this post was submitted on 22 May 2025
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Pretty sure it does, I never let cats near my hamster, hamsters have a great sense of smell and just being near them seemed to get her nervous
just like everything else, it depends on the cat and the hamster. does the picture show a friendly cat? a scared hamster? how much did your own shit play into your assumptions?
edit-lmao lighten up
>Be me
>Placed by aliens in a tiny cell with no hiding spot
>Suddenly there's a wolf spider with a 20-meter legspan outside staring me in the face
>My mind goes blank as I realize I would be torn limb from limb but for the flimsy bars of my cell walls
>"Quit assuming the human is afraid. The spider is probably friendly. You're just projecting, bro."
do you have reptile pets?
Hamsters are reptiles now?
7 foot alien reptiles in a 3 inch hamster suits. They're the ones really running the world. Oh no wait... that's the royal family.
Well...
yeah, why not. i'm just posting here for the extra downvotees