sinker 0 #1 June 30, 2003 ok, all Richard Gere jokes aside, my 6 year old daughter wants to exhume her dead pet hamster that passed on to it's (cough) eternal reward of running wheels in the sky, oh a year ago or so. Question is, how long does it take for a small furry rodent to decompose? I'm all for an educational experience w/ a skeleton, but not for diseased smelly rotten rodentia. Anyone care to fancy a guess? -the artist formerly known as sinker Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blondeflyer7 0 #2 June 30, 2003 Quoteok, all Richard Gere jokes aside, my 6 year old daughter wants to exhume her dead pet hamster that passed on to it's (cough) eternal reward of running wheels in the sky, oh a year ago or so. Question is, how long does it take for a small furry rodent to decompose? I'm all for an educational experience w/ a skeleton, but not for diseased smelly rotten rodentia. Anyone care to fancy a guess? Ewwwwwwwwwww Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KawiZX900 0 #3 June 30, 2003 when i was a kid, my neighbor friends little brother dug up our peruvian gerbals.... they were maggot meat, had been down unda for a month or less.... does it rain where you live? and did you only put them in a cardboard box, or paper towel or did you build a pine box for em? Accelerate hard to get them looking, then slam on the fronts and rollright beside the car, hanging the back wheel at eye level for a few seconds. Guaranteed reaction- Dave Sonsky Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dzdiva 7 #4 June 30, 2003 What she said!"It's not just a daydream if you choose to make it your life..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blondeflyer7 0 #5 June 30, 2003 Quotewhen i was a kid, my neighbor friends little brother dug up our peruvian gerbals.... they were maggot meat, had been down unda for a month or less.... does it rain where you live? and did you only put them in a cardboard box, or paper towel or did you build a pine box for em? Double Ewwwwwwwwwww Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blondeflyer7 0 #6 June 30, 2003 QuoteWhat she said! You know sometimes I wonder......why I click on these threads....the Thread speakes for itself....geez....Well I was gonna eat....may have to wait now Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dzdiva 7 #7 June 30, 2003 Quotewhy I click on these threads It's like a train wreck....you just gotta look!"It's not just a daydream if you choose to make it your life..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blondeflyer7 0 #8 June 30, 2003 QuoteQuotewhy I click on these threads It's like a train wreck....you just gotta look! Well guess your right...btw....LOL on the Richard Gere comment word association: Gerbil/Hamster=Richard Gere Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sinker 0 #9 June 30, 2003 it does rain where I live, and quite a bit. The deceased is in repose in a check box, you know, the kind that you receive your bank checks in the mail in and inside that it is wrapped in paper towels. yes, ewwww. so it's a little gross. but my kid is very nature minded, very into science and I'm quite proud of her for that. now, if there is any chance of disease or maggots we're not exhuming. that's gross. -the artist formerly known as sinker Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sinker 0 #10 June 30, 2003 me too, can't help but think of old richard and his lovely gerbils... hey, maybe that can be legalized too now that sodomy is! -the artist formerly known as sinker Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dzdiva 7 #11 June 30, 2003 Quoteany chance of disease or maggots we're not exhuming Glad to know you'll draw the line somewhere!"It's not just a daydream if you choose to make it your life..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blondeflyer7 0 #12 June 30, 2003 Quote yes, ewwww. so it's a little gross. but my kid is very nature minded, very into science and I'm quite proud of her for that. now, if there is any chance of disease or maggots we're not exhuming. that's gross. mmm.....Keeping a Hamster after it dies.....wierd study....oh well.......some people has to study those kinds of things I guess out of curiosity.......but I do not think it will happen from me...couldn't handle tasks as such Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Muenkel 0 #13 June 30, 2003 Child psychologist comes to mind right now. Chris _________________________________________ Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeemax 0 #14 June 30, 2003 i'm guessing after a year there wont be much left... what does she want to dig it up for? Can not maybe dig it up first, see the condition, then bury it again? would the promise of a new hamster put her off digging the old one up? hey, heres a bit of fun... like 5mins before she digs up the old one, put a new one in a box and bury it where the old one is.. that should ensure a bit of suprise... Phoenix Fly - High performance wingsuits for skydiving and BASE Performance Designs - Simply brilliant canopies Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dropdeded 0 #15 June 30, 2003 hey, heres a bit of fun... like 5mins before she digs up the old one, put a new one in a box and bury it where the old one is __________________________________________________ Yeah, do that one, do that one dropdeded------------------------------------------ The Dude Abides. - Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sinker 0 #16 June 30, 2003 hey-- i like your thinking!!! put a new one in it. but she has a live one already. she just wants to see the bones. not directed to zeemax, but all right y'all, it's not that morbid. didn't you ever have to disect anything? i think we'll exhume w/ biohazard gear and see what happens. if it is not 100% pure skeleton, back in the grave she goes... parenting is such fun!!!! -the artist formerly known as sinker Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dzdiva 7 #17 June 30, 2003 Quotedidn't you ever have to dissect anything Yeah we dissected a frog back in middle school. Once again.......eeeeewwwww!"It's not just a daydream if you choose to make it your life..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeemax 0 #18 June 30, 2003 cool... in which case, instead of using a new live hamster, fill the box with chicken bones.. ask her if she's able to put them back together to form the shape of the hamster...Phoenix Fly - High performance wingsuits for skydiving and BASE Performance Designs - Simply brilliant canopies Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #19 June 30, 2003 one...two....three...CRUNCH....um...three! it takes three licks to get the the gooey filling of a dead rodent EDIT for spell errorMy photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dzdiva 7 #20 June 30, 2003 EEEEWWWW......JT....EEEWWWW!!"It's not just a daydream if you choose to make it your life..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sinker 0 #21 June 30, 2003 LMAO!!! that's great!!! and when she gets really frustrated that she can't do it, I'll secretly substitute the hamster skeleton and pretend to magically whip it up quickly! -the artist formerly known as sinker Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sinker 0 #22 June 30, 2003 yeah, but how many licks would it take to get gooey insides off of a dead hamster that has been residing in Richard Gere's nether region? -the artist formerly known as sinker Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blondeflyer7 0 #23 June 30, 2003 Quote one...two....three...CRUNCH....um...three! it takes three licks to get the the gooey filling of a dead rodent Ok definitely NOT eating now Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dzdiva 7 #24 June 30, 2003 LMFAO!!!"It's not just a daydream if you choose to make it your life..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #25 June 30, 2003 Quoteyeah, but how many licks would it take to get gooey insides off of a dead hamster that has been residing in Richard Gere's nether region? I did the first experiment..you do the second!My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
