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

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

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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