New Pet - Tree Frog or Mouse?

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I have decided that I would like a pet and have narrowed it down to either a tree frog or a mouse, both of which fasinate me.

But which to have? Does anyone have experience of haviing either as pets?

I haven't had either, but I would get a tree frog because I think they're cuter. I have had hamsters, though, which I imagine are similar to mice. They're alright. Soft and cute but not particularly friendly or cuddly. They can be very noisy all night long, though (making squeaky sounds and scratching or chewing at their cages), so I don't think I'd ever get another one if it was within hearing distance of my bedroom. Cleaning their cages is somewhat unpleasant, too, but it isn't so bad.

They both sound really cool. I'd probably take the tree frog though since it's a more unique pet and sounds like it'd be easier to take care of.

Agreed. I was all set to buy a tree frog however, my mum has vetoed the idea when I told her it would mean bring live bugs to feed it with into the house.

had both. Mice are stinky but cost less to feed. They are also more active than tree frogs. Frogs are awesome to look at. You can't touch them much, or you'll be potentially damaging their skin and stressing them out too much. They also have other requirements that can in some situations be difficult to achieve, such as humidity levels, temperatures, ect. I recommend buying an exo terra terranium. That way flies and such will not escape when inside the enclosure, and humidity/temperature requirements wil be easier to achieve. Forgot to add, they look very impressive for small enclosures. The risk of getting live bugs inside of the house, rather than in the enclosure or the "container" for bugs that you use is very low, their chance of survival is too, and the chance of breeding well that's even lower.. Especially if you're using fruit flies. You may want to ask your mom about her logic on not allowing bugs in the house, but allowing a mouse inside. The general feeder insect is not a destroyer of houses, mice on the other hand if escaped can ruin a whole bunch of things.