Abby the Rat Presents the Petco Hamster Ball Races

[TheFeldhamster]

And re "you just have to be 'quite'" (guess you mean quiet) - the people in the vid are NOT. They are freaking LOUD! And the organizing lady even tells them to "cheer" the hamsters on.

[TheFeldhamster]

@Guineapigchannel: *I* did my research - and found that there's an assoc. of VETS for crying out loud that says this is inhumane! If you rather want to trust a manufacturer...

[TheFeldhamster]

Uhhh, this is abuse. Even if you leave aside the ball issue - It's during the day, extremely brightly lit and it's hellishly loud. Hamsters are nocturnal/crepuscular animals whose natural instinct is to flee. Should be pretty obvious for anybody that something like this will be only a lot of stress for a hamster and NOT fun.

[TheFeldhamster]

...and for the rest I agree with StephanOtte82. The Tierärztliche Vereinigung für Tierschutz (~ Association of Veterinarians for the Humane Treatment of Animals) considers raceballs abuse and I'd rather trust an association of vets than a manufacturer. Woolly bedding (Hamsterwatte) is "made for hamsters" and claimed to be safe by manufacturers, too, and we all know how "safe" that is (namely, not at all)!

[TheGiuneaPigChannel1]

@TheFeldhamster DUDE! ITS FINE JUST BE CAREFUL DO YOUR RESEARCH BEFORE YOU GO COMMENTING ON THINGS YOU DONT KNOW ABOUT YOU JUST HAVE TO BE QUITE AND CAREFULL WUTS WITH ALL THEESE SH!TTY CMMENTS GAWD!

[StephanOtte82]

@TheGiuneaPigChannel1 It's interesting to see how manufacturers and commercials can manipulate people and restrict their point of view. "Funny" and "Safety" are defined by the owner, not by the animal. Please google images: "species-appropriate hamster". There are so many other ways to have fun with a hamster. I don't want to offend anyone - I'M SORRY if I did so. I just want you to rethink it, because No. 1,2,3 from my 1st comment are (quite unknown) facts.

[TheGiuneaPigChannel1]

@StephanOtte82 ok look theb all has to b the right size and you have to make sure your with it and dont scare it ok! some people ar iresponsible with them but really i dont mean to be mean but your right in some cases but in my case thats crap!

[PUPPYHEARTGIR]

My hamster would never do this he would be like um I don't think so

[StephanOtte82]

TO ALL READERS:

That is so evil! Hamster balls should be banned by law.

1. Hamsters can't see very well, but they can hear the scary noise.

2. They can't get out, the fight-or-flight instinct told the hamster to escape / RUN.

3. Hamsters are nocturnal. Do YOU want to do sports at 3:00 am?

All these things cause stress and short the lifespan of your beloved hamster. Please rethink what I wrote and throw the ball where it belongs -> the trash. Not all toys for animals are good for them.

[TheGiuneaPigChannel1]

@StephanOtte82 dude ur wrong hamster balls were made for a hamsters safety! its the cheapest way and the funest way for both hamsters and owner! so ur wrong look at ur comment no thumbs up! ur totally wrong my hamster loves the ball and so do everyone elses

[ALXDO1]

@TheGiuneaPigChannel1 I agree to StephanOtte82 in every word he wrote! Those balls are animal abuse, moreover in such a situation when people are standing around the pets shouting and yelling as if they were nuts. Those people better should play rc-car races, than keeping an animal.

[TheGiuneaPigChannel1]

@ALXDO1 no there not abuse you just cant yell and scream around them and the ball has to be the right size ok go do your research before you start saying false comments

[kemanchie]

AND ANNOTHER THING HAMSTER OR ANY KIND OF BALLS OR WHEELS BREAK GUINEA PIG S BACKS LEGS ECT THEY ARE TERRIBLE FOR THEM THEN DO NOT HAVE BACK FEXIBILITY

[kemanchie]

i dont like pet smart ball races they scare teh animals shitless

[Hopesasha]

Epic fail!

[sakurah20]

go deidara

[mrslothguy]

your rat is aloud this year

[mrslothguy]

rats are overrated because they are more weel known than hammsters and little robo hammsters are the best

[hersheys1214]

LMFAOOO

[b0grillaz]

asdfghjkl;'

[kklloyd12345]

Lol nice i wish they had a rat competition

[SightlyAbyss]

hamsters are so over rated, rats are the best!!!!

[DarkDreams96]

My hamster ball race is today i cant wait

[peeweebitch]

my hamster will own them sorry not to be mean :)

[Bandit5897]

my hamster would smoke them

[dac518]

poor hamsters must be so scared

[Ratman016]

You people shouldn't clap right in their faces it scares them

[b0grillaz]

silly.. i mean a little kid may go madf and smash their hamster ball if they loose

[b0grillaz]

its a street race rofl!!!! hahahahah they didnt even run lmfaOOOOOOOOO!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA shit.. i'd better run from these guys!! aaah shit!! hes pulling me back!!

[b0grillaz]

they should try bowling

[milkykung100]

lol

[teflonboy12321]

wow that is just what i would image you'd get if u get hamsters in balls, small children and crowds... bullshit!

[novaone11]

what a epic faill :P

[fightcult4]

look, bitch, i'm rick james

[brandon18888]

my dwarf hamster runs like a mini ferrari (or a mini laborghini)

[brandon18888]

my warf hamster runs like a laborghini (or a ferrari)

[gojakeman]

im complecated

[kklloyd12345]

my little sisters hamster is like a mini jet

[kklloyd12345]

my little sisters tebby hamster would have beated all of the people o and i never buy pets at petco they suck there almost always sick and i live in germany so they don't have any petco's they only have little pets stores thats where i bought my 2 parakeets and im planing to get a amazon or cockatiel in germany

[oxoxNLTxoxo]

ummm...hi i buy my hamsters at petco and the petco near my house is really good...my hamster runs really really fast so i like petco...=)

[Avisuto]

my hamster would have owned. He's like a mini ferrari

[x2rockstarx2]

lol cute...

[CyborgNinja7]

Rats are cleaner than hamsters? Hamsters are constantly cleaning themselves, so I find that hard to believe. Afterall, rats are known for their flea infestations. They did spread the Bubonic Plague that way.

[ILoveHugs02]

Lmfao. And now the teddy bear and larger!  *Que fat girl.*

[deathbeforehomework]

naw my hamster would win if he was out his ball and there was food at the finish

[BloomingWithJoy1]

my hammy kiwi would probly win cuz she dosent stop till she sees something in front of her its really smart but odd :-)

[likeXaXgun]

It's a fact that rats are too intelligent to care about running in a stupid ball. lol

My rats use them as bathrooms, not an exercise tool. =p

[tomruls]

i agree with ust it is and the steaming must be really scaring them.

[F1iPpED]

Ah thats one smart punk in the second race. He rolled his hamsters balls so he got used to going forward. Look carefully!

[ustn1712]

That is cruelty to animals

[FATHER562]

no its not

[dancerchick912]

hAHA!! theyre so cute! They dont know what the heck is going on its like umm ok i guess i run this way?? lol xx