Hooray for me!

bean

Jul 21, '06 · 12:40 PM2,1811

Whenever we're at the pet store the kids always beg to buy a new hamster. (the last one died 2 years ago) I always tell them that if they wanted one so bad that they would remember this when they're at home and clean out the old cage.And until they did that I wouldn't buy one. Well guess what? They cleaned the cage today. :bang:

So yippee! I get to go hamster shopping. :roll: The good news is they are fine about sharing one dwarf hamster thus sharing the resposibilities. :lol:

Oh, and they've already picked out the name. First we had Nibbles, then came Cuddles and our new arrival...::

drum roll::...Snuggles.

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Darlene is my middle name, not my nickname

Jul 21, '06 · 12:42 PM#2

AWWW...how cute. Have funn furry friend shopping. You must post picture after you get snuggles!!!

Beach Fanatic

Jul 21, '06 · 12:43 PM#3

Congrats on the addition to your family. Good thing your sticking with one...I don't care what they tell you at the pet store, 2 always seems to turn into 8!!!

BTW love the pug puppy, that is my new dog crush :wub:

SoWal Insider

Jul 21, '06 · 1:39 PM#4

How cute. I haven't given hamsters a fair chance, always thought of them as rodent types...but he's cute. Congrats on the new addition!

SoWal Expert

Jul 21, '06 · 4:16 PM#5

cute!! I know you'll make Snuggles feel right at home!

Beach Lover

Jul 21, '06 · 4:17 PM#6

I am considering getting a small lap dog. Any suggestions??

SoWal Insider

Jul 21, '06 · 4:24 PM#7

Cute, Cute, Cute!!!

And I've been meaning to mention how I love your 'tar. So cute. :wub:

SoWal Insider

Jul 21, '06 · 4:28 PM#8

I am considering getting a small lap dog. Any suggestions??

Shih Tzu! :clap_1:
Mine is almost 9 and the best, sweetest dog I have ever had. They don't shed, hypoalergenic (supposed to be....like a poodle) all around great dog.

beanAuthor

Jul 21, '06 · 6:33 PM#9

Have you ever tried to take a picture of a new baby hamster running a mile a minute? It's not easy! :lol:

Snuggles has now been renamed Lewis. We don't know if it's a he or a she but Lewis it is. Lewis is my tar...oh my gosh, I just misspelled tar and it came out as rat!!! I try not to think of them as rats. He is kinda cute and hasn't bitten us yet. All is good.

Gross hamster trip report!
Read at your own risk. :lol:

if you haven't had dinner, wait until after.

We arrived at the pet store and the kids rushed back to the hamster area. There were two heaps of hamsters at opposite corners of the display. We were specifically looking for a dark grey or black one. Dylan got really excited and said -hey look there's a little baby under one of them and he's pink! I thought, aww, how cute. Then we saw another under a different hamster. These things were like the size of a jelly bean! I thought..oooh, they should not be in there. So I got the attention of one of the salespeople and they went to get a box so they could scoop them out. Meantime, we are playing with the others and trying to choose our little pet. Samantha let out a scream..EEWWWW it's eating it!!!We should have walked away at that point but we didn't. They were too intent on bringing a little friend home. The sales clerk returned and we told her what happened and she scooped up the babies and scattered the heap. There were 4-5 babies but evidence of more.

She was trying to figure out which one was the mama. Not sure they ever did. Let's just say we chose a very small one from the other side of the display that had been sleeping. Really wish we wouldn't have seen that. I'm just glad there weren't really little kids around. Enough to scar them for life.

SoWal Expert

Jul 21, '06 · 6:36 PM#10

What a trip!!!

Lewis is pretty dang cute!!! :wub:

beanAuthor

Jul 21, '06 · 6:40 PM#11

SoWal Expert

Jul 21, '06 · 6:49 PM#12

Awwwww!

Meow

Jul 21, '06 · 8:31 PM#13

Cute rat, I mean tar, I mean pet. I really wish I had listened to you and not read that. Nature can be cruel.

SoWal Insider

Jul 21, '06 · 9:18 PM#14

Shih Tzu! :clap_1:

God bless you gullfriend! ;-)

OC- Hope the kids enjoy Lewis. Will you be nicknaming it Louie, or is that just a New York thing? :idontno:

directionally challenged

Jul 21, '06 · 9:24 PM#15

Cute rat, I mean tar, I mean pet. I really wish I had listened to you and not read that. Nature can be cruel.

You're a goof! Very cute little hamster.

Laurawood, Sunshine says to get any kind you want but rescue one if you can.

www.petfinder.com

beanAuthor

Jul 21, '06 · 9:27 PM#16

God bless you gullfriend! ;-)

OC- Hope the kids enjoy Lewis. Will you be nicknaming it Louie, or is that just a New York thing?

Maybe Lou lou is he turns out to be a she!

SoWal Insider

Jul 21, '06 · 9:49 PM#17

Maybe Lou lou is he turns out to be a she!

I am afraid to ask, but how do you know if it's a Louie or Lou Lou? :confused:

;-)

SoWal Insider

Jul 21, '06 · 9:53 PM#18

OK I had to look up how to tell the difference between a male and female hamster :floor:

Sexing Hamsters
To sex a hamster you need to be able to look at . This can be done in one of two ways:

Place the hamster on one hand, place your other hand over it's back and turn your hands over so that the hamster is lying on it's back.
Hold the hamster by the scruff of the neck in order to see underneath.
The concept of sexing any species of hamster is the same. The male is more elongated around the rear and more rounded than the female and this is particularly noticeable with Chinese Hamsters.

Edited Jul 21, '06 · 11:00 PM

SoWal Expert

Jul 21, '06 · 9:54 PM#19

OK I had to look up how to tell the difference between a male and female hamster
Sexing Hamsters
To sex a hamster you need to be able to look at its genitals. This can be done in one of two ways:

Place the hamster on one hand, place your other hand over it's back and turn your hands over so that the hamster is lying on it's back.
Hold the hamster by the scruff of the neck in order to see underneath.
The concept of sexing any species of hamster is the same. The male is more elongated around the rear and more rounded than the female and this is particularly noticeable with Chinese Hamsters.

Looking at the genitals there are two 'vents' - edited- bleepe opening and the bleep, and on the female these are the v---- and the a---. The gap between these two vents on the male is usually 1-2cm apart (Dwarf-Syrian) and on a female the gap is so small that it is difficult to distinguish the two separate vents.

I can truly say that I have now heard it all!