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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Poor little guy

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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Poor Mr Nibbles

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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Goobian 3

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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Effeduplife4sure 0

Saturday 25 July 2009 5:52

I had hamsters once and they had babies. I didn't touch them at all, knowing they'd get eaten. Well, apparently the parents decided to eat them anyway. They did this to two litters of babies and on the third litter one hamster managed to survive. I was, however, fascinated by the baby hamster parts strewn across the cage every time. Call me a sicko, but really? How often do you see baby hamster bits?

omeff 0

Wednesday 23 September 2009 22:48

and you live in New Hampshire. Get it New Hampsters ..ahahha

Hurt16 0

Wednesday 25 November 2009 7:57

omg I sooooooo did not knoooo this that's horrible

SecretAznMan364 5

Thursday 3 December 2009 5:41

EWWWWW!!!! MENTAL IMAGES!!! DAMN MY ABILITY TO PICTURE THINGS WHILE I READ. I'm so sorry about your wee hamsterling. I just learned something new today. I SYMPATHIZE FOR YOU =:(::::::.

Jimmy_Jam24 0

Tuesday 16 February 2010 10:51

who cares. it's a ******* hamster.

aliann14 0

Thursday 18 February 2010 15:16

wow I didn't know that either. how awful. your fml taught me something. oh and OP don't feel too guilty. accidents happen

thatluizkid 2

Friday 26 February 2010 6:23

remember... you can't spell slaughter without laughter :)

xxmangokushxx 0

Monday 5 April 2010 9:18

that is edging epic dude. sorry bout the dead baby thing but that's awesome

Bucinka 5

Wednesday 28 April 2010 4:05

OK, so YDI, but now you know for the future. Maternal rejection of babies that hhave come in contact with another species is common in mammals. For example, cats do it all the time (not the eating part, though). Thing is, most mammals have much more highly developed senses of smell than humans, and especially pregnant mamas have even more acute senses of smell...so she was probably smelling the few molecules of scent you left on her baby's skin.