to think all pets poo?

[Francoitalialan]

They do don't they?

My kids are desperate for a pet. Me, not so much. I've said they can have one that doesn't poo. I'm safe now, aren't I?

Tamagotchi. Clean up at the click of a button!

I have a pet rock in my reef tank. Unfortunately it had its own pet starfish hiding inside which killed my shrimp.

What about a Furby? Get two and they can talk to each other bitter experience

hamsters excrete and need regular cleaning. Their only saving grace is they die fairly quickly.

the word is 'no'.

Goldfish is the way to go. Get a pump on the tank so you don't have to clean it so much. My mother would feed it with a two week block food so she didn't have to feed it daily. When my parents divorced my Dad was given all the pets. The fish got a monthly block after that as he was a single parent to three kids while working FT.

Guinea pigs are lovely - my best friend has 12 and I'm desperate for my own now - but they certainly poo a lot! They also live longer than people think (6-8 years) and aren't IMO a children's pet, they need adult care (eg trimming claws, grease gland cleaning for boars - a truly delightful job!, sometimes elderly boars need a bit of help pooing).

Of course all pets poo, you poo too don't you?

My DD had a pet lid for a while. It didn't poo...

(not a typo. It was on a string so she could take it for walks....)

Gerbils don't poo much, apparently...

A good diet will greatly decrease the amount cats and dogs poo though.
Not so for rabbits. Rabbits poo all day.

^goes for all fibrevores too

I had a pet brick as a child. It lived under my bed. However, I'd kidnapped it from a friend who owned it first and sent many ransom notes, smeared with brick dust.

I have never had any pets that absorbed poo so yes it does come out although some dogs eat theirs.........................

What you need are some Giant Madagascan Hissing Cockroaches

They're not anything like the domestic cockroaches and don't bite, sting, fly, spread disease or smell. They do teeny, tiny poops and they're only cleaned out every few weeks. You can easily handle them as they're nice and chunky and they don't mind being handled and don't run away.

If you're interested, I'll tell you about their care.

Please don't associate them with dirty domestic cockroaches.

Oh, and tarantulas don't really poo, they excrete their waste as a sort of whitish paste which is easily cleaned off the sides of their tank. They never smell.

I've never actually seen any of my scorpion's poos either.

Goldfish produce a massive amount of poo in relation to their size. You can siphon it up without having to touch it though.

Tropical fish are cleaner apparently

Keeping fish is more akin to conducting an ongoing science experiment than keeping a pet.

Coldwater fish are filthy and goldfish need an industrial strength filter in order to keep them healthy. I also found that they smelled a bit.

Roaches and beetles make great pets.

Invertebrates are definitely the way to go if you want something low maintenance and low on poop. They're also quiet and cheap to feed. Take up no room either.

Once cats have got past the kitten/litter tray stage they go off and poo in someone else's garden so you never have to think about it again.
Before someone flames me for not feeling guilty about that, I don't actually have a cat.

Get them a carPet. Very low maintenance, soft to stroke (depending on pile type) no poo.

Some dogs eat their own poo ... but I can assure you it's more gross than pickings up!!!

Definitely don't get guinea pigs or rabbits - I've had both (for the dcs supposedly ).
They are shit factories.....

We have a goldfish - we did have 2 and I thought once one had died the dirty little bastard wouldn't need cleaning out as much - but no - he is disgusting. I literally do not know where he gets it from as I feed him once a week with about 8 little pellets and he shits DAILY about 10 poops - I have tried to fobb him off to stbexh but no, apparently the move would be too traumatic - little fishy fucker is going to out live me!

I suppose what I am trying to say is - don't get a fish.

A pet brick - like Father Jack had on "Father Ted"

"I loooovvvveee my briiiiiiiickk"

I have parrots - if you don't like poo don't get a bird. They poo continuously, everywhere unless you take the time and patience to 'potty' train them.