Today, my hamster gave birth. The babies were very cute and I couldn't resist petting one. Apparently touching a baby hamster will cause it's mother to reject and devour it. I am now know in my family as "The Hamster Slaughterer." FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, my hamster had babies. I came home just in time to witness her kick the mutilated bodies of her two babies out of her house, then crawl back in and go to sleep. Now my sister refuses to touch her and calls her a "baby-eating demon." FML
Today, I showed my family my new pet hamster. At the sight of him, my grandmother, who I had no idea hated rodents, let out a loud screech, causing my usually docile hamster to bite me and piss in my cupped hand. FML
Today, my new roommate decided to put his pet hamster in the same cage as my beloved hamster. Apparently he wanted them to make hamster babies. They are both males. His hamster attacked mine and tore it to pieces. I just finished cleaning up the mess. FML
Today, I woke up to one of my hamsters cannibalizing the other. FML
Today, I thought my hamster might be lonely, so I went to the pet shop and bought a new one to keep him company. The new hamster killed the old one. FML
Today, my sister brought her class hamster home from school. Somehow it escaped from its cage, and ran into my room. My boyfriend, thinking it was a mouse, stomped on it. I'm stuck cleaning hamster guts from my carpet, and have to explain to a kindergarten class what happened to their pet. FML
Today, my mom wanted to surprise me by buying me a hamster. When I got into her car, I was actually surprised and even said, "Hi" to the hamster. When we got home, the hamster was dead. FML
Today, I was looking after a hamster for a friend. My dog ate it. FML
Today, I found out my creepy, obsessive neighbor got a pet hamster and named it after me. He has been telling all sorts of stories about his hamster using my name, and he just told me in detail how it died of heart attack. FML
Today, my kittens hunted and killed their first prey. My hamster. FML
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Goobian 3
Today I was born, and this strange creature towered over my mother and my siblings, and touched one of my siblings. Later my mother decided to eat the sibling that the creature touched. Now I am terrified of being petted. FML
Bumlove89 0
I'm sorry to hear that. I honestly didn't know that fact either. I don't blame you because you didn't know and therefore didn't purposely do it.
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You_cry_I_laugh 0
To #27: Considering what you said, I'd give several times more respect to the hamsters than I would to your elitist bitch ass. An animal life is worth less than a human life, but that doesn't mean that they shouldn't be respected. To the OP: Can't say FYL, cause you should have been better informed. Can't say YDI either though, because no-one deserves to watch a baby hamster get eaten because of them.
NeverBAckDown_fml 0
im sorry but i lol'd at # 9
schnitzcopter 0
I didn't know either. Not everyone breeds small animals on a regular basis.
trackrunner525 0
wow...don't get anymore pets you hamster slaughterer xP
abuu 0
Thats so sad :(
gingerrrjoy 0
Actually it's natural for the mother hamster to eat her babies. Whether you touch them or not. You're supposed to separate them when they're born. So technically it's not you're fault.
Funtertaining11 0
Wow. That's gross and sad. Good thing that doesn't happen with humans. Normally.
holdon_fml 0
A lot of animals eat there young for a variety of reasons. Our mouse ate all 9 of her babies because she was not taken care of in her last home. They eat there young rather than subject them to a hostile environment. Some larger mammals spontaneously abort for the same reason. Don't beat yourself up to bad; the real problem is that these animals aren't really meant to be pets.
Melodyfire 0
might not have been your fault. some new mothers eat their children due to inexperience and such. its a rodent thing... never understood it. anyways... its really not ur fault. ive touched baby birds, gerbils, etc and some ate their children some didnt. it really depends on the animal
heeystefi_fml 0
haha #1,not alot of people seem to know facts about hamsters..? but thats ****** upp.