spottydog

Are hamsters available as pets in Australia?

Our hamster has just died (she was an old lady so I'm sad but not too upset) and I'm wondering whether to take the cage with us (we are planning on going to Sydney) or selling it here. It's a rotastack cage with lots of bits.

Thanks

Anne

Pollyana

Certainly banned in Queensland, but I don't know if its a national thing. Poor little hamsters - mind you, they probably wouldn't like the heat!

spottydog

Looks like it's ebay for the cage then.

I'm going to miss having a hamster around.

Peter

You can own rats and mice. Either are probably better to own as they're diurnal and you don't have to fight the nocturnal habits of a hamster.

Rats are a much cleverer and playful animal to own IMHO. You can teach them all sorts of trcicks.

So, look forward to having a rat around!

Pollyana

Nice thought, but if spottydog is anything like me, theres no replacement for a hamster. Had lots when I was a kid, and would love to have another one.....in fact it was very close - hamster vs The Bloke.......Uk vs Aus. Luckily for him, I decided I could cope without the hamster, though the girls at work did get me a clockwork one just before I left!

spottydog

Pollyanna you're right. Rats and Mice just don't do it for me and given we're at work all day the nocturnalness of a hamster isn't a problem as they have generally woken up at teatime to see what treat they will get .

I guess I'm going to have to cope without hamsters (although the other half keeps going on about getting a Wallaby now )

Pollyana

Need a pretty big cage! And I now have a surreal vision of a wallaby going round on a hamster wheel.....

Larissa

My mates kept hamsters, but they were always snuffing it
When we were young (and foolish) we had a rat called, "Ow you Bast@rd!" but he ran off under the floor boards.

rudo1ph

nope, no hammys here. I'd promised my children a hamster.............we have had to have 2 guinea pigs instead