Why I Oughtta

1. What breed is your pet? If it's a mix, what's your best guess as to the mix?

I think that my hamster's lineage is probably one half brother and one half sister. That equals all sorts of ornery inbred fun!

2. What is your pet's given name? What nicknames do you have for your pet?

My pet's given name is Pedro. His nickname is Pedro. Occasionally I will call him “You fucker! Stop biting me! He broke the skin!”
I previously had Nigel Kate, Titus (Mama Titus to some) and her four babies Tybalt, Fool, Banquo's Ghost and Ophelia.

3. What's your pet's motto or philosophy on life?

“Keeping biting on the bars or your teeth will grow too big for your head.”

4. What's your pet's favorite toy? Favorite game?

“Run around in the ball until you get caught on furniture or an indentation in the carpet. Have Dan remove you from your trap and then immediately run back into it.”

5. If your pet could eat anything it wanted, what do you think it would be? What's the strangest thing you've ever caught your pet eating?

I would imagine most anything with moisture, given that his food is primarily the dehydrated craziness. I have given him chicken before and he immediately stuffed it all into his cheek pouches. Very exciting for him.

6. What's the quirkiest habit your pet has? List more than one if you like!

Mainly the bar-chewing. He has two getaways in his cage. One is a little pod that is attached to the cage by one of those hamster tubes and the other is basically just in alcove in the cage (called the “Petting zone” for those of you familiar with the hamster community). He takes all of his food and hordes it in the pod. He defecates in the alcove.

7. What's the funniest thing your pet's ever done that you wish you had caught on video? For example, a friend of Krista's once told her about her Jack Russell accidentally doing a back flip into a plate of fettuccini!

Krista needs to be more careful with both her dog and her fettuccini. Seriously, that is disgusting.

8. What famous person, living or dead, does your pet most resemble physically? What about personality-wise? Feel free to elaborate.

Ulysses S. Grant? I don't know. They're both furry.

9. Can your pet do any unusual tricks?

If you consider biting everything unusual, then yes.

10. If your pet went to college, what would he/she major in? Feel free to make up a major if you like!

If my hamster went to college, he would major in being angry and inbred with a minor in Russian literature.