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Pebbles82 · 12-16-2018, 03:14 PM

I still get amused smiles and I tell them how hamsters can be used as therapy pets and are fascinating little creatures, and not just childrens pets. And I still get amused smiles! Thing is I suppose I can understand how people with cats or dogs think - why a hamster for an adult? Yet they don't think it's strange for people to have pet rats. But for me - it's the only pet I have found I am not allergic to! Brilliant. Plus dogs need walking.

I really don't see the difference between an adult having a hamster or having a budgie - it's just an ingrained attitude that they are for little children - maybe because hamsters are gentle, cute and furry.

12-16-2018, 03:14 PM
Pebbles82 Hamster Antics Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 23,533	Re: You Have A Hamster At YOUR Age? I still get amused smiles and I tell them how hamsters can be used as therapy pets and are fascinating little creatures, and not just childrens pets. And I still get amused smiles! Thing is I suppose I can understand how people with cats or dogs think - why a hamster for an adult? Yet they don't think it's strange for people to have pet rats. But for me - it's the only pet I have found I am not allergic to! Brilliant. Plus dogs need walking. I really don't see the difference between an adult having a hamster or having a budgie - it's just an ingrained attitude that they are for little children - maybe because hamsters are gentle, cute and furry.