Hi & welcome. My 9 year old has a winter white hamster which he has had for 2 years now and she is ace only tiny. Sits on his knee while he is playing on playstation or watching tv. My youngest is now after 1 and he is 4. We have rabbits, guinea pigs,cats and a fish though as well.Out of them all i would say the cats are more high maintanence than others but i do have persians as well as a moggy.O/H thinks im turning it into a farm.