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Care and Feeding of your Pet Ham
An educational excerpt for XYL's
Pet hams are so intelligent they often seem human, but they
can be difficult to raise. Only someone with great patience should attempt
it. In case you do, here is a guide to the basics.
Living Area -- A pet ham needs a private nest area,
an entire room where it will not be disturbed. Your pet ham will spend
many happy hours alone there with its treasures. -- boxes, wires, bits
of metal, glass, paper, etc. that it will bring home whenever it ventures
out.
You will want to encourage your pet ham to confine its activity to this
room to prevent the entire house from being subjected to noise, clutter
and the boring of holes in the walls.
Feeding -- A well-behaved pet ham will eat with the family
occasionally, but it will feel more comfortable and secure taking its
meals in the nest room. You must be sure your pet ham is well supplied
with food and drink during the long periods it spends alone in there,
even if it does not beg or whine.
Obedience Training -- A pet ham can be trained to perform
simple tricks, the easiest and most common being "sit" and "speak".
Do not be alarmed if it practices them for hours at a time in the nest
room.
Health Problems -- The pet ham typically suffers lower
back pain and minor throat irritations from too much sitting and speaking,
but health maintenance costs tend to be minimal.
Travel -- Your ham pet will gladly travel with your
family by car or even by air, if allowed to bring along certain familiar
items from the nest room. Most pet hams enjoy trips to places where they
can meet pet hams from other families.
Breeding -- If you plan to breed your pet ham, you should
do so as soon as possible after you get it. As a pet ham matures, it becomes
increasingly reluctant to engage in activities not associated with its
nest room collection.
Ron W5WWW
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