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    Craigslist ad selling guinea pig hamster ball

    I don't understand how cruel people can be. I saw this ad on Craigslist listing a hamster ball for guinea pigs. I emailed the girl and explained that guinea pigs have fragile spines and they can be injured or killed in them. Her response was, "whatever do you seriously think i have time for you? ." Here's the ad:

    Guinea pig

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    Re: Craigslist ad selling guinea pig hamster ball

    I'm not seeing anything about a Guinea Pig in that post?

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    Re: Craigslist ad selling guinea pig hamster ball

    Hey it was changed to say "chinchilla/ rat/ ferret ball for sale. Extra large one. Runs 30-35 dollars at a pet store i am selling it for only 15$. Email me if intrested. ". No meantion of GP on there. Good job pinky!

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    Re: Craigslist ad selling guinea pig hamster ball

    Quote Originally Posted by kananaka View Post
    Hey it was changed to say "chinchilla/ rat/ ferret ball for sale. Extra large one. Runs 30-35 dollars at a pet store i am selling it for only 15$. Email me if intrested. ". No meantion of GP on there. Good job pinky!
    They were never selling a guinea pig. They're selling a hamster ball for guinea pigs which are dangerous for gp's. I asked them to change it to hamster ball.

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    Re: Craigslist ad selling guinea pig hamster ball

    Quote Originally Posted by Zuidy View Post
    I'm not seeing anything about a Guinea Pig in that post?
    It's selling a hamster ball to be used for guinea pigs. They can break their spines in those things.

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    Re: Craigslist ad selling guinea pig hamster ball

    I'm glad you contacted her, she apparently changed the wording. I hope she doesn't sell it to a GP owner.

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    Re: Craigslist ad selling guinea pig hamster ball

    Quote Originally Posted by pinky View Post
    Her response was, "whatever do you seriously think i have time for you? ."
    Between that lovely sign of maturity and the ball, I seriously pity any pets she might have.

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    Re: Craigslist ad selling guinea pig hamster ball

    Quote Originally Posted by pinky View Post
    They were never selling a guinea pig. They're selling a hamster ball for guinea pigs which are dangerous for gp's. I asked them to change it to hamster ball.
    Quote Originally Posted by schavarry View Post
    I'm glad you contacted her, she apparently changed the wording. I hope she doesn't sell it to a GP owner.

    Pinky that's why I put "" around how they seemed to change the wording. No mention of guinea pigs on the page anymore....

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    Re: Craigslist ad selling guinea pig hamster ball

    Quote Originally Posted by kananaka View Post
    Pinky that's why I put "" around how they seemed to change the wording. No mention of guinea pigs on the page anymore....
    You don't see the ad anymore? I can still see it listed as Guinea Pigs with a reference to it being for guinea pigs..... weird.....

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    Re: Craigslist ad selling guinea pig hamster ball

    The add is up but no mention of guinea pigs, she must have changed it even though she gave kind of a rude response.

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    Re: Craigslist ad selling guinea pig hamster ball

    Try refreshing the ad maybe. You might still see the old one that's stored in your cache.

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    Re: Craigslist ad selling guinea pig hamster ball

    I don't understand why people buy those crappy balls. They are also not good for chins, rats, or ferrets.

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