The Hamster Debacle

[dalesys]

RK, is anyone in your group good at sleight of hand?

...Substitute a duct-taped Zhu Zhu pet for hammie.

[RecoveringKinkoid]

RK, is anyone in your group good at sleight of hand?

Well...we are a pack of Romany performers and fortunetellers. So...you could say that.

[Exaspera]

I am probably just showing my ignorance, but a little hamster in a cage with lots of water and a bunch of food and the little wheel could last a weekend, could it not?

[RecoveringKinkoid]

Yeah, but we are going to be gone for a week. She has a houseful of animals, including dogs. Have to rely on a sitter. Sitter charges for every single pet in the house, regardless of how much care they need. Hence the problem (or percieved problem, I guess I should say)

[Kheldarson]

Actually, all joking aside, yes. You can.

In fact, I wish you were. I am not kidding. And not just because of this.

More reasons for me to get a full-time job. But I'm going to make every plan to try for next year. But let me know what event you're going to be at after Pennsic. I'll try to get time off for it.

[RecoveringKinkoid]

I would like to go to War of the Wings in October. October is very bad for me to try and plan anything, but if I can be there I will be there.

You should plan to go regardless. That event is like a little tiny Pennsic and would not be a long drive for you.

I'll keep you posted on anything else we will be at.

[Kheldarson]

Might have to do that. And I think I'll drag Kabe with me. It's early enough to plan that.

[RecoveringKinkoid]

Well, listen, I went there last year for the first time and it was just wonderful. Pennsic used to be like that before it got so huge. So, a lot of the fun of Pennsic, and not much of the hassle or long drive.

Here is the link to the event flyer.

No promises. but I am going to at least TRY to go if I can.

[MoonCat]

That vet was an idiot.

Cats and dogs carry diseases too. And often hide signs of diseases, esp cats.

As long as you excercise at least minimal proper hygeine the chance of you getting sick from a pet rodent is slim to none.

Agreeing with this. When I was in fifth grade back in the Paleolithic (or was it the Mesolithic? I get confused), we had 2 hamsters, 2 gerbils and a small boa constrictor (obviously not in the same cage) that were kept in the back of the class. Had them all year and never had a problem, we handled them damn near every day and none of the kids got sick. They were actually very clean animals and we kept their cages clean, too.

But, a hamster...a hamster...at Pennsic? Not really 'period' is it?

[AriGriffin]

WoW lists the town as Booneville when it is Boonville. Heh, on google's 360 street view, the pic looks like it was taken during a SCA event.
I wish I could go. It sounds fun and I miss it.

[ArcticChicken]

I am trying to stave off her showing up morning we leave with the damn thing in tow. She might actually pull that.

If she does, leave her behind. If you tell her ahead of time, she can't say she didn't deserve it.

Either she'll figure out she's done something wrong, or she'll go away, either way, you win!

[McGoddess09]

That vet was an idiot.

Cats and dogs carry diseases too. And often hide signs of diseases, esp cats.

As long as you excercise at least minimal proper hygeine the chance of you getting sick from a pet rodent is slim to none.

He wasn't an idiot on this one. This gerbil ended up being a bag of cancer, which it tried to chew. *shudder*

[BlaqueKatt]

He wasn't an idiot on this one. This gerbil ended up being a bag of cancer, which it tried to chew. *shudder*

um cancer is not contagious....

and the only thing I've found that gerbils can give to humans-and it's a VERY small risk(as in your daily food carries higher risk), is salmonella, hamsters can carry ringworm, but so can any other mammal....me thinks that vet doesn't like small animals....