You don't need one, but Oz says he'd like one, because he's hungry.

I agree that they're adorable... but if you get a male one, he pees everywhere.

Plus, I worry that your adorable kitty might be jealous. ;)

You bastard.

You don't need a hamster. They bite, and you have to clean their cage way too often. (I'm assuming the latter, based on gerbil-keeping.)

Ah memories.

Angel: “You’ve never done this before. Look, it takes tremendous strength – mental strength.”
Wesley: “Resistance to suggestion. Yes, I understand that. - I like to think of myself as possessing a certain...”
Angel: “Wesley, you don’t even have sales resistance. (Wesley looks up at him) How many thighmasters do you own?”
Wesley: “The second one was a free gift with my ‘Buns of Steel.’”
Angel: “Father Fredricks was an expert. A demon just like this killed him.”
Wesley: “You’re saying I can’t do it.”
Angel: “That’s right.”
Wesley looks away: “So our only option is (picks up a cross and tosses it to Angel) you do it.”
Angel instinctively catches it. It burns his hand and he hisses and tosses it like a hot potato.
Angel sighs and exhales: “That was vulgar.”
Wesley: “But I believe I made my point.”

-"I've Got you under my skin" (http://www.buffyworld.com/angel/transcripts/014_tran.html), 1st season, Angel.

You don't need a dwarf hamster. They're too small. Giant space hamsters are where it's at.

Most places will sell you a miniature giant space hamster for a reasonable price.

You don't need a dwarf hamster. You need a frog big enough to eat baby dinosaurs. (http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/02/18/frog.fossil.ap/index.html)

That's adorable!

(Curses. Now you have me on wikipedia reading about the Bone Wars (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bone_Wars). Must do work!)

I don't think anybody NEEDS a dwarf hamster.

On the other hand, if a dwarf hamster will make you happy, they are cheap and short-lived and very unlikely to ever become a major inconvenience.

I have a friend (nezumiko) who has rats, including a pair of blue-hooded. Generally all sweet and adorable and stuff. They do pee all over the place, and if you have two rats who don't like each other, one of them may end up biting your hand (accidentally) as you attempt to separate them.

(This has happened to nezumiko twice. She ended up at the local emergency room both times, though that's largely 'cuz she's got a compromised immune system.)