Animals: Today, my hamster gave birth. The babies were very cute and I...

By whymommywhy - 21/04/2009 03:11 - United States

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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By Anonymous - 03/08/2013 17:59 - United States - Santa Rosa Beach

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

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By Anonymous - 04/03/2021 14:01

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

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By traumatised - 11/10/2009 16:16 - United Kingdom

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

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By deadhamster - 03/02/2012 18:29 - United States

Today, I woke up to one of my hamsters cannibalizing the other. FML

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By squeak - 12/09/2011 13:52 - United Kingdom

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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By Anonymous - 29/03/2009 01:33 - United States

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

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By Karlo Kračun - 09/07/2020 08:08

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

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By zac545 - 19/02/2009 06:14 - United States

Today, I was looking after a hamster for a friend. My dog ate it. FML

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By idontevenlikehamsters - 08/04/2013 00:00 - United States - Manassas

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

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By Chatons - 05/12/2013 06:52 - Switzerland

Today, my kittens hunted and killed their first prey. My hamster. FML

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Tuesday 21 April 2009 12:49

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

Tuesday 21 April 2009 12:35

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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Ender_ 0

Tuesday 21 April 2009 23:34

Shit happens. That's nature. Everybody needs to just calm down and realize that no one person knows everything.

tiltwrestler 0

Tuesday 21 April 2009 23:37

Hamsters are brutal, vicious, F*CKED UP little devils, aren't they now? It's examples like this that makes me scoff at liberals and environmentalists, when they claim that humans are the scourge of the earth, and need to be wiped out. You don't see US devouring our own young! Jesus christ!

debbiedowner2 0

Tuesday 21 April 2009 23:48

I mean, I bet you felt really horrible about the situation. But, it's another lesson you can learn for next time. I know you didn't do it in spite of the hamster..

may_cause_fail 0

Tuesday 21 April 2009 23:50

YDI since hamster babies are hideous. >> But sometimes a mother hamster will eat its young anyway.

atomicmrpelly 2

Wednesday 22 April 2009 0:06

I'm really sorry but that is hilarious!!!

Mr_Positive 3

Wednesday 22 April 2009 0:22

whoa, I never knew that !! sorry for your baby hamster :(

mamaReese 0

Wednesday 22 April 2009 0:25

Wow. I knew that they would be rejected if petted (as most animals do actually, I think it's a pretty common fact) but I never knew about the whole devouring part... I never could think of hamsters eating meat.. But I guess you learn something new everyday, eh? But yeah, I think when you realize a pet is pregnant, that you research it so that you know how to take care of the newborns and don't mess up like this. Just a little carelessness on your part.