at are school we have a leopard gecko in the science department it lives in the science and most of the time in the tec room where its quite and kids arnt aloud but they do sometimes put him in the classroom i havnt seen him yet as he only really goes in one teachers room lol

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The animals of the house...
Rabbits: Angus (lionhead) and the nethie gang
Hamster: syrain reggie (long haired)
Dog:Alfie (soft coated wheaten terrier)
cat: bramble (silver tabby)

Its mean to keep any animal in a class room full of kids id feel sorry for even a fish.

I disagree, if properly cared for and adequately supervised the right classroom pet can make a valuable learning experience for children who are increasingly not exposed to pets in their own homes.

How will children learn about proper animal care if they don't have access to any.

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Its the parents job, if they want to have there children learn to behave with animals then they should get them a pet and teach them not make a poor animal suffer being in loud class room full of kids its selfish and cruel

Mmmmm we will have to agree to differ.

My stick insects had a lovely time on their recent visit to school, i will let you know if they show any signs of suppressed trauma though.

Pets don't just have to be furry and IMO some are perfectly suitable for a classroom environment so long as they are adequately supervised and kept in the right conditions

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haha one of our old classroom stick insects we found on the roof!!!

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The teacher stuck the lid down after the escapee was returned. We have found the odd baby one on the curtains before, reckon they just like a change of scenery.

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I am thinking of having 2 guinea pigs in my nursery where I work. They would be in a quieter area of the classroom. In my experience with the guinea pigs I have had at home they get used to noise. I used to childmind and the children were always out by the guinea pigs, lots of noise, the guineas would be at the cage front not worried at all. I used to not agree with keeping pets in classrooms but that's because I didn't think they would be taken proper care of. I work every day and would bring these home with me every weekend so I know they would be taken proper care of.

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it would be highly stressful for guinea pigs to be moved everyweekend and then moved back as soon as they were starting to settle

im sorry but your first thoughts were right, the class room is no place for a pet

not only that, but what if the children are allergic! i myself am alergic to both guinea pigs and hay, i developed my alergies after many many many years of being around both with no problems at all, it is however my choice to put up with the rashes and the itchyness and any other problems this creates for me, you cant expect children who dont understand to choose to accept it though!!!

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With regards to the stress of being moved I actually think they would get used to the routine. When I had a guinea with dental issues every few weeks I had to drive to a vet an hour away to get them clipped and filed. I used to take his mate with him and usually would visit a friend while I was there, so they spent the day in the carrier in the car, in the vets and in a different house. They both coped with it extremely well as long as there were plenty of treats. Also my Sister in law used to have guineas in her classroom at school and brought them home every weekend. They would be in the kitchen with the hutch door open to come and go as they pleased. They never appeared to be worried by the change.
With regard to allergies, if it turns out a child is allergic to them they will just come home to live with me

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