I'm thinking of getting a hamster. I'm too busy to have a more dependent pet like a dog, and I don't think it's fair to leave a cat home alone all the time. (I don't want multiple pets.) I don't have space for the large cage that a rabbit or guinea pig would need, and I'm not really into birds and fish as pets. I'm reading about everything hamsters need, their nature, and how to adopt one, etc. (I know they're nocturnal - me too!)
But one thing is stopping me. The little guys only live for a couple of years or so, and since 'd be adopting one, maybe a lot less. Hamsters are cute and funny, and I'm sure I would love him or her. I live alone now, and it would be a bit of company in the evening...I'm sure I could get really attached.
My instinct is that it would be heartbreaking when the hamster died. I am sure that many people are thinking it's "only" a hamster. But I think I could get really upset about losing a pet after such a short time, so I'm thinking that perhaps I just won't go there.
Anybody have experience with losing a pet hamster? Was it really hard?
Thanks
But one thing is stopping me. The little guys only live for a couple of years or so, and since 'd be adopting one, maybe a lot less. Hamsters are cute and funny, and I'm sure I would love him or her. I live alone now, and it would be a bit of company in the evening...I'm sure I could get really attached.
My instinct is that it would be heartbreaking when the hamster died. I am sure that many people are thinking it's "only" a hamster. But I think I could get really upset about losing a pet after such a short time, so I'm thinking that perhaps I just won't go there.
Anybody have experience with losing a pet hamster? Was it really hard?
Thanks