Ok, i had a hamster when i was in 3rd grade(about 7 yrs old ) and i was young and i didn't know much about caring for animals etc. so my mom ended up cleaning its cage and feeding it, but i played w/ it etc. then when it died a day b4 camp (2 wk camp) i was devastated! my mom promised me that she would get me one the summer b4 8th grade, if i got good grades and showed responsibility i got all A's in middle school and worked my butt off on chores and now its the summer of 8th grade and she wont let me get one! i told her but mom u promised me! and it doesnt work! shes like, u've been slacking off ur chores lately i said what? ive been cleaning YOUR room even though u havent been paying me for the last 2 weeks!so what do i do? plus i have the money, and ill be paying for everything, and i WANT to care for it.i mean she PROMISED!!! and idk what to say!!shes also like when u get a hamster, everyone has to clean its cage and feed it. i say well thats b/c i was young
XOXO
Rache
2007-07-28 09:32:27 · 9 answers · asked by free_to_believe_i_can_fly 2 in Pets ➔ Rodents
she also said that they smell and bite people and i was like but friskie(my old hamster) didnt smell or bite people! and shes like so? that was lucky
2007-07-28 09:33:39 · update #1
plus, my parents are divorced and i rarely see my dad
2007-07-28 09:39:06 · update #2
I had almost the same exact problem, and i made a poster about everything i would do to care/pay for my hamster and extra facts that might come in hand, it woked for me why not you?
2007-07-28 09:56:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
My daughter is your age and I just got her a guinea pig-- it costs a little more money, and the cage has to be a bit bigger, but it is totally worth it. Guinea pigs are far more gentle than hamsters, and like being handled. My daughter does all the care herself and says it is not bad at all cleaning the cage. They also live quite a bit longer-- about 5 years or so. Even as an adult any hamsters I've had have died within weeks.
2007-07-28 17:42:35 · answer #2 · answered by Gretchen B 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Okay that is soooooo unfare for one!!! I feel for ya!!! Okay if your'e asking me for advice i got some for ya!!!! Here it is:
Okay mom i went to answers.yahoo.com and an expert told me to tell you that not all hamsters bite and I did not just get lucky with my old hamster!!!! And that i deserve another chance with hamsters and i have the money i will pay for it all and i will do all the work that goes into the hamster i would like to buy. And plus you promised and i got all A's and i did all of the chorse i mean i worked my butt off and now you change your mind and say i can't get one!!!!( That is what i want you to say to her)
2007-07-31 11:53:58 · answer #3 · answered by Shorty 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hamsters can draw blood, you know. That doesn't mean they will, but some of them can be mean. As an adult, I can tell you that if she promised, she should've kept her promise. If it's not a promise you will keep, DON'T MAKE IT! I think her excuse it pretty thin, too, probably just to make you leave the topic alone, but she IS your mom. You have to obey her. If she's changed her mind, you need to respect that, too, whether she honors her word or not.
2007-07-28 16:39:50 · answer #4 · answered by Anniekd 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I understand her point, and if you can't keep your chores in order and room cleaned then she feels you are not mature enough to clean and care for a pet. Show her your maturity and learn to do your chores and keeping your space clean. Back in my day kids did as they were told without a price.
2007-07-28 16:37:41 · answer #5 · answered by Labrdogs Canine Kids 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
tell her you want a python, do some python research and present that to her. and when she say no, inform her that a hamster is a better choice anyway.
otherwise, she's your mom, she has her reasons, I'd listen to what she says.
2007-07-28 16:38:32 · answer #6 · answered by Ch1ken S 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why hamster, how about a puppy!
2007-07-28 16:38:08 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Tell your father
2007-07-28 16:38:09 · answer #8 · answered by Sgt. Fletcher 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Woww, you didn't like the answers?
and you changed your story.
Good job.
2007-07-28 16:36:15 · answer #9 · answered by Jussikah 3 · 0⤊ 4⤋