AIBU to gnaw on my water bottle at night?

[alpacasandwich]

I'm in heat again, which for me happens about every four days (I know...).

My owner has let me out to roam around, and I rubbed my lovely musky scent on all her possessions. She seems to think I smell like wiffy wee but I love my perfume and think EVERYTHING should smell like it.

I am feeling particularly aggrieved about the fact that my owner returned me to my cage without a male paramour for company. The night is young and i am ready to paint the town red with hamster lust! But I am trapped in this wire prison.

AIBU to take out my annoyance on my water bottle and gnaw on it to piss off my owner?

YADNBU, however you may end up with jaw ache. You need to pace yourself. Why not alternate chewing the bottle with running on your wheel (lodge some seeds in there with you so it rattles). You could even move your foodbowl close to it so they clang together.

Top tip - have a break for half an hour so your owner can settle down, then start being noisy again.

Gnawing on one's water bottle is one of life's greatest pleasures.

YABU- maybe try some Agnus Castus to regulate your hormones. Failing that, look at pictures of Tom Hamsty until the urge passes.

Tom Hamsty

Filling my wheel with food is also one of my favourite hobbies. Such a relaxing sound..

YABsomewhatU to gnaw at your water bottle, but do make sure you don't drink more water than you intend to in the process - it's not good for your kidneys

You should also have a quiet word in your mum's ear, as gnawing at water bottles is often a sign of boredom. Nowadays, the minimum recommended cage size is 80x50cm unbroken floorspace (shelves are in addition to this) www.woodgreen.org.uk/pet_advice/557_hamster_accommodation so if your current living arrangements are more bedsit than mansion, your mum might like to consider upgrading you to a bigger cage, like the Zooplus Alaska (£32.99!) / Barney / Alexander cages as this would help you to find other ways of expressing your hamster lust!

My mum bought me a massive Barney cage, full of toys (edible, chewy things, the works) and I rewarded her by chewing a hole through the plastic base and escaping.

I had a wonderful time roaming around her flat for 2 days until the new cage came.

I am unable to chew through the new one because the plastic base is thicker. It fulfills the space requirements and I get free range time for 2 hours a night in the bedroom.

Obviously mum is BU in not letting me free range 24/7. Something about the cats eating me? I think I could take them in a fight. I am a fearless ham.

In that case AlpacaSandwich Jnr, you are being thoroughly U!