Small Pets To Have In Australia

Hermit crabs are one of those small pets that are not very common but nevertheless quite well mannered insanely cheap and make for great pets.

Small pets to have in australia. They have one of the longer life spans of small pets living between 7 to 10 years. Only two species of native mammal can be kept as pets. Snakes the keeping of reptiles in australia is regulated so make sure you check out the regulations in our state. Rabbits are social and friendly animals and adapt very well to human companionship.

Pocket pets are what people call small domestic animals such as gerbils hamsters ferrets and rabbits. In addition to common domesticated pets such as cats dogs aviary birds and aquarium fish some native animals can be kept as pets under a special licence from npws. I have 10 pets that consist of 2 guinea pigs. They need an aquarium with a half foot thick layer of sand and some stones on top for them to climb and play with.

Their floppy ears soft fur. Frogs are kept in enclosures and a number of breeds are available to purchase from the australian amphibian research centre. Australia has a unique population of tadpoles and frogs but only a small amount of these are able to be kept as pets and a license is required in order to keep some of the rarer species as pets. Guinea pigs cavies guinea pigs are interesting and fun little characters.

The play pen seen in the picture. They have delicate spines not suitable for small children. Two male guinea pigs fin and gus aged 4 months for sale. Axolotl are cute little amphibians that can make for great starter pets.

Silk worms if you have a mulberry tree handy then silk worms are a really interesting pet and super easy to care for. They re about the same maintenance and habitat as a fish but you get something that s a little more unique and as you can see by the photos they can smile. We have had them since they were 8 weeks old. The guinea pigs will come with an indoor cage along with all of the feeding accessories hay bedding and food.

These include many species of native birds mostly parrots some captive bred reptiles and frogs from a licensed breeder or society. They are all easy it really depends if you have the time and if your parents will allow for such a pet. September 18 2017 by admin 0. Whether you live in a small space and cannot have a large animal you re gone all the time and cannot properly care for a more active animal or whether you just.

They are pigs and eat a lot of food hay. Beware though they eat a huge amount of the mulberry leaves so may leave it looking a bit bare. Read on to find out more about how to care for some of the most popular species kept as pets in australia.