Pets can teach your toddler important lessons about responsibility and concern. This is why they can be an important part of child development if they are so willing. Do remember, however, that children’s interest can change in an instant thus it is important that you will supervise your child with the pet he/she may choose.

With that said, one of the best pets for kids are those that he can’t hold that much until you are present. One of the leading candidates are guinea pigs.

Guinea pig is a favorite term to describe experiment animals. This is because it is a low maintenance pet and does not bite people. It was the first rodent to be domesticated and one of the first mammals to be launched in space. Although they may look like a rat, they are more of the porcupine variety than that of the rats.

Domestic guinea pigs usually range around 10 to 12 inches in length and weigh around two to three poungs. The possess short legs, stocky bodies and no tails at all.

They require a great amount of good housekeeping which may become the responsibility of the parent. Toddlers can come in and feed their pets in regular intervals and watch them - but mostly the maintenance would have to fall on the parent. This is ideal for young children because all they would want to experience is observing how the guinea pigs move by themselves.