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AmityvilleHams · 09-15-2019, 10:40 PM

I really don't think it would be in the hamster's best interest. While dogs and cats and even alpacas(to be fair I only know a llama personally who would be an amazing therapy animal in my opinion) can make great therapy pets, they're probably less likely to get seriously ill quick because of stress.

With hamsters we even tend to agree in the community that travelling with hamsters is best reserved for genuinely needed moments such as moving or in case of an emergency where it would be unsafe to leave any pet behind. Travel is extremely stressful to hamsters no matter how short the trip, so it really should be done as infrequently as possible and only for particular reasons!

09-15-2019, 10:40 PM
AmityvilleHams PM Fluffy for custom title Join Date: Mar 2016 Posts: 4,545	Re: Pet Therapy Programs I really don't think it would be in the hamster's best interest. While dogs and cats and even alpacas(to be fair I only know a llama personally who would be an amazing therapy animal in my opinion) can make great therapy pets, they're probably less likely to get seriously ill quick because of stress. With hamsters we even tend to agree in the community that travelling with hamsters is best reserved for genuinely needed moments such as moving or in case of an emergency where it would be unsafe to leave any pet behind. Travel is extremely stressful to hamsters no matter how short the trip, so it really should be done as infrequently as possible and only for particular reasons!