About Us
Welcome to the Capybara Madness blog!
We’re also known as Giant Hamster, like our URL. That’s because what are capybaras besides giant hamsters? Actually, a lot! But you probably already know that.
This blog is the oldest blog dedicated to capybaras on the entire internet. I started Capybara Madness in 2007, when I got my first capybara, Caplin Rous. At that time there was virtually nothing anywhere to tell me how to keep and care for a capybara. I knew getting one was a risk. Could a capybara be tamed down? Would a captive capybara be dangerous? What sort of things would a captive capybara need to be healthy and happy? A comprehensive search of the internet led to nothing. Well, not quite nothing, it unearthed a children’s book titled Capyboppy, written by Bill Peet. Capyboppy was based on the true-life experiences of Mr. Peet and his family when they acquired a capybara for a pet. The story is set in suburban Los Angeles in the 1950s. And that was it. Capyboppy served as an owner’s manual for Caplin. I learned everything from a children’s picture book.
Back in those days, when the internet was just a baby, there was a website called “MySpace.” It was a bit like FaceBook but more personalized and more fun. I was on MySpace as myself, but I talked about Caplin a lot. That was when I was contacted by a guinea pig. Yup, you read that right. A guinea pig sent me a message. The message was that I should have Caplin join the vast community of pets online. This community was dominated by guinea pigs, but there was a smattering of other animals. Turns out guinea pigs are very gregarious animals. Who knew? So Caplin got his own MySpace profile and became the Capybara Ambassador to the world.
Sadly, MySpace died a slow death as FaceBook gobbled up market-share. Naturally, Caplin moved to the new platform. By this time, he was quite the internet-savvy capybara. Soon, Caplin moved to this blog where his fame and responsibilities as Capybara Ambassador grew and grew.
There are hundreds of posts on this blog, most written in the voice of a capybara, first Caplin and then the other capybaras I have kept. I invite you to start at the beginning so you can follow their lives, learn their personalities, and read about how Caplin Rous became the World’s Most Famous capybara.
Going forward from today, February 1st, 1026, I will be writing in my own voice and the blog will expand to cover the antics and adventures of my other animals. I don’t suppose horses, cats, and turtles have the same appeal as capybaras, but they do have their good points.
Here are some helpful hints about how to view the blog:
To read all of the posts written in a particular point-of-view (POV), search for the animal’s name +_POV. For example: Caplin_POV or Mudskipper_POV). Since Gari goes by either Gari or Garibaldi,. you can search for either of those: Gari_POV or Garibaldi_POV. The same is true for Mudskipper who also goes by Skipper.
To read all blogs mentioning a particular animal, not just those written in that animal’s POV, search for the animal’s name. For example: Caplin or Panda.
To search for all posts featuring a particular species, just search for that species. For example: Horses or Guinea Pigs
To get to the first post featuring a particular animal, search for the animal’s name+_introduction. For example: Caplin_introduction or Panda_introduction.
Hope you enjoy the blog! Leave a comment on everything you find interesting. Leave a question in the “Curious About Capybaras” section on the front page. The internet is meant for killing time, at least reading this blog you will learn more about the world’s cutest rodents.
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