Vader Wrote:
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> Most hamsters you get in pet shops are small -
> like 10 cm or so. Guinea pigs are usually 20 - 30
> cm times as big. They also live much longer
> (hamsters about 2 years, piggies about 7 years).
> Hamsters can be pretty aggressive, piggies are
> generally peaceful and don't bite.
The ones a mate of mine had kept peeing on the newspaper whenever they were brought into the house. I actually remember once also them walking across the TV remote control and retuning the telly :D