Pet Forum / Mammals / Hamsters / August 2008

Hi Hilary.
He LOVES the ball.  After the first try out he refused to go back in his
cage and then tried to gnaw his way through the bars which I have never seen
him do before.  So I gave him another turn around the kitchen floor. On

....are they necessary?
Update on Hammy the hamster only his new name is Munchkin - him being the
smallest critter in the house.
Yes we've adopted him - so what's one more mouth to feed.  I am assuming

Our litle old lady died while we were on vacvation.
My mother is an excellent care giver so she's not to blame. Sassy was really
old.
She will be missed. Her personality was sweet and gentle.

When our friends moved I promised to find Hammy the hamster a good home.
We've had him for just over a week now.  He's a cute little guy, not very
old, and find I'm getting attached to him.  He's easy to handle and doesn't
bite.

Today we lost our tiny little Whiskers, completely unexpected and out of the
blue.
He was one of three Robo's we took in, all brothers.  Whiskers was the
smallest and I think cutest of the bunch, even though they all look the

I've had my hamster for two years his eyes are really red and he has this red
bump right below his right eye he seems to be getting thinner he still eats
he will not drink his water how do i know if he is slowly dying i think he is
just by the way he looks

I have nothing new to report. All the hams are good even though they're
getting old.
Piewife and I are going to drive (yes,drive) to Seattle next month.
We've saved for two years and we're determined to see some of the US that