Aisling, The Rescue That Wasn't Supposed to Happen

[HammieandMerlin]

Sooooo
We went to see her, we set up a meeting time later this evening, and we got her a few hours ago!!!EEEEEEP she is so cute and friendly! I've never met a more social dwarf!! We called her Aisling, meaning roughly dream or inspiration, and it suited :3

More info to come (I'm exhausted lol) but for now, two pics!!

[LoveMyHams]

Awww she's adorable!

[Lougarry]

Beautiful - congratulations on your new addition :)

[StuCil]

Aww how lovely! I also love the name!! Congrats on ur new ham! Will be waiting for more pics of her ;)

[Silver]

Gorgeous!

Enjoy your time with her

Silver xxx

[jesselle]

Omgoodness! She's adorable! Love her coat :)

[PezPus]

Awww! she is a real beauty! Love her colors :D

[karinanlyla]

awww shes lovely :)

[Younr017]

oh my days shes stunning !

[HammieandMerlin]

She really is! And SO friendly!I can't get over it lol She is actually content to just sit and be held, and that's a new one for me with hybrids lol

[Erin Loves Dwarf Hamsters]

Aww she is absolutely beautiful! Congratulations that's a real stunner you have there :)

[HammieandMerlin]

Aww thanks Erin!

So she is settling rather well, although she does a few things that I'm going to post a thread about because I'm not sure if they are something to be concerned about or not. Regardless, she appears to be a happy hammie. While her original home was far from ideal, the little girl who owned her clearly invested the time in handling her, because she is very content to be out of her tank and just sit, which I am still baffled by lol.

Anywho, MORE PICTURES!

http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh211/sweetlilrocknroll_1959/aisling3.jpg

http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh211/sweetlilrocknroll_1959/aisling4.jpg

http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh211/sweetlilrocknroll_1959/aisling5.jpg

http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh211/sweetlilrocknroll_1959/aisling6.jpg I needed proof that she was so chill lmao

[HammieandMerlin]

such a sweetie

[jesselle]

just gorgeous! and sweet :)

[HammieandMerlin]

Yeahhhh she's totally lovely. She's a bit of a question mark but her personality is just stunning

[Cupcake]

Awwwwwnnnn she is so totally cute and I'm so totally in love with herrr <3 I love the colouring and that cute face she has in the 3rd photo <3 :)

[HammieandMerlin]

haha yeah I love her markings! I'm really glad that we had the extra tank for her, because even with her issues, she's a total doll

[HammieandMerlin]

http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh211/sweetlilrocknroll_1959/aisling9.jpg

sleepy little angel

[jesselle]

What's her Q mark and what are her issues?

That last photo is amazing!

[HammieandMerlin]

She's excessively overweight, and she's not even three months old yet. I'm dealing with that with a nice big wheel, lots of activities and better food (thanks to Silver's advice lol). She also appears to struggle with getting food out of her pouches, as I put into a post yesterday. She eats (clearly) but she seems to never be able to get the food from her pouch, which makes no sense. I am also concerned about mites, but I don't know how much scratching is normal for her as I just brought her home, as I know some hamsters just scratch and groom more than others, and she has no other signs, but I'm being paranoid. Hoping time tells.


And thank you! She has been so patient with me checking her over thoroughly, and she just has the sweetest disposition, as that picture kinda depicts

[jesselle]

she'll lose the weight :) my wonton was overweight and he is now a lovely size due to a cage change and silver's dwarf mix :) he's much more active.

hope someone can explain the mite thing as i am a little clueless too.

[HammieandMerlin]

I am mostly concerned about the pouch thing, because I've never really heard of anything like it before, so it's really puzzling

[jesselle]

what happens when she tries? i've noticed wonton seems to keep stuff for too long in his pouches... or just constantly fills them. he's bonkers but i love him :)

[HammieandMerlin]

for the most part nothing happens, she just pushes at it with her feet to no avail 9 times out of ten. I don't know why, her teeth are fine, and when her pouches are empty there are no symptoms of infection

[HammieandMerlin]

So, here is the 1 week update: SHE HAS LOST WEIGHT!!!!! The wheel made such a difference, honestly, the little girl just ran until she fell asleep, then ran some more. She is starting the mealworm replacement for corn tomorrow (took a long time to find some) so I imagine we'll only see more ups. Here are some photos that I feel show a real change lol

http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh211/sweetlilrocknroll_1959/aisling10_zpse3bfc213.jpg

http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh211/sweetlilrocknroll_1959/aisling11_zpsb7457ab0.jpg

http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh211/sweetlilrocknroll_1959/aisling12_zps6f22c293.jpg

She has also regained use of her pouches, I really do think it was all the extra weight in her way that she just didn't really know what to do, she's a different hammie now

[jesselle]

Wow! She'll be size zero before we know it... She's so chic ;)

I'm really glad her pouches are back in use! Must've been so frustrating for her before.

Any decisions on whether you'll be keeping her? ;)

[HammieandMerlin]

I'm really glad too, I was so stressed out about it because I had no idea what it could've been. And I know! She looks fabulous lol

I think I'm going to see if we can find the perfect owner, but we're going to be really picky, and Mike's gotten attached to her too, so it isn't looking good for that plan lol

[HammieandMerlin]

Found her the CUTEST little bridge today at Petsmart, so I figured I had to buy it for her even though we're trying not to get attached....we're getting attached


http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh211/sweetlilrocknroll_1959/aisling14_zps130d3b20.jpg

And I mean, who wouldn't? She's using the railing and EVERYTHING

[jesselle]

Hahahha she just needs a little parasol and she'd be set walking over that bridge!

[gutterglitterxx]

Omigosh she is absolutely beautiful!

[HammieandMerlin]

Hahahaha awww so glad you think so

[jesselle]

how's the cutie?

[HammieandMerlin]

She's doing really really well! I'm so happy, her weight is almost totally normal now!

[jesselle]

oh brilliant :) any pics? i love her she's so cute. are you thinking of rehoming her still? if only i was in canada :D

[HammieandMerlin]

Ideally I would like to re home her, so I can help hamsters like her have a better second chance, but I'm having a hard time finding a person who would look after her the way I would, you know? And I will be adding pics later today! I agree she is SUCH a doll, it is ridiculous

[jesselle]

oh yeah i know... i'm not sure i'd ever let a ham go if i started rehoming! but i think it's great that you're providing a halfway house for these little ones.

oooo can't wait for pics of her!

[HammieandMerlin]

Here we go!

http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh211/sweetlilrocknroll_1959/aisling17.jpg
my healthy little midget

http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh211/sweetlilrocknroll_1959/aisling18.jpg

http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh211/sweetlilrocknroll_1959/aisling19.jpg

and finally my favourite:

http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh211/sweetlilrocknroll_1959/aisling20.jpg

[Angel_Cookie_Vanilla]

How did you get that water bottle to stick to the glass?
I have been wanting to figure something out for a lonnggggg time! :)

[HammieandMerlin]

You just go to Dollarama and get a package of Velcro and you cut each piece to size :) super cheap and easy

[jesselle]

Oh I want her... If you were here I'd adopt her in a second :) she looks lovely and I can see the weight loss.

[HammieandMerlin]

awww I'm so glad other people can see it! And if I were there, I'd trust you with her no doubt, I just wish Canada had more educated hamster parents

[Dara]

She is so adorable! I almost can't handle it. :P

[HammieandMerlin]

hahaha aww, yes, our sentiments exactly! it's not looking like we're going to rehome her

[karinanlyla]

awww she's such a cutie :) love her colouring.....I don't blame you for wanting to keep her

[HammieandMerlin]

It's official, she's staying!

http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh211/sweetlilrocknroll_1959/aisling22.jpg

[jesselle]

Yessssss! Forever pics for us to coo over ;)

Aw, that's great news. She seems to have bonded with you and now you can fully attach!

What was behind the decision then?

[Dara]

So cute! Glad you got to keep her.

[HammieandMerlin]

Well we've been looking into people who were interested in adopting her, and it was just becoming too much. No one was good enough. Then one morning I was holding her when my OH came home and I was bawling at the idea of giving her up so he was like.... Why not just keep her?

[RachK]

Awww she is so cute! What a gorgeous little face. :)

[HammieandMerlin]

haha aww I'm glad you think so!