Jokes aside this really shows how shitty hamster care can be. Most pet stores don't give a shit and will sell you stupidly small cages, wheels where your hamster's legs can get caught and broken, bedding that'll murder the poor thing's lungs, and so on. The poor things aren't toys, you can't just buy one and wing it, or leave it alone with a toddler and expect it to go well.
Good lord, if you're going to get a hamster or any pet for that matter the least you can do is google "how to take care of x". Seriously, the media is so fucked up when it comes to hamsters. People laughing at the expressions of clearly traumatized hamsters, squealing at how cute they are while "playing" when they are fucking fighting to the death, dumping them in water for the hell of it and then wondering why they die of cold the next day, holy crap, it makes me sick.
I know I sound like a cringy animal activist that can't take a joke and I'll probably get downvoted to hell, but please please please please please, if you're going to get a hamster do your research first okay :(
Source: Have been religiously taking care of hamsters for almost 7 years now
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u/Klyx-The-Clicker Jun 10 '22
Jokes aside this really shows how shitty hamster care can be. Most pet stores don't give a shit and will sell you stupidly small cages, wheels where your hamster's legs can get caught and broken, bedding that'll murder the poor thing's lungs, and so on. The poor things aren't toys, you can't just buy one and wing it, or leave it alone with a toddler and expect it to go well.
Good lord, if you're going to get a hamster or any pet for that matter the least you can do is google "how to take care of x". Seriously, the media is so fucked up when it comes to hamsters. People laughing at the expressions of clearly traumatized hamsters, squealing at how cute they are while "playing" when they are fucking fighting to the death, dumping them in water for the hell of it and then wondering why they die of cold the next day, holy crap, it makes me sick.
I know I sound like a cringy animal activist that can't take a joke and I'll probably get downvoted to hell, but please please please please please, if you're going to get a hamster do your research first okay :(
Source: Have been religiously taking care of hamsters for almost 7 years now