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Old 04-28-2021, 03:55 PM   #1
Maplesyrup
 
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Default Question about my past hamsters

Hi, I'm new to Hamster Central so I'm not very sure if this is what a thread is supposed to be...? Anyways, I've had 4 hamsters in the past and the first 2 were from PetSmart. They lived for an average hamster life span. But my last 2 hamsters were from Craigslist and they lived very short lives. One was with me for only a month and the other one was only with me for TWO WEEKS! I'm wondering why this happened and if it has something to do with Craigslist or not. Of course it's dumb to blame a whole website, but these hamsters were fairly young and they died so soon :/
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Old 04-30-2021, 07:43 AM   #2
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Default Re: Question about my past hamsters

Hi and welcome to HC!

I'm sorry to hear that your last two hamsters died after such a short time living with you.

I believe that Craigslist is similar to the UK Gumtree website where people can advertise and sell pretty much whatever they like including hamsters?

It is impossible to say why your hamsters died so soon providing they appeared to be healthy when you got them and they ate and drunk normally.

There could be so many reasons and it's not possible to know the exact age of a hamster should the previous owner have been dishonest about their age.

They could have come from a back street breeder who has no idea about genetics or simply doesn't care and breeds two random hamsters to sell their pups. This can cause genetic birth defects.

The hamsters could have been ill or taken ill. You'll never know and sometimes it is just bad luck.

Did you notice that they were unwell or did they die suddenly for no obvious reason?
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