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I am a rodent that people sometimes keep as pets. I love cheese and have a long tail. What am I?
With four oars it swims but it is always at home. Its back is like armor, tougher than chrome. What is it?
Creeping on its belly, curled into a ring. Eyes forever open, beware its lethal sting
I have eight to spare and am covered with hair.
A white horned symbol of purity and grace.
What do you purposefully put lots of in and on your body, but run away from when you encounter it outside?