Rodent Showdown!

[Prob Lem]

I figure that there's probably some love for rodents in general around here - aside from our green-haired hominid rodent friends, of course - so here's a poll to see which rodents are the most popular*. http://www.lemmingsforums.com/Smileys/lemmings/tongue.gif" alt=":P" title="Tongue" class="smiley" />

*Within the limits of the poll system, of course, so there are only five options. http://www.lemmingsforums.com/Smileys/lemmings/sad.gif" alt=":(" title="Sad" class="smiley" />

EDIT: As suggested by ccexplore, here are Wikipedia links to the five rodents included;

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mouse" class="bbc_link" target="_blank">Mouse
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rat" class="bbc_link" target="_blank">Rat
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Degu" class="bbc_link" target="_blank">Degu
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerboa" class="bbc_link" target="_blank">Jerboa
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capybara" class="bbc_link" target="_blank">Capybara

[Simon]

Voted for mouse, but http://thesuicidalrodents.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=lieuchat&action=display&thread=49" class="bbc_link" target="_blank">here's the real deal. :]

-- Simon

[Ryemanni]

Degu, in my opinion.  http://www.lemmingsforums.com/Smileys/lemmings/laugh.gif" alt=":D" title="Laugh" class="smiley" />

[Prob Lem]

Voted for mouse, but http://thesuicidalrodents.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=lieuchat&action=display&thread=49" class="bbc_link" target="_blank">here's the real deal. :]

-- Simon

Gorgeous. http://www.lemmingsforums.com/Smileys/lemmings/thumbsup.gif" alt=":thumbsup:" title="Thumbs Up" class="smiley" />

I'm going to have to do another poll, aren't I? http://www.lemmingsforums.com/Smileys/lemmings/tongue.gif" alt=":P" title="Tongue" class="smiley" />

[Timballisto]

Why is there no hamster option...

Out of the available options, I have to say capybara simply because of the name.

[Prob Lem]

Why is there no hamster option...

Because the poll feature only allows for five items, and I thought of hamsters after mice, rats, degus, jerboas, and capybaras, haha. http://www.lemmingsforums.com/Smileys/lemmings/laugh.gif" alt=":D" title="Laugh" class="smiley" />

Out of the available options, I have to say capybara simply because of the name.

I was torn between those and mice. http://gianthamster.com/tag/pet-capybara/" class="bbc_link" target="_blank">They're pretty amazing.

[geoo]

Seriously, when it comes to rodents, bigger is better. So capybara is a no-brainer.
And they are very relaxed, and their muzzle looks nice and rectangular.

I don't understand why mouse is so popular...maybe some people only know mice and rats out of the choices, and unsurprisingly prefer mice over rats? http://www.lemmingsforums.com/Smileys/lemmings/tongue.gif" alt=":P" title="Tongue" class="smiley" /> Degus way better than mice, http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cb/Octodon_degus_-Artis_Zoo%2C_Netherlands-8b.jpg" class="bbc_link" target="_blank">very social and know how to program in R.

[namida]

Capybaras are awesome.

[ccexplore]

Perhaps the first post on this thread should have Wikipedia links to all the rodents so even the laziest can actually get a quick glance at what some of the less-known options are like.

[Prob Lem]

Perhaps the first post on this thread should have Wikipedia links to all the rodents so even the laziest can actually get a quick glance at what some of the less-known options are like.

Good idea! I have no idea why I never thought of that. http://www.lemmingsforums.com/Smileys/lemmings/tongue.gif" alt=":P" title="Tongue" class="smiley" />

Added! http://www.lemmingsforums.com/Smileys/lemmings/thumbsup.gif" alt=":thumbsup:" title="Thumbs Up" class="smiley" />