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[–] prof@infosec.pub 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Hamster are much like lobsters, in that they just keep growing forever until they can't molt anymore.

If you don't laser explode hamsters, they would eventually be able to eat humans. Which is quite scary if you think about it.

[–] RGB3x3@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Much like Guinea Pigs, captured here in this documentary from 2008:

[–] Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Ok I did some goggling and can't find the truth, however I'm now more sure they're not blowing him up

[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Sadly I think it’s hardly economically viable to do an MRI on a hamster.

[–] Oszilloraptor@feddit.de 0 points 3 months ago

Well, that doesn't mean it's not done.

My sister had a few (more than 20 simultaneously) rats.

One rat got stuck with her tail in the cage, and the tail had to be amputated, or the rat would've died. There were a few complications during the operation, and the bill would have skyrocketed to more than 2k€. For a tiny rat.

Needless to say, my sister insisted the operation continue. Rat lived happily for another 18 months