Help choosing a pet

[RosscoPCole]

My daughter would love a small house pet, but we cannot decide. What would be best, a hamster, gerbil or Guinea pig? My daughter is seven and would like to keep the pet in her room. What stuff would we need and which are easiest to handle and look after?
Sorry for my ignorance, I only had a goldfish when I was small.
Thanks in advance.

[RosscoPCole]

I took my daughter down to the local pet shop to research different pets and how much each would cost to buy and keep. She took a notebook and pencil and wrote everything down. The shop assistant was very helpful in explaining each animal. Hamsters, Guinea pigs, rats, etc were looked at, but she has her heart set on a couple of Guinea pigs.
Instead of buying them there and then she is saving up over the next six months to buy as much as she can as possible herself. This means if she is still serious in six months time about keeping Guinea pigs we can go ahead with it and she has contributed to the cost of buying them.