Pet

A pet is a domesticated animal[?] that is kept by humans for companionship or for the beauty of its appearance or utterances, rather than for economic reasons.

While in theory one could keep a blue whale as a pet, in practice a small number of species of mammals and birds have dominated the pet scene for a very long time. Fish have joined them more recently. With the exception of iguanas and non-venomous snakes, few reptiles and amphibians make good pets.

Pet species

Mammals

Dogs
Cats
Rodents, including hamsters, guinea pigs, mice, gerbils, chinchillas, and rats
Rabbits
Ferrets
Hedgehogs
Alpacas
small pigs

Birds

Budgerigars and other parrot species
Canaries and other finch species
Doves

Reptiles

Lizards
Iguanas
Snakes
Frogs
Toads

Fish - see Aquarium

		Pet
		A pet is a domesticated animal[?] that is kept by humans for companionship or for the beauty of its appearance or utterances, rather than for economic reasons. While in theory one could keep a blue whale as a pet, in practice a small number of species of mammals and birds have dominated the pet scene for a very long time. Fish have joined them more recently. With the exception of iguanas and non-venomous snakes, few reptiles and amphibians make good pets. Pet species Mammals Dogs Cats Rodents, including hamsters, guinea pigs, mice, gerbils, chinchillas, and rats Rabbits Ferrets Hedgehogs Alpacas small pigs Birds Budgerigars and other parrot species Canaries and other finch species Doves Reptiles Lizards Iguanas Snakes Frogs Toads Fish - see Aquarium See also: digital pet The Commodore PET was a home computer of the 1970s
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