Household Pets for the Common Geek?

batobin asks: "I just moved into my first apartment that allows pets, and am looking forward to finally getting some sort of animal companion. My question to the Slashdot community is this: are there any pets out there that are especially conducive to a nerdish personality/lifestyle? I was looking into hedgehogs before I found out they're illegal in my state, but ferrets are starting to look fun too. Which pets are especially trainable? Which will be entertained by (yet not intrusive upon) a typist with a flashing screen in front of them? Is cable-gnawing an issue? Something tells me I can do better than simply a dog or a cat."

Comments

Can "do better" than a dog or cat?

[Wakko Warner]

Yes, because a pet is a status symbol. All your friends will think you are uber-leet for having a marmoset.

What a moronic Ask Slashdot question.

- A.P.