Thread 5043608

>Isopods and insects are boxes of dirt that only wake up when the room is pitch black
>Reptiles spend all day in their hidey hole unless they're big ones that need a ton of space
>Fish are messes of genetic garbage and inbreeding so I dont want to keep them
>Mice and other mammals need more taking care of than I do for myself

Is there any solution to just setting up a nice enclosure and having a little guy that I can look over from my pc and say hi to without feeling like garbage that it doesn't have half of my room like it's supposed to?

>>5043608 (OP)
Chickens are extremely low maintenance. There are mini roosters that would be fun to have inside.
A good cat is also one of the easiest pets to own.

Opae ula.

>>5043611
I just know your house smells like an absolute toilet

>>5043621
If cats can be litter trained then chickens can, I have no doubt

>>5043624
No they can't, but you can put diapers on them lol.

>>5043621
Yeah the cat does stank it up a little. Just gotta keep a tidy litter box and it isnt too bad.

outdoor cat, easy peasy

>>5043634
Thats not a pet it's a pest.

idk, maybe a solitary wasp, if hatches in a terrarium. Won't live very long, though.

>>5043608 (OP)
Yeast is a popular pet in China right now.

>>5043608 (OP)
Hermit crabs maybe. I had them as pets in my youth. Small, low maintenance, they will hide in their shells some but crawl around and climb a lot.

>>5043686
Doesn't surprise me that bacteria is the only lifeform an asian can keep alive

>>5043696
Yeast is a fungus. Are you legitimately 9 years old?

>>5043608 (OP)
Don't discount fish, fag. Aquariums are very easy once you understand the principles of aquarium keeping and design a system. Shrimp are also very active.

>>5043693
Hermit crab owner here, this Anon is retarded. Hermit crabs can be active, but they can also be very shy, and part of their molting process involves burying themselves in sand for months at a time. And since Hermit Crabs require a lot of enrichment and other crabs, they need decently large tanks.

Also calling them "low maintenance" is a red flag, not because they necessarily are high maintenance but because it hints that the person treated them terribly and only got a month at best out of their crabs before they died when they should be living for decades.

>>5043608 (OP)
For an insect, I think the Death-feigning beetle is the perfect low-maintenance pet that's also decently active. A velvet ant can be kept alongside it if you don't mind the danger of it.

>>5043707
Shrimp are also a very good alternative.

have people found the secret to breeding death feigning beetles? isn't it literally just heating the larvae while they pupate?

>>5043907
God you are a total sperge.
In your text -- "hermit crabs can be active", "need decently large tanks", "not because they necessarily are high maintenance"
So, they are small, low maintenance pets that don't constantly hide, which is what OP asked.
Fuck you're pathetic.

>>5044005
>So, they are small, low maintenance pets that don't constantly hide, which is what OP asked.
Anon, there's this thing called reading the post you're replying to which explains the issues. Yes, they don't constantly hide, but they can still spend months hidden and can't be disturbed under any circumstances, and sometimes they just die like that. An animal like that is not what OP is wanting.

Hermits aren't high maintenance, but their tanks require a lot of work, planning, and expensive upfront costs to get to that state, which is also probably not what OP wants.

I'm presuming you're ESL which is what made you confused, but don't worry. Talking to native speakers is a great way to build your English speaking skills!

My friend who literally does pet rescues says some tarantula species fit this bill? But I was under the impression that tarantulas are the definitions of pet empty terrariums along with scorpions

>>5043608 (OP)
Leachies.

Give them a 3 x 3 enclosure with plenty of branches, mixed substrate and have a basic smart temp switch for a heat and UV lamp. Once you have done their enclosure they are super low upkeep and just need powder feed in their food bowl every two days. If the enclosure looks a little dry you can mist in the morning and then the evening. Unlike a lot of low upkeep lizards Leachies will hangout in the open during the day once they get used to their suroundings. Don't really need to get them out either but you can for 5 - 10 mins before putting them back. They are really cool and funky.

>>5043696
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crickets_as_pets

I kept a cricket in a clay jar that used to hold sauce or wine, fed it cornflakes, and it was happy enough to sing. Crickets like t sing in the dark, not when exposed. They don't live long as pets but just rotate them

>>5043608 (OP)
If you treat a praying mantis/ jumping spider right it'll come out whenever you're around. Even wild ones say hi to humans even if they've had no previous contact. How mice have a brain 1000x bigger than them but literally cannot be trained out of their retarded mouse fear makes me wonder.

>>5043616
US only, like every animal :(

>>5044025
Anon, they're nocturnal. Generally, most won't "hangout in the open during the day". If yours is out in the open, chances are you aren't providing sufficient hiding spaces and could be over-stressed.

>>5044459
>Anon, they're nocturnal
Yeah they are active during the night. But mine doesn't scurry about in the day, he just bathes under the UV on the top branch or retreat into bark on off days. I think he has plenty of hiding spaces, but if I am wrong with pic rel let me know.

>>5044459
>>5044462
He also has two heat lamps on the right side of the enclosure set for 28 degrees with a heat probe half way down the side of the tank to regulate. I tried changing the probe location before as I was concerned about too much heat, but after a week there was no real difference.

>>5044462
oh no no no no no

>>5044476
Break it to me

>>5044477
20% of the front of the tank having fake plants hanging down in the corners is in 0 ways "lots of hiding places" for the largest gecko in the world.
You have 2 tiny cork hollows, one of which is half filled by a stick, both of which are on the ground
next to no arboreal space, literally one stick pressed up against the background
this is an empty box with a wooden backdrop, there's nothing for it to do in here, no wonder it just sits in the middle.
Absolutely embarrassing.

>>5044478
I mean he uses the plants and it's 3 sticks, not 1, but I will take your advice and redo it. I assumed it was alright because he could still hide comfortably in the past with the setup. Oh well.

I think the answer is gonna have to be shrimp bros