Introducing Minstrel - AKA Minnie, Mins and Minnie-Loo!!

[Holly]

Here is our beautiful Sable girl from Basia's litter:

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o209/Holly_Day/IMG_5884.jpg

I only have one picture so far as my camera batteries have just died - she's currently out having a run in her new yellow ball and both Will and I have had a cuddle - she's a pussycat :wink:

[Spuds Mum]

A pussycat? gosh she looks so much like a gorgeous hamster! :P :x
Minnie-loo looks as though she is enjoying her dinner! :x

[Jane]

Awwww she is beautiful :D Looks like she's enjoying whatever that is she's eating :D

[Basia]

Ah she looks like she is right at home already! That's a fabulous photo.

[babyboos]

looks like she is enjoying her hotpot :-) (well it looks like potatoes and peas at least from here?)

[I_am_plankton]

Awww she is just too cute!

[Holly]

Thanks guys, we think she's gorgeous :wink:

I'll get some more pictures ASAP but it may not be tonight as I'm working. She seems happy in her new Rex and even happier with her wodent wheel - should I be limiting her wheel running time at five weeks? She was on it a long time last night and I'm still just giving our babies a wheel for a few hours each evening.

[Basia]

I have the same dilema about wheels. In the group cages they get bumped off by one another so can't run for so long but Balou runs on his constantly. I have left it the last 2 nights because he is settling in but would welcome some advice.

[souffle]

She is beautiful Holly. Sables are one of my favourite colours. I am not sure what to suggest about the wheels except that we always just left them in and the novelty did wear off eventually. :roll:

[lau200]

aww she's adorable and i love her name :D

[Holly]

Thanks guys :)

I've got the camera ready and will get some more pics of her tonight :)

[pophammy]

She's beautiful! Can't wait for more pics!

[Holly]

Minnie has setttled in rather well, Will says it's like handling one of our own babies :wink:

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o209/Holly_Day/IMG_5917.jpg

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o209/Holly_Day/IMG_5908.jpg

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o209/Holly_Day/IMG_5913.jpg

Here's her cage:

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o209/Holly_Day/IMG_5918.jpg

[lau200]

she does look settled :D

[Holly]

Here's a couple more of Minnie-Loo:

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o209/Holly_Day/IMG_5940.jpg

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o209/Holly_Day/IMG_5938.jpg

She's settled in so well she's like one of the gang already. I know I'm biased but I think she's a gorgeous baby and I think she's going to be a beautiful lady :wink:

[Spuds Mum]

Minnie is a real sweetie. She's got a lovely face....but I also think that your Will is a sweetie too - what lovely baby blues he's got!
:x

[Holly]

He thinks he looks like his "head's exploded" :wink:

[Spuds Mum]

whaaaaat???? :? no he's as bad as my girls with there looks. Tell him he is a handsome lad from me! (though he wont believe me if he is anything like Rosie) :roll:

[babyboos]

gosh it is wierd but you can almost tell the sex from the pictures I know Minnie was a girl before seeing her but there is just something... :? :wink:

She looks so comfortable being held - well done to you all for such a great job. And how much different is she from normal shop bought hamsters not just in temperment but physically - she looks really really good - I woud be trembling with fear if I was a hammy coming up against these guys at show.... (both stunners :wink: )

[Holly]

And how much different is she from normal shop bought hamsters not just in temperment but physically

I'd say, when we got her at five weeks, she was about the size of our pet shop hams (Treacle, Custard and Mocha) were when we got them - and they were all eight weeks old!

Now - at almost 7 weeks - she is HUGE. I think that's obviously down to her good breeding but also the fact that she doesn't run on her wheel much at all really, so all her energy goes into growing. her face and her body have really filled out and she's adorable (just what I really hope our babies will turn out to be - at the moment all the girls seem a bit skinny to me and all they seem to do is run....and run....and run :? ).