About the club
We started this club because small pets deserve big love.
A tiny editorial team of pet parents, writers, and one very patient vet. We write what we wish we'd read on day one.
The origin story
A hamster named Mochi, a very panicked Google search.
In the spring of 2024, our founder Maya brought home a dwarf hamster and spent a full weekend swimming through outdated care advice, affiliate-stuffed "top 10" lists, and contradictory forum threads.
Small Pets Club is what she wished she'd found instead — gentle, vet-checked, actually specific. We started with hamsters. Now we cover eight species and counting.
— Maya & the SPC team
Our editorial values
What makes it into print.
01
Evidence first
Every health claim is cited to peer-reviewed sources or vet review. If we can't back it up, we don't print it.
02
Species-specific
Hamsters ≠ gerbils. We write for each animal's real biology — no generic 'rodent' advice.
03
Honest commerce
The shop is small on purpose. If a product doesn't survive four weeks in a real home, it doesn't make the list.
04
Warm, not cute
We take care seriously, not ourselves. No baby-talk, no guilt-marketing, no 'must-haves.'
05
Accessible
Plain English. Clear numbers. A price range, not a luxury-only list.
06
Updated, not archived
Every guide gets re-read once a year. Outdated pages are revised or retired.
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Write with us, test with us, or just read along.