When do you think would be the best age to get some gerbils for a child?
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Myself I think a child who is aged three or four is is a good age to introduce to their first pet..I do know a good website that talks about children and their first pets. You will really enjoy reading this.
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As soon as a child realises there own strength and how to hold a small animal without squishing it by accident.
As soon as you feel you can take care of them.
If you can look after them yourself, then any age. If you want them to take responsibility, 10 probably - depending on the child.
It depends on the maturity of the child and how much of the cage cleaning you want to do yourself. The pet store signs say "8 and up", but if you have a very gentle, careful child and you are willing to do all the feeding and cleaning, you may be able to introduce on at 6. If your child is rough or likely to forget and leave the cage open, you may need to wait until s/he is over that stage. Finally, if you want to leave the cleaning and feeding to the child (with some supervision by you), I'd wait until 10 or 12.
10 or 11
In their twenties.
We have just bought some for our children this past Christmas and they are 7. I think this is a good age because it teaches them responsibility and also makes them proud to be looking after a pet of their own. I wouldn't really reccommend giving them to a child any younger unless you are prepared to become the primary carer.
I agree w/ the poster who got her children one at 7- Just a few weeks ago my uncle was telling me how me or my cousin grabbed his gerbil and literally squeezed it until it's head popped off and we were 3 and 5 1/2. Cause even if you keep it in a cage, I'm sure your child will want to hold it and will attempt to do so with you out of sight, releasing the gerbil into the wilds of furniture legs electric wires and under refridgerator caves, lol. Good luck
10 years old
Its no only the age of the child or how responsible they are but there's other factors to, my daughter got her children 2 gerbils and the children both have had coughs and colds since, it seems they are allergic to the gerbil hair, something we didnt know about before.
I got my hamsters when I was 7 and I did well with them.
10 yrs defiantly 10
i would say about 5 years old then they could help feed and clean them good luck
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