dh promised ds goldfish - any alternatives?

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Iggi101 · 30/04/2013 12:05

For some reason dh told our five year old he can get goldfish. Did he research the needs of goldfish and check we had space for a decent tank, or could afford all the equipment etc? No of course not
Now I had fish in a plastic bowl as a child but I knew no better.
Is there any other pet I could get that would be very low-maintenance, yet could live a content existence? I have a five year old and a almost one year old, in a small flat. Dh is allergic to cats, and I am scared of snakes.
Suppose I could always put dh in a hutch in the garden..
Any advice would be welcome!

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stargirl1701 · 30/04/2013 15:48

I kept Giant African Land Snails in my class last year (inherited from a teacher who left). Clean water daily, change soil monthly, feed lettuce, cucumber, etc, cuttlefish in tank.

Remove eggs & freeze them to prevent babies.

I have no idea where they came from but they were low maintenance. Big enough to hold ( size of adult palm). The children seemed to love them.

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Iggi101 · 01/05/2013 13:39

Thanks for further ideas Have googled spiders and giant snails - think I would prefer those to stay outside the house, sorry! (There's not much logic to which animals we'd like as pets is there?)
I think will order spider monkeys, will see if can con ds into thinking they are fish, or persuade him these are much cooler (I think Ben 10 had a Spidermonkey character?)