The domestication of small mammals to keep as pets is a relatively recent development, arising only after large-scale industrialization. Historically...

tarantulas and hermit crabs. Smaller pets include rodents, while the equine and bovine group include the largest companion animals. Pets provide their owners...

that spread disease and were a threat to crops, as a result the practice of keeping small mammals as pets, is a relatively recent development, arising only...

owners. Mammals are the most likely exotic pets to injure or kill humans, with non-human primates topping the list. Even if they are bred for the pet trade...

predators kept either in a zoo or as a pet. Live food is commonly used as feed for a variety of species of exotic pets and zoo animals, ranging from crocodilians...

internationally. A pet mouse is inexpensive compared to larger pets, and even many other pet rodents, but mice are comparatively short-lived: typically only...

"Gold tegus". Central Pets. Archived from the original on 2007-05-20 – via archive.org. "Colombian tegu: Gold tegu care". Pets with Scales. 16 July 2022...

A mammal (from Latin mamma 'breast') is a vertebrate animal of the class Mammalia (/məˈmeɪli.ə/). Mammals are characterized by the presence of milk-producing...

Wolves are sometimes kept as exotic pets, and in some rarer occasions, as working animals. Although closely related to domesticated dogs, wolves do not...

species classified in seven genera. They have become established as popular small pets. The best-known species of hamster is the golden or Syrian hamster...