 |
|
Navigation
|
|
Front Page |
|
Forum |
|
Gallery |
|
Wiki |
 |
09-26-2010, 12:22 AM
|
#1
|
|
Senior Hamster
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Florida
Posts: 607
|
Awkward o.e
Soo I was at the Pet Supermarket the other day and saw the most... strange... thing. It was a little baby black syrian hamster, and he looked like he was asleep cuz he was upside down and his eyes were closed, but he was bent a little bit and sucking on his... erm private parts  . I was like OK THENNNN *walks away quickly*
Haha. is this normal behaviour? he was just a little baby...
Last edited by souffle; 09-26-2010 at 09:30 AM.
Reason: language
|
|
|
|
09-26-2010, 01:18 AM
|
#2
|
|
Moderator
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Yorkshire, UK but my heart lies in Scotland!
Posts: 28,192
|
Re: Awkward o.e
Well he could have been re-eating some of the special poo that they do pass through twice but it is not unusual for very young pups to try and suckle on things. This can be a problem with hand rearing young animals of any species as the instinct to suckle is very strong and they will latch on to either their own paws and genitals ot those of their siblings. They can damage each other sucking things that are not meant to be sucked! This baby may have been separated too young and be comfort suckling just like a baby would suck its thumb or a dummy.
|
|
|
|
|
09-26-2010, 01:41 AM
|
#3
|
|
Hambelina
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: England
Posts: 2,552
|
Re: Awkward o.e
Aww how strange, but after reading souffles post; i guess its kind of normal (:
|
|
|
|
|
09-26-2010, 02:53 AM
|
#4
|
|
Adult Hamster
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 388
|
Re: Awkward o.e
A friend of mine has two degus who regularly do this, the first time she saw it she posted on a forum about it and quite a few people came back to say that their male rodents did it too.
|
|
|
|
|
09-29-2010, 03:47 AM
|
#5
|
|
Hamster Addict
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Potsdam,NY
Posts: 852
|
Re: Awkward o.e
thats slightly disturbing. LOL.
__________________
RIP to all my hams that have gone on 2 rainbow bridge
Follow the fab 4 hamsters antics on their public page:
https://www.facebook.com/fab4hams or amandashammies.com
|
|
|
|
|
09-29-2010, 05:59 AM
|
#6
|
|
Moderator
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Birmingham
Posts: 8,030
|
Re: Awkward o.e
i saw indy do this once when he was younge..it weirded me out!
__________________
Feel free to ask me about rat advice too
|
|
|
|
|
09-29-2010, 06:03 AM
|
#7
|
|
PM Fluffy for custom title
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Coventry
Posts: 1,255
|
Re: Awkward o.e
Quote:
Originally Posted by hamster mum
A friend of mine has two degus who regularly do this, the first time she saw it she posted on a forum about it and quite a few people came back to say that their male rodents did it too.
|
My 'goos did it too...
I don't think that is what hamsters are doing though, as they never actually seem to have their privates hanging out.
|
|
|
|
|
09-29-2010, 10:43 AM
|
#8
|
|
Hamster Goddess
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Liverpool, UK
Posts: 2,059
|
Re: Awkward o.e
Sprout still does it now, and he's an old man!
|
|
|
|
|
09-29-2010, 01:07 PM
|
#9
|
|
Senior Hamster
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Florida
Posts: 607
|
Re: Awkward o.e
Quote:
Originally Posted by internet_nobody
My 'goos did it too...
I don't think that is what hamsters are doing though, as they never actually seem to have their privates hanging out.
|
no no, this hamster had it like, OUT. like when a male dog gets... aroused. You know?
|
|
|
|
|
09-29-2010, 02:32 PM
|
#10
|
|
Hamster Overlord
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Cumbernauld , Near Glasgow
Posts: 846
|
Re: Awkward o.e
Lol killing myself laughing right now :P
__________________
Hamish<3 xxx
|
|
|
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
|
Powered by vBulletin®
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
|
All times are GMT -7. The time now is 01:22 PM.
|
|
|
|
Linear Mode
