Hamster of the Month - March 2011 - POLL NOW ADDED

[souffle]

It's a new month so we have to choose the 'Hamster of the Month' for next month. The winning hamster will appear on the front page of the forum so when someone comes on to the forum they will see the picture. :smile: It will also be made into a Calendar pic for March and posted for anyone to print out.
In entering the competition you give permission for you picture to be used in these ways.

So it could be YOUR hamster who becomes famous. :grin:

1. This competition is for the March Hamster of the month.

2. You may enter 1 picture and this should be accompanied by a few lines telling us a little about you hamster and why it should be chosen.

3. The picture should be clear and as charming as possible

4. The picture must be of a hamster of any species and it must belong to you or your family. It may be with you now or have passed to the bridge.

5. Closing date for entries is Sunday 20th February.

6. The voting will be posted and the new pic will be displayed in March. It will also be made in a printable calendar.

7. Please try and post a new photograph that you have not entered in a previous competition.

8. It may be themed if you wish and March has Spring, St David's day, St Patrick's Day and Pancake day!

THE POLL FOR THIS COMPETITION WILL BE PUBLIC (ie YOU WILL SEE WHO HAS VOTED FOR WHAT) PLEASE ENTER ONLY IF YOU ARE HAPPY WITH THIS.

Please do not post any comments on this thread and only post entries. PM me with any queries. If you cannot post pics then e mail me the pic and I will post it on your behalf.
I have noticed that some of the pictures posted are very large. These pictures do not do your entry justice as people will not scroll across the page to view the whole image, it stretches the forum and also it can pixelate and make your picture less clear. Please resize your pictures so that they just fit across the forum. Around 600pixels width is a good size. Also you should ensure your picture is very clear and in focus as a blurry picture will not attract votes. Thanks.

Good luck everyone and can't wait to see your pics :smile:

[anorak]

Here is Noodles. Maybe if she wins this she will stop biting me... :-( I dare not have a theme as I am scared she will nibble me if I have a photoshoot! Little Madam!

[NuttyEmUK]

This is another picture of my Rory who passed at the beginning of January. I think he should be hamster of the month because he was so cute and sweet natured, and clever! Look, he's about to start reading the encyclopedia! :mad: He is also the first hamster my husband and I bought together and made my husband fall in love with hamsters. :) http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_j8kQm_4bU-0/TUfnp1RtzuI/AAAAAAAAAPk/-EDiO8cIKw4/s1600/Rory%2Bbook.jpg

[Camdenita]

Here's mr Yangadoo in his cheeky smile!
If he'll be the hamster of the month maybe he'll be more sweet and start liking me again... :(
I have the feeling that the last few days he doesn't like me at all cause I don't let him mate with Evlampia...!

[Gillzy]

This is a picture of the Doctor (from Doctor Who; or Doc as he was known dearly), my first hamster who I got with my OH as our first pet. He should be hamster of the month because he was the biggest poser and absolutely loved getting flowers from his mummy in the spring/summer.

http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/3914/dsc00448bs.jpg

[jadalmation]

Hey this is Pongo :D :D he has recently been caught red handed in the act of stealing a bannana from the local supermarket :P It is suspected that the bone was the weapon that of choice to break in. A warrant is out for Pongo :D :D
http://i760.photobucket.com/albums/xx245/joseandrade1989/_DSC0525-1.jpg

[Saffy]

This is my little hamster pup Nibbler, i have hand reared him and his brother since they were 10 days old. He was 3 weeks old in this picture. He likes to nibble away all day(hence the name). :D And he loves climbing up his cage then suddenly dropping down.

[wofunny]

This is Raisin AKA Captain Chubby :)
He would like to win this months hamster of the month because it has been his dream to become a hamster celebrity all his life. He is trying to show hamsters that they don't need to be thin and confident to look good ;)

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5291/5408240864_b5c1d2e43a_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/wofunny123/5408240864/)
Pirate Raisin (Captain Chubby) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/wofunny123/5408240864/) by Wofunny_ (http://www.flickr.com/people/wofunny123/), on Flickr

Good luck everyone! :)

[katie123]

This is Honey running through a Jaffa cake tube (one of the meter long ones) on her free running time on our landing!

[Tish36]

http://i804.photobucket.com/albums/yy330/TishHamster/SDC11849.jpg

This is Skittles.
She passed away today. I think she should be hamster of the month because she was a lovely hamster and went too soon x

[DeweyTheHammy]

http://i49.tinypic.com/4t6jkp.jpg

This is Dewey :D He'd like to win because he has recently fallen in love with his hammie neighbor, Ginger xD

[Vectis Hamstery]

This is my Bella. She deserves to be hamster of the month as she's had an eventful life which is now coming to an end.
http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/ac323/vectishams/isntshecute.jpg
Despite being abandoned young, she has charmed many people as a hamster ambassador at display shows. She became famous after an article about her operation in the hamster journal. All food is rightfully hers, even her human's toast.

[cheekycheeks]

I would like to put in cheeky. He is a very special hamster which I have had for two years now, hes very calm little guy, but equally sweet. Here he is sleeping

[Pompompoms]

I was going to enter my recently departed beautiful Jam for HOTM, but I had a last minute change of heart. After all the sadness of my JamJam's passing, I wanted to celebrate new life while also paying homage to uncle Jam by entering a picture of two of the ten gorgeous baby robos I've been lucky enough to raise over the last few months. These two nephews are from the second litter, and are just four weeks old :)

[MandyP]

I would like to enter Goose for hamster of the month.

I have adopted Goose after he spent 5 long months at the RSPCA after his owners couldnt be bothered with him any more. He is now a very happy hammy and would love to be hamster of the month :)
I have picked this photo of him as i took it after 5 minutes of him being home and he looks like he has the biggest smile on his face to show happy he had a home.

http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc386/Mandy_Pickup/29012011313.jpg?t=1296936501

[gellerbing]

http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh264/gellarbing/coco.jpg

id like to enter coco, she would love to win as shes a little poser even with her cheeks full

[Kristin]

I would like to enter Harley for Hamster of the month.
He's my little guy who always makes me smile with his sweet antics whether it be running on his wheel, carrying and hoarding his food or simply when he stands on his back legs and watches me in the mornings.
Here he is munching on a piece of apple after a bonding session :D

[PinkPrincess]

This is my little princess Honey who I would like to enter for hamster of the month as she brings me so much joy and no matter how I am feeling, she always brightens my day. :)

[Womblehands]

This is Peanut.I love him very much and would like him to be rewarded for being my best little furry friend
http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/z472/womblehands/peanutintube2.jpg

[StarlightSerenity]

This is Luna, she's two months old today :D I think she should be the Hamster of the Month because she is a very sweet little baby and this is her first ever competition!

[DwarfNome]

This is Nome, my previous loved one and her man, Milton (he belonged to my bonus sister, I have her permission to post the entry) They are both passed. This is my all time favourite picture, so lovely. It's also so sweet because it looks like his protecting his girl :) They want to win because their the cutest couple :)


http://iaza.com/work/110211C/iaza18327329408700.jpg

[Luther]

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll81/Luther999/Android%20Uploads/IMG_20110130_125800.jpg

This is Gina.... who, even after 10 days of living with me, is just too excitedly curious and still doesn't sit still long enough to let me take another pic of her.

[louart]

This is Hamish, he likes to sit in random places eating.

[shazzy]

Blossom is my new girl, and she would very much like to be welcomed to HC officially by being hamster of the month!! She's a very eager girly - here she is waiting for me to put my hand in the cage so she can climb up my arm!
http://i1196.photobucket.com/albums/aa411/shazzydazzy10/P1010313.jpg

[Teddyhamster]

2Punkt should become hamster of the month, because he likes eating carrots although he is photographed. :D
http://www.bilderload.com/daten/dsc026817ML3Z.jpg

[Fidgetthefirst]

http://i429.photobucket.com/albums/qq18/HorsiieGirl/SDC15829.jpg
This is Milo :D He'd love the be Hamster Of the month for the second time because he thinks hes a gorgeous lad, and his modelling career is going well! ;)

[Nappo]

This is Fuu, he died a week ago and was my true coming dream and so cute, he always made me smile and laugh,thats why he should become the hamster of month-

http://www.bilder-hochladen.net/files/fffs-6j.jpg (http://www.bilder-hochladen.net/files/fffs-6j-jpg-nb.html)

[Primble]

wasn't sure how to get it so the pics showed as i'm new. one is dusty and the other is nibbles

[chloesclaire]

Chloe is spending her Spring break vacationing in Paris.

[cazamataz]

This is my little Daisy.
I got her after getting rid of the housemate from hell. I was a mess, depressed, and then I decided to get a hammy to care for and cheer me up. As soon as I saw her, tiny and orange, I knew she would make me happy. She was so easy to train, so friendly, and she as put a smile on my face every day since I got her! She is the deal housemate too!
:)

[souffle]

Entries have now closed and the Poll has been posted.
Please note this competition has a PUBLIC vote so others will see you choice.
Please vote for your favourite picture.
Everyone has a vote whether you entered or not.
Thank you all for the lovely pictures. They are all gorgeous and it will be a hard choice :smile:
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[Gillzy]

Aaaah, it was so hard everyone's pics are so good! :O

[DeweyTheHammy]

eeeeeep I voted on the wrong one. I wanted to vote for Coco! ): Is there any way I can change this??

[Womblehands]

was really hard, i was torn between The Doc and Goose... grrrr @ one vote only..

[souffle]

Sorry Dewey but once you have clicked your choice it cannot be changed.
Can anyone see the public vote? I set it to public but it does not seem to be showing!
I will ask Fluffy to check it :)

[Faerydae]

yeah I can see it, you have to click on the number of votes and it brings up a different screen with the names of who has voted :)

[Teddyhamster]

i voted on the wrong one, too. I wanted to vote for Blossom but i clicked accidentally on 2Punkt, which is my hamster... I don´t want to give my choice to my hamster! :( Can anybody who wanted to vote for 2Punkt ( if there is someone :D ) vote for Blossom instead?

[Womblehands]

maybe theres a way of blocking us from voting on ourselves

[souffle]

I have said that you can vote for who ever you like and if you want to vote for your own pic then it is your own choice really.

[Hope]

Sorry Dewey but once you have clicked your choice it cannot be changed.
Can anyone see the public vote? I set it to public but it does not seem to be showing!
I will ask Fluffy to check it :)

I could see it and who has voted for who before I voted myself. Now that I have voted the poll just comes up normally- I cant see who has voted for who now.

[suga]

I could see it and who has voted for who before I voted myself. Now that I have voted the poll just comes up normally- I cant see who has voted for who now.

I had the same view as Hope. But I just found out that if you put your mouse on to one of the voted totals (the number in the column next to the % of vote) and click it brings up a new view with the names of who voted for what. :D

[SarahJ]

Oh yeah ive just checked that out!
Is this new? or have been able to do this for a while?

[Hope]

No first time this month Sarah :-)

Got it now Suga, thanks :-)

[NuttyEmUK]

As much as I would loved to have voted for Rory, then at least he'd have one vote, I couldn't bring myself to vote for my own baby so I voted for Jam's nephews as they are gorgeous!!!! Was tough though as there were so many cuties!

[cheekycheeks]

aww thanks suga, so much for the vote lol!!!!!!:D i FEEL SO HUMBLED:) i love this pick because of his little eyelashes which look so sweet while he sleeps

[SnickersTheFirst]

Mine shows the public vote if I click on the total votes on the poll. :)

[souffle]

Please remember to cast your vote :)
If you do not want to see the public vote then don't click on the vote numbers and it does not show folks :)

[Pompompoms]

I'm finding it impossible to chose, tempting as it is to vote for my own that would currently make it a three way tie which would be complex, and I'd prefer to vote for someone elses. Having ruled that out, how to choose, they're all so gorgeous!

[Womblehands]

Peanut says thanks for his vote, he's well chuffed :)

[Hammihog]

Its so hard trying to pick just one, they are all gorgeous! Went with Nome but Pongo was such a close second :P

[souffle]

Please vote - voting closes tommorrow

[DeweyTheHammy]

Eeee Dewey's tied for first! He should only have 4 votes because I didn't mean to vote for him :oops:

Very excited to see the results:D

[Womblehands]

what happens if two win?

[Iluvhamsters]

Maybe we could have members vote between those two?

[souffle]

We have joint winners this month - Many congratulations to DeweyTheHammy's gorgeous Dewey and MandyP's adorable Goose.
The pictures will be added to the front page as soon as possible.
Well done all - beautiful pictures :)

[MandyP]

woo hoo :) Thanks every one Goose is a very happy little hammy :) Well done Dewey :) x

[wofunny]

Well done both of you! :D

Loads of great entries this month!

The two calenders have been made and posted here (http://www.hamstercentral.com/community/hamster-photo-contest/12460-hamster-central-calendar-2011-a-3.html)

[Nappo]

Congrats Dewey and Goose,yay, both of you are so absolutly cute ! ;D

[stellanova1]

Well done to both of you, double the hammy cuteness! :)

[marzipan]

Well done Dewey and Goose, it was a very hard choice

[MandyP]

I have bought Goose a treat stick to say well done hehe :)

[DeweyTheHammy]

eeeee me and Dewey are both very happy, first time he's won a photo contest on HC! :D

[SnickersTheFirst]

Well done to the winners :D

[fluffymunchkins]

congrats winners :D

[Pompompoms]

Well done to the winners, and lovely to see so many pics of gorgeous hams from all entries :)

[NuttyEmUK]

Well done both! So many beautiful hamsters it is always so difficult to choose :) x

[Iluvhamsters]

Well done both of you :)

[Hammihog]

Congratulations to you both :D

[gellerbing]

congrats to you both :D