Work-related question

[jay]

The small furry rodents that sometimes live in an assemblage of little chambers, connected by tunnels or passageways, with the habitat set out on a tabletop... are those hamsters, guinea pigs, or something else?

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[sisterfish125.livejournal.com]

For what it's worth, hamsters are usually fluffier looking than gerbils, and don't have much of a tail.

Gerbils are short-haired, sleeker, and have tails roughly the length of their bodies. Similar in features to research white mice, but with shorter noses.

Is this helping, or hindering?

Guinea pigs, as mentioned, are bigger (almost rat or small rabbit sized), usually with wild, fluffy hair, and little to no tail.

[brian1789.livejournal.com]

I actually haven't seen any, lately... it's a take off on the habitat layout.