Please excuse any weird wording in here, I'm too frustrated to concentrate on typing coherently lol
And...I know. I feel really shitty for considering this option but I'm getting worn out.
I recently got a Syrian hamster from Petco. I made sure to research them thoroughly and figured I could manage since I had smaller hamsters when I was younger and had a great experience with that.
The problem is that the hamster I chose bit the shit out of me in the pet store, and I'm not sure we're a good fit in general.
She managed to chew through 3 different cardboard boxes in the store, so when I blocked her escape she latched onto my finger and bit pretty hard. I had blood dripping down my hand and all over the floor, and I was pretty shaken by it and how deep she got her teeth. I tried to brush it off as her being scared and I'm sure that was part of it, but I'm still afraid to put my fingers near her. I have been letting her sniff me, but anytime she gets close enough to touch me I jerk away because I'm nervous she'll bite again. She did this a little over a week ago, but it still hurts to put pressure on my finger, which is just reinforcing this fear.
My other issue is that the tank I have for her just simply isn't big enough. I know this sounds like a bullshit excuse, but she has been climbing on ANYTHING in her tank to try chewing through the mesh and when I moved everything away from the walls, she began chewing on the silicone in the corners. Like I said earlier, I did research these types of hamsters and the size I have is on the small side, but still acceptable for her size. I'm not able to find any tank toppers that will fit the size tank I have (its a 20 gallon long) that aren't well over $100, and I'm not sure if I can DIY something that she won't be able to escape or chew through.
I'm just very unsure about what I should do, I've had her for a little over a week and I still don't have a name for her or anything. And while I like her, I'm not really sure she's warmed up to me much at all. I'm just starting to consider the option of returning her and getting a pair of smaller hamsters instead, but I just feel really guilty about the whole thing because I'm not one to give up on an animal so quickly like that. I'm also concerned that if I were to return her, she might be deemed unsuitable and euthanized or something. And I really don't want that to happen.
I'm just really not sure what to do at this point.
I need some real advice. What would you do in this situation?
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