My boys were wonderful about taking care of their hamsters ..............
for the first two days! After that it was pretty much me who took care of them. Still -- it is like a right of passage. Every kid needs a rodent to care for. When we moved to Florida, I thought I was going to be stuck moving the hamsters with us but the mover showed an interest and I jumped on the opportunity. He got two free hamsters, cage, miles of the habittrail, food, and bedding. That was one rehoming I was happy about! Another was more recent, my youngest had a pet snake -- now that required work. We had to go out and catch frogs all the time. So, if I had a choice, hamster or snake -- I would take the hamster. |