Family Rescues An Old Wrinkly Hamster That Doesn't Have Long To Live, The Grumpy Little Hamster Lives On To Spite Them All

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Mariel Ruvinsky • Writer and Editor
Apr 3, 2024 10:00 AM EDT

A hamster is one of these pets that gets… really underappreciated. People get hamsters as pets because hamsters are adorable. We get that. Hamsters look like little marshmallows at different levels of toasting. Adorable. And then these hamsters live for a few years and… that's it. Parents get hamsters for these kids, thinking that it'll be easier to take care of them than cats or dogs, but they underappreciate just how attached people get to hamsters. And they definitely underestimate how "easy" it is to take care of them. 

Forget all the details of feeding and cleaning. All of that is important, of course, but not nearly as important as knowing that, apparently, hamsters can be spiteful as heck. You may think that your hamster will only live 2-3 years, but some of them - just to spite everyone - live on into their wrinkly, grumpy, old-man hamster years.  

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    madeline odent @oldenoughtosay It has come to my attention that it's been a while since we talked about that time we adopted a very old hamster who was expected to die imminently but then he went completely bald and lived two more years looking like this ethan !!! @slimeguyethan · Mar 14 share a piece of lore about yourself pic.twitter.com/ZejL9azTSO 4:35 PM · Mar 24, 2024 • 4.9M Views 4457.5K 126K 5.8K ↑
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    Hamsters are truly a difficult pet to have, and don't let anyone tell you otherwise. They require just as much love and attention as a cat or a dog, and going into hamster ownership - like most people do - without realizing that is bound to end in disaster. It's true that hamsters don't live long lives, but we're pretty sure that some of them could live longer than they do in better conditions. 

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    Although we're not sure that this one wanted to live longer lol, so thank you for clarifying that. That is one grumpy looking hamster. We're glad that you were taking care of it and making sure that it was living its best life as they grumpy old man that he was. 

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    madeline odent @oldenoughtosay he and Tâf were very best friends (she was the only creature he liked) . 4:37 PM · Mar 24, 2024 152.1K Views ... От 151 5.9K 43 ↑
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    madeline odent @oldenoughtosay and now when anything goes haywire in the house we just assume it's the Ghost of Mungo 0:00/0:42 ✿ 71
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    madeline odent @oldenoughtosay Okay fine have some Cute Mungo content (he was like three? At this point) ALT ALT ALT 6:42 PM · Mar 24, 2024 140.3K Views ALT ...
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    madeline odent @oldenoughtosay and more bald content because I know what you goblins like ALT ALT ams • 6:45 PM · Mar 24, 2024 151.7K Views ALT ALT
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    madeline odent @oldenoughtosay (We had him checked when he started losing hair and the vets conclusion was just male pattern baldness, there was nothing else wrong with him) 6:46 PM · Mar 24, 2024 • 195K Views ○ 20 17173 7K ☐ 95
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    madeline odent @oldenoughtosay When mungo finally corked it we buried him in the garden under the thorniest rose bush we could find and now every summer we get beautiful blood red blooms ALT HARKNESS ROSES MASTERPIECE COLLECTION NIPPER SHRUB ROSE Upto 4t (120cm) x 2ft 160cm) Delicate Fragrance Ideal For Beds, Borders &Large Patio Pots ALT
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    jasper @NotASpaceRock I do occasionally tell people about the hamster belonging to a random stranger on the internet, so I wonder how many scattered admirers he built up in his short (long) life 5:40 PM. Mar 24, 2024 105K Views
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    madeline odent @oldenoughtosay He was such a great hammie 5:41 PM · Mar 24, 2024 97.6K Views .
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    veggie @veggiecrusts can I use mungo as a reaction image when I am having an awful week at work but it's only monday?? 8:06 PM Mar 24, 2024 56.3K Views ...
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    madeline odent @oldenoughtosay oh yeah go for it i use him as a reaction image all the time . 8:10 PM Mar 24, 2024 49.9K Views .
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    ellie @_ellie_s17 Drives me insane how people think hamsters live short lives or die easily... nobody is taking care of them properly that's why 8:17 PM · Mar 24, 2024 37.9K Views
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    madeline odent @oldenoughtosay i mean i do get your point but the average lifespan of a syrian hamster is like 2-3 years 8:19 PM Mar 24, 2024 29.4K Views ...
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    madeline odent @oldenoughtosay He would have eaten me alive if I'd tried • 7:19 PM Mar 24, 2024 27.3K Views
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    char @charredtoad How many years in total did he live for? • 8:29 PM · Mar 24, 2024 13.1K Views .
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    madeline odent @oldenoughtosay 5.5, give or take 8:30 PM · Mar 24, 2024 13.5K Views
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