You may find it difficult to find a pocket pet for your child if your child has allergies. But there are ways to go around this. If your child wants to a gerbil, hamster, guinea pig, etc. then this will involve providing a habitat with a pine shaving bedding. The pine shavings may set off your child’s allergies. No worries. You can bypass the pine shavings and go for a dust free, soft, all natural bedding. When buying food for your gerbil, look for low dust pellet foods. If you can’t find any, use regular gerbil pellet food but have your child where gloves or wash his/her hands immediately after handling the food. If your child is allergic to pet hair then you may want him to hold the pocket pet first before buying. Gerbils, hamsters, guinea pigs all have different coat types so don’t assume they are all going to set off the allergies. Consult with your veterinarians Ellicott City, MD for help.
