Posted by Russo on 2012-08-12 07:10:33

I was driving along with the kids the other day, when my just turned 4-yr old son pointed to a Pets at Home store and asked:

"Can I have a Hamster?"

I told him "No, neither he nor his mum would look after it properly"

"But I will!" he protested

I sighed and replied "Look son neither you nor your mother is going to clean all the poo out of the cage. I know it for a fact"

"But Daddy...I wouldn't poo in the hamster's cage?" came his reply, queue guffawas coming from my daughter and myself, to my son's puzzled expression

:-)

Posted by harvestmouse on 2012-08-12 07:56:10

I guess the non cleaning comes from their poo being sterile to them. I think they may re eat their poo like rabbits. I do remember having 2 when I was young (luckily I did have a mum, who cleaned out the cages) and the poo did get everywhere.

Tip for Guinea pigs is they love freshly picked grass.

Posted by mayhemzz22 on 2012-08-12 08:35:19

Let your son have a hamster!!!

Posted by air139 on 2012-08-12 09:35:53

Go buy fresh parsley and listen to them sing for you.

Posted by gibby33 on 2012-08-12 09:47:21

thx for the laugh russo :)

Posted by Russo on 2012-08-12 10:25:18

Your welcome. It happened a few eeks ago but your story was just graphic enough for me to recall it all :-)

Posted by harvestmouse on 2012-08-12 10:41:18

Parsley eh!!!! I remember the noise of pulling grass you to send them into a sing frenzy, pretty cute.

Anyway; they like a bit of greenstuff in their diet. However if they are like rabbits, lettuce is a definite no no, it's very bad for their stomachs.

Posted by Beerox on 2012-08-12 17:47:45

Poop manufacture is the meaning of life. These Guinea Pigs should be commended.

Posted by the_Sage on 2012-08-12 21:48:28

quite harvenstmouse "Anyway; they like a bit of greenstuff in their diet."

What? They mod their intestines?

Posted by Arktoris on 2012-08-13 07:30:01

what science experiments are you going to do with them?