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Pebbles82 · 09-08-2018, 01:49 AM

Not ok and they aren’t in the wild! They are in captivity. They will have some wild instincts - mainly to be territorial and kill probably but if they are tame they are also likely to be under a lot of stress even if they aren’t being aggressive. Maybe find some authoritative literature and give it to this person and diplomatically suggest it isn’t in the animals best welfare interests. Some people just think they know best though and if it’s an individual there isn’t much more you can do - unless death or disease occurs and then it might be best to contact an animal welfare organisation. If it’s a pet shop I would contact an animal welfare organisation.

09-08-2018, 01:49 AM
Pebbles82 Hamster Antics Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 23,533	Re: Is this true?? Not ok and they aren’t in the wild! They are in captivity. They will have some wild instincts - mainly to be territorial and kill probably but if they are tame they are also likely to be under a lot of stress even if they aren’t being aggressive. Maybe find some authoritative literature and give it to this person and diplomatically suggest it isn’t in the animals best welfare interests. Some people just think they know best though and if it’s an individual there isn’t much more you can do - unless death or disease occurs and then it might be best to contact an animal welfare organisation. If it’s a pet shop I would contact an animal welfare organisation.