Pets for flats......?

I live in abiggish town flat & looking for something to cuddle with.Ive had hamsters in the past but are no longer for me,i cant have a cat or dog.Ive had a rabbit but she ate through wires so my friend took her on as thought would be best. I was thinking of a chinchilla although had a bad experience,i went to a pet shop & went over to 1 in its cage & it growled & really scared me. Im not really goo with handling hamsters etc as im rather shy & nerous around things like that,looked at sugar gliders but make too much noise. Thinking of a ferret but not sure as heard you need to keep them in air & obviously in a flat i dont have much space. NOt allowed anything noisey(orders from landlord)So a bird is out to the question. doesnt leave me with much choice does it. Has anybody got any ideas?Thanks