another time my dad and my uncle had to babysit their friend's hamster (might've been a guinea pig but that's not the point). this was a terrible idea. they decided "okay, let's fill a shopping bag with cotton balls and the hamster and whack it against a big rock to see if it survives!" it didn't. in order to not upset their friend, they tossed what used to be the hamster, bag and all, into the sewer. afterwards they said the hamster "ran away" and i'm not sure they've revealed the truth to this day