I constantly forget that MLP is a fantasy world full of fantasy creatures; I want to be more creative with the pet possibilites! Why have a dog when you can have a Whirling Mungtooth or Orthos??
Why have a bird when you can have a literal fruit bat??
Why have a hamster when you can have a winterchilla??
it does turn into a crazed “winterzilla” when the sun goes down but don’t worry about that