Pets for nurses working 12 hr shifts

[Mama*Kim]

Originally Posted by raymark It is really unhealthy for ferrets to literally live in a cage. They truly need several hours out of their enclosure every day & more is better. It does impact their health, lifespan, and emotional well being . Rats don't do great when kept caged 24/7 either and require daily free time. I won't comment on hamsters because I'm no hamster expert.

I didn't word that well. I meant it as in they spend a bulk of their time in a cage. I certainly don't advocate buying a pet and leaving it in the cage 24/7, but leaving it in a cage while you're working is totally reasonable.

[raymark]

Originally Posted by Mama*Kim I didn't word that well. I meant it as in they spend a bulk of their time in a cage. I certainly don't advocate buying a pet and leaving it in the cage 24/7, but leaving it in a cage while you're working is totally reasonable.

I don't word a lot of things well either

[raymark]

Originally Posted by HugeBabyBoy Wow, I never knew that! I just knew people had ferrets as pets. Thanks for the info! We've had betas and goldfish that lived for ever, but I haven't had fish in eons. All I ever hear people say these days is "the kid's fish died, so I have to get another." I say wow, what bad luck, but I secretly think wow, living with you is a death sentence! Poor animals

We have death sentence neighbors....they go through about 3 dogs a year!

[HugeBabyBoy]

Originally Posted by raymark We have death sentence neighbors....they go through about 3 dogs a year!

OMG!! That's horrible!

[raymark]

Originally Posted by HugeBabyBoy OMG!! That's horrible!

They don't technically kill them, but what they do is basically just as bad! They just buy cute puppies then let them run away (toss them out the front door & never feed them again) when they chew something up or pee on the floor....DH and I have been trying to catch the latest one for the last 2 days so we can take it to a no kill.

Okay, I'll be good & not hijack another post tonight, sorry

[jessi4jc]

I have a very independent cat and am considering a chameleon.

[amholb0]

I would suggest two cats, better even if you can get two older cats from a shelter that have lived together. They won't be as needy as a kitten and they can keep each other company.

[Shimpie]

cats
fish
hermit crabs

[babynme8]

A pair of sugar gliders. I loved mine at one point I had 2 pairs they were the sweetest pets I've ever owned. I had a pair of ferrets when I first moved out and they were awesome too.

[The3LittleBerkhs]

I adopted an adult cat. I was working 12 hour night shifts. It worked out well