Re: Easy to Care for Pet

On Fri, 30 Nov 2007 13:16:27 +0000 (UTC), chulls@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
wrote:

I'll state right off that I am not a pet lover. But, my kids are
now pre-teens and still desparately want a pet. We were at first
thinking about fish, but they aren't particularly cuddly. It is
also complicated by the fact that dogs and cats make me sneeze.
So what might be a good first time pet for kids in the tens but
not yet teens?

Carol

Guinea pig.
.

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