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Old 04-08-2014, 02:52 PM  
Hetty
Adult Hamster
 
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Waterford, Ireland
Posts: 293
Default Re: Poooo throwing??

This so funny! I really though my little lad Basil was getting me back for something he though I did to him...when he's in my lap, he bends over and plucks a poo out of his bum, then flicks it at me.
He definitely has his pee spots (two) and a poop spot. I have watched him pluck out a fine load and then artfully arranges said poos about the entrance to his nest and around his favourite tunnels. There is also a pile on the carpet too every evening....
Are Syrian hamsters like rabbits then? Rabbits are cacophages (I spelt it wrong : (), the first poop they pass is soft and only half digested. They eat this directly from their bum. The second round is the round, hard pellet we all think of as rabbit droppings: this is whats left after the rabbit has re-digested the first poo. Its an evolutionary adaptation for the rabbit to get the most nutrients and water content out a rough diet....
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