happysaz133
Wise Old Thumper
So I'm in the garden, sitting by the rabbit run, just talking to them, feeding them some noms etc, and a man wanders over. The conversation goes like this...
Him: They are beautiful.
Me: Thanks, I agree with you!
Him: So what kind of hamster is that?
Me: Excuse me?
Him: That little one, what kind of hamster is he, a dwarf?
Me: No, they are all rabbits.
Him: No, that little brown and grey one.
Me: Yes, he is a rabbit too.
Him: But he doesn't look like the other two.
Me: That's just because he is a different breed of rabbit, he is a Netherland Dwarf, the other two are Dwarf Lops.
Him: So he's definitely not a hamster?
Me: No, they are all definitely rabbits.
Him: Those big boys are nice.
Me: They are actually both girls, the little one is a boy.
Him: But boy animals are bigger than girls.
Me: Not when they are different breeds.
Him: Oh, so do you breed them?
Me: No, they are all spayed and neutered.
Him: Oh, I didn't know you could do that to hamsters.
At that point, I gave up :roll: Seriously, I know this guy was from Australia, and they don't have hamsters in Australia, but surely he knows what a rabbit is! :shock:
You have to laugh. :lol: Especially as he was dead serious the whole time. In the end I just smiled and got them out for him to stroke them, then he carried on his way. I do hope I educated him somewhat, but I doubt it! :lol:
ETA: Just so you can judge for yourselves...my trio of hamsters :lol:
Him: They are beautiful.
Me: Thanks, I agree with you!
Him: So what kind of hamster is that?
Me: Excuse me?
Him: That little one, what kind of hamster is he, a dwarf?
Me: No, they are all rabbits.
Him: No, that little brown and grey one.
Me: Yes, he is a rabbit too.
Him: But he doesn't look like the other two.
Me: That's just because he is a different breed of rabbit, he is a Netherland Dwarf, the other two are Dwarf Lops.
Him: So he's definitely not a hamster?
Me: No, they are all definitely rabbits.
Him: Those big boys are nice.
Me: They are actually both girls, the little one is a boy.
Him: But boy animals are bigger than girls.
Me: Not when they are different breeds.
Him: Oh, so do you breed them?
Me: No, they are all spayed and neutered.
Him: Oh, I didn't know you could do that to hamsters.
At that point, I gave up :roll: Seriously, I know this guy was from Australia, and they don't have hamsters in Australia, but surely he knows what a rabbit is! :shock:
You have to laugh. :lol: Especially as he was dead serious the whole time. In the end I just smiled and got them out for him to stroke them, then he carried on his way. I do hope I educated him somewhat, but I doubt it! :lol:
ETA: Just so you can judge for yourselves...my trio of hamsters :lol:
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