I can’t stand Guinea Pigs, from what I remember there not that bad on maintence. Rabbits I have owned 12 from dwarfs very cute to big floppy eared ones we named him Floppsie. Not to bad but there big teeth in both scare the hell out of me, mainly cause they always like to bite me….
I like chinchullas, hedge hogs, flying squirrels. Or ferrets I think ferrets are cute fun and easy, you can train them to go in cat litter boxes around the house…Plus Ferret Bowling is fantastic.—Its actually and activity that helps there sinuses and breathing so its not a cruel activity, and so much fun.—
In regards to ferrets some complain about smells I never really minded it since I have had so many pets… plus you can get the part that produces the musk removed like spaying or neutering a dog or cat.