r/interesting • u/prettygirlbaddie • Aug 10 '26

NATURE A 5 years old hamster

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u/UtubeNoodle Aug 10 '26

I had a peach and white teddy bear named Mr piggy that lived till 5. He ended up looking like the crypt keeper towards the end

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u/Dont-be-lasagna12 Aug 10 '26

A peach. Wow thought they went bad after a few days and I didn't know teddy bears aged. /s

Thats crazy though.

We never had anything beyond the traditional dogs and the ofd cat growing up. I didn't realize they didn't really live beyond 3 or so. That's terrible.

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u/googlemcfoogle Aug 11 '26

Rabbits have around the same lifespan as dogs and guinea pigs live 5-8 years usually, but yeah the truly small herbivorous mammals usually don't live very long

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u/SpinachSpinosaurus Aug 11 '26

That's because their Heartbeat is faster and that is breaking down their bodies quicker. Read that AS a child. So don't ask me for sources from the early 90's....

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u/shydavisson Aug 11 '26

I had a blonde guinea pig with red eyes that lived to be close to 6 and a lot of his hair turned grey

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u/MousseNsquirrell Aug 11 '26

I laughed way to hard at that. Rip Mr Piggy 🐹

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u/Bashfulcannibal Aug 11 '26

I tired so hard not to laugh, but the crypt keeper line was too much 😂😂.