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Pebbles82 · 07-07-2017, 02:59 AM

Nope. Not a psychologist. I can only think it is a similar urge to wanting to have children and complete a family or carry on your pet's genes eternally, like your own. Sadly though genes are important in pet breeding as a serious genetic illness or mismatch could cause suffering for the baby hamsters.

I think what seems to happen more often is people who had no intention of breeding getting a hamster from a pet shop who turns out to be pregnant. Many unintentional litters from that scenario.

07-07-2017, 02:59 AM
Pebbles82 Hamster Antics Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 23,533	Re: Psychology of pet owners Nope. Not a psychologist. I can only think it is a similar urge to wanting to have children and complete a family or carry on your pet's genes eternally, like your own. Sadly though genes are important in pet breeding as a serious genetic illness or mismatch could cause suffering for the baby hamsters. I think what seems to happen more often is people who had no intention of breeding getting a hamster from a pet shop who turns out to be pregnant. Many unintentional litters from that scenario.