When I was about 10 I think it was...We had 5 cats (which i helped look after), a dog (again i helped with walking and poop picking up in teh garden), 3 hamsters (Which I looked after!!!) and 7 goldfish (again which i looked after). Age is no excuse for anything.

I am very sorry your hamster died but I have to agree that your age does not come in to it and that a cage never should of gotten to the "Minging" stage anyway!!!