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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beanAuthor

Jul 21, '06 · 11:56 PM#27

That little thing is so squiggly we may never know!

fartblossom

Jul 22, '06 · 6:34 AM#28

he sure is cute to look at, but i think he would give me the willies touching him....he looks soft

Meow

Jul 22, '06 · 8:03 AM#29

I admire you Ocean Lover, I wouldn't even let my son have play dough.

^5!!!!

Beach Fanatic

Jul 22, '06 · 8:10 AM#30

^5!!!!

It's true. I would take him over to a friends house and they would play with the play dough factory there.

That stuff should be :banned:

beanAuthor

Jul 22, '06 · 8:45 AM#31

It's true. I would take him over to a friends house and they would play with the play dough factory there. That stuff should be

dbuck, you're alot like my mom except she bought it. I used to admire it HIGH above me on the top shelf of the closet. Never remember playing with it though. :rolling:

Beach Lover

Jul 22, '06 · 1:40 PM#32

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

The absolute perfect lap dog is an Australian Terrier. And you are lucky because there is a breeder in Freeport. My sister bought her Australia Terrier a couple of years ago and I'm not kidding everyone just loves this dog. She eventually gave him to me and I adore him.

Now, I have NEVER had a pet in my life. As a matter of fact, I not only disliked dogs, I was generally suspicious of people who had dogs. NOW I am certified :rolling:

I LOVE MY BUCKWHEAT!!!! :clap_1: :clap_1: We didn't name him (came with the "papers"), but the name certainly fits him.

PM me if you are interested and I'll get name and phone number of the breeder. From what I have read this breed is generally has a mild temperament, loves people, and doesn't bark much. Naturally I think our dog is just perfect.

Good luck with your search. Dogs can be so much fun, but they also take time and responsibility.

beanAuthor

Jul 24, '06 · 11:45 AM#33

Bumped up for KDW!

Darlene is my middle name, not my nickname

Jul 24, '06 · 1:52 PM#34

Bumped up for KDW!

Oh, how cute!!!! What a sweetie. Keep us posted on life with a dwarf hamster! Thanks for bumping I might have missed it!

little sugar

Jul 24, '06 · 2:44 PM#35

Hooray for you !!! snuggles is a cutie pie :wub:

Ktschris better not laugh so hard.....her daughter wants one too :floor:

Beach Fanatic

Jul 24, '06 · 3:11 PM#36

That may be true, but if you will ask my kids, they will confirm, I'm the meanest mom EVER, so I don't feel bad saying no! :funn:

beanAuthor

Jul 24, '06 · 3:20 PM#37

That may be true, but if you will ask my kids, they will confirm, I'm the meanest mom EVER, so I don't feel bad saying no! :funn:

If you ever change your mind make sure you agree to a DWARF hamster. So much different and really easy to take care of. Corn cob bedding is the way to go and it doesn't need changed that often and does not stink...no joke. So far the little guy hasn't bit us and he's clean and neat. I guess we'll let him stay.

Beach Fanatic

Jul 24, '06 · 4:28 PM#38

If it were up to me, I'd have cats and dogs and hamsters and maybe even a bird. But Mr Ktschris is not so excited about it. After our last dog passed, he said that was it. But, my daughter does have a pretty cute face when she pouts and she does have him wrapped around her finger, so we shall see. Thanks for the tips

fartblossom

Jul 24, '06 · 8:01 PM#39

That may be true, but if you will ask my kids, they will confirm, I'm the meanest mom EVER, so I don't feel bad saying no! :funn:

no - my sister and i will swear that we had the meanest mom ever.....doesn't every kid feel that way

beanAuthor

Jul 23, '07 · 1:41 PM#40

If you ever change your mind make sure you agree to a DWARF hamster. So much different and really easy to take care of. Corn cob bedding is the way to go and it doesn't need changed that often and does not stink...no joke. So far the little guy hasn't bit us and he's clean and neat. I guess we'll let him stay.

It's been a year since this last post. I needed to check b/c I was wondering how old Lewis was. ( see ...Sowal is very helpful) I thought he was about a a year and a half but he is only a year. We noticed the other day that Lewis has shrunk! We got him out and he was remarkable smaller than a week or so ago. He doesn't look sick or anything but it made me wonder if he is nearing the end of his little life. :cry:

We've had a hamster last almost as long as 4 years, 2 years, and then 6 months. So you just don't know sometimes. Lewis has been our best and favorite hamster so far. He licks Sam and never bites and he's not messy like some are.

beanAuthor

Jul 23, '07 · 1:48 PM#41

Oh jeesh. I was just admiring his clean cage and he crawled up to the second level and I realized ( too late) that I put the top to it on backwards and the tunnel leading up the upstairs didn't have anything connected to it and he fell into the bottom of the cage. Man, I think he's okay though. Nothing like adding insult to injury if he is aging.:shock: I fixed us cage and added a little extra fluff for his bed.;-)

SoWal Expert

Jul 23, '07 · 1:55 PM#42

Can't help you on the weight loss thing.

But I am cracking up- just re-read this thread, and it is true- you can find out just about anything reading SoWal. Learning how to sex hamsters is an important life skill. :lol:

beanAuthor

Jul 23, '07 · 2:22 PM#43

Can't help you on the weight loss thing.

But I am cracking up- just re-read this thread, and it is true- you can find out just about anything reading SoWal. Learning how to sex hamsters is an important life skill.

At what point did you realize it was a year old? I love it when someone does this and I don't notice right away and things just "don't seem right" or you have that deja vous feeling...then I'm like DUH, this is from 2005!!!

Jenay, you mean you never had to take care of a "fixed" hamster?

)))

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fartblossom

Jul 23, '07 · 9:01 PM#44

happy birthday to mr hamster, and many more...

SoWal Guide

Jul 23, '07 · 9:17 PM#45

just read thru this whole thread thinking it was new... :wave:

happy bday Louie!

I think he needs a friend. seriously!

I just got my 4th hermit crab. they are going to start calling me the hermit crab lady. plus, we have Lulu the girl dog (we have a song we made up about "Lulu the Girl Dog".)

if it were up to me I would have 4 dogs, a pet pig, some kind of birds, and a bearded dragon (they are so sweet and soft! we held one at gulf world last year and spidey and I wanted him!).

fartblossom

Jul 23, '07 · 9:25 PM#46

it's kinda nice not having any pets. nothing to worry about when i take off somewhere.

SoWal Guide

Jul 23, '07 · 9:29 PM#47

it's kinda nice not having any pets. nothing to worry about when i take off somewhere.

good point.

at this point Lulu goes with us (takes up half the car), hermits take care of selves.

beanAuthor

Jul 23, '07 · 9:44 PM#48

happy birthday to mr hamster, and many more...

Thanks Aud.

I hope he does make it till the next one!

good point.

at this point Lulu goes with us (takes up half the car), hermits take care of selves.

Lewis is pretty self contained too. I hear that bearded dragons are one of the best pets you can have. I've been holding Dylan off for the past couple of years. We have friends that have one and he's part of the family. I just don't think I'm ready yet. I pet sat an iguana a few years ago. We made it a salad everyday. it was kind of a pain. I bet the dragons eat the same.