Square footage decides more than affection does. Some of these barely notice the walls; others were built for a garden nobody in a flat has.
1CatNeeds no garden, exercises itself vertically and sleeps through most of a working day.
2DogWants walks and company, which an apartment can supply — as long as somebody is home.
3Betta FishA single fish in a small heated tank, silent and entirely contained.
4BudgerigarSmall parrot that talks, costs little to keep and lives happily in one room.
5HamsterNocturnal rodent in a cage, awake exactly when its owner wants to sleep.
6Guinea PigSociable rodent that whistles for food and needs a companion of its own kind.
7RabbitLitter-trainable house pet that will chew every cable it can reach.
8Leopard GeckoDesert lizard in a small tank, fed a few times a week and handled easily.
9RatAffectionate, trainable rodent that learns its name and rides on a shoulder.
10FerretEndlessly curious carnivore that treats a flat as an obstacle course.
11CanarySmall songbird kept for its voice rather than for handling.
12Hermit CrabLow-noise invertebrate that redecorates by swapping shells.
13Corn SnakeDocile beginner snake that eats weekly and takes up a single shelf.
14ChinchillaDust-bathing rodent with the softest coat of any land mammal and a strong dislike of heat.
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Floor plan does the arguing, and a betta in a heated tank, a leopard gecko fed twice a week and a corn snake on one shelf all beat the obvious two: https://youpick.best/articles/dogs-vs-cats-ranked
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