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Anonymous
We used to have a hamster that loved chewing on the axle of his external wheel. One day, he was alternately chewing away and running away in the wheel, causing his cage to inch slowly across the countertop. Eventually the axle gave way and the wheel broke free, falling loudly the three feet from the counter to the floor.
We all came rushing downstairs to find the hamster lying, ostensibly dead, on the floor.
My mom picked him up and started rubbing his heart and blowing into his mouth. The next thing we knew, the hamster came to, a little shaky bit otherwise undamaged.
However, when he went to eat a hamster treat, he found himself unable to grab it properly. He held it between his two hands and tried nibbling, but it would come free from his hand and get pushed under his chest. He'd then back up a bit and try again.
By the next morning he'd regained his fine motor control and was able to eat normally.
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