What Is It?

[CritterLuvva]

I was looking for pictures of guinea pigs to be used as a back ground when I came across this image.

http://wallpapers.free-review.net/wa...Guinea_pig.jpg

I know it's not a guinea pig, it kind of reminds me of a hamster, but I'm not sure it's that either. So what is it? Any one know?

By the way, the pic I chose was

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oJpV6yalpO...llpapers-3.jpg

Tell me that's not cute!

[Raine59]

When I click on your first link, it just goes to a page of wallpapers of all sorts, no one particular picture. The second one sure is cute.

[CritterLuvva]

Hmm. That's odd. I did copy the whole address, and it's coming up properly for me.

Here's the pic, though.

[Aertyn]

Looks like a Hamster to me. A Syrian (mind you, I'm basing all this off seeing many, many photos online...illegal animal in Australia so have never seen one in the flesh)

[Raine59]

Pretty cute...yeah, I think it's just a large breed of hamster. Not quite as cute as a guinea pig, but a close 2nd.

[CritterLuvva]

LOL @Raine59

I thought it might be a Syrian hamster, which is allowed in my area, that face just looks so much different then what I've seen before.

Thanks for the help!

[Dee_E]

What a little cutie!!

[Mastershroom]

Out of curiosity, why are Syrian hamsters banned?

[CritterLuvva]

Even in the states, rodents are banned in some areas. Although why you could have guinea pigs and not hamsters (and Syrians specifically?) doesn't make sense. Is your country overrun with them or something?