[dogbert]

Hamsters etc won't over run anything. If a cat doesn't eat them or not to mention dogs, birds and snakes they could freeze to death. That's how we got our last hamster. Our daughter went to someone's house who didn't want theirs anymore and was going to turn it loose in the back yard. It was early spring here and she knew it would freeze that night. So she brought it home and we had it almost two years before it passed away. Now she wants a Guinie(sp) Pig and soon she will want another Beta as this one is on it's last fin. I can't believe how long he has lived and I hope he makes it till she gets back from out of town. I hate to be the bearer of bad news like that. Pet stores make mistakes all the time and sell two hamsters etc stating they are both the same sex and the next thing you know there are babies. If they no longer bring furry little guys like that in there will still be plenty to go around. The birds I totally understand, they go through horrid conditions to be brought into the US to be sold as pets (if they survive the trip). I think all snakes should be in any other country but the US. Sorry, not a snake fan I lived with rattle snakes etc for to many years in the AZ desert.