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What a lovely happy story to read for this old man.
posted by
WileyJohn
on January 6, 2016 at 2:55 PM
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A bit more cuddly than fish. Now you will want more, I hope you chose wisely.
posted by
C_C_T
on January 6, 2016 at 9:40 AM
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They were always a hit in the classroom.
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on January 6, 2016 at 7:08 AM
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I think they're cute, and very entertaining but I never wanted to own one.
We kept chickens when I was a kid, and I enjoyed working with the cows and horses when I lived on the farm, so I've developed a sense that critters are better off outside.
posted by
Pat_B
on January 6, 2016 at 5:09 AM
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Ciel
Sounds like fun, and you clearly don't have a cat, LOL...I have never had a gerbil or a hamster, but once I did have a white mouse... 
posted by
Nautikos
on January 5, 2016 at 8:16 PM
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I got to go through the gerbils and hamsters when my sons were young. My favorite was Mrs. Brown, a loveable hamster who could pack her cheeks like you wouldn't believe. We had so much fun with her....until one morning about three years later we found her passed away in her cage. Daniel cried. She had been his. I showed him how to have a funeral and burial for her in our back yard. I explained to him that she had a full life and that she had loved being with him. Years later, he went through that again with Chipper his doggie--golden retriever/collie. They were good lessons for him about life span of various living things.
posted by
TAPS.
on January 5, 2016 at 7:15 PM
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Enjoy your new house mates...or extension of your family. They seem to be settled in happily and are giving you lots of fun.
posted by
Kabu
on January 5, 2016 at 2:37 PM
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