Posted by Dinah on January 12, 2006, at 21:49:57
In reply to I think I need a hamster etc., posted by Deneb on January 12, 2006, at 20:45:58
The Risperdal isn't helping with the anxiety? I generally find it rather tolerable at .75 mg a day.
Have you talked to your mother about the possibility of a longer lived pet? We had a rabbit that lived forever. Two of them actually, but one lived a very very long time. Even though we had him neutered, which apparently is rough on rabbits.
A friend of ours had rabbits that she housetrained. :) That amazes me. I can't even conceive of doing that with our rabbits.
Maybe now that she saw that you were responsible with a hamster, she'd be ok with a larger hutch. Or a pet that you kept strictly in your room.
I don't know how long hamsters usually live. I had dreadful luck with hamsters, parakeets, canaries, and guinea pigs. Maybe it helps if you get them from a breeder though, rather than a pet store.
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