Back in 4th grade, our class had a pet hamster. His name was Scooter. He was the cutest thing in the world. I literally squealed like a wee little lad everytime I saw him. Every week, one student got to take Scooter home to care for him. I was absolutely ecstatic when it became my turn. I was so excited as I brought Scooter home in my mom's car. (I was too scared to go by bus so I called my mom and told her to pick me up) My mom wasn't so thrilled about the idea of having a hamster in the house but she saw how happy I was and allowed it. Anyways, we get home, and I was so jumpy as I brought him into my room. I immediately took him out of his cage and began petting him and cuddling him. He was THE CUTEST MOTHERFUCKER EVER!!! Scurrying up and down my arm, running around the room as freely as a hamster can. I laughed like crazy and was having the time of my life. My brother came home from middle school later and met Scooter. Just like me, he fell in love with Scooter instantly. We had so much fun creating obstacle courses for Scooter. We used tissue rolls, books, our desks, etc. etc. It was the greatest time ever!!! (important thing to note: my mom never allowed pets, so having Scooter was like a gift from God for me and my brother) As the days went by I just kept getting sadder and sadder as I realized I would have to take Scooter back to school soon. We had a little ball that Scooter would run around the house in. That ball was so awesome. I loved chasing Scooter around the house while he was in that little ball. (only downside was the ball needed holes so that Scooter could breathe. Which meant his poop would fall out of the ball and I'd have to clean that up often) But apart from that, Scooter was like my and my brother's best friend. I loved taking care of him. I loved feeding him and giving him water. I loved watching him run around on his wheel. I just loved watching him. Whether he was doing something or staying still or sleeping, it just didn't matter. I loved Scooter. Then the week was up. I had to take him back. Stifling all my tears, (my brother didn't cry since he wasn't as young as me but he sulked a lot) I brought Scooter back to class so that a different student could take him. I remember how much my heart broke as I handed Scooter's cage back to my teacher. It was the hardest time of my life...... I lost the only pet I had ever had the chance to take care of.
Years later, I talked to my 4th grade teacher and found out Scooter had died. I cried. I cried tears of sadness because I missed him. And tears of joy because at least I got to take care of him.
So should I retell the story about the really bad teacher who didn't know the intricacies of learned behavior vs instinct in hunting, the ferret, and the hamster?
When I was a kid, a couple of my friends had hamsters, so we would make giant, incredibly complicated mazes, using legos, blocks, books, and anything else we could get ahold of, and turn them loose in the mazes. We discovered a flaw in trying to use food, though. Psychotic little rodents would just plow through our carefully constructed labyrinth's walls. Cheaters.
Had empty toilet paper rolls for my hamster 'cause he liked to crawl in them and chew on them and such. One time I couldn't find him in his cage, started digging around in the woodchips for him and he had managed to stuff either end of the toilet paper roll with wood chips and was dead in the middle
My next hamster mysteriously disappeared (I'm thinking escape + cats,) I put up lost hamster signs around my block and was searching my house for a week or so. A girl I went to school with who lived next door came to my door with her parents and told me they found my hamster, gave me one that had those creepy red eyes that I hate. Didn't look anything like mine and I hated it. Said thank you anyway but never liked that hamster, he was a dick. I can't remember what happened to him, I don't care though >:[
When I was in 4th grade I came home from school and to my surprise my parents had bought me two hamsters! They were sisters and I named them Nina and Anna-- after the Tekken characters. The next day I came home from school and to my surprise Nina had eaten Anna. Nina became so sick from eating her sister she died that night in my arms. I buried them both in my back yard.
On June 26 2012 12:36 SeeKeR wrote: (only downside was the ball needed holes so that Scooter could breathe. Which meant his poop would fall out of the ball and I'd have to clean that up often)
I'm sorry, I know this is a touching personal story, but that is absolutely disgusting.
Hamsters look too much like mice with their creepy little beady eyes and nasty little feet. You basically have a ball spewing mouse poop all over the house. I know I can be a bit germaphobic at times but that is totally vial.
On June 26 2012 13:39 inss wrote: When I was in 4th grade I came home from school and to my surprise my parents had bought me two hamsters! They were sisters and I named them Nina and Anna-- after the Tekken characters. The next day I came home from school and to my surprise Nina had eaten Anna. Nina became so sick from eating her sister she died that night in my arms. I buried them both in my back yard.
This thread... is like a car accident, it's so horrible but I just can't look away....
Why are hamsters pets! Who would buy their child something that cannibalizes it's own kind!??!! What!?
On June 26 2012 13:30 NeXiLe wrote: Had empty toilet paper rolls for my hamster 'cause he liked to crawl in them and chew on them and such. One time I couldn't find him in his cage, started digging around in the woodchips for him and he had managed to stuff either end of the toilet paper roll with wood chips and was dead in the middle
OMG wtf?!!?!
On June 26 2012 13:19 Fighter wrote: Hamsters are vicious animals.
My hamsters used to always fight, and I'm pretty sure the beta hamster hated his life.
Also, one of them had babies, which was gross enough. But then she started EATING the babies. THERE WERE NO SURVIVORS.
God, hamsters are evil.
O.O
omg this thread is like just horrible. Mental note: don't ever buy a hamster for a child ever. Get them a normal pet like a doggy who's loyal and fun and doesn't try to eat its babies T_T
On June 26 2012 13:45 TheToast wrote: omg this thread is like just horrible. Mental note: don't ever buy a hamster for a child ever. Get them a normal pet like a doggy who's loyal and fun and doesn't try to eat its babies T_T
Just get only 1 hamster. Then you get all the cuteness and easiness of care without the nasty bits
On June 26 2012 12:36 SeeKeR wrote: (only downside was the ball needed holes so that Scooter could breathe. Which meant his poop would fall out of the ball and I'd have to clean that up often)
I'm sorry, I know this is a touching personal story, but that is absolutely disgusting.
Hamsters look too much like mice with their creepy little beady eyes and nasty little feet. You basically have a ball spewing mouse poop all over the house. I know I can be a bit germaphobic at times but that is totally vial.
On June 26 2012 13:39 inss wrote: When I was in 4th grade I came home from school and to my surprise my parents had bought me two hamsters! They were sisters and I named them Nina and Anna-- after the Tekken characters. The next day I came home from school and to my surprise Nina had eaten Anna. Nina became so sick from eating her sister she died that night in my arms. I buried them both in my back yard.
This thread... is like a car accident, it's so horrible but I just can't look away....
Why are hamsters pets! Who would buy their child something that cannibalizes it's own kind!??!! What!?
On June 26 2012 13:30 NeXiLe wrote: Had empty toilet paper rolls for my hamster 'cause he liked to crawl in them and chew on them and such. One time I couldn't find him in his cage, started digging around in the woodchips for him and he had managed to stuff either end of the toilet paper roll with wood chips and was dead in the middle
On June 26 2012 13:19 Fighter wrote: Hamsters are vicious animals.
My hamsters used to always fight, and I'm pretty sure the beta hamster hated his life.
Also, one of them had babies, which was gross enough. But then she started EATING the babies. THERE WERE NO SURVIVORS.
God, hamsters are evil.
O.O
omg this thread is like just horrible. Mental note: don't ever buy a hamster for a child ever. Get them a normal pet like a doggy who's loyal and fun and doesn't try to eat its babies T_T
It's like a disease. First the ABL was infected with random off topic nonsense and now it has escaped the thread and spawned this. Hamsters smell funny ><
On June 26 2012 14:44 Probulous wrote: Oh good god!
It's like a disease. First the ABL was infected with random off topic nonsense and now it has escaped the thread and spawned this. Hamsters smell funny ><
On June 26 2012 13:30 NeXiLe wrote: Had empty toilet paper rolls for my hamster 'cause he liked to crawl in them and chew on them and such. One time I couldn't find him in his cage, started digging around in the woodchips for him and he had managed to stuff either end of the toilet paper roll with wood chips and was dead in the middle [
holy shit your hamster committed suicide bro TT
I never had the pleasure of having a hamster, but damn they cute.
EPT
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