Small mammals are highly dependent on the new owner to provide all the necessary assistance for its survival.
However there are some exceptions to the sure but overall these small mammals need care and attention and any neglect would eventually cause their demise.
Some of these small mammals that would make ideal pet choices would include hamsters, guinea pigs, gerbils, rats, mice, rabbits and chinchillas.
Some of these animals have comparatively short lifespan while others can live for longer periods, but all need the support, care and attention of the owner in order to have a happy and healthy life.
Some of these small mammals are nocturnal creatures and this would be quite frustrating as a pet for children.
This would be because these small mammals would spend most of the day sleeping while the child would only be interested in playing with it.
This could lead to a very stressful situation for the pet and the owner.
Also some of these pets are not really very active animals and even when awake they would rather just curl up comfortably beside the owner as opposed to running around and performing tricks.
The owners who are more knowledgeable would probably understand the need for a quiet and cool location for the cage, thus they would make every effort to make sure this is done.
Having other more active and boisterous pets around may not be the best thing for some of these rather sensitive mammals
