Pets for an Apartment?

I don't think you guys can/should have a pet in that situation

get a pair of chinchillas or something

>>2454447
you don't need a pet, you need a houseplant. start a windowsill garden. little tomatoes, herbs, etc.

Fish are the only pet I would recommend to someone in your situation. Please don't get anything else, it won't be a good fit.

> I'm interested in birds but my understanding is its not healthy for them to be alone for long periods of time

This is not true for all birds. Having a conure or something wouldn't be great but somerhing like lovebirds or finches or doves would be perfectly fine with you working full time. A lot of apartments won't allow birds though, so keep that in mind if you plan on moving in the near future.
Any interest in reptiles or rodents?

>>2454484
>>2454486
I won't get anything that I won't be able to provide full quality of life to. If that means no pets for the next year or so intil we get a bigger place, then I won't get anything.
>>2454487
>Any interest in reptiles or rodents?
I'm open to anything that isn't a spider.

>>2454486
>>2454488
I second fish. However they're not exactly the most interactive pet.

>>2454488
There's plenty of animal that could work, but realistically, how much time per day, every day would you be willing to spend on care and maintenance?

For rodents, I would say to look into:
Hamster (make sure you can hold and interact with the one you get. Some can be assholes)
Pair of gerbils (fun to watch but not going to just chill in your lap)
Mice (smart, fun to watch, smell)
You Don't have much space, so I wouldn't recommend rats, chinchillas, or guinea pigs.

Reptiles:
Leopard gecko
Crested gecko
Emperor scorpion (very low maintenance, not as handlable)
Corn snake (if you don't mind feeding them)

Maybe a pair of rabbits?
They are easily litterbox trained and their waste doesn't really smell.
You could let them free roam the apartment with just a little bit of work rabbit proofing it.
And they'd keep eachother company.

>>2454550
Not enough space. Permanent free roaming is just asking for something to go wrong.

Get a cat and clean it's litter box everyday. Do you shit in your tiny bathroom or are you afraid it will stink up the whole apartment?

Blue tongue skink is my personal recommendation, mostly because they are chill with being held if you start slowly. And their diets aren't that demanding.

>>2454568
Holy shit- keep the litterbox IN the bathroom- clean it every time you're in there and notice something :3

Problem solved!

>>2454579
They're expensive and require a large enclosure.

>>2454552
Even in a rabbit proofed bedroom or something?

>>2454568
I flush after I shit. The cat would be shitting in the box all day, so we'd be coming home to a small studio (no "rooms", its just one big ass space) thats been marinading in cat shit all day.
>>2454599
No room. Bathroom is tiny as fuck.

>>2454447
Get a fish

Just get a cat and one of those little window exhaust fans. I keep big snakes which are 10,000 tiers above cats in terms of shit smell, and can confirm they work magically.

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>>2454568
>get a cat

Opinion discarded

>>2454447
A bird is like the most care intensive pet you could get. Too many get abandoned after they develop an attachment to their owner and they literally become depressed and pull their own feathers out. Don't get a bird unless you can give it as much care as you would your own baby.

>>2454532
I'm going to second gerbils. Most active during the day, won't keep you or neighbors awake at night. Can be kept in a diy bin cage. They don't drink a lot which means they won't pee a lot which means they won't smell a lot. Don't require a lot of maintenance, just daily feeding, check water and clean cage once a week. They are active, fun to watch, and can be handled a little bit although I advise handling be done in the cage until you're comfortable with the animal not getting away. Just make sure you're getting a female pair and not opposite sex pair

Why don't you guys just have a child instead?

I'm very confused at the weirdos in this thread saying that you shouldn't have a pet if you have an apartment. I have a 700 sq foot apartment and I plan on getting a dog next year. I know people who work full time and have dogs + cats and apartments and take great care of them, give them exercise, socialization. Who cares it they have a small space? Their pets are stimulated well enough and that's all that matters.

>>2455612
It's just /an/ being /an/, where you are only allowed to own an animal if you are independently wealthy with several acres of fenced in land.

>>2455237
Because children are fucking disgusting