What's your opinion of hamsters?

[Gormy Cuss]

I went to this petstore the other night. It was full of them. Do these rodents have no sense of humour? Or are they just as dumb as the long fur they wear? It was like being in a giant wire cage, only everyone was spinning a different wheel.

What are your thoughts?






with apologies to HEyHEY

[Fire Walk With Me]

1. They're havin' one over on us, that's for sure.

[JTG of the PRB]

2. I AM INDIFFERENT!!!

Rodents is what they is!

[Deja Q]

3. Add some garlic and onion and voila...

:9


They also stay crunchy in milk...

[Gormy Cuss]

14. I haz fear u

[Deja Q]

20. I'm just surprised nobody's found the hidden sexual innuendo in that response yet...

I mean, all my posts must obviously have some form of innuendo in them, don'cha'know... :D

(or maybe not and some people simply prefer to think as such...)

[Gormy Cuss]

36. You have my permission and encouragement

to post innuendo in my Lounge threads whenever you see fit.

[Haole Girl]

4. I remember hearing once...

..it's not a good idea to put two female hamsters in a cage together or they'll kill each other.

Oh, btw, not a good idea to use this analogy when describing co-workers. lol!

[femmocrat]

5. Our hamster used to have a sense of humor, I guess.

He would love to "play dead" (they kind of hibernate) so we would think he was in hamster-heaven. When he finally did die, we weren't sure for about 2 days!

Oh, and this part is strange .... we buried him in a Hallmark card box next to the house. When we dug up the spot (to install AC), there was no sign of the box. He somehow disappeared.

Noo-noo-noo-noo (spooky music)

[Gormy Cuss]

17. Vampire hamster. n/t

[quip]

6. Snake food n/t

[FloridaJudy]

7. They go well with the beansters. n/t

[Deja Q]

8. What about the eggsters?

Especially the green ones... Green eggsters and hamsters...

[deucemagnet]

9. I prefer pets with more personality than I piece of furniture,

but that's just me. YMMV.

[BlueJazz]

10. I prefer Rats..They are very Clean, are loyal, Sweet and have their own little personalities.

[Connonym]

32. what a cutiepie!

I've had hamsters and one in particular that I really bonded with. When I move somewhere permanent I plan on getting a rat, I have heard so many positive things about them from people who have them.

[CGowen]

11. If you like the sound of a spinning wheel at night.....n/t

[Arugula Latte]

12. Pretty cute.

I feel sorry for 'em, being in a cage and all ...

They usually don't live more than a couple years, so it's not like you'd be making a huge long-term commitment to a pet.

[SPKrazy]

13. rats

that's all

[Gormy Cuss]

19. Guinea pigs are rats.

Hamsters are mice.
:hi:

[SPKrazy]

21. rodentia

bleh

[NewHampster]

15. They know who you are

I loves hampsters!

[Gormy Cuss]

16. It figures.

:D

[Generic Brad]

18. They taste ok with Montreal steak seasoning

:puke:

[Xipe Totec]

22. The're a bit runny nt

[Kali]

23. Hamsters are useless.

Rats are much smarter and make better pets, on the other hand if you just want a rodent to watch, gerbils have the major advantage of being desert creatures that don't need much water. That translates to the fact that they don't pee much. THAT translates to not needing to clean cages as often as for other rodents.

[mainegreen]

24. Sadly, they crush easily under a knee when you kneel and dont see it.

:(

[Arugula Latte]

27. oh no ...

:cry:

[skygazer]

25. I once had a vicious hamster

She was also an escape artist. One night she got out and was never seen again. I always suspected that she strong-armed all the rats in the building to do her bidding and was ruling as the head of a large rodent army.

[SPKrazy]

26. ...

:spray:


:rofl:

[Arugula Latte]

28. and that hamster's name was

Dick Cheney

[lost-in-nj]

29. OK

we had 2 hamsters
then in a month we had 20


and then they told two friends.....
we had retarded hamsters....
I shit you not....

incest is rampant


do not
under any circumstances....
put 2 hamsters in the same cage
unless you are 110% they are the same sex...
oh yeah
they like empty toilet paper rolls and paper towel rolls...\


lost

[TK421]

30. I had two female hamsters as a kid...and they were ALWAYS fighting

though, one was much more aggressive towards the other...it actually bit off part of her ear...

These things lasted almost two years ( almost ) I had the whole Habitrail thing going for them..they were in hamster heaven, then.


They are certainly in hamster heaven now

[Der Blaue Engel]

37. Yikes...hamsters are territorial, not social animals

Especially two females. I learned that the hard way. :( But all of the solo hammies I've had were adorable little hand-washing, nut-stuffing balls of cuddly warm fur...except for Hermione the Dwarf Hamster. :scared:

[DarkTirade]

31. Not much meat on them.

Guineau pigs make for better eating.

[quiet.american]

33. They're SO cute when they're all cuddled together asleep! n/t

[Skittles]

34. nothing but unorganized grabastic pieces of amphibian shit

Oh wait - that is Marine recruits :o

[datasuspect]

35. need a lot of them to make a sandwich

[Der Blaue Engel]

38. Love 'em

Especially when they're stuffing things into their cheeks. :)

I've had several, but I got tired of burying them every couple of years. :(

[Shine]

39. I'm not too big on rodents, personally.

plus they smell funky.

But hey, to each, their own.

[krispos42]

40. They have better inheirent accuracy than gerbils

Gerbils have a better ballistic coefficient,though, for more down-range power and a flatter trajectory.

:crazy:



http://www.skoroworld.com/stuff/funny/videos/outposthampster.mpeg

[JCMach1]

41. I still remember when the my 1st grade hamster was dropped on the floor

and died immediately... I was traumatized for life... Ever seen a room full of bawling 6 and 7yr olds?

[krispos42]

42. "He's pining for the fjords!!!"

:rofl:


Did you teacher try that one out on you?

[JCMach1]

44. No, she was sensitive hippy teacher type

so we got the lecture on the circle of life...

[krispos42]

45. I guess that beats the fundie Christian type...

and a lecture about how the hamster is going to burn burn burn because he didn't believe in Jesus...

[JCMach1]

48. It was the early '70s

:)

[MonkeyFunk]

43. Meh

Rats are the only rodents I really really like.

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

46. A Gerbil can kick a Hamster's ass every time.

Believe it.

:rofl:

[XemaSab]

47. The little fuckers bite and stink...

What's more to know? :shrug: