What mammals that are commonly kept as pets can be kept healthy on a vegan diet?
We know from Can I feed my cat a vegetarian or vegan diet? that trying to force a vegan diet on some types of pets might not be healthy.
If someone is looking for pet, with a preference for a mammal that can be housebroken, with a naturally vegan diet (herbivorous), what common animals would they want to consider?
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I would consider looking into a house rabbit - they are wonderfully engaging little critters, can be litter trained and enjoy veggies. However, they do take considerable care and research beforehand - I highly recommend rabbit.org/ (the House Rabbit Society) for helping you make your decision. We have three dwarf lops that we are just crazy about!
The only mammals you'd be able to keep healthy on a vegetarian diet would be rabbits, or rodents like gerbils, hamsters, mice, rats, guinea pigs, etc. They will all do fine on a diet of vegetables and grains.
If you have the means to, you could keep an exotic pet like a fruit bat. But I would stress that bats are high maintenance, might require a license depending on where you live, and aren't able to be housebroken. The first question you have to ask is are you willing to have a bat fly around your house all night?
Otherwise you'll want to look into animals like birds, fish, or even a select few reptiles.
Other mammals are either carnivore (all meat), omnivore (some meat), or insectivore (almost all insects).
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