[InHam] Fw: [KA9QJGREPEATERS] CARE AND FEEDING OF YOUR PET HAM

[Paul Webster]

--- On Mon, 3/22/10, ka9qjg1 <KA9QJG at WOWWAY.COM> wrote:

> From: ka9qjg1 <KA9QJG at WOWWAY.COM>
> Subject: [KA9QJGREPEATERS] CARE AND FEEDING OF YOUR PET HAM
> To: KA9QJGREPEATERS at yahoogroups.com
> Date: Monday, March 22, 2010, 8:39 PM
> 
> Sounds about right to me 
> 
> 73 De Don KA9QJG 
> 
> 
> 
> CARE AND FEEDING OF YOUR PET HAM 
> 
> 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. 
>
Out door activities -- A pet ham will exhibit an unexplainable desire to  sting up wires & mount pieces of aluminum on towers, in trees, & on roof tops. 
Do NOT be alarmed by this strange behavior, it is quite normal for this  species.  
>
> Expenses -- Keeping a pet ham is expensive, but, unlike
> most common pets, a pet ham can be trained to work outside
> the home for a few hours each day. It may even bring in
> enough money to offset its expenses. 
> 
> 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.
> 
 Rituals -- Your pet ham will want to participate in an annual ritual in which it will join pet hams from other families where they string up wires in trees & take turns sitting & speaking.  
This activity continues for up to 24 hours in a green space such as a park.  
This is normal & even healthy for your pet ham. 
> 
> 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. 
> 
> From the Yahoo Arizona Ham Web Site
& ka9jwx. 
> 
> 
> 
> 
73/75 de ka9jwx, Paul Lewis Webster
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