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How can I convince my mom to let me breed hamsters?

  • Please read this whole thing before making any negative comments. I really want to breed hamsters. I don't have any hamsters at the moment but I used to have one when I was about 9 years old and he died 3 months after I got him (I'm 14 now). I want to breed hamsters because I am fascinated by them. The hamsters where I live (Iceland) are all the same color and all have some nasty diseases so they don't live very long. If I would breed I would not breed siblings or anything like that. I'd be careful what kind of hamsters I'd breed together. Please DO NOT tell me that I am not old enough cause you have NO idea how responsible I am. I have been taking care of my own dog for a year now and I am really good at it. My friend is breeding hamsters and she's been breeding for 2 years and she's only 12 years old. Since I got to know her I've grown really interested in hamsters. I have been reading everything about hamsters back and forth on the internet and taking down notes for 3 months now. The problem is that my parents still won't let me breed hamsters. They think they are disgusting and ugly. They also say that I am really spoiled and that they are trying to stop spoiling me that's why they won't let me have hamsters. But the truth is that usually if I ask for something and the say no I accept that. This is different. I cry at night cause I want a hamster so bad! Can someone please help me! Don't tell me that I am not old enough or that it's a big responsibility cause I am old enough and I am ready to take that responsibility.

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    Calm down. Hi :D I am a twelve year old girl, a previous hamster owner and a pre-guinea pig owner. Usually, the situation would be to sit down with your mother and talk sensibly with her. Tell her that you would like her to hear you out and not interrupt while you speak. Then list all the reasons above. Ask her to look at it from your perspective, where the appearance of rodents is not an issue, but the lives and care for them is. If her answer is still no, despite every single heartstring-tugging reason, then it is time to break out the tears - or just disobey her. What I did was I ordered a Hamsters for Dummies book off of Amazon and I bought a cage and everything to let my parents know that I was serious. Proceed to buy the hamsters. When they try and sell or return them, the petstore would never take them back. Have fun playin with little Betsy and Bucky Kentucky, the Roborovski hamsters XD

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Breeding any kind of animal is a huge responsibility. Here are some questions for you. Do you have the money to pay up to thousands of dollars in vet bills? When you decide to breed, you accept responsibility for each and every life. You can't just let them die because it only costs $5 to replace them. Are you able to look after all of those babies, for the rest of their lives, if you are unable to find homes for them? Do you have the time to track each baby to make sure they are treated well? Do you have the knowledge to screen potential adopters? What are your goals as a breeder? Are you breeding to better the genetics? Do you understand the complexities of improving the breed? Can you track the babies to make sure that no genetic problems arise in offspring, because if a baby develops something genetic, that means everyone related to them should no longer be in your breeding lineup. Are there any legitimate breeders (and your friend, I'm sorry to say, does not count) nearby for you to apprentice at, who will help guide you through the learning process? And lastly, does the world not have enough unwanted hamsters out there already, that you must create more?

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