The habitat requires regular cleaning. Long haired guinea pigs need to be groomed. Males are called boars and females are sows. Enjoy being handled. Must have items to chew to wear down constantly growing teeth.
Birds can be fun.
Many birds are tame and bred locally as pets while others are wild caught and shipped to Canada. Some exotic wild birds such as parrots may become endangered if they continue to be taken from the wild. Parrots are cool but they do not make very good pets. They live anywhere from 40 to 100 years, and require a special diet and a lot of attention. Most budgies, parakeets and cockatiels have been captively bred as pets and are smaller and easier to care for.