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Originally Posted by Charlotte_Alice
I agree, constructive criticism is the best way to be. I guess its hard for some people who have had lots of hamsters etc for a long time. I guess its just thankful it was a one off and hopefully won't happen again.
Animal ownership is trial and error, its like everything, the Internet is bursting with good and bad information. Everyone treats their animals as their children and everyones parenting styles are very different obviously.
I guess every bit of information needs to be taken with pinch of salt. I would always recommend speaking to RSPCA or a vet or specialist that deals with 'exotic' pets.
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Thank you, Charlotte Alice. There is difference of opinion on a lot of issues pertaining to hamster care. I shouldn't be held responsible if it just so happens that I follow some poor advice. I would never intentionally put my pets in peril.
I still do not think that it was worth all of these people flying of the handle at me and calling me names. How immature. All it would have taken was one person to tell me that they didn't particularly care for conventional bathing; and 'xyz' are the reasons.
I am a relatively new hamster owner; and yes, I do consider myself knowledgeable. I don't know all there is about hamsters; but I do know where to go to get the answers to any of my questions. I make mistakes sometimes. I was under the impression that we were all fallible. Judging by the responses within my thread; we have some picture perfect hamster owners who have been perfect from the first day they brought their pets home. They never had to do research or ask any questions; and they surely never made any mistakes.
I wasn't expecting those replies at all. Matter of fact, I figured that some more experienced hamster owner would take me under their wing and explain to me why some don't prefer conventional bathing for hamsters. They would also acknowledge where I got the information from. And they would certainly not attack me.