Well, we have Floyd, a mini-rex. Before we got him, we had Rascal, a netherland dwarf. And no, we don't cage him. He has a cage, but he's only in it when we have to hold him temporarily, like when we have him on his leash and have to catch a kitty and put him on his leash. We also have Stitch, Pixie, Pumpkin and Furball, all kitties. There's Baby, a guinea pig who should be giving birth within days. Ozzy, a cockatiel, Tweeie, a budgie, Shaman, a python, Ike, a green iguana, Fang, a tokay gecko and last but not least, Scabbers, a rat. They all seem to like each other, except for the ones that we keep seperated for obvious reasons. The cats, Floyd and Ike have the run of the place at all times. It's working out better than we thought it would with all the animals 

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0.1.0 Ball Python - Shaman
1.0.0 Green Iguana - Ike
2.2.0 Cats - Stitch, Pixie, Pumpkin, Furball
1.0.0 Cockatiel - Ozzy
0.1.0 Budgie - Tweetie
1.0.0 Rabbit - Floyd
1.0.0 Rat - Scabbers
R.I.P. Rascal, Bert, Ernie, Zeus