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
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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, 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 cat died in the process of eating, and choking on, my hamster. FML
Today, I put my hamster in his ball, and spent about an hour cleaning his cage. When I came back, I realized he wasn't even alive. FML
Today, my last remaining pet, a hamster, died. Even he thinks it's better to drown in his water dish than brave the world living with me. FML
Today, we got my brother a pet hamster because he has trouble making friends. We thought a hamster would be a good way to teach him about caring for others. I walked into the room and the hamster was hanging from the ceiling. Turns out there's a reason my brother doesn't have friends. FML
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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SCREAM4meeee 0
One time I brought a new girl home to keep the old one company. She didn't like it so much either :/
Freeze_fml 17
It's uncommon knowledge that hamsters are territorial.
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Comments (154)
lionlvr 9
R.I.P Old hamster. :(
max13_fml 8
animals like there own cage too themself unless they have been together since they were born or very young in age.... so you basically killed your hamster, way too go dumb ass **** your life
WolfLady 18
Hamsters are not social creatures. They like to live alone. If you had bothered to find out anything about your pet you would know that. I feel bad for your poor hamster having a negligent owner.
Wynthos 2
You're lucky he only killed it and nothing else.
justanotherhuman 21
Dear OP, There's a valuable lesson about anthropomorphizing animals here. As in... don't. I cite your applying the human-variety concept of loneliness to a rodent that's *only* perception of companionship is either mating, fleeing to avoid being companionship to a predator's stomach, orrrrrrrr territorial dominance through violence. YDI. Hamster didn't.
justanotherhuman 21
* avoid being companion to a predator's
littlem91 29
You're an idiot. Standardhamsters are very solitary and territorial - occasionally 2 may coexist in a large cage, but at around 12 weeks they'll usually start fighting. Even dwarfs have a habit of fighting, robos are the most social.
josiebella 1
Did you not know hamsters are solitary animals. Maybe you should get a book or look up hamsters online. Major pet stores are web resources.
pntgirl95 14
That happened to me. I cried so much because the new was was nicer and a baby.
rainydayz133 6
I have a hamster and am very careful not to keep her around other ones. Be careful, they may be calm in a petshop, but together in their own cage, they are very territorial.
rainydayz133 6
Yea, I totally agree, before I got my hamster I did tons of research so that I could keep her safe and understand a little more about hamsters.