Hamster of the Month - May 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 May 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 May 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 24th April.

6. The voting will be posted and the new pic will be displayed in May. 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 May has May day, Spring and not a lot else!

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:

[delbert]

This is Chompy a few days after I bought her home, eating a piece of apple :)
http://i1107.photobucket.com/albums/h388/Adele_Lia/Chompy023.jpg

[rockster]

This is Dolly the same day I bought her posing up :D
http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee377/rockster2/DSCF0731.jpg

[princess-rhi89]

I would like to enter Maisie-Moo as hamster of the month for May as she passed away tonight, and it would be lovely to look at her lovely face everytime I log on during May.
She was my gorgeous little mischief maker.
http://i919.photobucket.com/albums/ad31/princess-rhi89/DSCF2900-1.jpg

[Gillzy]

Here is Sen, in the cutest photo I have of her. Eating her morning porridge and holding on to the spoon with her cute little "hands".
Sen would like to be HotM because her mummy has taken sooo many photos of her that she'd like one of them to have achieved something - so that all this posing is worth it!

http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/8783/porridge.jpg

[anorak]

Noodles keep trying! Even if she does not get all the votes she likes the fact that you are interested in her silly antics! She is ommnommnomming baby rice pudding here that her Daddy is feeding her. She misses her Daddy as he is away working for 6 weeks in Glasgow.

[Womblehands]

I'd like to enter Peanut Fluff AKA peanutty, peanuttacle, the Fluffinator! I love him to pieces and he was an absolute godsend when we lost Bo and Poppet and now he's getting on a bit it would be nice if he won.
http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/z472/womblehands/bathp.jpg

[Humphrey Furball]

Popcorn would love to be hamster of the month; he doesn't often pose for a photo, but decided this once try to use his charms to convince you all ;) - "look into my cute little hamster eyes and vote for meeeee"

[Sammybingo]

Chewy would like to apologise for yet another tongue picture, but he is pretty vain and proud of himself. He would like to win because he enjoys having a big head.

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a229/sam123watson/P1040528-1.jpg

PS. The pictures this month are fab. Sorry Chew is too lazy to do a themed one, or anything!

[mrnibblesmommy]

http://www.amandashammies.com/nuggets.jpg

MR Nibbles would like to be hamster of the month for may because it will be his one year anniversary of being adopted by his mommy!!

[Jaybee]

http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/199472_10150155694766774_536201773_7945303_1587282 _n.jpg

OH THERE YOU ARE, PERI! This is Periwinkle Perfection;Princess of Poppyland. Also known as Secret Agent P, or simply.. Peri. She was born Dec 23rd, 2010. I adopted her on Feb. 5th 2011. Within a few days, she went from being extremely skittish to being able to be handled with ease. Her favorite treat is sunflower seeds, and she prefers to run on her wheel in the privacy of the wee morning hours. She is quite the diva.

[CoolcatNatNat44]

This is Nibbles my nearly 1 year old Syrian hamster... He is my first ever hamster and i love him so much.I would like Nibbles to be chosen as May's hamster winner because its his birthday on the 31st. And im sure he would love to be famous :D Here he is eating a huge piece of apple on his edible log!

http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee454/coolcatnatnat44/iiiiiiiiiii.jpg

[Kristin]

Here's Harley simply proving that food is far more important than snuggles from mummy xx

[DwarfNome]

Arrow decided to join in the fun :D Heh, I just can't get over how adorable this picture is xD Arrow wants to be Hamster of the Month because she is so amazingly cute :D

http://www.iaza.com/work/110412C/iaza17286351547900.jpg

[shadykkay]

alfie would like to be hammy of themonth cause he been a very good boy looking after his mummy at night after her op and giving her cuddles that make her feel better :) and he has a dino who dosent love dino hehhe

[WandaWigglebottom]

Wanda would like to be hamster of the month because she converted a non hamster lover into a crazy hamster lady :)
and who can resist the pouches?
http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t222/pixietina/DSC02338-1.jpg

[Erin Loves Dwarf Hamsters]

Thistle (aka Dumpy) in her favourite sleeping position :)
Thistle would like to win because she is so tubby and lazy that all she does is watch me on HC all day and she would love to see a photo of herself everyday in May (Even if it isnt the most flattering photo ;) )

http://www.hamstercentral.com/community/attachment.php?attachmentid=3533&stc=1&d=1302803333

[mrnibblesmommy]

rofl she looks like she's in a coma lol LOL thats a hilarious sleeping pic <3

[Faerydae]

Cysta would like to be hamster of the month because he gave a great pose for this picture :)

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h223/x_non_x/Crysta/GEDC0618.jpg

[kasweeting]

Bertie would love to be Photo of the month he wants to that much he was trying to get on Hamster Cental by himself !!! XOXOXO

[Tish36]

http://i804.photobucket.com/albums/yy330/TishHamster/albus2.jpg

Albus would like to be HOTM because he is a big fluff monster and he is adorable :)

[Clare]

This is harry, he passed away in 2008, I'd love him to be hamster of the month because although he's gone, he's not forgotten.

http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/5756/img2124j.jpg

[couchy]

this is my milly moo, she is deciding on whether i should hve my desktop as her or should sh change it to something else also she is going through a bad patch atm and we need something to cheer her up, as to i dont know how long il have her for :( she still has her outbirsts of hyperness and i loves her very much shes my girl and nothing could ever change her not even missy

[Ministottie]

Marley would love to be hamster of the month for hamster central as you guys have helped keep his mummy more sane and less worried about him, and he has decided to become the Mr Miyagi of the hamster world. This is him in his old hut, just waiting to give priceless nuggets of advice to passing hamsters.
http://i54.tinypic.com/2rw0tgk.jpg

[rockstar11p]

http://i1227.photobucket.com/albums/ee422/rockstar11p/JOJO.jpg

This Is Jojo. She is my first hamster, and lives in her 20 gallon long aquarium. Jojo is a Syrian hamster with puzzle piece markings on her back. In October of 2010, I adopted her from my local rescue. She was the mother hamster of a litter of eight pups. There, she was housed with two of her daughters that had grown bigger than her. She is a very gentle and sweet girl. We would be honored if you chose us :)

[Gizmodo ^_^]

Tish that picture of Albus is beautiful ^_^ i want to hamnap him

[SnickersTheFirst]

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s320/Ronaldo2007_2007/DSCF2837600x450.jpg

This is Snickers, she wants to win as she's never been HOTM before. She wants everyone to know that they can be beautiful no matter what they look like, just like her. :mad:

[thelittleteacup]

:)Hello :) this is Bon-Bon she is dying to be hamster of the month as i've rescued her from the RSPCA and she's spent most of her life there and before that with bad owners who never cleaned her, kept her in a small cage and fed her human junk food, she bit when i first got her, but has made a fantastic recovery and now is my best friend :)

[Sammybingo]

Awwww I love Snickers, she's such a cutie. I think I just heard Chewbacca mutter "I would" ;) x

[Hamtastic]

Albus is stunning!

I love Snickers with cream all over her :) It's actually very endearing, and she has a very cute face.

[Tish36]

Albus thanks his fans, all other entrants are gorgeous too, especially the lovely Snickers :)

[SnickersTheFirst]

Awwww I love Snickers, she's such a cutie. I think I just heard Chewbacca mutter "I would" ;) x

Chewy, you cheeky boy. ;) hehe

Thanks everyone for the lovely comments. :D

[mangoandmimi]

Ah i can never get any good pics but these are really good :D n'aww bless little Snickers she looks gorgeous as ever ^_^x

[juliedn]

This is Aiden. I got him a day before Valentine's Day so we could spend it together. :) The reason why he should be Hamster of the Month is because he wants to win one for the little guys and warm everyone's hearts every time they log on to this wonderful forum. <3

[liana_y2kuk]

This is my hamster Bertram a couple of minutes after a temper tantum

Butter wouldn't melt

http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/uu201/liana_y2kuk/DSCF2467.jpg

Kat
x

[Erin Loves Dwarf Hamsters]

Oh my goodness Bertram is absolutly adorable!!!!!!!!! ^_^

[Redame]

I would like to enter Runner as he past away yesterday.
He was such a lovely little chap, loving his treats, his sleep and his carers! It would be so nice seeing him on the front page. He will be forever in our hearts, our first tiny hamster.
Here he is showcasing his favorite treats after a sand bath, all proud and stout:
http://i981.photobucket.com/albums/ae292/Redame22/06-01-2011r3.jpg

[Gizmodo ^_^]

This is Mabel in all her cuteness :D
http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb138/RachK_album/Mabel/DSCF5957.jpg

[SnickersTheFirst]

Snickers unfortunately had to be PTS yesterday but I'm going to keep her in the competition as I know she wanted to win. :) x

[juliedn]

I hope Snickers wins! She definitely deserves it. :)

[Breezy]

http://i1127.photobucket.com/albums/l626/LittleBreezy/stormytube-1.jpg

Stormy scooching down his tube. ^_^

Stormy is my first hammy, whom I've just adopted. Although he can be rather timid at times, he always wants to be loved and does his best to look impressive in front of others, even if it means pressing his cheeks against his climbing tube!

[SnickersTheFirst]

Is it just me or was this meant to close yesterday? :mad:

[CoolcatNatNat44]

Is it just me or was this meant to close yesterday? :mad:

was thinking the same thing today :D

[rockster]

LOL wheres the voting? xD

[stellanova1]

Is it just me or was this meant to close yesterday? :mad:

Same thing happened with last month and a few more posts were added the day after the closing date...maybe it is to do with different timezones? I have no clue really...:???:

[SnickersTheFirst]

Souffle must be a bit behind, being a bank holiday most people are probably busy. :D

[Tish36]

Should be up soon, a few days late doesn't matter as it's the holidays and we all have a life off the forum :)

[shazzy]

Should be up soon, a few days late doesn't matter as it's the holidays and we all have a life off the forum :)

Do we???? I cant remember mine :P

[suga]

Voting will be sorted as soon as possiblw. Thanks for your patience.

[Breezy]

Oh, was I too late? :D'

[Teddybearhamster420]

aww :) very cute photos!
i sent mine to her address as i was not able to upload it straight to the website :( she never put mine upp :(( i emailed her again and still no responce.. :'( all i need to kknow how is how to upload it for next time! if anyone knows pleaseeee let me know!!
thanks :)
:)

[suga]

Big thanks to Hope for posting the poll. suga

[fluffymunchkins]

I just had to vote for the bravest hammy in the world, she really deserves it xx

[SnickersTheFirst]

I wouldn't normally do this but I had to vote for my little baby. :) xx

[Hamtastic]

Once again, I'm torn between all these wonderful ham pictures :-s

[TinyPixi]

Awww so hard to choose!!!!

[SnickersTheFirst]

Ah, just seen the amount of votes Snickers has, thank you all soo much. It's very kind of you all. :) x

[SarahJ]

Had to vote for the lil girl who has helped my Meggie-Moo out so much, she deff dervises to be Hamter of the month :)

[CoolcatNatNat44]

i voted for snickers as she was the best and bravest hamster ive ever seen! thanks to someone who voted for Nibbles xD

[mangoandmimi]

i was torn between Wanda and Snickers... but snickers had like 13 votes o.O so went for Wanda :D both adorable though ^_^

[SnickersTheFirst]

Thanks so much for all the votes. :) It means so much.

Btw it's a public poll so you can see who voted for which hamster. ;)

haha no worries M&M, I didn't expect that many votes at all!

[Humphrey Furball]

Blimey, so many entries this month, so many beautiful hammies it is a hard choice for sure (Popcorn says thanks for his vote :D) - I love this comp!

[Sammybingo]

I don't know if I can vote this month, there are so many beauties in here. Can we have a referendum on changing how voting works? ;) x

[amyXlovesXhamstersX]

Voted for the bravest hamster ever, she totally deserves every vote she gets!

[Gizmodo ^_^]

I look really bad voting for Mabel my own hamster ><. I just didn't want her to have 0 votes xD

[Hamtastic]

I wanted to vote for Mabel, Peri, Dolly, Albus, Sen, Harley... well you get where I'm going with this. It's always hard to just do one vote here for me.

[Teddybearhamster420]

AWW :) i really think Snickers should win as well :) but i had to vote for Cysta as her cuteness over threw me! I think Snickers deffinatly deserves it :D GO CYSTA AND SNICKERS! <3

[wofunny]

Well done Snickers!

Defiantly a very well deserved winner :)

I'll try get the calendar done ASAP :)

[Gizmodo ^_^]

Well Done Snickers :D

[CoolcatNatNat44]

congrats snickers :D

[SnickersTheFirst]

Thanks for the votes everyone! It means so much, it really does. It's been one week exactly today and it doesn't get any easier but it'll be great to see my little baby on the front page. :) x

[souffle]

Congratulations to Snickers. She will be very proud looking down from the bridge to see her picture as Hamster of the Month :)

[Amethyst_ice]

It puts a smile on my face to see her braveness when i log in, well done little one :) xxxx

[anorak]

Sweet little Snickers. This will have made her happy! Well done! x

[wofunny]

The calender is now up :)

http://www.hamstercentral.com/community/hamster-photo-contest/12460-hamster-central-calendar-2011-a-3.html

[suga]

Congratulations a lovely flick of the gorgeous girlie.

[Teddybearhamster420]

:mrgreen: CONGRATULATIONS SNICKERS! i am just really happy to see snickers got hamster of the month, she looks like she really deserved it :-D
and nice try to all the others! ALL the photos were my fav.! i have a question now about HOW to upload the photos to here :rolleyes: Could you let me know on that? thanks. :mrgreen: i really want to enter Joe!

[Hope]

http://www.hamstercentral.com/community/miscellaneous-chat/8805-how-post-pictures-new-threads.html

this link should help. Upload them to the new thread thats been created for June :D

[Teddybearhamster420]

Thanks! :mrgreen:

[SnickersTheFirst]

Thanks everyone. :D It's great to come on the forum and see my little lady there. x