I was alwaysvery lovely to my pets, but my mate Fisky, when he was 6, had a hamster. The first winter they had it, it naturally went into hibernation. Now Fisky was a rather bright lad, and upon learning that the hamster was hibernating because he was too cold decided that he needed some warming up. Unfortunately, he didn't have the patience to match his intellect, so he popped him in the microwave to get him up to temperature as quickly as possible.
Some shortish time later, he came back to find that his hamster was indeed warm. Dead warm. The poor little thing had boiled to death in the microwave. He now does a mean impression of a bullfrog
(Some shortish time later, he came back to find that his hamster was indeed warm. Dead warm. The poor little thing had boiled to death in the microwave. He now does a mean impression of a bullfrog
atomboy,
Thu 16 Oct 2003, 15:31,
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Not really pet abuse but....(carrying on the hamster theme) when i was about five i had a lovely little hamster called peach who bizzzarely had started to nibble at its own neck from time to time.We thought nothing of and thought it quite a cute little quirk, until one morning we came down to discover that it had bitten through it's own throat. I was never sure if this suicide was a slight on our own treatment of her or not, but according to vet friend of mine it's quite a common occurance when hamsters have infections in that area and the owners are too pikey/lazy/uncaring to seek help... I've felt guilty to this day
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Thu 16 Oct 2003, 15:43,
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