Baby Pictures - Individual Photos

[Basia]

Took a few photos tonight and thought you might like to see them:

Filled pouches! They all do this, then hide their own little stashes.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v296/gdb234/30308002.jpg

Found you Mum!
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Some of the creams:
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Truffle hiding in the corner trying to get some sleep but it's no good - they always find her....
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Hope you like them. They are 18 days old today.

[I_am_plankton]

Oh my god Gill they are too cute!!

I wish I had some more space :(

[Hanlou]

Aww, bless them! :D

They are very, very gorgeous. But then you already knew that.... :wink:

[Bunsey]

which one is mine? :lol:

[PinkEmily]

They are far too gorgeous! :twisted:

[Yaffle]

love them! Truffle is gorgeous. What sexes are the sables?

[Holly]

They are soooooo lovely Gill :)

Is there quite a difference in size between the largest and smallest do you think? Are the two big Creams in the first piccie the two you've got your eye on? :wink:

[Gust0o]

Very cute, Gill - poor Truffle, being run ragged! The joys of motherhood! :D

[Basia]

They are soooooo lovely Gill :)

Is there quite a difference in size between the largest and smallest do you think? Are the two big Creams in the first piccie the two you've got your eye on? :wink:
The one in the corner is 'my' girl and already has a name - Buttercup. The other one I am watching is not in the photo but it is a male. The other one is a smaller cream and there was a smaller sable but that one has caught up now. They are growing very rapidly and are quite an even litter. They have turned out better than I ever dated hope for at this stage.

love them! Truffle is gorgeous. What sexes are the sables?

I am ashamed to say that I haven't sexed them properly yet. :oops: I only know 'my' girl is a girl because she lies on her back when she is feeding from Truffle. I have been handling them but was waiting until they were really old enough to sex properly. Will try and do it this week. :?

which one is mine?
A cream one? :P

[Spuds Mum]

Oh gosh Gill they are so so beautiful, and so hard to resist! :x I'm just loving those satin creams (but love all of them really of course)

Truffle is doing so very well - she learned mothering off a real expert in Berry didn't she? :D

[Holly]

The one in the corner is 'my' girl and already has a name - Buttercup.

Oh I love it - perfect name for her! She's like the shiny colour you get under your chin when you hold a buttercup there :wink:

[Basia]

Truffle is still as fat as butter and hasn't lost any fur underneath at all. She has gone a bit more chocolatey colour and has a bit of gingery fur by her tail but is otherwise very fit considering she has raised 8 pups and they must all be pratically weaned now.
I am hoping I will be able to show her a bit more later in the year.

[Spuds Mum]

chocolatey? I think I would turn grey raising octuplets! :wink:

Bronte is still looking good too, she is still quite rounded and her fur is in great condition! :D

Aren't we lucky with our girls? And as our litters grow, Julie will be hopefully beginning her next generation. So exciting :D

[agatecrystal]

aww theyre gorgeous

[sarahh]

Awww they are so very cute. I do love baby animals.

Sarah x[/code]

[Catja]

They are lovely aren't they, have to say the satin creams are really catching my eye now, they are really stunning Gill :lol:

[Mollz]

They are just getting cuter and cuter as they age, Gill.
I particularly love the satin creams, but do have a soft spot for satins as it is. I can't wait to see these little ones carry on growing up and turning into beautful adults!

[Basia]

Almost the whole gang - one naughty sable went AWOL before I had a chance to press the shutter:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v296/gdb234/31308025.jpg

(Lady Fluff & Bunsey): Buttercup is in the corner and it is definitely a male at the bottom so the other two girls are among the middle three.

He's in this one though:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v296/gdb234/31308026.jpg

Have had a good look at them and I am fairly sure there are only 3 girls, all cream. The rest are boys. :wink:

[Lady Fluff]

Ooh, can't wait to have a look when I get home! (photobucket is blocked in work so I get nice red squares for all the piccies...) - the pictures I saw yesterday are gorgeous so the squeals of delight from this end can just keep coming! :lol:

[cloptonite]

Awwww, gimmee a sable one, I need............. :lol:

[Holly]

Awww they get cuter and cuter!

Sooo....you've got 3 Sable boys, two Cream boys and 3 Cream girls then? All Satin - they look it? :shock:

[Bunsey]

just to do a complete U-turn... we're thinking of having a male instead! still a cream satin. the reason is that I think that Harvey is not able to mate. I looked at his Willy (rude!) and it's not really very good. It doesn't look like the Willy of a healthy young male. Hard to describe, but it's just not right. Anyway, it was Harvey i wanted her for, because Oscar is getting his own lady in May. So... i was thinking rather than have two litters overlapping, why not get a male and mate him to one of Phoebe + Oscar's daughters in January :)

unless of course that there's a problem with the Tristar babe, then we'd need a girl! i would've thought that out of two litters identical there would be one cream roan female for me :?

[sarahh]

Awww more babies so cute.

Sarah x

[Bunsey]

cancel that, we'll have the girl. Hi Ruby *waves* :D

[Louby]

OMG!! They are sooo shiny! Does anyone have a photo of an adult Cream Satin? Would love to have a look if you do?

With all these types, its no wonder that once you start you can't stop!!!

[Catja]

Awwh I love the little sable at the front :lol:

With all this demand I hope I am still in with a shout :wink:

[Lady Fluff]

I'm hoping that the 4th cream down is a little girl - (s)he's got a gorgeous little face! It's funny how you picked Buttercup as a name - I nearly picked that for the hammy I nearly got from Moosley a few weeks ago, but that's not even in the runing for this time! It's odd how names come about (but I'm keeping quiet about name choices for now...)

[Basia]

Awwh I love the little sable at the front :lol:

With all this demand I hope I am still in with a shout :wink:
Of course one is yours! You asked for one before they were even conceived! The sables are all boys and they all look very similar. I've decided to keep one myself too. :)

I'm hoping that the 4th cream down is a little girl - (s)he's got a gorgeous little face! It's funny how you picked Buttercup as a name - I nearly picked that for the hammy I nearly got from Moosley a few weeks ago, but that's not even in the runing for this time! It's odd how names come about (but I'm keeping quiet about name choices for now...)

I don't know which is which, I lose track of them as soon as I put them down. :?
I'm sure you have some lovely names up your sleeve. :wink:

[Bunsey]

i like the 4th one down, too. he/she has a lovely face :D

[Basia]

I'll have to try and get some photos of their faces!
This one's for Catja:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v296/gdb234/31308013.jpg

[Holly]

OMG! *Dies of cuteness overload*

He's a little sweetheart :wink:

[Spuds Mum]

*swoons*

Oh Gill - that is a lovely face! They are all so beautiful - the problem is that I am seeing lots of cream and sable babies and saying "I want" I think I better have another litter quickly! :shock:

[Bunsey]

gorgeous! he needs a big cuddle :lol:

[agatecrystal]

He is absoloutely gorgeous ~faints in jealousy~

[Catja]

Awwwh my baby, how cute is he - big hugs and kisses to my baby we are very excited :lol:

I need more toys :lol:

[Mollz]

Aww, what a sweet face that little guy has - I'm very jealous Catja!

[cloptonite]

OMG, what a cutie!!
Lucky you, Catja- and lucky little fella too!!

[sarahh]

Awww such a little cutie.

Sarah x

[Mollz Mum]

Aww - I've just fallen in love - I'll have to "hamnap" him - he is so cute. :x

[agatecrystal]

Im now having a little boy from this litter! OMG cant believe it and cant wait!

[Spuds Mum]

awww agate - that's great! I love it when forum people have pups from the litters we have seen here on HC. It means we get updates and news, and even piccies to see how they are getting on :D

I think you are all very lucky to be having pups from this beautiful litter (and of course Holly's two litters too).

I myself have an order in for a little Basia-baby in the future :D

[Lady Fluff]

Agate, it is exciting, isn't it?! I'm counting down the days, and even have a baby picture as my desktop wallpaper now! 13 days and counting til my little one comes home! :)

[Mollz]

That's great agatecrystal!

Any more pics Gill? :D

[Basia]

Well I moved Truffle into another cage today because although she was still being very patient with the babies they were trying to suckle her all of the time and she has no milk any more.
I took these photos this evening (along with about 100 more!)

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I *think* this is Agatecrystal's little boy:

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[souffle]

They are utterly irresistable Basia. Are the sables satins? Do you have homes for them all now. They are very lucky people who are getting these gorgeous and tame little furries. :lol:

[Basia]

They are utterly irresistable Basia. Are the sables satins? Do you have homes for them all now. They are very lucky people who are getting these gorgeous and tame little furries. :lol:

Aw, Truffle says 'thank you - she gave the looks, Balou the brains'!
I am planning to keep 2 males and a female and I have homes for 4 others (all members of this forum) so there is just one sable boy now who needs a home.
I *think* 2 of the sables are satin - but I didn't realise that Truffle was a satin until she was reclassified at Alcester!

Thought that the people having my babies might like to see mum and dad.

This is Truffle at about 3 months old, I never get a good photo of her:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v296/gdb234/20Nov001.jpg

This is Balou:
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[Bunsey]

oh yey! we're all cooing like mad here! Do you know which is mine? or will it just be random on the day of exchange?

[Holly]

Aww Gill, they are lovely :)

Hope my litte furries look just like that :wink:

[Basia]

oh yey! we're all cooing like mad here! Do you know which is mine? or will it just be random on the day of exchange?
I will try and take a photo of just the 3 girls but may not get a chance until I split them into separate sex cages next weekend. There isn't much to choose between them really, they all look very similar. I want to keep one and I haven't definitely made my mind up which one, Lady Fluff also wants a girl so the one which is left will be yours. Is that ok with you? I will send you photos of her before hand so if you don't like her you can change your mind.

Aww Gill, they are lovely

Hope my litte furries look just like that
Thanks Julie. I spend a lot of time watching and playing with them. They are all getting very, very tame now....

[Bunsey]

of course i'll like her! any of them is fine by me :D

[Holly]

How you choose them at this stage really worries me - because they all look so alike! I have several people (mostly from here) wanting "show hamsters" so my plan was to separate them into the most likely to show well and least likely to show well then offer the MLTSW ones to people wanting show hams and the LLTSW to those wanting pets.

Is that ethical? Obviously if someone wanting a show hamster thinks they can spot potential in the LLTSW lot then that's fine!

Which is all well and good as long as it's possible to tell them apart! At least I'm not likely to have all BEC's this time - I guess it's easier, Gill, if you can narrow it down to colours!

[Matty Day]

I am currently looking at my own litter to but I am not judging them until they get looked at by a judge at the north Somerset show. So i am going to keep them all together in separate sex cages and choosing my two at north Somerset .

If I were you I would do them by colour if your mixing the litters for example do the creams of one litter with another colour from the other in same sex of course. As you don’t want to get a mix up beetween because they will carry different genes. And how can you judge at separation anyway

Me personally I don’t care about doing well as showing with Syrians at the moment. im going to try and master my normal Chinese first. Tough it doesn’t mean id turn down a show winner mind

I would like a pet who I can show. :x

its not uneithical but i would consider it Elitist

[Holly]

If I were you I would do them by colour if your mixing the litters for example do the creams of one litter with another colour from the other in same sex of course. As you don’t want to get a mix up beetween because they will carry different genes. And how can you judge at separation anyway



Don't worry Matty, I won't mix up the litters!

I remember when I separated the Carapaws at 4 weeks it wasn't obvious who would show well but it was obvious who
wouldn't - Kitty, bless her, always had a long, narrow face and that was obvious at 4 weeks.

Sorry Gill - I'm taking over, I don't mean to, I'm genuinely interested in how your babies look at this stage and how on earth you are meant to choose the best show prospects!

[agatecrystal]

yay! Im dead excited! My little boy is absoloutely gorgeous! Thanks for taking the piccie for me cant wait to pick him up :D

[Basia]

Its ok Holly, it is giving me a bit of a headache! I have no idea how you choose, I kept 3 to show out of the last litter but the roan has now gone white and the cream has never darkened as I hoped she would....

[Lady Fluff]

*squeals* - they're stunning babies! I'm so excited, everyone in work is sick of hearing me go on about it! I've got more pictures to take in tomorrow to show them now! 11 days and counting til '(shhhh! Can't tell you!)' comes home!

[Spuds Mum]

Well Im sure sshhh cant tell you will have a lovely home with you Fluff - as long as we still get to hear all about her, we will be very happy :x

[Basia]

These are the girls:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v296/gdb234/040708026.jpg

I let them have a wheel for a while:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v296/gdb234/040708013.jpg

[Spuds Mum]

aww pretty girls - I tried showing BB the pics of the cream satins in the hope that she would mate with Dubs tonight (Tabs having not a clue!! :roll: ) BB is standing, but i think it is a little early - she is currently chasing Dubs round the cage, saying "look at me" and I think Dubs does not feel the time is yet 'right'

Guess who looks like they are having a late night! :roll: and work in the morning! :evil:

[Matty Day]

hope it goes well :x
and hopefully butterbean will produce a good litter.

i thought youd given up the creams 8)

[Spuds Mum]

i thought youd given up the creams 8)

mmmm :? so did I, but then BB is getting near the end of her breeding days, and I thought what a shame to not have any of her litter that I could show etc. so I thought Id give it one more chance to let her have a litter with a show ham. If it doesnt happen then it wasnt meant to be and we still have BB's daughter Chip, but she is her Dad through and through, and couldnt be shown with her eye! :roll:

[Basia]

Good luck Teresa, BB x Dukabu would be lovely. 8)

[Matty Day]

me thinks your getting the cream bug again :wink:

[Bunsey]

ooh, such smooshable babies! :D

[Lady Fluff]

ooh, hello little one! you're gorgeous! (whichever one you are!)

[Holly]

Gill, they get lovelier and lovelier, they remind me so much of Smarts when she was a baby! I'm so glad you finally have your Cream Satin :)

[agatecrystal]

Glad all is going well. lot of excitement at this end!

[Catja]

Aren't they gorgeous, they look huge already. Its all so exciting isn't it, not long to wait now :lol:

Those cream girls are gorgeous (and the sable too obviously)

[Basia]

Couldn't resist this - one of Truffle's baby sables taking a nap this morning, with his pouches full just in case he needs a snack! 8)
Its a bit hazy because I snapped him through the plastic wall of the cage....



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[Jane]

Awww, that's so adorable! :D

[Holly]

Wow! That's a classic, bless him - he's so cute!

[souffle]

Awww Basia he looks so innocent. Lovely pic :lol:

[Lady Fluff]

oh wow, that's a fab photo! Bless his little stuffed cheeks! Haha!

[Bailey-Benji]

Brilliant picture! Soooo cute!

[Gust0o]

Haha, what a fabulous little animal! :D

[I_am_plankton]

Aww he's a sweetie!!

[Mollz Mum]

aw, he is so adorable. I do have a very soft spot for sables - miniature moles.

[Spuds Mum]

I love how they sleep with their toes all curled up! :D Fantastic photo Gill - my haven't they grown! :D

[Bunsey]

i don't know if it's just mine, but sables seem to do that with their toes more than others! my sables are all very delicate pointy toed hams! :lol:

[agatecrystal]

Gorgeous photo gill! Bet everyone who is having one out of your litters are all getting very eager now.

[Bunsey]

i'm counting down the days :D

[agatecrystal]

i'm counting down the days :D
me too! hehe

[Lady Fluff]

I dreamt about mine last night (erm, and the dozen baby Robos that appeared from nowhere!)

[chase]

Absolutely adorable babes lucky I live miles away although looks luck u may have a long waiting list. :D

[Basia]

Three of Truffle's babies are going to their new homes tomorrow, so I thought I would take some individual photos of them while they are all still here.

Cream Female 1:
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Cream Female 2:
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Cream Female 3: (Buttercup)
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Sable Male 1:
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Sable Male 2:
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Sable Male 3 (Taz)
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Cream Male 1: (Andre)
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Cream Male 2:
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I can't believe how quickly they have grown up

[Bunsey]

they're lovely! buttercup is definately the best female me thinks. I'm trying to decide which of the other 2 lasses i like best, but i don't know! i think maybe the first one. both stunning though! the males have turned out well, too. you can't tell which was the small one.

[Lady Fluff]

Oh wow, I'm just so excited now!

I should get to Hereford about half ten, we're going to have a pootle around, and I'll probably give you a ring early afternoon/late lunchtime.

I'm going to have on a blueish-green coat and jeans and shoulder length brown hair and will be with a dark haired woman in a black coat (and with an M&S bag with the carry case in!)

[Basia]

The 2nd girl is much nicer in the flesh, the photo doesn't do her justice. She is the lightest of the 3 and needs to put some weight on but they are all pretty much the same size. When you actually see all 3 together there is not much to choose between them. The boys are even more alike but when I pick them up there are 2 lighter ones with them too.
Looking forward to meeting you later today Lady Fluff!

[Holly]

They are absolutely beautiful, Gill! I love Buttercup but I think Girl 1 has an absolutely lovely face, well they all do.

It's a day of mixed feelings when they leave home, isn't it - as you say, if you know it's to wonderful homes, it's ok really!

[Mollz]

Oh wow, haven't they grown!!

They are all such beauties (although I have to admit that Buttercup is my favourite - and brilliant name by the way :D ), it must be amazing to watch them grow and develop their own little characters.

Will any of them be coming with you tomorrow?

[souffle]

They are all beautiful babies and I wish them all well in their new homes and lives :lol:

[Basia]

Will any of them be coming with you tomorrow?

I have one left to find a home for, possibly 2 if I decide to just keep one boy, so I am going to take him/them to Gatcombe next week. I thought the extra week would stand them in good stead if they were going to spend the day on a sales table.
I will also be more likely to only keep one boy if I find a good SH girl or boy and I may see something at Monmouth and that will help me decide. :?

[Bunsey]

oooh, so you're collecting today? oooh! exciting! i didn't realise you weren't working today, i could've collected today! it'll do rubes good to be run on though.

please let us know which gal you choose, cos the other is mine! :P

[Spuds Mum]

Oh I missed this last night somehow!!

They have grown into absolute beauties Gill - and I think they all are gorgeous.

And so a girl is going to be settled into her permanent home tonight? ahhh so sweet..I am sure they will all bring their owners much joy



:x

[Basia]

One girl has gone and 2 boys are going to their new homes today. I'm so sorry Bunsey - Fridays are my day off.
Never mind, you will be even more excited by next week and she will benefit from an extra week with her sister.
I will post you some photos of her later. I have told her that her name is Ruby. :P

[Bunsey]

yey Ruby! can't wait for more pics :D

i don't mind waiting the extra week. it's better for her to be run on. :wink: