Yesterday, April 11th, was National Pet Day. Most US households have at least one pet, usually a cat or a dog; however there are some surprisingly popular pets that neither feline or canine. According to data collected from Google, these are the most searched pets by state (excluding cats and dogs):
By far, the following animals topped the most searched list:
- Guinea Pigs
- Chinchillas
- Bearded Dragons
- Sugar Gliders
- Hamsters
Here is how the list breaks down, state by state:
- Alabama – Bearded Dragon
- Alaska – Guinea Pig
- Arizona – Guinea Pig
- Arkansas – Bearded Dragon
- California – Guinea Pig
- Colorado – Sugar Glider
- Connecticut – Chinchilla
- Delaware – Chinchilla
- Florida – Bearded Dragon
- Georgia – Bearded Dragon
- Hawaii – Guinea Pig
- Idaho – Chinchilla
- Illinois – Chinchilla
- Indiana – Bearded Dragon
- Iowa – Chinchilla
- Kansas – Guinea Pig
- Kentucky – Guinea Pig
- Louisiana – Bearded Dragon
- Maine – Chinchilla
- Maryland – Guinea Pig
- Massachusetts – Guinea Pig
- Michigan – Guinea Pig
- Minnesota – Chinchilla
- Mississippi – Bearded Dragon
- Missouri – Bearded Dragon
- Montana – Sugar Glider
- Nebraska – Guinea Pig
- Nevada – Chinchilla
- New Hampshire – Chinchilla
- New Jersey – Guinea Pig
- New Mexico – Hamster
- New York – Guinea Pig
- North Carolina – Bearded Dragon
- North Dakota – Chinchilla
- Ohio – Chinchilla
- Oklahoma – Guinea Pig
- Oregon – Chinchilla
- Pennsylvania – Guinea Pig
- Rhode Island – Chinchilla
- South Carolina – Bearded Dragon
- South Dakota – Guinea Pig
- Tennessee – Bearded Dragon
- Texas – Guinea Pig
- Utah – Chinchilla
- Vermont – Guinea Pig
- Virginia – Guinea Pig
- Washington – Guinea Pig
- West Virginia – Chinchilla
- Wisconsin – Guinea Pig
- Wyoming – Guinea Pig