Your Pet Calendar of Events Donkey Personality and Cost The first and foremost attraction to Miniature Donkeys is their loving personalities. They form close attachments to their owners and to other donkeys.
Donkeys are herd animals and one lone donkey is a very lonely donkey.
Because of their laid-back, easygoing personalities, they make wonderful pets for children, the handicapped, and the elderly. I do not recommend that you buy an ungelded adult jack as a pet. Even though the donkey's nature is to be much less nervous and tense than an ungelded horse, you cannot remove his basic instincts. You can buy an ungelded jack foal and at approximately one year of age, have him gelded making him safe around seniors and children. Cost Prices on donkeys vary greatly depending on the region of the country and the quality of the animal.