get a dog and learn from eachother

Pot belly pig, you can train them like a dog but they are small and loving. they can use litter boxes or be house trained and love attention.

i totally agree with the pig answer. i know it's not small, but pigs have the intelligence of three year olds, which is pretty darn good, and can be completely house broken. a cat will react to your presence, just maybe not the way you wanted... :) fish can recognize people, but that's about as interesting as it gets. mice and hamsters don't care who you are, guinea pigs are often psychotic or nervous. ferrets make messes if you let them out, but are very playful.

Rats make great pets and they do besome attached to you if you get only one of them at a young age 5-8 weeks old. And if you're wondering, pet rats don't bite or carry germs or disease, they do make wonderful pets and they can be kept in a cage alone or with another rat. I have 3 rats and all of them love people and never had any problems, they can even be litter trained.

A rabbit, a hamster or a guinea pig can be very attached to a human, and will play and cuddle with you. Also some birds are very interactive with their humans.

i have such a pet, it's called a penis

A rat, ferret, chinchilla, or a sugar glider to name a few. All will recognize you and become attached to you. The rat and ferret can be taught tricks if you take the time. The ferret can be litter trained. The rat and the ferret will be the smartest out of them, and will actively come to you. All can be kept in a cage as long as you give them the proper amount of play time. I'm currently shopping for a ferret cage at the moment. Good luck finding out a pet.

why is there always more than one answer to a question?

If you want a pet that you keep in a cage get a hamster.

Anonmoyous1111 (sic) is correct. Of all rodents, pet rats take the cake. They will come to recognize and love you, and furthermore they can be litter trained for their droppings, and trained to perform tricks. If you like late nights or very early mornings, rats can be particularly interesting as they are nocturnal by nature. This is not to say that all they do all day is sleep, particularly if you keep them entertained... They are extremely cheap animals to keep. Ours cost $12 Cdn. per rat, and between food and bedding we spend perhaps $30-$35 a month maximum. The biggest expense is usually a cage: scour your local classified ads for a secondhand hamster, rabbit or birdcage and sanitize it thoroughly before use. Cages with big gaps between bars can be rat-proofed with some window screen and tie-up wire A fun thing to do with pet rats is sharing meals. Since rats can and do eat almost anything (with a few exceptions, notably citrus for male rats), it is fun and healthy to share with them a few bits of whatever you happen to be munching on, as long as it isn't too fattening. The only real annoyance with our two pet rats is urine. They seem to leave a little trail behind wherever they go, so we have limited the area in which they are permitted to roam, and we must thoroughly scrub and sanitize it regularly to keep it sanitary. Carpeting and upholstery are definite no-no's!