Tiny pets – your best pictures

Theodore the ferret wrapped up nice and warm Photograph: Scott Vanthoff

Twiglet! Newly hatched stick insect Photograph: Gill Smith

Elinor the rat curled up sleeping: I used a clear plastic tube to connect two cages for my rats, and it was a popular place to snooze Photograph: Rob Lachlan

Hoppit the frog: we collected him/her as a tadpole and tomorrow we are returning him/her to the lake Photograph: SeeJoyce

Ursula taking a nap: my hamster took her naps in the corner on hot days Photograph: Harriet Browning

One of my pets: this is one of my baby snails. I kept them for a while because I wanted to see them growing. Well … they grow very, very fast and eat a lot of lettuce! Photograph: MD Gonzalez

Rory the pygmy hedgehog Photograph: Heather Jane Grainger

Damascus, our baby bearded dragon: in this picture, Damascus was constipated, so we gave him a warm bath and rubbed his tummy Photograph: Aly Singer

Beck the long-haired hamster: after burrowing through his sawdust to get a snack Photograph: Sara Marr-phillips

Mr Indy, eight weeks old Photograph: Scott McQuaide

Lilo the chinchilla: my beautiful violet chinchilla watching me, hoping to get a treat Photograph: Elke Reniers

On a cold day, Punasaur watches the world go by from a heated sofa Photograph: Charlotte Phillips