Hello,
I was wondering if anyone could offer some advice... DSD8 has asked if she can have pet rats. Me and OH are fine with it in principle (I had some when I was a teenager and they're lovely animals). I'm not worried about her handling them - she's good at being appropriately gentle with animals, but I'm a bit worried that she's quite young to be responsible enough to take charge of them... We also have a cat which is in theory hers, but it's always me who ends up either feeding her or reminding DSD (several times, twice a day) to feed her, and I really don't want to end up in the same situation with more animals (that also need cleaning out, exercising regularly and so on). I'm happy to help her along a bit where necessary, but I know that if I end up doing it myself or constantly having to chase her, it's going to drive me nuts. Any thoughts/experiences on similar aged (forgetful) children would be great!
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Good age for pet rats?
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