How can tell/persuade my parents for me to have a hamster?

Question

Ok so how can tell and maybe persuade my parents for me to have a hamster. The hamster would not be in their way or sight as it will be upstairs with me.

I've had 2 rats last year and they died but my dad sold the cage and we didn't have any small animal after that.

In other words how can I prove to them I'm capable of having a hamster.

Rats passed away of natural cause.

I have the money for the hamster, cage, accessories, food, and much more.

As said before RATS died of natural cause, OLD AGE.

Wow I didn't think my parents would reply to so quickly.

Ok so I put a few of these answers together and explained to them that I'm aware of the care, commitment and cost.

At first they said no, a BIG NO!

So not like what I done before just argue I just said ok and went back upstairs. Obviously they were talking about it. Within half an hour my mum told me to come down stairs and my dad said yes as long as I pay for it and look after it.

THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR YOUR ANSWERS! YOU'RE THE BEST!!!

Answer 1

I went through this loads of times. I tried sulking, storming off, asking nicely, doing loads of housework and still was told no. Then eventually they just cracked coz of the constant harping on about hamsters. Leave subtle hints like hamster books lying around, dropping hamsters into conversations, lots of stuff like that.

You also need to swot up on your knowledge of hamster care. I know you said you had rats... hamsters are slightly different. Explain to your parents (when you're having your chat) that hamsters are smaller so they wont take up more room. The ONLY thing about keeping hamsters in your bedroom is that after 2-3 days of the cages being cleaned out they start to smell. Although you can get scented sawdust for their cages which dulls the smell down considerably.

Just write out a list of pros and cons and probable costs of having a hamster and offer to pay for all the stuff needed.

In the end, though, if their minds are made up, there's not much you can do. Its their house, their rules.

Good Luck anyways =D

Answer 2

Hiya well you did look after your rats well and as they died of old age they can fault you for that.So i would sit them down and explain to them that you miss the rats as pets. Hamster don't really live that long that could be a reason that they don't want you to have one in case you get upset when they pass. Show them some of the answers on this and i think the know that you are very capable of looking after a small animal like a hamster. I just wish i could tell them for you, but good luck and hope you get some better answers than this one Good Luck

Answer 3

Well, your rats died so maybe you're not capable of having a hamster. If I were you, I would be on my best behaviour for a couple of weeks. Just impress the hell out of them for a while. Once they are really happy with you, ask them about the hamster again. Bring up some good points on why this time will be different and how having a hamster can help you learn responsibility in caring for something. Hopefully they will see things your way and get you a hamster. If not, you can always try Sea Monkeys!

Answer 4

Did your rats die of old age or neglect? Did you keep their cage clean? If yes to these your off to a good start. My daughter has a hamster and she proved that she was responsible by earning the money that she would need to buy a cage and all the start up stuff. She also went to the school library and looked up how to take care of a hamster. It took her awhile to earn the money. You can tell your parents that it is a good way to learn how to save money. Here is a site that will give you all the information on how to care for a hamster and what things it needs.http://www.hamstercare.co.uk/#
Good luck

Answer 5

Hey, well done! I was going to write you an answer to help your cause, but sounds like you have achieved your goal already! Congratz. At the end of the day, like you said, the hamster will be out of the way in your bedroom, is easy to look after and is a generally clean and undemanding pet to have, as well as being cheap to maintain. You sound responsible, so should be a piece of cake! Have fun choosing your hamster :-)

Answer 6

I would read and print out a bunch of stuff from the internet about taking care of hamsters. After you read it, you can show your parents what you've learned and that you are ready to care for a hamster. It may give them some confidence that you are ready and show you are serious about getting one. I would avoid all types of what they might think are pouting or whining about the issue. If you talk to them about it and they don't give you an answer right away, just be patient --- they will most likely talk about it together when they are alone and come up with an answer.

Answer 7

sit down and have a talk with your parents. tell them you would like a hamster and let them have their say, they will tell you why they dont want you having one or any worries they have about it. You may want to try the "i'll be on my best behaviour and use my pocket money to buy everything it needs" thing, that may help. They may be worried that you are not capable of looking after the animal or will get bored with it. It could be that they are worried about smells from the cage etc whatever you do when you talk to them dont stamp your feet and scream i want... i want. It doesnt work. You will come to some agreement in the end.

Answer 8

properly then tutor them somewhat analysis. Do examine on hamster care, assemble it down into in basic terms an internet site or 2, perhaps comprise some photos.. possibly even a image of one while in comparison with a rat.. And present it. gently and maturly... via fact this question replaced into no longer written the two gently or maturly.. in any different case it would not be in all caps and mispelled.. ahem... yet in spite of if it replaced right into a rat.. Rats make great pets. in actuality, they make greater efficient pets than maximum different rodents, greater often than no longer. I even have 2.

Answer 9

You can dwell on the past experience with the rats. Just tell your parents you wish to have a hamster and that you have the $$$ to buy the pet and the accessories. After all if they let you have rats, why not cute hamsters?

Answer 10

As a parent myself I expected my children to find out all they could about the animal first. It showed that they were serious about it. they used to go to the library and come home with books on training (if it was a dog) or How to Look after a !! whatever! They usually asked first and then if I showed reluctance would tell me what they had learned. If you are the one who is spending the money rather than them you are already showing some responsibility. Just tell your parents that you would like one and show them you understand the commitment you are making.
Good luck!