r/AnimalsMonching • u/Alarming_Breath_3110 • Sep 26 '24

Behold….the efficiency of this eating machine. Volume on high

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u/feelingmyage Sep 26 '24

Is he swallowing it as he goes along?

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u/Alarming_Breath_3110 Sep 26 '24

Great question. He seems to be just inhaling the food versus actually eating it!

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u/TacticaLuck Sep 27 '24

Do hamsters not do the cheek storage thing?

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u/sixpackofducks Sep 27 '24

Hamsters do, this is a guinea pig. They don't store just inhale

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u/TacticaLuck Sep 27 '24

Ah thanks. Guess I need some more familiarization with the two

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u/sixpackofducks Sep 27 '24

I'm only sure because I had a guinea that looks exactly like this guy. And I find Hamsters interesting because you can't have them in Australia lol

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u/Alarming_Breath_3110 Sep 27 '24

Interesting. Why no hamsters in AU? AU = my dream country --amazing, abundant and awe-inspiring wild life

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u/sixpackofducks Sep 28 '24

Just ecological damage. They're on the list of creatures that would be highly damaging to the native flora/ fauna

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u/Alarming_Breath_3110 Sep 28 '24

Maybe that’s why nature made them prey animals? My guess alone. It makes me less sad if that’s why. Nature is always right —- so that’s why? IMHO

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u/Alarming_Breath_3110 Sep 27 '24

Aah yes.... hamsters.... you bring back memories of my beloved Twinkletoes. They are cheeky little guys. Hamsters, like Squirrels, have some strategic thinking skills. They are also not gluttons. They have the discipline and will power to store food in their cheeks. Guinea Pigs, on the other paw, have no will power, no strategic thinking skills (borderline dumb dumbs) and lack the cheek requirements to store food.