I REALLY wanted a hamster....?

Question

ok i REALLY want a hamster!! when iasked my mom and presented my "hamster Report" (a bunch of stuff about hmsters showing i could take of one) she said NO that my rabbit was enough......we rent our house and she is afraid it will get out. But if i did everything right it wouldnt, right? (lol i confused myself just typing that!!!!) What should i do?? just say ok and try again later? do more to convience her? or just dont say anything?

HELP!!!!

i REALLY REALLY REALLY want a hamter or anothher rabbit, but my dad said no more than 1 rabbit so i thought a hamster, or should i try the guniea pig? i no shed prolly say no to that!! lol

PLEASE HELP!

how can i convience her??

should i even try to convience her??

Thanks for all of ur help!

Pet Princess

HA! MY MOM WOULD NEVER GO FOR A RAT!! sorry

Answer 1

we've had several hamsters, i think i can help.
take your mom to the store and have her look at a hamster cage and show her how it would be really hard for the hamster to get out.

dont go for a guinea pig, my sister has one and its really annoying.

if shes okay with the rabbit, she should like the hamster because hamsters are a step down from rabbits care-wise. they also take up less space.

just a tip, though, if you get a hamster and it escapes (lets say you left the cage door open) it will have "escape" on its mind for a week or so, so dont hold it until it stops trying to get away at every possible chance.

also, at the store while you are showing her a cage, after you show her how its not likely that the hamster will get out, take her over to look at the cute little hamsters sleeping. it will make her want one.

just a reminder: clean the cage once or twice a week, if you go too long between cage cleanings for all rodents the cage will stink.

it is possible (but not likely) that the hamster can get out, but you can lock the cage with twisty-ties and put in toys to keep the hamsters attention so it wont want to get out.

Answer 2

I say, if you want a hamster, you go for a hamster. I've had them for years and years and years, and thoroughly enjoyed them. I sincerely believe that they are smarter than guinea pigs (which my sister had. If you ask me, Guinea pigs are dumber, smellier, and messier than hamsters. And they make this really annoying loud wailing noise). The guinea pigs NEVER figured out how to escape or frankly, how to do anything else for that matter. To be honest, even if you do everything right, there's a good chance that the hamster will get out at some point (it's been said that the only animal worthy of being compared to Houdini is the Hamster). My hamsters figured out how to open their cage door, the top to their rolling ball, and one even found a way in and out of the fridge. That said, people have in turn come up with MANY, MANY ways of catching hamsters. The best way is with food, but water works well too (I unknowingly showered with mine once!) I eventually started to teach them to come to their name when called, and that really worked the best for me. If one of your friends happens to have a hamster, I would try to talk them into letting you "babysit" the hamster overnight. If all goes well, perhaps that would convince your parents?

Answer 3

Okay I think that you should try to convince her that you are responsible enough for a hampster!! But don't push it, give it a little while and then ask again....make her realize that this is something that you really want and that you aren't going to forget that you really want the hampster.
I would say even go and find out how much everything will cost eg. food, cage, shavings, toys....and maybe prove to her that you can pay for it and take care of it.
It may take time but if you are persistent (not pushy or whiny) then she may start to understand that you really want it.
Also reassure her that you are not going to forget about taking care of the rabbit when you get the hampster, sometimes when people get a new pet they lose interest in the old one!

Good Luck....Hope this helps

Answer 4

I always convince my parents with an essay. Type up an essay about why a hamster should be added to your family. Put in lots of detail and answer any questions possible, so she knows exactly what you want and what you will do. Leave it on her pillow on her bed or on her chair or a place she will find it when she is relaxed and happy. If you give it to her when she is stressed or busy, she will ignore it. Then don't talk about it. Let her say something first.

Answer 5

Spend more time with your rabbit, and maybe you won't want another pet so much. If you still want a hamster explain to your parents how much you want one, how cheap they are, and how easy they are to take care of. Maybe if you keep trying, your mom will see how much you want the hamster. She could be worried that if you get the hamster you won't pay any more attention to the rabbit.

Answer 6

I'd say just give up for now... Spend more time with your rabbit and try to prove to her that you are responsible. Rabbits need a lot of time to keep them tame, hamsters are much easier... p.s. even if you did "do everything right" it could still get out. I work at a petstore and know just about everything about them... I had one for about four years which is really old for a hamster and mine still excaped 3 times. Luckily it would catch itself each time though (falling into garbage cans or buckets or just wandering until it found someone, haha)

Answer 7

I wouldn't ask for a Ginni pig. Just tell your mom that you'll keep it in a cage or something, and you'll be extra car full when opening it, and you'll never let the hamster out unless your putting it into something else. Now if she says no again wait about a week or two and then ask her. If she says no again then wait a couple months and then ask her. If she says no again wait until the end of the 3rd parking period. And then if she says no, just give up, maybe wait a couple years (if you'll still want one) and if she says no again, then just give up for good, unless you move. Buy one when you move out, if your mom is certainly not going to let you have one.......... Hamsters do get out a lot though. At my old house me and my step sister had one, mine figured out how to get out of it's cage, into my closet, chewed through the wall, went down to the first floor, and behind the stove. And one time both of our hamsters got out and hid under the livingroom couch. So be extra careful if you do get one, because if he/she gets out or ruins something, your mom sounds like she'll tell you to give it back or somthing. And make sure you give it atention, or it will get lonley and mean, I never played with mine and one day I went to pick take it out of the cage and put it in the ball, so I could play with it and it bit through my skin, I was only 7 so I never wanted to touch it again, so my mom let it go in the wood. I went back the next day to look for it and I couldn't find it. Good Luck!!!

Answer 8

Hey Buddy!

I think you should try a little later and write a pursuasive essay to go along with it. It worked with my cell phone and now I'm trying to do it for a Guinea Pig. It's almost working. Good Luck with the hampster, guinea pig, or bunny!

Answer 9

never put a guinea pig with a rabbit. read the article on my sorce

Answer 10

juat tell here the onlt time hamsters escape is when you buy those cages with all of the plasti tubes and such