Smudge's Hammy Happenings Thread (pic heavy)

[Kiki_3173]

This is Smudge! She is a dwarf, but I don't know exactly what kind. There's a lot I don't know about her, but that doesn't change how much I love her!!!

She was rescued by the SPCA, from a home that was completely unfit for her. Her story with our family started last Tuesday, 1/29/13. I found her picture on the SPCA website a few days before I brought her home to live with me. The minute I saw her, I just knew she couldn't stay there any longer!

This is the picture I saw online. She looked so sad this day.
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s208/Kiki_3173/Lil%20Smudge/image_zps59d0b063.jpg


Then I went to visit her on the 29th. She was quite interested and couldn't sit still! I loved her coloring!!
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s208/Kiki_3173/Lil%20Smudge/IMG950071.jpg

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s208/Kiki_3173/Lil%20Smudge/CAM00614.jpg


I gave her a bigger house than what she had at the SPCA and lots of nice new toys to play with :-)
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s208/Kiki_3173/CAM00673.jpg


She LOVES her wheel...she's never had one!!
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s208/Kiki_3173/Lil%20Smudge/CAM00646.jpg

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s208/Kiki_3173/CAM00712_zpsb243ca1f.jpg

She's still quite a bit shy!! I am slowly working on taming.
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s208/Kiki_3173/CAM00714_zpsf25739a5.jpg

I felt like she deserved a better home, so I made her a bin (like the one her new brother, Darwin, has)...pink, for a pretty girl!! I know it is small, but it is bigger than anything she's had before and I have plans to try to upgrade her to a FOP Tamburino eventually.
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s208/Kiki_3173/20130203153106009_zps1927bc47.png

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s208/Kiki_3173/CAM00777_zpsb99e27b2.jpg

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s208/Kiki_3173/CAM00775_zpsd8aa09be.jpg

[DrKMcK]

Geez Kiki, she is really beautiful. The silver and black is gorgeous. You've given her a whole new life. The photos are just wonderful. :-)

[strawberrysmom]

She is so lovely as is that bin cage! What a turn around her life took!!!! So happy you have each other! I can't wait for more pictures!

[HammieandMerlin]

she is a stunner for sure, well done on adopting her : )

[jesselle]

wow, she has reverse colouring, dark underneath and light on top! she's absolutely gorgeous.

is she friendly? :)

the fop tamburino will be a great home once you've got it.

[Kiki_3173]

wow, she has reverse colouring, dark underneath and light on top! she's absolutely gorgeous.

is she friendly? :)

the fop tamburino will be a great home once you've got it.

Well...she's certainly not shy! She is very interested in what is going on and will come out when I talk to her, but she bats like at boxer, using her hands, when my fingers go near her. Baby steps....

[Kiki_3173]

Thank you everyone! Even if she isn't tame yet, she is such a joy to talk to and watch! She has a very busy personality & is all over the place when she is awake. I hope that she is settling in well and is happy.

[jesselle]

she looks like she's walked through a pile of soot! :)

[Kiki_3173]

she looks like she's walked through a pile of soot! :)

One would think she'd gotten out of her cage and run around in my fireplace, but I assure you that is not the case :-).

Smudge was the first name that came to mind (like an ink smudge). My husband likes to joke around and call her Sludge, but I know he enjoys watching her as much as I do!! :-)

[Kaztrekie]

She is I beautiful I love her colouring she looks so happy in her new home.

[jesselle]

One would think she'd gotten out of her cage and run around in my fireplace, but I assure you that is not the case :-).

Smudge was the first name that came to mind (like an ink smudge). My husband likes to joke around and call her Sludge, but I know he enjoys watching her as much as I do!! :-)

i think her colouring looks lovely :) can't wait to see more pics :p

[RachK]

She is stunning! I love the silvering on her coat just beautiful. :) I'm so happy you rescued her. :)

[Arraminta]

Great name!!! I also have a smudge but he's a big black bear hammy...

Gorgeous pics too

Arraminta x

[Kiki_3173]

HAPPY HAPPY, JOY JOY...my little girl let me touch her for the first time today!!! :-) Granted, I bribed her with a little broccoli, but I consider it progress! lol

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s208/Kiki_3173/b57ffbc5-9631-4898-aebe-22ae04f8bddb_zpsd29f7e71.jpg


Oh...and I figured out how to resize pics :-) Sorry about the humongous photos!!

[strawberrysmom]

I thought the same thing - I told you I loved the name Smudge when you first thought of it and I still love it but when I saw more clear photos of her my first thought was Sooty. Haha! That would have been a cute name too.

Bravo on her letting you touch her. Penny still doesn't like me to touch her. But with her it doesn't seem a taming issue as much as it seems a personality issue. Divas!

[DrKMcK]

Kiki, it's grand that's she's starting to get tame enough to touch. I'm so looking forward to her sitting in your hand. What a little cutie. Her name suits her to a T. :-)

[Kiki_3173]

So it turns out that my new little Smudge is more tame than I originally thought. She is still a little wary of my hands yet, but IF she is out of her cage, then I can pick her up and handle her. Now, the only time she is feisty is when I stick my hand in her cage. She gives me a little warning nip that says, "Hey chica...this is my space!" :-) I am really enjoying getting to know her...she's so much fun!

I found this at the Goodwill yesterday. It was TOO cute for me not to pass up. It was originally a scrubbie holder that you put on the edge of your kitchen sink to hold your sponge, but I thought it looked like the perfect little addition to Smudges cage. She now uses it as her house :-) Can't beat $1.99!
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s208/Kiki_3173/401f5a10-b5a0-4e48-b1de-52cea7219f0f_zps996343ce.jpg

Playtime in the playpen:
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s208/Kiki_3173/5e52fe58-96c7-4d5a-b254-2c4e006e02bc_zps8ac66608.jpg

I really am a pocket pet:
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s208/Kiki_3173/CAM00864_zps7fffa649.jpg

I have finally decided that mommy is o.k. and I will let her hold me now for cuddles :-)
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s208/Kiki_3173/35e1dcbb-1758-4d85-bec7-fe14506b4953_zps216be99b.jpg


We went to the vet this past week and she looks all clear of any mites (which I thought she might have). Also found out she weighs 39 grams. Don't know if that is good, bad, or normal though.

[strawberrysmom]

She is so beautiful. Absolutely lovely. She is one in a million!!!

[Biscotti]

Can't believe I haven't found this thread until now. Smudge is such a cutie, I'm so happy she has found you and is warming up to you so fast. :D I'm sure she will have a wonderful life with you.

[DrKMcK]

I love the pic of her in the "pocket pet" shot. Matches her coloring. She really does have a unique coloring. :-)

[gutterglitterxx]

OMG how did I miss this thread??? She is absolutely gorgeous!

[jesselle]

more more more pics please!

[Kiki_3173]

Aww...thanks everyone! I am really enjoying getting to know this special little girl :-)

[Nush]

Aww she's a real darling. Congratulations on your new hammie:)

[happysaz133]

What a gorgeous little hammy :)

[HammieandMerlin]

She is so pretty, and such a lucky ham :3

[jesselle]

more pics please? i love her! x

[Kiki_3173]

more pics please? i love her! x

Awww....thanks jesselle :-). I've got quite a few...I'll post them when I get home from work!

[Kiki_3173]

Playtime in the bathtub:-). I absolutely adore this time that she and I share together. She crawls all over me and other than a little "taste" now & then on my ankle, she's SO tame! She's getting better...not so much cage rage now that she's in her new IKEA Hack cage. I love this little girl to no end <3

Her new cage:
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s208/Kiki_3173/IKEA%20Billy%20Hack/DSCF2745_zps1fd94576.jpg

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s208/Kiki_3173/IKEA%20Billy%20Hack/DSCF2731_zps23dee57a.jpg

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s208/Kiki_3173/IKEA%20Billy%20Hack/DSCF2760_zps54008fb0.jpg

Playtime in the tub:
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s208/Kiki_3173/CAM00993_zpsc765d5b2.jpg

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s208/Kiki_3173/DSCF2583_zps1b76667c.jpg

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s208/Kiki_3173/DSCF2653_zps2e82b372.jpg

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s208/Kiki_3173/DSCF2603_zps46aebae7.jpg

[DrKMcK]

Kiki, she's absolutely adorable! I've been off for a few days and this was the first post I saw. What a joy! :-D

[samzyzg]

Such a lovely little girl she looks :3

[Kiki_3173]

Kiki, she's absolutely adorable! I've been off for a few days and this was the first post I saw. What a joy! :-D

Thank you DrKMcK...she is SUCH a joy to have as a pet! I am one lucky lady:-)

[Kiki_3173]

Such a lovely little girl she looks :3

Thank you...She is quite a sweetheart!!

[jesselle]

thank you for the pics :) vids would be good! i really love her she's gorgeous :)

[Biscuit]

She's absolutely adorable! :mad: x

[Mushiemallows]

Gah!! she is SO cute!

[Kiki_3173]

I'm working on getting some video of my little, sweet, Smudge. But for now, here are a few pics of her climbing all over mommy during her out of cage time (which she practically begs for when I get home each day) :-)

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s208/Kiki_3173/Lil%20Smudge/CAM01042_zps5aef3c7c.jpg

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s208/Kiki_3173/Lil%20Smudge/CAM01043_zps5c91c663.jpg

[DrKMcK]

She is such a sweetie. :-)

[Kiki_3173]

She is such a sweetie. :-)

She really is! I was telling strawberrysmom, just yetsterday, other than the occasional nip when she's tired or super excited, she is completely tame :-). She is such a pleasure to have!

[DrKMcK]

And when you consider that she could have spent the rest of her life in the shelter. Too many people don't even think of adoption. Just look at what adopting brought you... beautiful Smudge. :-)

[strawberrysmom]

What I adore so much about dwarfs is the back leg dangle thing they do!!! In your second picture she looks like she is doing it. When I hold Strawberry he sticks that back leg over and out and it hangs and it's so cute to me!!!

I want to hamnap that darling!!!

[Kiki_3173]

What I adore so much about dwarfs is the back leg dangle thing they do!!! In your second picture she looks like she is doing it. When I hold Strawberry he sticks that back leg over and out and it hangs and it's so cute to me!!!

I want to hamnap that darling!!!


Smudge does the back leg dangle when I am holding her too! :-). She really is a fantastic little girl! I certainly lucked out adopting her!

[jesselle]

OHHH she's one of the most adorable dwarves i've ever seen! isn't it lovely how tame they can be? how old is she?

i rehomed my emi from a lady and her young son because the little boy was having an allergic reaction to him. i thought he might be traumatised by the move but he's one of the most tame hamsters i've ever had :)

[DrKMcK]

OHHH she's one of the most adorable dwarves i've ever seen! isn't it lovely how tame they can be? how old is she?

i rehomed my emi from a lady and her young son because the little boy was having an allergic reaction to him. i thought he might be traumatised by the move but he's one of the most tame hamsters i've ever had :)

Jesselle, you should read the whole thread on Smudge...it's a great story about a wonderful rescue. Smudge's mom rescued her from a rotten situation. I love Smudge. She has the most amazing colors.

[jesselle]

Jesselle, you should read the whole thread on Smudge...it's a great story about a wonderful rescue. Smudge's mom rescued her from a rotten situation. I love Smudge. She has the most amazing colors.

i have done previously, just didn't recall smudge's age being revealed :mad:

[Kiki_3173]

i have done previously, just didn't recall smudge's age being revealed :mad:

Jesselle, I honestly don't know Smudge's age :-(. The SPCA had no idea. I certainly am enjoying my time with her though!!,

[Kiki_3173]

So...for all of you that frequently follow Smudge here...I've completely messed up this posting by moving pics around in Photobucket!! Most of Smudges pics have been "deleted" because moving them in Photobucket breaks the link (which I did not know). Oh well, live and learn. I created a new thread that has all of the pics, but it certainly is not near as good because all of your comments and thoughts are not included on it. Thank you for taking such an interest in my little doll & I hope you will continue to follow Smudge's Hammy Happenings:-) I will be posting on there from now on. Here is the link to the new post:

http://www.hamstercentral.com/community/hybrid-hamsters/39091-smudges-hammy-happenings-pic-heavy.html

[DrKMcK]

Hi Kiki. I'm glad you at least got the photos back. I've put your thread in my folders. Smudge is one of my specials. :-D