I recently bought two adorable female syrian hamsters who were babies from the same litter. But for some reason, they don’t seem like pets. They are aggressive but that doesn’t stop me from interacting with them and trying to tame them, although all I get in return is a bloodied finger or a mark. They sleep, eat, drink and fight me. I am attempting to seperate them from eachother but cannot actually pick them up without them squeaking or ganging up on my pinkie finger. I already had a male syrian before them who was gentle and loving, so Im not sure what’s going on.
Now to a guinea pig. My recent experience with one was dreadful which lead me to purchase two syrians, but that was because of the petstore and not because of the pig. Everything was fine – until the second day, that is. I found out that the shop had sold me a guinea pig that owed mites, dandruff and bugs. It came as a shock but I decided to keep it and try and find some treatments for it. The ones I found in my town an amazing £20 each. That comes in at an amazing £60. Thats fine – but I was not willing to pay for medicine for him that cost that much when he was actually SOLD to me in this state. Even if he had caught the bugs a month after purchase I would of spent money for treatment, but because the shop had actually conned me into buying this poor but ill guinea pig, I was too amazed at what they had done to do so.
So, I went with my mum to the shop that we had bought him from, and this is when the con revealed itself. They said it had no bugs, mites or dandruff (even though I had compared his skin and behavior to that of an ill guinea pig online) and used a magnifying glass to ‘prove it’. We gave back the abused guinea pig in regret and we where not allowed our money back because of the "proof". I was very upset and wanted to buy another one from a trusted shop, but my mum has gone off them and Im not sure how to prove that I can look after one to a huge standard as she has actually become terrified of the animals. Im amazed as she will never be interacting with it; I will. Therefore Im not sure what the problem is with me buying another. I just need to prove Im worthy.
How?
What do I need to do?
I love hamsters and guinea pigs, but my mum is calling the house a "farm" because of all the animals even though we only have three tiny hamsters. I just wish there was a way to convince her. Please help.
No, your misunderstanding the question! I didn’t want to, my mum made me! I was devistated and very upset!
I actually TOLD her pretty much what you said, Piggy, and she didn’t listen. She was very hard to talk to and she had made up her mind about the situation. Don’t tell me that Im unfit to be an owner, because I have owned many pets that have grown into healthy, loving animals. My hamster has lived for four years and is still going, even though the typical lifespan is two. I was not suggesting that I would give up my hamsters for a guinea pig, but rather asking whether I should leave my hamsters alone for a little bit so they could settle in – thats why I said "give up". I meant "give up trying and let them relax".