini-ecosystems. Bred in such formikaria (houses) only certain types of ants, which can be bought at pet stores.
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Overland home snails Ahatine
Contains such pets in ordinary aquariums for fish with a lid, only filled with a special primer and greens. This is ideal for people who go on long trips and can not take care of animals. For the period of the owner's absence, the snail simply falls into a hibernation.
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One of the most popular species of small domestic animals are rodents.
Decorative mice
This is the smallest variant of rodents, since their body length (without a tail) reaches a maximum of 8cm. There are two types: pure white and color. It is recommended to keep mice one by one so that they do not multiply, or take two mice of the same sex.
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Gerbils
This rodent can have a body length of up to 12 cm, differs from most of the hand-held rodents by a fluffy tail. It is better to keep them in a cage 30 cm high and 30 cm by 60 cm in size with the wheel installed in it, but they should be allowed to run around the room every day.
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Hamsters
There are several types of hamsters, which are usually produced as pets: Dzungarian (the smallest), Syrian (gold) and several species of macknags. Regardless of the species, all hamsters should be kept in a cage, and the larger the size, the better for a hamster.
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Dwarf rabbits
At the moment it has become very fashionable to start rabbits at home, but not all breeds remain as small as the sellers promise. To the dwarfs are: American Fold (1.6 - 1.8 kg), British Miniature (1.1 kg), Himalayan (1.1 - 2 kg), Dutch Fold (1.8 kg), Woolie Jersey (1, 6 kg), mini-rex (1.4 - 2 kg).
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From rodents at home, rats, chinchillas and even ferrets are often introduced.
Mini-pigs or dwarf pigs
Increasingly popular is the planting of small guinea pigs as pets, which even becoming adults do not weigh more than 12 kg and grow only up to 35 cm in length. Now there are several breeds of mini-pigs: Vietnamese Fold, Bergstresser Book, Mayallino, Göttingen, Wisenau.
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African dwarf hedgehogs
A fairly new species of domestic animals are hedgehogs. Specially designed dwarf hedgehogs of very small size for the house: length up to 15-20 cm, weight - 300-500 g. You can keep hedgehogs in terrariums, cardboard boxes or in cages, in which a house, stones, toys and sand must be made, for swimming. To feed such unusual inhabitants can be cat and dog canned food or dry food, vegetables and fruits, boiled meat, insects, etc.
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In addition to the listed small animals at home, you can get even wavy parrots, turtles, lizards and silent fish. But the small size of the animal does not mean that it is necessary to take less care of it, than for the big one.