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White Java Sparrow
The white Java sparrow is a captive white color form of the Java sparrow (Padda oryzivora), developed in Japan. The chick is grey-backed and turns snow-white as an adult, with red bill and feet. Gentle and people-friendly, it is a popular beginner hand-tame bird, though temperamental toward other birds.
White Chinchilla
The white chinchilla is a coat-color morph of the chinchilla (Chinchilla lanigera), native to the Andes of South America. It likes dry, cool, dim places, is nocturnal, gentle and very timid, and commands a higher price for its pure white coat.
Syrian Hamster
The Syrian hamster (Mesocricetus auratus), also called the golden hamster or 'pearl bear', is a hamster from Asia and the first species kept as a pet. Docile and easy to breed, it lives 2 to 3 years with good care and comes in over 40 color varieties.
Hill Myna
The hill myna (Gracula religiosa) is a close relative of the crested myna. Its song is loud, melodious and rich in tune, and it mimics other birds well; with training it can imitate human speech and learn simple songs, making it a popular talking-bird pet.
Marmoset
The marmoset (family Callitrichidae) is one of the world's smallest monkeys, native to the forests of the Amazon basin in South America. Agile and gentle, it has a long, prehensile tail and a body only about 10 to 12 cm long, weighing 80 to 100 g.
Japanese Macaque (Japanese Pocket Monkey)
The so-called 'Japanese pocket stone monkey' sold in the pet trade is in fact a young Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata) infant. Wild-caught or illegally traded individuals adapt poorly, carry zoonotic disease risks, and keeping primates as pets is strongly discouraged on welfare and legal grounds.
Alexandrine Parakeet
The Alexandrine Parakeet (Psittacula eupatria) is the largest parakeet in Asia — over 55 cm long, mostly green with a red beak and a gray-blue neck. Loved for its beauty, speech, and gentle nature, it needs a large cage, daily interaction to avoid feather-plucking, and fresh branches to chew. Captive-bred birds are easier to keep and breed.
Leiothrix argentauris
The Leiothrix (xiang si niao, or 'lovebird' of the bird world) is a small, vivid-plumaged songbird kept in pairs. Two species are kept — the silver-eared mesia (Leiothrix argentauris, sweet call) and the red-billed leiothrix (bright red beak). Omnivorous and bath-loving, it needs fresh air, draft-free indoor housing, and a varied diet. Lifespan 4–5 years.
Anglo Mink
The Anglo Mink is the domesticated pet ferret (Anglo / Marshall lines) kept as a companion animal. Intelligent, gentle, and easy to litter-train, it is heat-sensitive and mischievous when unwatched, needs a large wire-free cage and 4+ hours out daily, and eats a meat-based diet (30–35% protein, 15–20% fat). Lifespan 8–12 years.
Pudding Hamster
The Pudding Hamster is a popular pet variety named for its pudding-yellow coat. Gentle and easy to handle, it is heat-sensitive, territorial, and can nip — so wash your hands before handling and never co-house it. It lives 1–3 years and needs steady 20–28°C and careful, chew-safe feeding.