Pet quokkas are making a debut in the pet news today.  For many years now wildlife experts have been arguing that to help preserve the Australian wildlife people should be allowed to keep the little squirrels, possums, bandicoots and quokkas as pets.  The Herald Sun reports today that this dream is becoming a reality with many people replacing the traditional cat or dog pet with a native Australian animal. 

Some however disagree and think that keeping nocturnal animals as pets would be wrong because people mainly want to interact with their pets after work or weekends, not late at night! 

But then, for those that work very long hours the nocturnal pet may be just the answer so they don't have to worry about their dog, rabbit, cat or parrot being lonely during the 12 hours they are left alone.  Their possum would just sleep the day through and be fresh and ready to play when their owners return from their busy schedules!