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 Praetorial United States. June 26 2012 11:16. Posts 3631 | Profile Blog # |
Talk about these wonderful rodents!
I will include quotes via PM.
Quality hamster stories will be added to the OP every Sunday in the Hamster Stories section, following EST. Images will not be added to the OP unless they are amazing.
WARNING: No talk of eating hamsters anymore. This is unnecessary and brutish.
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Table of Contents
I. Definition of Hamsterhood
II. Introduction
III. Benefits
IV. Commentary on Hamsters
V. Pictures(Lots of them)
VI. Hamster Stories
I.
From Wikipedia:
Hamsters are rodents belonging to the subfamily Cricetinae. The subfamily contains about 25 species, classified in six or seven genera.[1]
Hamsters are crepuscular animals which burrow underground in the daylight to avoid being caught by predators. Their diet includes a variety of foods, including dried food, berries, nuts, fresh fruits and vegetables. In the wild they feed primarily on seeds, fruits and greens, and will occasionally eat burrowing insects.[2] They have an elongated pouch on each side of their heads that extend to their shoulders, which they stuff full of food to be stored, brought back to the colony or to be eaten later.
Although the golden hamster (Mesocricetus auratus) was first described scientifically in 1839, it was not until 1930 that researchers were able to successfully breed and domesticate hamsters.[3] Pet golden hamsters are descended from hamsters first found and captured in Syria by zoologist Israel Aharoni.[4]
Hamster behavior varies depending on their environment, genetics, and interaction with people. Because they are easy to breed in captivity, hamsters are often used as lab animals in more economically developed countries. Hamsters have also become established as popular small house pets.[3] Hamsters are sometimes accepted even in areas where other rodents are disliked, and their stereotypically solitary nature can reduce the risk of excessive litters developing in households.
II.
Hamsters are the most adorable creatures known to man. They can be hyper, lethargic, nervous, patient, and can emulate many other human features. Hamsters also do not carry many of the same dangers as other pets.
III.
-First, hamsters are not carnivorous. This means that unlike dogs, cats, and rabbits, hamsters are incapable of chewing your face off in your sleep(there are documented instances for each of these).
-Secondly, hamsters are small. This means that they require less of your total income on food. This boosts your economic situation. As such, if you are poor, buy hamsters.
-Thirdly, hamsters can hear sounds in the ultrasonic range. Because of this, your hamster will be able to alert you if a tsunami is incoming, or some other threat(I don't know physics, sorry). This can be crucial to your survival if you live in tectonically active areas, such as Japan or Los Angeles.
IV. Expert Commentary
Well, I've always resented hamsters because ever since I was a child, people always thought that hamsters were really cute. I became jealous, because they didn't say that about me. So for the longest time I never had anything to do or say about hamsters, and cut them out of my life in protest. However, recently with the aide of several therapeutic programs, I have begun to be able to appreciate them again and found out that they are reall
~CyDe
hammsters are a cosmic gift to be treasured by all the world
~RedJustice
Four score and seven years ago our hamster fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in tasty treats, and dedicated to the proposition that all hamsters are created equal.
~Anacletus
the hamster cult has already taken hold in this thread
~Jaaaaasper
It takes the continuous efforts of fifteen hamsters to keep the TorteBot up and running.
~marttorn
time to start a hamster thread
~Praetorial
What about deep frying them? That might compliment their boniness.
~McFeser
all i can say is that if there is an ABL mafia, i am sending a severed hamster head to marttorn.
~daPHREAK(he is a bad man)
How many hamstaz fell victim to tha streetz
Rest in peace young cricetinae, there's a Heaven for a 'G'
be a lie, If I told ya that I never thought of death
my hamstaz, we tha last ones left
but life goes on.....
~Plato
you should be more accepting towards hamster pics
~OpticalShot
hamsters is the way to go.
~Iyerbeth
Chicks have those scaly, little, baby velociraptor legs.
Dwarf hamsters are essentially herbivorous, miniature kittens than never grow up. They're a little bit rounder, a little bit fluffier, have a little bit less tail, and 100% less claws. Plus they scare dogs into as well as queen cats do.
Hamsters are cuter.
~-_-Quails
camels evolved from hamsters.
~JingleHell
Go with it, join the hamsters
~Synwave
Hamsters are the spawn of Satan.
~blubbdavid
Never enough hamsters!
~jpak
V.
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NOTE IMAGE HEAVY
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VI.
+ Show Spoiler [theBALL's story] +
On June 27 2012 00:37 theBALLS wrote:
Here goes my story.
So first as a disclaimer, I'm Chinese. If you already catch the hint, leave now or forever hold your peace.
I don't live in China, but I do have very distant relatives who do. When I visited them back in 2008, they had a very special welcoming reception for us. They threw a cute little shindig for us-- nice decor, poppy music and a wide spread. A very, very wide spread.
So my (distant) family are basically self-sustainable. They live on an enormous farm with fruit, vegetables, chicken and duck. They are considered to be a wealthy farming family with a rich history and a long lineage.
So I began helping myself to the feast there was Peking duck (awesome, you have to try), suckling pig, herbal chicken-- the works. It was amazing. Rounding it off with a glass of Chinese wine, it was one of the most memorable meals I've had to date.
So I went into their home, and I saw 3 cages, each with about 4 hamsters each. They were cute, well-fed and very loved by the family.
Thanks for reading!
+ Show Spoiler [Flyingdutchman's story] +
Hamsters haven't been very lucky in our household. My younger brother had a hamster, and when he was away on vacation our cat tossed the cage off the desk and managed to get hold of the poor thing. She tried to pull it out of its cage through the bars, but the head wouldn't fit. So when my older brother and me found the cage the only thing left was the the hamsters head firmly lodged between the bars of his cage.We told my bro that he died peacefully in his sleep, first I had to scrub the blood out of his carpet which was a bitch.
After that my little bro got another hamster. As with the previous one our cat was more than interested, and she almost got this one too. The poor thing survived the feline assault, but was scarred both physically and mentally. The cat had mauled his face leaving him with one eye and one hell of a hostile attitude. I was the only one willing to grab the little psycho out of his cage and hold him when his cage needed cleaning. I had to use a wash-cloth around my hand, because the hamster would bite anyone or anything near him. He spent the rest of his life climbing and chewing the bars of his cage.
Anyone that wants a hamster cage in his room, I hope you aren't a light sleeper because the little furballs are nocturnal and will run on their wheel all night long :0
oh shiii..forgot that my younger brother lurks on TL
+ Show Spoiler [SeeKeR's story] +
On June 26 2012 12:36 SeeKeR wrote:
My hamster story:
Back in 4th grade, our class had a pet hamster. His name was Scooter. He was the cutest thing in the world. I literally squealed like a wee little lad everytime I saw him.
Every week, one student got to take Scooter home to care for him. I was absolutely ecstatic when it became my turn. I was so excited as I brought Scooter home in my mom's car. (I was too scared to go by bus so I called my mom and told her to pick me up) My mom wasn't so thrilled about the idea of having a hamster in the house but she saw how happy I was and allowed it.
Anyways, we get home, and I was so jumpy as I brought him into my room. I immediately took him out of his cage and began petting him and cuddling him. He was THE CUTEST MOTHERFUCKER EVER!!! Scurrying up and down my arm, running around the room as freely as a hamster can. I laughed like crazy and was having the time of my life.
My brother came home from middle school later and met Scooter. Just like me, he fell in love with Scooter instantly. We had so much fun creating obstacle courses for Scooter. We used tissue rolls, books, our desks, etc. etc. It was the greatest time ever!!! (important thing to note: my mom never allowed pets, so having Scooter was like a gift from God for me and my brother)
As the days went by I just kept getting sadder and sadder as I realized I would have to take Scooter back to school soon. We had a little ball that Scooter would run around the house in. That ball was so awesome. I loved chasing Scooter around the house while he was in that little ball. (only downside was the ball needed holes so that Scooter could breathe. Which meant his poop would fall out of the ball and I'd have to clean that up often) But apart from that, Scooter was like my and my brother's best friend.
I loved taking care of him. I loved feeding him and giving him water. I loved watching him run around on his wheel. I just loved watching him. Whether he was doing something or staying still or sleeping, it just didn't matter. I loved Scooter.
Then the week was up. I had to take him back. Stifling all my tears, (my brother didn't cry since he wasn't as young as me but he sulked a lot) I brought Scooter back to class so that a different student could take him.
I remember how much my heart broke as I handed Scooter's cage back to my teacher. It was the hardest time of my life...... I lost the only pet I had ever had the chance to take care of.
Years later, I talked to my 4th grade teacher and found out Scooter had died. I cried. I cried tears of sadness because I missed him. And tears of joy because at least I got to take care of him.
Goodbye Scooter, you were amazing
+ Show Spoiler [Fueled's story] +
On June 26 2012 18:24 Fueled wrote:
But now for my story.
I've had hamsters as pets for about 15-16 years. I have a lot of good memories with all my hamsters, but one hamster memory stands out the most. Chester (my teddy bear hamster) and my 8th grade science project.
Now the major science project for 8th grade for my school was the Rube Goldberg Machine Project. We had to have a certain number of steps and what not and it was to be graded on that. Well I decided to make a machine called "Good Morning Hamster". It worked, too! Now what it was was a giant wooden frame, the hamster would go down a PVC pipe > would then go onto a little elevator > when the wooden floor of the elevator hit the bottom of the machine thats when it started to work. While Chester was going through another PVC pipe to reach the end of the machine, the machine was putting food into his bowl, water into his bowl and it lowered a little cup of treats. When Chester finally made it through the other PVC pipe he found his food, water and a cup of treats waiting for him. Good Morning Hamster!
Well to make a long story short...I did a ton of test runs with this machine and Chester never let me down. It worked and he always went through without any problems. Well...then came the day I had to bring in the machine to school and show the teacher/class. I brought Chester to school in his hamster traveling cage and had help bringing in my machine (the machine was pretty big). It was my turn to go, I set everything up, got Chester out and began my machine...but...Chester freaked out. With all the people gathered around watching him he got scared and wouldn't go down the first PVC pipe. He just stayed at the top with his behind sticking out and kept pooping. Everyone laughed and I talked to my teacher that he was afraid and this normally doesn't happen. So he agreed for me to come after school to try again. Sure enough it worked like a charm then. Got an A++ for that project.
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| Archas United States. June 26 2012 11:19. Posts 5594 | Profile Blog # |
I was going to denounce this thread, but I saw the hamster eating a Cheez-It. Anything that hates Cheez-Its can't be all bad.
Carry on. |
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| Mohdoo United States. June 26 2012 11:19. Posts 3931 | Profile # | |
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| Anacletus United States. June 26 2012 11:19. Posts 670 | Profile Blog # |
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nice thread - this is pretty neat!  |
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| OpticalShot Canada. June 26 2012 11:19. Posts 5926 | Profile Blog # | |
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| Praetorial United States. June 26 2012 11:24. Posts 3631 | Profile Blog # |
| Also, thanks very much to TL for making something like this possible. |
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| Dark.EX United States. June 26 2012 11:24. Posts 1504 | Profile Blog # | |
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| SnipedSoul Canada. June 26 2012 11:26. Posts 1686 | Profile # |
| I used to have a hamster and one day it shoved all its food into its cheeks. It ended up being as wide as it was long. Why would it ever do this? It was super funny, btw. |
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| Thrill June 26 2012 11:29. Posts 2334 | Profile Blog # |
| OP needs to address the whole hamster cannibalism issue. |
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| Praetorial United States. June 26 2012 11:30. Posts 3631 | Profile Blog # |
On June 26 2012 11:29 Thrill wrote:
OP needs to address the whole hamster cannibalism issue.
We will not talk about that here, thank you.
Hamsters are noble creatures.Last edit: 2012-06-26 11:30:18 |
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| TheToast United States. June 26 2012 11:30. Posts 4804 | Profile Blog # |
Oh my dear lord.
What the hell. |
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| Dalguno United States. June 26 2012 11:31. Posts 2298 | Profile Blog # |
| Some kid gave a speech in one of my classes suggesting hamsters have suicidal tendencies. Is there any research on this? |
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| OneBaseKing Afghanistan. June 26 2012 11:31. Posts 408 | Profile Blog # |
I bought 2 hamsters from like a lady that sold hamsters in a cardboard box in grade 1 or 2. I knew that my mom would go apeshit but I bought it whatever, one for me and other for my little brother. It actually turned out okay for my parents. Unfortunately, my brother's one got killed by his friend when he stepped on it as it escaped the cage. I raged at the kid and then beat the living shit out of him although he was like in kindergarten. I cried for a week non-stop. And then a year later, we had to move so I gave the hamster away to a trusted friend of mine. Made a few calls every three months or so, she said it got really fat but was still pretty healthy. And then it died all of a sudden the next time I called  . |
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| Sitinte United States. June 26 2012 11:32. Posts 441 | Profile Blog # |
| The most imba of cute species. Far above puppies and kittens. Last edit: 2012-06-26 11:32:41 |
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| Praetorial United States. June 26 2012 11:32. Posts 3631 | Profile Blog # |
On June 26 2012 11:31 Dalguno wrote:
Some kid gave a speech in one of my classes suggesting hamsters have suicidal tendencies. Is there any research on this?
hamsters are typically drawn to highly caffeinated or sugared substances, which can result in their death-their hearts are not adequate to the task.
On June 26 2012 11:30 TheToast wrote:
Oh my dear lord.
What the hell.
You and I both know who your lord is. |
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| Kenpachi United States. June 26 2012 11:33. Posts 9005 | Profile Blog # |
| my hamster was ferocious |
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| StyLeD United States. June 26 2012 11:33. Posts 2890 | Profile # |
| I like hamsters, but I like ferrets more. If ferrets weren't banned in my state I'd have one, but I have to wait for my hamster to die ): (and I mean that with love and care). |
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| Brutaxilos United States. June 26 2012 11:34. Posts 856 | Profile Blog # |
I LOVE HAMSTERS.
When I was 8, my dad bought me a hamster that I generically named Fluffy. My older brother wanted one too so we bought another one that he named Puffy. God they were so awesome. They fought a lot so we separated them.Before we bought an extra cage however, we put Fluffy in a cardboard box, filled it with bedding and some food and left her there overnight. The next morning she had chewed through the cardboard and disappeared...
We spent the whole next day looking for her and right before I went to bed, she walked past me in the living room. AWESOME SAUCE
Puffy died a few years later from a tumor. T____T Poor cancer hamster.
Fluffy died a few years after that from... I don't know what. Diarrhea?
Hamsters run I think 7 miles every night. We could seriously utilize this as some clean energy.
Anyways that's my experience with hamsters.
Edit 1:I would love to have this in the hamster stories section. If you feel like you want me to add some details to my story just PM me.Last edit: 2012-06-26 11:39:34 |
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| Praetorial United States. June 26 2012 11:34. Posts 3631 | Profile Blog # |
On June 26 2012 11:33 StyLeD wrote:
I like hamsters, but I like ferrets more. If ferrets weren't banned in my state I'd have one, but I have to wait for my hamster to die ): (and I mean that with love and care).
...I am full of rage. Treat them little things with respect, they do so much for you and don't dive through your furniture like those filthy ferrets. |
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