Re: Can't decide on a class pet.... question for Angela
Posted by Dianna on 7/26/07
Class pets are interesting and promotes the studetns with
responsibilities. You should check with your school first and make
sure they allow pets. If they do I suggest fish, they are simple
to care for, and are soothing for a student who may need to calm
down, and if one dies you can replace it easily. Even if you go on
vacation you can buy a automatic fish feeder and dont have to
worry about feeding them everyday. Hamsters bite (no-no for
children who are not yours, legal problems from parents etc),
guinne pigs are very good but need cage cleaned every 5 days, food
and water with vitamins etc and I always worry about a student
dropping the class pet and hurting it or ooppss it is running
loose and vanishes outside or somewhere else. Turtles are cool,
however very messy, i use to have 2 sliders and our aquarium
filter was constantly plugged and we had to clean the cage out
every other day, water change, scrubbing down the walls of the
aquarium etc, and if you over feed them they grow fast, ooppss
ours where huge and we went through many aquariums then of course
you have to make sure the students who handle them was their hands
because of samanilla, and unless you are going to make sure they
dont run and touch something after handeling the pet i would pass
on the turtles.
On 7/26/07, Heidi/1st/PA wrote:
> On 7/07/07, mm wrote:
>> On 7/06/07, Angela wrote:
>>> Hello! I had a red eared slider for 5 years, but sold it
>>> to another teacher before I changed jobs. I loved it!!!
>>> That was with 2nd grade. Now, I will be teaching K. I
>>> want something that is different than the "typical" class
>>> pet like a guinea pig or fish. I thought about a
>>> hedgehog, but I am afraid of the spines. I would like
>>> something low maintenance and, from what I can tell, the
>>> best bet would be a beta, rat, or frogs. Any other
>>> suggestions???? THanks!
>>
>>What kind of cage did you keep your RES in? We have a baby
> one at home and we have it in a small glass aquariam. What
> kind of things did you use to keep the tank clean??? Ours
> gets so dirty quick! I am thinking about taking the turtle to
> school this year as a class pet to go along with our guinea
> pig. I love having a guinea pig vs. hamsters. The guinea pig
> is very social and big enough to hold without squirming away.
> The kids would bring in carrots, celery, apples , etc. for
> her - which also promoted healthy lunches!! She always knew
> when it was lunchtime and would start squeaking for food! My
> 1st graders loved her!!
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