can you explain what’s wrong with hamster balls or link to a post that does? im genuinely curious and almost got a big one for my guinea pig (though i realized thatd be a bad idea bc my cats would probably traumatize the poor thing)

amazingpetenclosures:

omg well firstly, I’m really glad you didn’t get one for your piggy! And not because your cats would chase it around, but because piggy spines curve the wrong way for a wheel or hamster ball, putting strain on their bodies that they’re not designed for or used to and your pet could end up very seriously hurt.

But hamster balls are bad for all animals because they’re scary and dangerous. You’re putting a small, prey animal into a bubble that doesn’t allow for it to scurry around like it normally would, or hide if something spooks it, and once a hamster ball gets going, it doesn’t just stop on a dime. The momentum carries and pushes the animal inside along for the ride, so you’re taking away your pet’s ability to control their own movements, on top of risking bodily harm when they hit a wall or flip over completely and land wrong, or get their toes or tails stuck in the air slots. 

Hamster balls are just really scary, really dangerous devices that no animal should be subjected to. If you want to let your pet roam around the floor, you should do it supervised, in a closed off room where you can monitor what’s going on.

hermitknut:

sillydegu:

Which Hogwarts houses do you think my degus and hamster would be in? I have an idea for four of them but I’m curious what people think based on what I’ve posted here.

Based partially on this post I’m going to go with:

Gryffindor: Jack

Ravenclaw: Daniel, Mocha

Hufflepuff: Sam

Slytherin: Tobias, Thomas (you think spinning for food means you’ve got them trained. They think they have you trained).

I mostly agree with you, I would sort Thomas and Tobias in to Slytherin and Sam in to Hufflepuff, but I agree with loutato-o that Daniel would be in Hufflepuff. I wasn’t sure about Jack and Scott, I thought that they would be either in Gryffindor or Ravenclaw. How would you sort Scott? I was thinking that Mocha would probably be in Ravenclaw.

I think the degus know they have me trained.