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Originally Posted by miiko
I got my first hamster when I was about 8 years old (the name was Emily) and at that time I had no clue about hamster care and that they needed lots of necessities. I bought (this was the time I was saving money for a small pet) a Syrian hamster at Petco, bought a small cage, and pellet food. The Petco worker said it was a year old (to be quite honest, I thought hamsters lived long like how dogs do, but I was wrong.) I didn't do any research at all.
Now I'm looking back at those times and regretting what I did. Thank goodness that I'm learning more about hamsters on hamster central. Everyone is so helpful and knowledgeable. Thank you so much everyone.
Sincerely,
Miiko
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I had a similar experience to you, only I did a small amount of research, but still managed to avoid any good information. Lemon Drop, (My first hamster) was from PetSmart, same as my current hamster, Nibbles, because only after I got Nibbles did I realize everything I was doing wrong. I'm just glad that Nibbles can be happy for at least some of his life.