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>>2050413
I have one.
well, my kid has one, but that's the same thing.

he doesn't train it. It bites, he's never really done much with it except let it out in its ball.

>>2050426
>he's never really done much with it except let it out in its ball.

That's probably why he bites. Or your kid has food on his hands or something tasty. Get him to wash his hands before handling it. And you should wear a glove and handle it more. Since he bites, don't pick him up yet.

Do a thorough clean of its cage and reintroduce yourself and your kid slowly. Do not touch the hamster for two weeks. Take some toilet paper tissue and rub it on your skin. Hamsters love toilet paper and will bring it to their beds. It will have your smell on it. While your waiting the two weeks to handle him, give him treats. I usually give mine yogurt drops or let them lick peanut butter off my finger.

Associate hands with good things. I've raised my girls and they've never bit me because I respect them and they totally trust me. I even put my kitten in their cage (a kitten that's laid back) just to smell and see a new creature and its weird how they had no fear of her even though they had never met a cat. She was gentle, so nobody friggen try this shit OK? Just saying.

>>2050490

Can you give me some hamster tips? I'm thinking about getting one.

Do they cost a lot in vet care or whatever?

Any diseases they're prone to or spread?

>>2061964
Seems like a basic social creature thing, like I'm assuming it's similar to feeling things like empathy, pity, for something, and so on.

I'm not quite sure why it is especially for males so difficult a concept to deal with. Also there are things in the animal kingdom like a male lion that kills cubs of another lion, but may play with cubs of his own (I'm making the assumption that adult animal engaging in play is somewhat close to the "human finding something cute"). I guess most of us come around at least once we have a child of our own, no matter how masculine men we were.

I don't know if this makes any sense, I just wanted to say something a bit more than just saying it's parental instinct.

Google oxytocin

Dogs evolved to be cute so humans would take care of them more :3

Humans are engineered since childhood that outer beauty doesnt matter, what matters most is how kind a person is..

when it comes to dogs its quite the opposite, people care about how their dog looks, does it look like a wolf? instant purchase. is it cute like a lion? boom, get me that shit. does it look like a dog? pound.

but the one thing to blame is patriarchy

Are you feeding her enough? What brand?

Why aren't you asking the vet if you notice a sudden drop in weight? Too much weight loss is grounds for going to he vet.

What about her litter box behavior? If she has diarrhea that could also contribute.

Also, stop bumping. /an/ is slow, very slow.

Improve yourself as a person anon.
Some humans are doomed to a life of vice and greed.

There is no purpose to any living thing. To assume that you have a right to be upset and 'take vengeance' for those 'poor little animals' shows both your arrogance and lack of maturity.

babbie's first shock film

>>2061696
Anything smaller than a Beagle is a doglet

>>2061696
25Kg.

doesn't apply to dogs

if anything the larger they get, the worse it is because of health and lifespan

>>2061690
Another issue is that it's unpredictable as fuck, one moment my boy will actually lay down next to it in my room, and it'll look at him, then lay back down to sleep, and the next minute it will get up, he'll move his head to see what's going on (hearing that the cat moved) and it'll hiss and slap/scratch him. One minute it'll walk past them and they it without a problem, the next it'll get near em, haunch it's back, hiss and slap/chase them.

I get that the cat is new to the house and will be anxious, so i'm basically keeping the dogs with me and letting the cat wander around and get more confident/comfortable before I make any major decisions regarding what I do next.

But any tips on handling this terrorist cunt of a cat? I'm not letting my dogs develop some anxiety problem or unnecessary fear of cats just to give this cat a nice month of staying here.

Christ you sound like a little faggot

>>2061692
Explain.

Dang that pic makes my prostate tingle

>>2061567
Tell me anon, what do you stuff your Kong with?

Don't spend too much money on toys, you're going to need it later for trainers and vet bills. Adult dogs from BYBs are generally a mess.

>>2061131
What do you mean by being a faggot?

>>2061131
Well what exactly is it doing?

>>2061131
Did it decide it prefers chinchillas of the same sex?

inb4shitstorm

>>2061096
My dog sometimes stared at the mirror and hit his reflection with the nose.
He does that with a lot of things though.

I asked this question too when I got my cat. The same thing happened. I think someone said they are semi-aware. Interested to see replies.

>>2060924
Looks like some kind of nightmarish spider crab,
a friend seems to think its a frog

I'm still not certain either way

Crab

>>2060924
Scorpion

Very cute doggo OP. Might be a spaniel mix, i don't really know.

Australian Shepard mix

>>2060817
It seems to be a dog of some kind

trolling aside I agree. it's either niggers who buy them becuase they look tough and don't train them, or annoying pitbull apologist women who keep sharing vids of pitbulls with kittens or some shit and writing "careful, that pit might viciously attack you with kisses!"

Pugs

owners of really obscure/uncommon special snowflake breed dogs. they never shut the fuck up

Yeah. I'm also an antinatalist.

Surprisingly I'm not too big on abortion though.

>>2060513
Why not? It's one less human born.

>>2060518

I reckon life begins at conception, not at birth.

>>2060116
feed it with stuff that makes it grind it's teeth and you shouldn't put it down unless you can't control the bunnies teeth growth which you can by feeding it the right things
like
spinach
selleri
broccoli
cabbage (only like a leaf or two a day)
carrots (only in small amounts)
cauliflower

always give it at least three of the things each day!

>>2060203
And hay

Don't forget the hay

Lots and lots of hay

>>2060215
ow yes of course!
always an unlimited amount of fresh hay!