Hamsters vs. Guinea Pigs

Hamsters vs. Guinea Pigs

Now, I personally don’t have a hamster or guinea pig, but I think we will all agree that hamsters and guinea pigs are at least cute. But, their cute and cuddliness is not the only thing that comes with a small rodent such as these.  This brings a huge debate, what is better? A guinea pig or hamster?

Hamsters are less furry than rabbits, shorter than ferrets, and smaller than guinea pigs. Let’s explain the difference between guinea pigs, and hamsters. Guinea pigs are, well, big.

Hamster                                                          Guinea Pig

1.   Hamsters might be 3-5 inches                                           1.   Guinea pigs might be 8-12 inches                                         

2.    Lives from 2-3 years                                                            2. Lives from 5-7 years (normally)

3.   About the size of a fish tank.                                               3.    2 ft. by 2 1/2 ft.

As long                                                                                               Pretty much the same, but darker with a

as you have a wheel a bed, food, water and                                water bottle, and they need vitamin C

 at least 2 other things for her

 to play with and some treats called

fruit sticks, she’s good [1]..

4.   They cost from $10-20                                                           4. they are about $20 and then you have the                                                                  But pet smart sells a starter kit which brings the cage ,

                                                                                        food, water bottle, bedding, and bowl for 30.00

5.   Clean the litter daily to remove areas made               5.   Clean out like a litter box, every day. But switch out

wet by urination.  Clean the entire cage,                              flooring every other day, or once a week

 including all of its contents, once a week to

 remove additional soiled bedding and stale food.

Warning

Most harsh household cleaning products are

 Poisonous to hamsters. Warm water and a mild soap,

  such as dish-washing liquid, works best.

6.       We have nothing except clipping nails.                   6. Brushing is required if you have a   

7.                                                                                            long hair pig, make sure you clip the nails

Now we have weighed the differences. Have you found out the pros and cons? While guinea pigs may be more expensive, they have longer lifespan. Hamsters are smaller, so less waste, but they don’t live very long. What is important to you? Is life or price? Hamsters have balls to torture your cat, guinea pigs, not so much.  Also, before you are turned off from guinea pigs grooming needs, you have to clip both its nails, but only brush it if it is long haired. I certainly hope that you learned from this report. I did, I also hope that you enjoyed. CAUSE I WORKED HARD!!! Just kidding. Anyway,  now I have explained these differences, which will you buy?  See you next for puppies vs. kittens!

Footnotes

1.       Food, Water, Wheel,  hiding place of some sort,

Wood shavings, tunnel, chew toys, treat once and a while.

You can get theses sticks called “fruit sticks” from almost any pet shop. As long

As you have a wheel a bed, food, water and at least 2 other thing for her to play with 



-Pepper Potters

Thor: From a Little Girl's Point of View

Lu Lackten looked out her little window, situated right above her bed. She lived Puente Antiguo in New Mexico. “Mama!” she shouted. She lived in an apartment building on block away from Denny's, the diner of course. “Mama! I'm up!” she shouted as she ran into her mothers bedroom where her parents lay, simi asleep. “Huh, what?” Her Papa growled in his usual It's morning, and I don't wanna be up now! Way. Lu giggled. “Come on! Can we go to Denny's? You know, for breakfast!” She asked. “Go wake up Samuel, get him dressed and all, then we'll go.” Her mother answered. Lu ran to her little baby brothers room. “Come on Samuel.” the baby cooed in happiness at the sight of his sister. Lu dressed him in his little outfit that was contrary to other baby outfits. Lu had made it for him, she was rather good at sewing. On the little shirt it said 'Don't mess with me! I have a big sister!' And on the back 'Get the picture?!' It went beautifully with the little pair of sweatpants that she had made for him, finally, when they were all ready, they went to Denny's. They sat across from two men, and two ladies. On man, looked relatively normal, but the other needed a desperate haircut. On woman was texting when the man in need of a haircut suddenly slammed a cup on the floor. One woman got very angry with him and demanded that he stop smashing things, he responded with the fact that he meant no disrespect, but she was still a little angry when two men, who appeared to be hillbilly's walked in. They were talking about some kind of crater sight. The long-haired man stood up and demanded where it could be found, for one hillbilly explained it was a satellite, according to the law. The man started to leave when the lady who was angry with him said “Where are you going?” “To get what belongs to me.” The man answered. “Wait, so you own a satellite now?” the lady asked, then the other lady who had been texting said, “This is going on face book!” Lu ordered her food, then looked down at the broken glass. “Who were they?” she asked they're waitress. “Erik Selvig, Darcy, and Jane Foster, along with some man named Thor.” she answered. “Mm.” Lu grunted. Later, when they came back to Denny's for lunch, it was a rather small town if you haven't noticed. Lu was peacefully eating her burger when a loud boom startled her. She gasped at the sight just feet away from the window. An ten- no- twelve foot robot was shooting fire from his eyes right there before her. The man called Erik Selvig walked in and shooed everyone out. “Go! Go! You can eat later!” he pushed, Lu turned and ran, she grabbed her little brother first, then she ran and ran and ran. “Run!” she heard her mother yell behind her. Everyone huddled behind a building, finally all the crashing stopped. She saw a little fireball fly towards the air to the man named Thor, who was knocked unconscious. She had heard him speaking. Then to her great surprise, he acquired armor, and a hemmer that she guessed was the satellite. “Mama!” she exclaimed as the man started to swing his hammer in circles making a tornado, the big robot flew up and eventually, though she couldn't see much, flew down, dead as any robot that had lost its battery. The man walked towards the lady named Jane and asked her something about a bridge, then he grabbed her, and flew off, never to be seen by Lu again. When her family headed home, Lu thought of what she had seen. One thing she found comical, was her little brother had been sucking on his thumb and sleeping peacefully through all the noise. When he grew up, and turned 10, and she would be 18, she would tell him all about it. But for now, she went home, her family in silence. When they walked into there warm house, her dad remarked “We must get out of the house more often!” “What a freak.” her mom agreed. Lu giggled, then fell asleep when she was tucked in.