My poor kids, their hamsters both died last night

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mister_universe
mister_universe Posts: 6,664 Member
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One of them apparently ate the other, and died from gluttony. Only 1.5 hamsters were found. :noway: :frown: :sick:

They were raised together and lived together for over three years...but apparently this is a thing they do.

So who's ready for dinner?
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  • Cali_Chica
    Cali_Chica Posts: 895 Member
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  • GlitterrMagpie
    GlitterrMagpie Posts: 302 Member
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    You had a lucky escape

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  • rowlandsw
    rowlandsw Posts: 1,166 Member
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    Wow I knew that momma hamsters would eat their young but not them eating each other. I hope your kids aren't super young, that could give them nightmares.
  • BrainyBurro
    BrainyBurro Posts: 6,129 Member
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  • CallMeCupcakeDammit
    CallMeCupcakeDammit Posts: 9,375 Member
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    Was Richard Gere your dinner guest?

    Hamster, not gerbil. :tongue:
  • CallMeCupcakeDammit
    CallMeCupcakeDammit Posts: 9,375 Member
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    Oh, and I'm sorry to hear this. We've never had more than one at a time, so I didn't even know they did that as adults. :frown:

    And...


    Hi Mister Universe! :heart:
  • mister_universe
    mister_universe Posts: 6,664 Member
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    Hi CupcakeDammit! :heart: :smooched:
  • Jonesingmucho
    Jonesingmucho Posts: 4,902 Member
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    Yikes! I didn't know they did that! But now I'm oddly hungry. ewwwwwwwwww
  • auroranflash
    auroranflash Posts: 3,569 Member
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    Oh dear. I'm so sorry. That sucks.

    We had two male gerbils as kids. We didn't realize that they would get aggressive with each other and fight to the death. The names Tom and Jerry became more than slightly ironic when Tom nommed Jerry to death.
  • Iknowsaur
    Iknowsaur Posts: 777 Member
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    Yassss.
  • CallMeCupcakeDammit
    CallMeCupcakeDammit Posts: 9,375 Member
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    Was Richard Gere your dinner guest?

    Hamster, not gerbil. :tongue:

    Are you saying he's a racist and won't consider other rodents?

    I'm saying there's only so much room in there. But then, I think hamsters can collapse themselves to fit into tight spaces, so I guess it is possible.
  • smantha32
    smantha32 Posts: 6,990 Member
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    I had hamsters for a couple years growing up. They never ate each other but they weren't great pets. They would bite and they kept eating their way out of the cages no matter what they were made of. Get your kids a dog or cat.
  • kimosabe1
    kimosabe1 Posts: 2,467 Member
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    I had a real chunky hamster that would have babies & start eating them. We got up to 27 before I had to give them away.
  • Chillyfrog
    Chillyfrog Posts: 207 Member
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    Awwww :sad: Both of my daughters had hamsters. The oldest had ONE hamster for about two years while her little sister went through SIX. It kind of became a joke that she shouldn't have living pets (it was the same with hermit crabs).
  • jelie3110
    jelie3110 Posts: 433
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    Oh, nasty! What did you tell the kids?
  • alipene
    alipene Posts: 945 Member
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    I used to keep hamsters and once had a mother that ate one of her six babies. Apparently they'll do this if they get the human scent on them. I'd only had the hamster for ten days. It was sold to me as an 8 week old male, so I had no idea it was pregnant :huh: and discovered six little pink babies on cleaning the cage out. I must have touched one in the process of scooping them back into their little house :cry: Only 5 ever emerged from the little house :sad:

    I moved on to ferrets after that. They only eat people :bigsmile:
  • Lemonshake
    Lemonshake Posts: 223 Member
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    Feeling sort of relieved they don't have hamsters in Australia now. It ate the other? Poor kids. What did you tell them?
  • KristinaB83
    KristinaB83 Posts: 440 Member
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    Sorry to hear that... and ewwww.

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