yea if u don't have the time or the patients to take care of them or train them yea they can become stinky but mine has no odor problem and shes like a lil 2 year old always gettin into shit and knockin shit over and digging in my house plants but its all in good fun and when her cute lil head pokes out from under her blanket when i come home from work all i can do is sigh i big ass sigh of relief knowing that shes there for me to hold pet and play with i also have a hamster and a ball python