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reply- hamster noises

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Question
I asked you a question yesterday about my hamster making random squealing noises and you replied with 'But this is outside of my expertise.' and that cant be true because in your description you say you can answer almost everything on syrian hamsters! Thanks for helping - even though you didn't.

Answer
This is why I put "almost". I replied with an auto reject, and the words are not my own. Hamster squeaking is actually something even biologists have not been able to figure out. The general conclusion is it is a remnant from living in the deserts of Syria, and squeaking was a way to call out to find a mate, others say it has nothing to do with that, and is just a squeal of excitement. Even experts don't know everything, next time don't be upset if someone doesn't answer a question, we get tons every week.