I finally got her!

[Dweenus]

I quick note:

Wwestar already stated that she did not buy the bin for the 'cheap way out'. She bought it because it was way bigger than a normal cage, and happened to be sold lots cheaper.

But wwestar, the hamster may VERY well prove you wrong by escaping... I think that you definitly need a top on that thing... but remember to drill holes in the top.
and put mesh over the top of the holes. My hamster Rasberry stood on top of his igloo hole and every night would make a hole subtly bigger, untill one night BAM! he chewed it large enough to sneak through. You have to be careful with that stuff!

 

[KeddyPie]

My best friend had a pet rat, and a very friendly boxes that would often lick the rat through the bars. On several occasions, the rat got out, and upon realizing this, they found her with the boxer sleeping.

Once they found her with her bath broken. The dog had tried to pick her up and move her, and had accidentally severed her spine, at which point she slowly and painfully bled to death while they were out.

Also, I believe Minpins are rather aggressive toward rodents... Though not all, so I may be wrong, most small, lean, short-hair dogs (jack russles, chi's, beagles...) were specifically bred to kill rodents on ships, or chase them into their holes in the ground. This means that even if your dog has good intentions, there is a good chance one day it's instincs will kick in.

We once had a husky who had lived with cats all her life. Then one day, she decided she didn't like them, and killed several of our cats by snapping their necks. It was very traumatising considering my age, and was horrible to watch. I doubt you want to watch it happen to your hamster.

You say WE don't know your dog, but trust me, I don't care how well ANYONE thinks they know their pets. Unless you can read minds, you don't know them. You just have an idea.

 

[Auratus]

My great dane may just want to "play" with my cockatiels and rat she stares at them all the time.... maybe I should let her. I mean... she just wants to play, not hurt them. When she pounces on them with her giant beast paws and breaks their backs it'll be okay because the dog was just playing,right...right?

 

[Dweenus]

ANOTHER thing. My friends Min Pin sabatoged her gerbil cages and and ate every one of her 60 gerbils...

 

[Skylar]

Okay, lets all back off of wwestar2000 for a bit. Give 'em time to think about all this, kay?

 

[wwestar2000]

Wow out for a day and look what i got! You guys are seriosely not doing anything with argueing over it. Cause im the one here sitting next to the bin physically being able to obserxe it. Th hamster for 1 can not jump out. The bin is a little bit over my knees. Im 5 eleven. so yeah she can't get out. And shes also been trying for the past week and still in their. Second the dog is for the most an hour in my room dailly. And when he's not he's outside the room with my door closed. He is a min pin but he is scared of the hamster. He goes to the bin sticks his head in and whines until the hamster wakes up and then when he see's her move he runs away. So him trying to take her out is a joke 2 me. And i would be there if he was trying to do it to protect her. Oh and the wheel thing. She literally doesn't fit in the wheel so she just walhs through the wheel and under it. She is extrememly tame (probably from being interacted with in the petshop) So she will be comfortable with me when we take her on vaca with us. I forgot what other questions were raised but just to restate im right here next to the bin and the hamster and can garrenty the hamster can not get out and The dog probably can't reach the hamster

 

[MegTheFish]

Don't dogs usually whine right before they attack something? My friends Jack Russel Terrier does that when a cat walks by just out of his reach.
Also, my dog is VERY friendly, I thought she wouldn't hurt a fly, but when I was baby-sitting my friends evil dwarf hamster my dog was extremly attracted to its cage and probably thought it would make a good chase...she even chased an little injured bird once! How mean! Thankfully it ran into my neighboors garage so she couldn't bat it around. I'll stop blabbering on now...I don't really have a point, I guess, LoL.

 

[KeddyPie]

I can see it now. The dog leaning over into the bin, with nobody seeing any harm coming to it. In the blink of an eye, the dog jumps up, the bin falls over with a SMACK and the hamster rolls out. Terrified, the hamster runs back into the bin. Seeing a small animal RUNNING triggers the dogs instinct to chase.

I'd imagine it would take about 3 seconds for all of that to occur. With a small slippery dog and a tiny rodent, I can't imagine 3 seconds being enough time to stop either one of them.

 

[Angel Lady]

Everyone might as well hush on this subject he or she isnt going to change things around. So if something happens to the hamster then he has no one to blame but his or her self.. I was wondering why this thread was getting so many replies. Now I know.