Hamsters are great pets if you understand them. They often get cranky, especially when bothered in the daytime as they are nocturnal, they bite and are escape artists but once you learn how to handle them they're nice little pets. I had a hamster when I was a kid that was an escape artist and she got out and we thought she was lost, dead or got outside or something so my dad got me a new one. Then one night when he was asleep Patsy climbed up on his chest, stood on her hind legs and stared at him. After that we kept a small lock on her cage so she couldn't open it enough to escape again. Some rules to remember when handling the hamster is to always make sure you wash your hands very well after eating. Rodents have very good senses of smell and hamsters are no different, however they don't see well so if they smell food they may bite. If possibly try to handle the hamster in the evening or early morning when it is active because they are nocturnal and will get nasty if you bother them while they sleep. The hamster is usually food motivated so you can usually train them with food. I had one that walked a little tight rope. Of course she was a Russian Dwarf and they're known for being quite acrobatic and intelligent. It's just going to take time for the most part. They take a while to love you but once they do they're very loyal. Next time if you want something that will take to you rather quickly get a rat but it's just a bit against a hamster's nature to associate with humans from day one.
draqon, what will you do when her suitors come a-calling? Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
You're quite right. I would tape a miniature cannon to the beastie... loaded with wee weensy cannister rounds. After all, if the li'l buggers can't see all that well, one could hardly expect them to fire case or solid shot to good effect.
But not at the same time as the hamster!!! Ferrets are predators and rodents are their favorite food!!!
You should get a breeding pair, those things are delicious! Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
` Besides - is it much different than when somebody raises a pig from a wee li'l squealer to a boatload O' pork chops, then lops it's head off and makes with the butchery ? Of course, a hamster is hardly more than a meatball... Perhaps if you deep fried 'em and served 'em with some sort of fondue...
Pretty much. I guess I'm just jaded and insensitive what with watching my first pet dawgie die right before my eyes after getting hit by a car, the second having to be euthenized because when my sis was born he damn near attacked her a couple of times, my own pet hammie dying after he escaped from his "hab" and fell off a tall dresser & busted a leg, a dog we had as a pet later on dying of a stroke (or so we were told), and another running away never to be found. :bawl: That or 'cos I'm drunk. :cheers: :yay:
Sounds like you don't do well having pets. Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! Let's hope it goes better if you have kids. Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
You mean yappy oversized rat? Those dogs seem like a waste to me. I am not a fan of the miniature toy dogs.
shorty it isnt nice to speak of pets in such an uncondescending way. Imagine aliens from Beta Epsilon Galactic Systems come to our planet Earth and speak of us in such a way...not condescending at all. "You mean pink miniature troglodytes? Those pink chimps seem like a waste to me. I am not a fan of miniature pink chimpanzees. Lets use anti-positron annihilator on them."
LoL He was a wee workin' dawg - you should have seen him chase rabbits away from my garden. Somebody told us he was really a rat terrier, but he looked like the mutt from the Taco Bell TV commercials.
