Animated Cyber Pets

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The hustle and bustle of everyday life is usually too great to care for a real pet, so a fun alternative is to get an animated cyber pet of your very own.

No Need for a Litter Pan

Are you looking for a nearly real pet that requires absolutely no cash and one that can be kept in extremely cramped spaces? One that doesn’t stink up your house or a pet that can look like any animal real or imagined? Perhaps you want to have a pet that your parents absolutely refused you as a kid, such as a pony, armadillo or a dragon. Even a house plant can make a great animated cyber pet despite not being a "traditional" pet. All this and more is possible with a cyber pet. These unreal pets are known by several names but all are the same thing:

  • Virtual pet
  • Cyber pet
  • Desktop pet

These little gems are based off of the famous Tamagotchi pets, portable little virtual pets that existed on your key ring. Like the Tamagotchi, cyber pets are designed for you to take care of them. They let you know when they need to sleep and when they need to eat. You have to take time out of your day to play with them or else they will get upset with you. After a period of time without food they will die. You are meant to interact with them as if they were real pets, including teaching them tricks, brushing them and whatever else the programmers can include.

Benefits of Virtual Pets

These cyber pets are wonderful for several reasons:

  • You can use them as a way to test if your children may be ready for a real animal. If they cannot see to the needs of an electronic one than a real life pet may not be in order.
  • Your apartment, home rental or dorm doesn’t allow you to have pets.
  • You can’t afford the vet bills, care and feeding of a real animal.
  • Some of these pets even generate personalities and can play games with you, solve puzzles and a myriad of other things, so they're always entertaining.

Finding an Animated Cyber Pet

So you have decided that you want a virtual pet but are not exactly sure where to look or which one is right for you. These little creatures exist in two common varieties. There are virtual animals you can download to live on your desktop and others that live online, taking up residence on your website or MySpace page. One easy way to find the best electronic friend for you is to go to Google and search “cyber pet” or check out one of the following popular options:

  • NeoPets has been around for a long time and is one of the most well known sites you can use to adopt a cyber pet. You sign up completely free and can interact with other pet owners in their forums. You can buy your pets a home, customize them and take them on adventures. You can now own fairies and other magical creatures as NeoPets expanded beyond the normal assortment of animals.
  • Bunny Hero Labs creates virtual pets that people generally use as an interactive widget on their MySpace or FaceBook page. Unusual animal options include penguins, bats and a llama, among many others.
  • Marapets is a very interactive site where you can create your own virtual pets then release them in to a world that you can help them explore. The world is not a happy-go-lucky place as your pet can find itself getting in to battles. You can also send e-mail and play games with them.
  • Adopt an Earth Day Pet is a nice place where you can adopt a simple animated pet that is typically found in rainforests or is on the endangered species list.
  • Animated Virtual Life reviews several of the more popular sites that offer cyber pets for adoption. They offer detailed information about each pet as well as links to obtain them.
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