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RE: Hamsters vs rats/mice?(long)

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Posted by: CoffeeCreature at Tue Dec 25 14:44:53 2007   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by CoffeeCreature ]  
   

When I was a kid, I raised both mice and Campbell's Russian dwarf hamsters. As pets, I preferred the hamsters. They were tamer and more interactive than the mice when handled daily and kept away from other animals. They were also cuter.



However, the mice were MUCH easier to breed. The hamsters would often attack their mate. Sometimes just seeing another hamster would provoke one to bite. If I had one in each hand, they both would bite down as hard as possible and refuse to let go. The bite was worse than a mouse's bite.



Today, I would still prefer a dwarf hamster as a pet, but I plan to stick with mice for snake food.

   

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<< Previous Message:  RE: Hamsters vs rats/mice?(long) - JasonW, Mon Dec 24 15:13:28 2007

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