Pocket Pets

Pocket pet is a term used to refer to any small mammal commonly kept as a household pet.

The six general criteria which qualify an animal to be considered a pocket pet are:

1. Its commonality as a domestic housepet
2. No potential danger to humans or other animals
3. Non-exotic
4. Overall ease of care & feeding
5. Amicable disposition making it suitable as a "companion" pet
6. Relatively small stature

The most common pocket pets include rodents such as:

• Hamsters
• Gerbils
• Fancy Mice
• Fancy Rats
• Guinea pigs

It also includes common, non-exotic animals such as sugar gliders; which have been bred as domestic housepets in the U.S. for the last 15 years.