new hammie!

[mckitterick]

I forgot to mention that I just adopted a new hamster!


She was a mommy about two months ago, bearing nine (!) pups... which is why her previous parents gave her away. Such lovely markings, and so sweet! Who knew that there were tri-color hammies, too?

At just five months old, she's already bigger than Chloe ever was. Plus she's quite muscular but gentle, even when she misses a piece of food and gets a big of finger, instead. Silly thing made her nest in the UFO wheel of the cage and totally ignores the nice nest-area that Chloe used to use. To each hammie her own, I guess.

Yay hamster!

EDIT: Here's another shot of her with my hand for size reference:


Chris

Comments

[cmt2779.livejournal.com]

Cute! Does she have a name yet?

[mckitterick.livejournal.com]

Not yet! weaselmom has been my primary Namer of Rodents for the past few years, and I await her suggestions.

WM?

My son got a . . .

[lazscott.livejournal.com]

dwarf hamster for his birthday, in November. It is at his mother's place.

[kalimeg.livejournal.com]

She looks very cute. And likely she will grow even more!

Oh, that nest-in-the-wheel thing is madness. Mine would have the wheel so jammed that at every step it would dump stuff on their heads or bury them in food and nest material. The Wheel is out of bounds until about March, I think.

Re: My son got a . . .

[mckitterick.livejournal.com]

Dwarf hammies are so cute!

[mckitterick.livejournal.com]

I know! Her nest-material spills all over her as she spins, which in turn sifts the small stuff (seeds, dust, etc) out through the slots in the wheel's rim. *sigh*

[kalimeg.livejournal.com]

My sneaky roommate stuck a magazine under the wheel so it would not turn. That fixed the seed -spraying. I suppose you could then get a wire wheel for inside the cage exercise.

hammy names are fun...

[roya-spirit.livejournal.com]

Hammykin Thighwalker!

[margaretq.livejournal.com]

Ahhh.. Congrats. Happy Holidays.
What is her name?

[woadwarrior.livejournal.com]

Who knew that there were tri-color hammies, too?

Sharpie makes many colored pens! You could have a technicolor hammie.

I think she looks like a "Hattie".

[mckitterick.livejournal.com]

That's a charming name. "Hattie Roundbottom." Hm.

I think I'll put up a poll on Monday with everyone's recommendations.

[mckitterick.livejournal.com]

I'm still awaiting her choosing a name! Short of that, I'll post a poll....

Re: hammy names are fun...

[mckitterick.livejournal.com]

Hahahahahaha!

That'll definitely go in the Name My Hamster poll.

[kalimeg.livejournal.com]

I thought of Juno -- a female Jupiter with a great spot.

[mckitterick.livejournal.com]

Another great name idea!

[steve98052.livejournal.com]

My wife had a hamster named "Hams".

[mckitterick.livejournal.com]

*g*

Cute!

[weaselmom.livejournal.com]

Yes! I say absolutely go with this. I had wanted a mother-goddess kind of name, considering she had such a huge litter. Plus, she's a big-boned hammie gal, so that would work too.

She's totally adorable.

[mckitterick.livejournal.com]

Excellent reasoning!

She really is a cutie, isn't she?

[margaretq.livejournal.com]

Here here! Juno has my vote. I'm totally in love...

[margaretq.livejournal.com]

Wow. You don't get much cuter than that... I'd say she is a Lola, a heart stealer. (Except that I really like the name Juno).

[kalimeg.livejournal.com]

Grin. Later I though about it and figured that if she kept growing, she might be the new standard for Junoesque, It takes two hands for me to hold Princess now -- she is much larger than my one hand, and I do not have tiny hands! Maybe this one will exceed her!