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We’ve been taught to shelter under tables when there’s an earthquake, but this little hamster in Japan chose to hide in a glass bottle instead.

Japan
(animals • cute • cute animals • hamsters • pets)

“Come on Hammy, time for walkies!” Old man attempts to walk hamster on leash in Tokyo 【Video】

Evie Nyan
Oct 7, 2015

Sometimes, it’s nice to be able to take your pet out into the fresh air and commune with nature together. It’s an obvious perk of dog-ownership, but even some cats enjoy a little time on the leash. And who could forget the spectacle of the giant tortoise taking a stroll around Tokyo with its owner?

But a recent pet-walkies fiasco captured on Twitter has us scratching our heads. Why on earth would anyone try to walk a hamster?!

Japan
(cute • hamsters • pets • video • weird)

“Cute-but-ugly” photos of hamsters trending as Twitter users celebrate their quirky pets【Photos】

Preston Phro
Sep 29, 2015

We just love hamsters—from their adorable butts to the way they look napping, they never fail to put a smile on our collective faces. But we suppose we’d be lying if we saidthat hamsters are always cute. After all, not many people look “pretty” when eating! And sometimes hamsters just look so weird in a way that we can’t quite explain. Basically, they’re 90 percent “totes adorbs” and 10 percent “WTF, mate?!”

But even at their ugliest, hamsters still manage to be cute, as the popular Twitter hashtag #AllJapanCuteButUglyHamsterChampionshipSeries so ably demonstrates. Check out some of the best photos below and prepare to go “Awwww!” at all sorts of silly-looking hammies!

Internet, Japan
(cute • hamsters • photos • silly • twitter)

Tiny gachapon hamsters are here to cling to your glass and make your drink extra cute!

Evie Nyan
May 22, 2015

Here at RocketNews24 we like to think of ourselves as experts in taste and style (hey, stop laughing!). We like to add little personal touches to our cutlery drawers and drinks cabinets (gotta love those panty glasses!). So you can imagine how excited we were when we found out about these little hamsters you can clip onto the edge of your glass or mug to up the cuteness factor of everything you drink by 150%.

Internet, Japan
(animals • cute • glass • hamsters • Kawaii • kitchenware)

Hamsters in sleeves are all the rage in Japan this winter 【Photos】

Meg Murphy
Jan 27, 2015

Japanese homes are notorious for being poorly insulated, in the wintertime often leaving you feeling just as cold indoors as you do outside.

Despite having permanent fur coats (lucky them!) our pets can still feel the chill and will do what they can to stay cozy. We’ve already shown you cats and space heaters, and dogs in kotatsu, but now we bring you some adorable hamsters in sleeves.

Japan
(cute • hamsters • hamsters in sleeves • sodehamu • twitter • winter)

Pampered hamsters chill in tiny home, eat pies, win hearts 【Videos】

Meg Murphy
Jan 16, 2015

Needing some cuteness in your day? Well do we have just the thing for you! Meet hamsters Enoki and Bunapi from Singapore as they invite you into their home and go about their day, chilling in front of the TV, eating apple pies, taking a bath… you know, just normal hamster things.

SE Asia
(cute • hamsters • pets • video)

Deal of the day – Give this hamster’s Vine video six seconds, and he’ll give you a huge smile

Casey Baseel
Nov 21, 2014

It’s one of the sad facts of life that it generally takes longer to build up a good mood than to tear one down. A quick bit of bad luck can ruin your afternoon (just ask anyone who’s been pooped on by a pigeon), but blissful joy is often the result of building off a string of successes and blessings.

We say “often” because sometimes you stumble across a shortcut to a genuine smile or heartwarming laugh, which is definitely the case with the twist ending to this short video of a hamster having its ear stroked.

Japan
(animals • cute • funny • hamsters • pets)

Ginji the hamster tends miniature bar, serves tiny sushi, makes everyone smile from his cuteness

Casey Baseel
Nov 5, 2014

Growing up, I, like a lot of kids, bugged my parents for a dog. They, like a lot of parents, rightly realized I envisioned myself spending more time playing fetch with it than scooping up its poo, and suggested a much more low-maintenance pet instead.

Eventually, we settled on a hamster, since at the very least the house would stay clean if it was kept in a cage. And while Hamlet (of course we named him Hamlet) never complained about his metal wireframe home, I can’t help but look at these pictures of fellow hamster Ginji and think how much cuter it would have been to make a miniature bar and Japanese-style living room for him.

Japan
(animals • cool • cute • hamsters • pets • toys)

The humane (and adorable) way to make a flat hamster 【Video】

Casey Baseel
Apr 30, 2014

Like most kids, I went through a period where I incessantly bugged my parents to let me have a pet, and like most parents, once they said OK, they ended up doing most of the work taking care of it.

Perhaps they knew things would turn out this way, which is why when it came time to choose an animal companion, they steered me towards a hamster. They’re quiet, relatively easy to care for, and pretty happy to stay in their cages, which meant we wouldn’t have one running around the house and tearing up the carpet.

Another thing that makes hamsters great pets is that they don’t take up much space. But if you still think the cute little rodents are just too gargantuan, there’s a way to make them even more compact, at least while they’re sleeping.