Giga Pets are a series of virtual pets. They were first created and released in 1997 and re-released in 2006 by Tiger Electronics, now a division of Hasbro. They were one of the first virtual pets to be released in the United States.

The first Giga Pets included the Bit Critter, Compu Kitty, Digital Doggie, and Micro Chimp. Baby T-Rex and Virtual Alien were added shortly after, with Komputer Koala and Floppy Frog following. When Tiger Electronics decided to release a new line of pets, they called them Giga Friends. These included such pets as the Salem the Cat giga pet, Looney Tunes, Giga Farm, and various Star Wars characters, among others.

Giga Pets were re-released in 2006, this time including a dragon lizard, a bunny, a tomcat, a pixie, a puffball, a pup and a scorpion as mini-pets.

There is also a controller called Giga Pets Explorer that can be simply plugged into a TV, enabling the user to have their mini-pet pair up with a dog, a panda, or a monkey, onscreen.These animals have the ability to dig for items buried under blue flowers. They have emotions and feelings such as hunger and exhaustion. As with real animals, these on-screen pets require attention and care. They can also learn up to three tricks which are different depending on the animal you choose. The object of the game is to complete as many quests as possible which unlocks new and exciting areas of the giga pet map. The soundtrack touches on a number of different genres/styles from island beats to more downbeat pieces.