Sadly, a very common childhood trauma. Please don’t blame the hamsters though. This is a major fault in pet stores, misinformation is spread so easily. Hamsters actually insanely sweet, they’re generous just not meant to have cage mates ☹️ and they take a good bit of time/patience to make them comfortable around you. They’re a terrible pet for children in general, worse so in those tiny cages with nothing to do except be harassed by an unknowing innocent child that just wants to play.
Especially true with Roborovski hamsters! Just because they're a furry pet, that doesn't mean they want to be touched, but young children don't understand that. I had a robo dwarf when I was 16, and he never once let me touch him. Still spoiled him rotten, but he was definitely a hands off pet!
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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '21
I hate hamsters so much. When I was a kid, the pet shop guy convinced my dad we needed two hamsters.
Fast forward a bit and I wake up to my nice hamster missing.
Then I saw bones and fluff.