# Wrong Use for Stems? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 24, 2006, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrong-use-for-stems/353975 "2006-04-24T13:17:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MizGrand](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cdc98d/32.png) [@MizGrand](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MizGrand)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2006, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrong-use-for-stems/353975/1 "2006-04-24T13:17:23Z")
Is it wrong for me to feed weed stems to my hamster? Why or why not? Are they devoid of THC as I’ve always thought? They’re smallish and kinda woody which makes me think they’d be good for his teeth. Opines? ---
**Author:** ![groman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/73ab20/32.png) [@groman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/groman)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2006, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrong-use-for-stems/353975/2 "2006-04-24T15:54:14Z")
> [@RSSchen](#): > > Is it wrong for me to feed weed stems to my hamster? Why or why not? Are they devoid of THC as I’ve always thought? They’re smallish and kinda woody which makes me think they’d be good for his teeth. Stems are not devoid of THC. The entire plant has some amount of THC. A lot of people smoke finely cut up stems or use them for cooking, you need more but not significantly more. Don’t ask me how I know this, I plead the 5th. However, if hamsters are like other mammals THC will just pass and will not get absorbed simply because it is not water-soluble and needs to be dissolved in fats (or alcohol) to get absorbed. ---
**Author:** ![Marlitharn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/779978/32.png) [@Marlitharn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marlitharn)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2006, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrong-use-for-stems/353975/3 "2006-04-24T18:19:16Z")
Dammit, no wonder the boards are so slow! The hamsters keep wandering off to look for M&Ms! ---
**Author:** ![lisacurl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/41988e/32.png) [@lisacurl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisacurl)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2006, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrong-use-for-stems/353975/4 "2006-04-24T18:20:46Z")
:d ---
**Author:** ![lisacurl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/41988e/32.png) [@lisacurl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisacurl)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2006, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrong-use-for-stems/353975/5 "2006-04-24T18:22:03Z")
That was meant to be a grinning smiley in appreciation of **Marlitharn** ’s comment. Apparently, I’ve had a few too many stems of my own. ---
**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2006, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrong-use-for-stems/353975/6 "2006-04-24T19:17:00Z")
> [@Carnac the Magnificent](#): > > This thread, > > hamster sex, > > and the Moussaoui jury deliberations. > [@Ed McMahon](#): > > This thread, > > hamster sex, > > and the Moussaoui jury deliberations. > [@Carnac The Magnificent](#): > > Name three things that will be over extremely quickly. and just to make this postable, here are some more bytes. ---
**Author:** ![fishbicycle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@fishbicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishbicycle)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2006, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrong-use-for-stems/353975/7 "2006-04-24T19:59:47Z")
[Jesse Winchester] Twigs and seeds, twigs and seeds They sure don’t deliver the punch that this old head needs! [/Jesse Winchester] Your hamster should be perfectly fine, unless he starts asking you for a bite of your Twinkie. ---
**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2006, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrong-use-for-stems/353975/8 "2006-04-25T03:49:04Z")
I guess Carnac was wrong!