when rodents run on their wheel in their cage, do they think they're going anywhere or do they know that they're in the same spot the whole time?
2006-07-30 12:10:56 · 22 answers · asked by Alice 2 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
Not sure, but I have a mouse and he loves to run on that wheel. I personally dont think they're that stupid, they just have nothing else to do in that lil cage that they resort to what we probably would if we were stuck in a room with only a tredmill.
2006-07-30 12:13:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
Hamsters have an instinct left over from when their ancestors were wild to run for long distances in order to get food. It could be that this instict helps it to survive by keeping it on the move between food and its house. But It probably knows it's going nowhere, it just has an instinctive "need" to run for a long distance, and the wheel lets it do that.
2006-07-30 19:24:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm sure they know they aren't really going anywhere... just good way to get rid of some energy and have some fun for them I think.
2006-07-30 19:14:05 · answer #3 · answered by WenckeBrat 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you run on a gym treadmill, do you think these thawts?
I can't coordinate this activity without holding the rail in front. . .
Guess the rats are better at this aimless exercise than I am. . .!
2006-07-30 19:15:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They know they're in the same spot...they just do it to exercise their muscles
2006-07-30 19:14:24 · answer #5 · answered by Icera 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why dont you ask them....I'm sure they will tell you or anyone for that matter!? So let me get this straight, you want a human to tell you what an animal is thinking? WOW....
2006-07-30 19:19:00 · answer #6 · answered by Ricknows 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They miss being able to watch Animal Planet in those tiny gyms they attend in the wild...!
2006-07-30 19:13:42 · answer #7 · answered by KnowhereMan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think they know that there in the same spot, i mean wouldn't you if you were just spinning around the same place<3
2006-07-30 19:12:32 · answer #8 · answered by amandafay♥ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When your head keeps smacking into the wall when your being ridden do you think your creating a hole to the otherside?
2006-07-30 19:12:44 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Q. Why do sea-gulls fly over the sea?
A. Because if they flew over the bay they would be bagels!
2006-07-30 19:15:03 · answer #10 · answered by Mr Bingo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋