Are rabbits suitable for class pet?

Answer 1

What would be a good classroom pet? An aquarium with fish. Depends on the age of the children, Things to consider:

Where will the pet live?

What does the pet need?

Where will the money for the pet, its food, and supplies come from?

Who will take care of the pet?

What if the pet gets sick or injured?

What problems will there be with this pet?

Who will take care of the pet on the weekends and during vacations?

While I know cool pets like ferrets or bunnies is the answer you might be looking for, something low maintenance like fish would be better. You have to remember there is no one there to care for the animal on the weekends and holidays and over summer someone would need to be responsible as well. It is true that pets could be farmed out to families in the class- this can put a great deal of stress on the animal as it never has a place to call it's 'home'. Also some animals can be unintentionally aggressive= and may injure a child not experienced with handling a pet. This would be traumatic to the human as well as the animal.

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we had a classroom pet and it was a rabbit! You can also try a turtle or a tadpole and raise it, maybe even a lizard. It depends on your style of pets. Have fun choosing&&have a great day!
Hi there are: Rabbits Crabs Guinea pig African drawf frogs Hamsters Here are some ideas hope it helps. ps. i am a teacher with these pets in my classroom.

Answer 2

Rabbits are not good classroom pets for many reasons (see the related questions below for details and links):

• The noise of the classroom would scare and stress the rabbit, and it is possible to give a rabbit a heart attack if scared too much. Continued fear and stress can lead to general ill-health, too.
• Rabbits are most active (wanting food and attention) for the hours around sunrise and sunset, but this is when the classroom is empty, so the rabbit would always be bored and lonely.
• Rabbits sleep most in the middle of the day -- this is when the classroom is noisiest, so even if noise doesn't scare or stress the rabbit out, it won't be able to sleep and lead a normal life.
• Rabbits do not like being picked up, and being picked up can (and often does) lead to serious injury. Kids, though, naturally want to pick up pets, and in a classroom with many children it can be impossible to supervise them all the time.
• Rabbits need someone to do certain things on a regular basis. In a classroom setting, who would this person be? How would they dedicate the time to this? When there's no clear "owner," these things are easily neglected. For example: daily observation for signs of ill-health (rabbits are prey animals and try to hide their illnesses; if you wait until it's an emergency, it can be expensive and very painful and traumatic), daily supervision for time outside the cage (to exercise and socialize and play -- at least 3 hours!), monthly grooming/maintenance (including a physical exam, nail clipping, anal gland cleaning, etc), annual visits to the vet (or more in some cases).

Answer 3

A mini lop because they are pritty lazy and just like to lay around and do nothing

Answer 4

Marimo's, its about the only thing that won't bite a school child....