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Best Class Pets: Hamster (the bigger ones, not the dwarfs) and Guinea Pigs are my favorites. Get them when they are babies and hold them a lot so they are used to people. Don't let the kids feed them through the cage (they are nearsighted and nibble first to see if the finger poking through the cage is edible. Guinea pigs are fun because they make whistling noises when food is on the way, and make satisfied purr-like sounds when they are happy. They do like clean cages, and you have to clean them every two or three days. The kids like to take turns reading to the critters. Another good one was an aquarium with tadpoles. The tadpoles turned into frogs. Very cool until the big frog ate the little frog! Worst Class Pets: Hermit Crabs. It is fun to set up the habitat but they don't do anything. Most of the time you can't even catch them walking around. Also, snakes or other carnivores are difficult...you have to feed the smaller ones baby mice. Another disappointing class pet were crayfish...See More
steve I disagree about hermit crabs. I have had a number of them. Some are more active than others. Also I had put in a number of shells in the bowl and he (?) woul actually change his shell frequently. When I first began teaching I had hermit crabs, gerbils, hamsters, a rabbit, fish, and a ferret in my classroom. My principal hated it, but my students l...See More
Jul 17, 2008
Kristine Kopp On 7/17/08, steve wrote: > I disagree about hermit crabs. I have had a number of > them. Some are more active than others.

Ok, I am willing to reconsider about the hermit crabs. Maybe I am doing something wrong. Mine just seem to hang out in the same shell and die. One even came out of its shell and died, even though I had a various...See More
Jul 22, 2008
Chuck Peterson I completely disagree about snakes being difficult. They are clean and quiet and provide a wonderful teaching tool for both big and little kids. They feed on mice or rats that you can buy frozen and defrost as needed. The kids are fascinated by watching them eat. My problem is finding a second class pet that provides a similar return on my investme...See More
Aug 16, 2008
kristine Kopp How about a bearded dragon? They are very expressive for a lizard. Also a carnivore, but eats plants as well. I have been considering one. I love having a giant African millipede. They are impressive with all of the little legs, and a great example of a decomposer. They also have tiny little bugs on them, which is a kind of symbiotic relationship. ...See More
Aug 25, 2008


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