{"id":987,"date":"2023-01-18T12:28:28","date_gmt":"2023-01-18T12:28:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hamsterstar.com\/?p=987"},"modified":"2023-01-18T12:28:28","modified_gmt":"2023-01-18T12:28:28","slug":"can-a-12-year-old-have-a-hamster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hamsterstar.com\/can-a-12-year-old-have-a-hamster\/","title":{"rendered":"Can a 12 Year Old Have a Hamster?"},"content":{"rendered":"

When I was 12 years old, I begged my parents for a pet. I wanted a dog, a cat, a bird, a snake, a turtle, you name it.<\/p>\n

But my parents were hesitant, they said that I was too young to take care of a pet and that I would lose interest in it after a few weeks. So, I did what any 12-year-old would do, I tricked them.<\/p>\n

I told my parents that I had won a hamster<\/a> in a school raffle, I even went as far as making a fake certificate to prove it.<\/p>\n

They fell for it and let me keep the “hamster” (which was just a stuffed animal). I named him Harry and for a whole month, I took care of him, fed him, and even made him a little hamster house out of a shoebox.<\/p>\n

But one day, the truth came out. My little brother, who was only 5 at the time, found Harry hidden under my bed and asked my parents why the hamster wasn’t moving<\/a>.<\/p>\n

They finally realized that I had tricked them and took Harry away. I was devastated but also relieved that I didn’t have to take care of a real hamster.<\/p>\n

So, can a 12-year-old have a hamster<\/a>? The answer is yes, but with a few conditions.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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