<![CDATA[Hamsters for kids (and parents)]]>My daughter's begging for a hamster. :lol:..which will probably die under her care. To date, she has killed a few fishes, 3 tortises, 1 praying mantis, few grasshoppers, 1 starfish etc.....

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/topic/79/hamsters-for-kids-and-parentsRSS for NodeWed, 29 Apr 2026 17:59:06 GMTThu, 03 Jan 2008 15:30:46 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Hamsters for kids (and parents) on Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:51:56 GMT]]>initially i was relunctant to let 6 yo dd to own a pet, after constant bugging, i gave in, got 2 hamsters for her and she will play with them until one escaped from home, which is good as the hamsters fight among themselves and caused lots of noise in the night.


now left with one, she loves cuddling it and play with it everyday

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/73356https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/73356Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:51:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Hamsters for kids (and parents) on Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:33:32 GMT]]>i’ve been asked for hamsters too…


but people recommend Chin Chillas or something… supposed to be not so smelly

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usaik:
Hi,


My son has been asking for a pet. He has been asking for a dog or rabbit or hamster. As having a pet is a great responsibility and we definitely do not want any pet to suffer or worst die under his care. As such I am wondering if there is any rent-a-pet service in Singapore which allow the child to experience how is it like to look after a pet before committing to it long term. Anyone know one around?
Don't know any rent-a-pet services. But my child had a class pet which meant the responsibility was shared with a whole class of children. They had quite a bit of fun. Of course you'll need to ask the class teacher and the school. Not all schools would allow it. But pets can help children understand responsibility.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/72032https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/72032Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:20:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Hamsters for kids (and parents) on Sat, 12 Sep 2009 22:19:58 GMT]]>Hi,


My son has been asking for a pet. He has been asking for a dog or rabbit or hamster. As having a pet is a great responsibility and we definitely do not want any pet to suffer or worst die under his care. As such I am wondering if there is any rent-a-pet service in Singapore which allow the child to experience how is it like to look after a pet before committing to it long term. Anyone know one around?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/56975https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/56975Sat, 12 Sep 2009 22:19:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Hamsters for kids (and parents) on Sun, 06 Jan 2008 08:29:53 GMT]]>With the human genome been mapped and effort to identify the disease causing genes, people may be deprived of buying health insurance that covers those illnesses that their genes deemed susceptible to. I won’t want my kid to be scanned for those in their genes

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/432https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/432Sun, 06 Jan 2008 08:29:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Hamsters for kids (and parents) on Sun, 06 Jan 2008 08:18:14 GMT]]>i have been severely loaded since young for my insurance because of the medical history of both my parents (high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke), although I exhibit none (hopefully never 🙂 ) of the conditions. but it's a great way for insurance companies to make money by blaming the parents.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/430https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/430Sun, 06 Jan 2008 08:18:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Hamsters for kids (and parents) on Sat, 05 Jan 2008 10:59:50 GMT]]>

super_dad:
Lost touch with hamsters already...but there are many variants...believe or not, the aggressive trait is hereditary..it is passed on from parents to offspring. So, character sometimes is inborned.


Therefore Kiasu parents will have Kiasu children. 😄
Oh, you are going into the gene thing. So it come to the question of can a child from a average parents get nurture into some talent? That's a hard questions. But seems like it is easier to be seen in animals that lots of characters are hereditary.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/405https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/405Sat, 05 Jan 2008 10:59:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Hamsters for kids (and parents) on Fri, 04 Jan 2008 14:33:57 GMT]]>

super_dad:
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Therefore Kiasu parents will have Kiasu children. 😄
That's probably true. Some gene thing going on here. By the way, I split this thread to a new one in case the original poster screams and wonder what hamsters have to do with creative writing :shock:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/393https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/393Fri, 04 Jan 2008 14:33:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Hamsters for kids (and parents) on Fri, 04 Jan 2008 09:49:59 GMT]]>Lost touch with hamsters already...but there are many variants...believe or not, the aggressive trait is hereditary..it is passed on from parents to offspring. So, character sometimes is inborned.


Therefore Kiasu parents will have Kiasu children. 😄

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/389https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/389Fri, 04 Jan 2008 09:49:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Hamsters for kids (and parents) on Fri, 04 Jan 2008 08:06:31 GMT]]>

super_dad:
Btw...you are talking to a hamster expert here :).


I had a whole hamster farm previously and was selling the offsprings and supplying them to shops 🙂

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Wah so solid! I had a couple of hamsters too... don't really know what they are but they are very light grey and white with slitty eyes. Not sapphires or winterwhites for sure. And they bite even if they are not provoked... u just have to reach out to them.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/388https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/388Fri, 04 Jan 2008 08:06:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Hamsters for kids (and parents) on Fri, 04 Jan 2008 05:55:46 GMT]]>Btw...you are talking to a hamster expert here :).


I had a whole hamster farm previously and was selling the offsprings and supplying them to shops 🙂

Hamster come in a few varieties..some of which are aggressive ie they bite. There are some that are tame like anything. No matter how you squeeze them, they don't sink their sharp nibbly teeth into your hands. You have to look out for those. The sapphires and the winterwhites are the tame ones. the campbells are the naughty ones. Robos are usually ok, but they are quick like lightning...and it is very hard to hold them still and stroke them. 🙂

As for the stink, the hamsters don't like it too. You have to be discipline to keep the cage clean. And that will take lots of work. Using those shavings that absorb and deodorize the smell will help.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/386https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/386Fri, 04 Jan 2008 05:55:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Hamsters for kids (and parents) on Fri, 04 Jan 2008 02:58:11 GMT]]>Getting your kid to rear a pet and write a blog about them seems like a good idea.


But I have bad experience rearing a hamster. They get smelly and hard to manage. Sometimes they even bite, so may not be safe to be handled by kids

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/382https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/382Fri, 04 Jan 2008 02:58:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Hamsters for kids (and parents) on Fri, 04 Jan 2008 00:03:10 GMT]]>Strangely, hamsters would only eat their young if the mother sense that the environment is not condusive. It is nature way of preserving the energy for another generation.


Hmm…we should have a thread to discuss about animals and kids.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/380https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/380Fri, 04 Jan 2008 00:03:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Hamsters for kids (and parents) on Thu, 03 Jan 2008 15:48:06 GMT]]>

super_dad:
She's begging for a hamster. :lol:..which will probably die under her care. To date, she has killed a few fishes, 3 tortises, 1 praying mantis, few grasshoppers, 1 starfish etc.....

No mammals yet. That's good news. But hamsters are cute under you witness them eating their young... it grossed me out so much that I never want to touch one again.

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