Types of Pets: Complete Pet Species Guide

Every type of pet — from common companions to exotic species — with baby names and care facts.

🏠 Common Pets

🐶

Dog

Baby: Puppy

Most popular pet worldwide — 470M+ kept

🐱

Cat

Baby: Kitten

2nd most popular — 370M+ kept globally

🐰

Rabbit

Baby: Kit/Bunny

3rd most popular small pet

🐹

Hamster

Baby: Pup

Most popular first pet for kids

🐹

Guinea Pig

Baby: Pup

Born fully furred with eyes open

🐟

Fish (Betta/Goldfish)

Baby: Fry

Most kept pet by number — millions of tanks

🦎 Exotic Pets

🦎

Bearded Dragon

Baby: Hatchling

Most popular pet reptile

🦎

Leopard Gecko

Baby: Hatchling

Easy to care for — great beginner reptile

🐿️

Chinchilla

Baby: Kit

Softest fur of any land mammal

🦔

Hedgehog

Baby: Hoglet

Cute but prickly — illegal in some states

🦡

Ferret

Baby: Kit

Sleep 14-18 hours a day

🦎

Axolotl

Baby: Larva

Stays baby-like forever (neoteny)

🦘

Sugar Glider

Baby: Joey

Marsupial — carries baby in pouch

🐍

Ball Python

Baby: Hatchling

Most popular pet snake

🦜

Parrot

Baby: Chick

Can live 50-80 years

🐢

Tortoise

Baby: Hatchling

Can outlive its owner — 80-150 years

🏡 Farm Pets

🐔

Chicken

Baby: Chick

Backyard chickens are the fastest-growing pet trend

🦆

Duck

Baby: Duckling

Need water to swallow food properly

🐐

Goat

Baby: Kid

Mini goats are increasingly popular as pets

🦙

Alpaca

Baby: Cria

Gentle, curious, and increasingly kept as pets