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Nov 12, 2013 14:10:04 GMT
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Post by Emily on Nov 12, 2013 14:10:04 GMT
I had only one hamster named Waffles and she wasn't mean but I'm not sure what type of hamster she was either, definitely not a teddy bear one haha. She had one red eye and one black eye.
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Post by Pammy on Nov 12, 2013 17:44:37 GMT
It's good to hear that it's not true that all hamsters are mean.
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Post by Sarah on Nov 12, 2013 18:13:02 GMT
I had several hamsters, and only one of them was mean, Rosie. The others were all very sweet. Two of them that I had at the same time (named Klondike and Snow) used to like to cuddle in sweater pockets or the sleeves of a long shirt or the legs of my pants XD They never bit though.
Emily, is funny you say your husband makes an exception when it comes to rabbits, or at least Moomoo. Rabbits are not actually rodents at all. Rodents belong to the family Rodentia. Rabbits, hares and some outrageously cute little beasties called Pika are in their own genetic family, Lagomorpha. They may seem similar, but they have several major differences. First, Lagomorphs are almost universally herbivorous, whereas rodents are almost universally omnivores. Second, Lagomorphs possess four sets of incisors, whereas rodents only have two. Lagomorphs also tend to avoid living in human structures, forming complex communities of their own, and so are usually not seen as vermin in the strictest sense.
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Post by Pammy on Nov 12, 2013 18:20:12 GMT
Sarah, I am so happy to learn this! Ever since I was a child and learned that cute little bunny-rabbits are rodents, it just didn't sit right with me. It never rang true, but teachers insisted, and I came to believe.
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Post by Sarah on Nov 12, 2013 18:24:07 GMT
I'm glad I could help with a little random information XD
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Nov 12, 2013 19:39:48 GMT
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Post by Emily on Nov 12, 2013 19:39:48 GMT
It's amazing how I'm finding things I've learned as a child were false.. Or even lies so I couldn't get one! Are guinea pigs a part of the rodents family?
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Nov 12, 2013 19:43:48 GMT
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Post by lisamarie on Nov 12, 2013 19:43:48 GMT
I just want to state that I've always wanted a chinchilla. And a hedgehog.
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Post by rdkntriker on Nov 12, 2013 20:18:47 GMT
It's amazing how I'm finding things I've learned as a child were false.. Or even lies so I couldn't get one! Are guinea pigs a part of the rodents family? From Wikipedia The guinea pig (Cavia porcellus), also called the cavy, is a species of rodent belonging to the family Caviidae and the genus Cavia.
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Nov 12, 2013 20:40:14 GMT
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Post by Emily on Nov 12, 2013 20:40:14 GMT
Thank you Santa! I suppose I was a bit lazy there and could have googled it, but nonetheless xD
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Post by Pammy on Nov 13, 2013 0:31:39 GMT
Lisa, chinchillas are super cute! I REALLY think ferrets are darling and so friendly, unfortunately, they smell like pee. My daughter wants one, but....
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Nov 13, 2013 0:39:29 GMT
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Post by lisamarie on Nov 13, 2013 0:39:29 GMT
Someone I work with is trying to give me her ferrets because she just doesn't have the time but my mom would kill me. She says she manages the smell by always cleaning the cage and giving them baths. But who knows - the ones in petco always smell
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Post by Sarah on Nov 13, 2013 1:21:46 GMT
Ferrets will always carry a mild musk, but they only smell when they are not cared for properly. My sister kept several ferrets over the years. Much like people think all rabbits smell bad, ferrets only smell bad when they are left in their own mess for a protracted amount of time. Regular cage cleaning, bathing and laundering of soft toys and beds will keep the smell to a minimum, particularly if you buy a ferret from a breeder who has been fixed at the proper age and has had their scent glands removed by a professional specialist, instead of a ferret mill surgeon. They do excrete a powerful (and foul smelling) pheromone around breeding time. A smell strong enough to curdle milk. But, this gland is removed during a spay/neuter. If improperly or not completely removed, some smell can still be a problem.
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Post by Pammy on Nov 13, 2013 4:27:11 GMT
Thanks for the info, Sarah. How do you know so much about so many things? And at such a tender age? You amaze me. I don't imagine a ferret is in my future, but it would be fun if my daughter got one someday when she is in her own home, and I could play with it at her house.
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Post by lisamarie on Nov 13, 2013 15:07:54 GMT
If I ever got a ferret when I moved out my mom would never come visit LOL
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Post by dianapalmer on Nov 13, 2013 17:17:39 GMT
I used to have two male gerbils. They were very cute and always grooming each other.
One day I was in the living room reading and looked on the floor and said "Oh, one of the gerbils got out." Then I looked closer, and it was a brown mouse.
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