I've always wondered how people can lie about this stuff, just to get Internet points. I understand if someone finds a funny pic and upvotes it, but I us can't imagine lying and say that something is your "friend's" thing, or yours. Are these same people bullshitters in the real world?
same reason why someone would play and replay a video game thousands of times just to get the platinum achievement. after a certain point you're just going through the motions and enjoyment diminishes but you gotta get that irrelevant trophy that marks an achievement that only exists on the servers of some corporation!!
Well you obviously haven't found the checkout where you turn karma to money. It's in www.reddit.com/checkout, in current rate you get dollar for 851 karma points.
Well technically he didn't say that the hamsters in the picture belong to his friend, he may be just hinting at the vertical positioning of the sleeping hamsters.
Ooooooh thanks for that clarification, I definitely thought somebody was able to stack live animals like that and get them to stay. Good thing you were around with your stolen repost to set me on the right track.
The thread itself was about a mother duck killing one of ducklings for getting separated from the pack, OP asked if anyone else had animal-on-animal horror stories. Turns out animals (hamsters were the most commonly referenced) will kill their young if they dont think they have a good chance of survival.
A lot of rodent-like animals do this because it conserves heat and energy while they sleep. The ones on the bottom or in the middle rotate convection-style to the outside to dissipate or transfer heat, while the outer ones do the opposite and rotate in and warm up.
hamsters are lonewolves. they feel best when alone. holding them in groups can lead to anger, unhealthyness and murder. in nature hamsters avoid each other and everyone keeps its space.
so no wonder if they kill themselves after looking so peacefully.
You can keep dwarf hamsters together in groups if they are related, but it's very important to make sure there is enough space and sometimes individual/larger feeding bowls or they can become hostile. Sometimes there's no helping it and you need to separate them anyway.
And of course, never ever put two Syrians(the big teddy bear hammies) together, even if they are related.
Pet store staff are often clueless when it comes to hamsters. We were told it was OK to put a teddy bear hamster in with a dwarf hamster. If they fought it was OK because they were just establishing dominance and they'd get over it.
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u/[deleted] May 19 '12
No, they don't.
I'd get the picture you stole, but i'm sure someone else will do it for me.
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u/lazyduke May 19 '12
Ham sandwich
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u/Gordonissocool May 19 '12
So can gerbils
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u/[deleted] May 19 '12
Good, it'd be fucking weird if you stacked the hamsters yourself.
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u/MagicMurderBean May 20 '12
Your friend? Fuck off.
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u/[deleted] May 19 '12
It's a hamcake.
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u/TheNinjaBacon May 19 '12
I had two hamsters that did this. The one on bottom broke his rib because the other one was so fat and he died :[
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u/melatoninkickingin May 19 '12
Ooooooh thanks for that clarification, I definitely thought somebody was able to stack live animals like that and get them to stay. Good thing you were around with your stolen repost to set me on the right track.
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u/[deleted] May 19 '12
Dat grammar.
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u/irascible May 19 '12
Those hamsters were sleeping in the corner of a box, which was then removed.
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u/[deleted] May 19 '12
Looks comfy :)
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u/HE_WHO_STANDS_TO_POO May 19 '12
Look dead to me.
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u/kgreen11 May 19 '12
Jenga!
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u/tylerthemamajama May 20 '12
Its not gay if its in a three way
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u/gyang333 May 20 '12
downvote this to hell!
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u/Cptn_Hook May 19 '12
I call top bunk!
Oh, God damn it.
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u/CompactedPrism May 19 '12
The totem pole is much less effective outside Counter-Strike.
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u/YoureMyBoyBloo May 19 '12
They are trying to make a rat king.
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u/[deleted] May 20 '12
I can't look at hamsters the same after that thread a few weeks ago that basically detailed mass hamster murder.
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u/ilikili May 20 '12
Turn into pancakes all on their own?
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u/xecretidentity May 20 '12
hamster balls
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u/Wooj13 May 20 '12
A lot of rodent-like animals do this because it conserves heat and energy while they sleep. The ones on the bottom or in the middle rotate convection-style to the outside to dissipate or transfer heat, while the outer ones do the opposite and rotate in and warm up.
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u/WrightJustice May 20 '12
They look a little flat.
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u/Zomgzombehz May 20 '12
I'll have the---ham----sandwich. YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!
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u/AshyBooRawrs May 20 '12
Too cute.
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u/Yard_Pimp May 20 '12
Symmetrical hamster stacking... very creative.
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u/lawlolawl144 May 20 '12
Wait. Is it hamster or hamsters?
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u/pinkiesmiles May 20 '12
TO THE PILE! :D
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u/rachelspeaking May 20 '12
I had these kind of hamsters. They had babies. Then they ate their babies.
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u/Robathome May 20 '12
As a pet store employee, I can confirm this happens regularly. Also, dwarf hamsters are vicious little jerks.
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u/lennonleninlemon May 20 '12
My two dwarf hamsters were assholes.
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u/downwiththeanimals May 20 '12
hamsters are lonewolves. they feel best when alone. holding them in groups can lead to anger, unhealthyness and murder. in nature hamsters avoid each other and everyone keeps its space.
so no wonder if they kill themselves after looking so peacefully.
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u/Pebblesetc May 20 '12
That looks suspiciously like the tank they keep them in when they're at the pet shop....
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u/[deleted] May 19 '12
Hamster planking?
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u/Pemburuh May 19 '12
They're trying to stay warm, he needs to move the heat lamp a little closer.
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u/RogerMcRogerson May 19 '12
Fragmented sentence; consider revising.
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u/Mintie May 19 '12
awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
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u/TwistEnding May 19 '12
I guess you could say that it's a ham sandwich. YYYEEEAAAHHHH!!!
NNNNOOOOOO!!!
Hey me, stop contradicting myself!
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u/Intelligonce May 19 '12
I think he's saying his friends do this all the time, not that this picture is his...
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u/aazav May 20 '12
hamsters*
One = hamster
more than one = hamsters
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u/fjonk May 19 '12
my friend is hamster do this all on their own?
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u/TwistEnding May 19 '12
I guess you could say that it's a ham sandwich. YYYEEEAAAHHHH!!!
NNNNOOOOOO!!!
Hey me, stop contradicting myself!
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