Hamster of the Month - January 2014 POLL NOW ADDED

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PLEASE RESIZE YOUR PHOTOS SO THEY DO NOT STRETCH THE FORUM. GIANT PHOTOS DO NOT DO YOUR ENTRY JUSTICE.

THIS COMPETITION IS FOR A PICTURE of 'HAMSTERS WITH THEIR FAVOURITE TOY' so the photo should be one that shows a hamster WITH OR ON A HAMSTER SAFE TOY THAT IT ENJOYS PLAYING WITH eg a wheel, tunnel, chew toy etc. NO PHOTOSHOPPED PICTURES PLEASE.
Photos that have been slightly colour altered are acceptable eg Black and white or toned.
This month the theme was chosen by Mistymae winner of last month's competition

The theme is for a picture of HAMSTERS WITH THEIR FAVOURITE TOY

Please do not post any comments about the picture. Please post THE HAMSTERS NAME ONLY. Any extra comments will be removed.

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.
PLEASE TRY AND RESIZE PHOTOS AS SOME ARE HUGE AND ARE STRETCHING THE FORUM. 600 pixels wide is a good standard size for the forum. Please try and do this as the huge pics are pixellated and do not do your entry justice. I do not have time to resize them all I'm afraid. You can resize them on photobucket.

1. This competition is for the January Hamster of the month. We would like a picture this month with a 'HAMSTERS WITH THEIR FAVOURITE TOY''

2. You may enter 1 picture.

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 Friday 24th January 2014 at midnight GMT.

6. The voting will be posted and the new pic will be displayed in January. Each member will have two votes.

7. Please try and post a new photograph that you have not entered in a previous competition.

8. It must be pictures of hamsters 'HAMSTERS WITH THEIR FAVOURITE TOY'. If you post a picture that is not themed you will be asked to replace it with one that is. If you do not do this is will NOT be included in the competition.

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.
If you decide to withdraw an entry please let me know
If your picture is not there when the poll is posted I will PM you to ask if there is a problem but there is only a limited time that the Poll posting can be held for so please respond as soon as possible thanks.

Pictures that are too large or too small do not do your entry justice and people may just skim over it. PLEASE RESIZE

Looking forward to seeing your entries :smile:

[CreamSyrian]

Dusty and her sandbath :)

[hamsterfun]

Marmaduke

http://i804.photobucket.com/albums/yy323/kjjackson93/a4f8fb37-75d2-4bca-a9f5-78c469c81b8a_zpscfe713ca.jpg (http://s804.photobucket.com/user/kjjackson93/media/a4f8fb37-75d2-4bca-a9f5-78c469c81b8a_zpscfe713ca.jpg.html)

[Colby and the Dwarfs]

Colby Jack!

[SinNyx]

Judas!
(On his favourite swing)

[hammy20]

Oakley loves his wheel

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3772/11283846756_9b449e7004.jpg

[Ewins87]

http://i1301.photobucket.com/albums/ag120/ewins87/64dd12cc-cb2a-4514-a60c-864d58583119_zps397babaa.jpg (http://s1301.photobucket.com/user/ewins87/media/64dd12cc-cb2a-4514-a60c-864d58583119_zps397babaa.jpg.html)

George

[Polo]

Gizmo loves playing with anything that isn't his.

http://i1343.photobucket.com/albums/o800/Kerryneale/81311042-2a1f-42d1-a9a1-c0eea9d25c59_zps72d3d7ae.jpg (http://s1343.photobucket.com/user/Kerryneale/media/81311042-2a1f-42d1-a9a1-c0eea9d25c59_zps72d3d7ae.jpg.html)

[squishyhammy]

pancake
18987

[DrKMcK]

Patches watching TV

[hamsterheart2013]

Cinnamon! (It said it had to be longer! By the way its a chew tube.)

[Syrian Hammy]

http://i1280.photobucket.com/albums/a494/Martina_McIlwaine/869f39ea-e3be-4715-bb1c-38826d5f27d2_zpseed97e0f.jpg~original (http://s1280.photobucket.com/user/Martina_McIlwaine/media/869f39ea-e3be-4715-bb1c-38826d5f27d2_zpseed97e0f.jpg.html)

Ruby

[Hamsters4eva x]

Peach! :)

http://i952.photobucket.com/albums/ae1/Hamsters4eva/9ceabc0a-a24e-4647-b180-891644f2cd67_zps5de1731f.jpg (http://s952.photobucket.com/user/Hamsters4eva/media/9ceabc0a-a24e-4647-b180-891644f2cd67_zps5de1731f.jpg.html)

[gutterglitterxx]

GiGi

http://i1330.photobucket.com/albums/w569/marquelledufour/f5d99597b587b667234353c47893d58d_zps07d41011.jpg

[Bec]

Our little Apollo

http://i978.photobucket.com/albums/ae266/rebeccaeddleston/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20131214_213937_zpsd496215c.jpg (http://s978.photobucket.com/user/rebeccaeddleston/media/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20131214_213937_zpsd496215c.jpg.html)

[gellerbing]

Rocket in his sand pig
https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/314137_10150855194726652_8884490_n.jpg

[DexterChloe]

Dexter (nom nom!)

[The Hamster's family]

Stella, Leila, Sasha and Mia

http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q658/Annie_N_the_Hammies/The%20Minis/The%20Girls%20Team/7f4dab41-8d50-4544-8081-dc591a65e593_zpsaef92164.jpg

[Gazmo]

Puffle with his hat :3

http://i1293.photobucket.com/albums/b599/Gazmo123/184_zps01afe2f7.jpg (http://s1293.photobucket.com/user/Gazmo123/media/184_zps01afe2f7.jpg.html)

[Scampi16]

Sirius in his big red ball.

[Nush]

Maximo:)
http://i1123.photobucket.com/albums/l547/Nushroy/8d09bfd1-ea84-4cd7-8381-a2a6be0277bc_zpsfb8f0f72.jpg (http://s1123.photobucket.com/user/Nushroy/media/8d09bfd1-ea84-4cd7-8381-a2a6be0277bc_zpsfb8f0f72.jpg.html)

[Nancy's Hamsters]

Enoch and his littermates playing in their Wodent Wheel
19106

[fluffydd]

Fluffy
http://i740.photobucket.com/albums/xx42/Sprogly123/Fluffy/Fluffyinwheel_zps2c27560e.jpg (http://s740.photobucket.com/user/Sprogly123/media/Fluffy/Fluffyinwheel_zps2c27560e.jpg.html)

[northmcqueen]

Sooty

https://scontent-b-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc3/226541_10151361103433005_317882225_n.jpg

[Allie]

My name is Rosie :)

[HamsterMommy]

Hammy :D

http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu348/Miss_Lou_09/3cf9982c-238c-4ffc-b700-4e3821bed7c1_zps6b32064a.jpg (http://s662.photobucket.com/user/Miss_Lou_09/media/3cf9982c-238c-4ffc-b700-4e3821bed7c1_zps6b32064a.jpg.html)

[Scrubby]

Pumpkin :)

https://31.media.tumblr.com/fdbf401224489dde36bda70f0e2a9343/tumblr_my2np53Wfe1r640ero1_500.jpg

[Tutu]

Gertrude
http://i1313.photobucket.com/albums/t546/norjmaa/th_d84642518d3b1b623c409636193237fa_zps7da6440a.jp g (http://s1313.photobucket.com/albums/t546/norjmaa/?action=view&current=d84642518d3b1b623c409636193237fa_zps7da644 0a.jpg)

[Kirsty1987]

Totoro
http://i1078.photobucket.com/albums/w496/DappyDucky/Totoro/73699c35-bd81-4fda-a8d8-6c646a1853e3_zpsd7ea6f06.jpg (http://s1078.photobucket.com/user/DappyDucky/media/Totoro/73699c35-bd81-4fda-a8d8-6c646a1853e3_zpsd7ea6f06.jpg.html)

[daydreambeliever]

19158 Nibbles and his mineral stone :)

[Mushka the Hamster]

Houdini

19217

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Sorry I made a mistake with the closing date - entries will close at 7pm tonight GMT!!

[souffle]

A great entry this month!
The poll has been posted and thank you all for the wonderful entries. I always enjoy seeing the gorgeous photos you all never fail to enter :)
Remember when you vote to take into account the theme of the competition - A HAMSTER WITH A TOY.
YOU HAVE 2 VOTES - ONE FOR THE HEAD AND ONE FOR THE HEART.
YOU MUST PLACE BOTH VOTES AT THE SAME TIME THEN CLICK SUBMIT VOTE.
You cannot go back and make your second vote at a later date.

Remember the theme - A HAMSTER WITH A TOY :) The pictures you vote for should really demonstrate the theme.
The poll is private and only admin can see the vote to prevent any cheating.
The poll will close at midnight GMT on 31st December 2013

[greeneggsandham]

So many gorgeous pics! How come I can't vote! :(

[The Hamster's family]

Ohhh gosh !!! We're actually tied in 2nd !!!! It's gonna be a close call ! I think it's pure cruelty to only choose 2 !! LOL Too many awesome hammies !!

Good luck to you all !!

Annie xx

[Sanctuary]

What a hard choice, I wanted to vote for them all but Oakley and Houdini I could not resist.

[gutterglitterxx]

Awww my baby girl is tied in first... So exciting! She will be so happy. ;) :p

Good luck, everyone!

[The Hamster's family]

What a hard choice, I wanted to vote for them all but Oakley and Houdini I could not resist.

Like I said : pure cruelty !!! It was hard for me to choose... And now my daughter is going through the AWWWWWWs !! and HOOOOs watching the pictures and is asking "Why you didn't vote for him... for her... for this one.... (etc, etc, etc, etc..........) :mad:

Good job to everyone !

[The Hamster's family]

Ohhhh gosh !!!!!!!!! This is getting really funny and interesting !! We have a new leader !!

Keep voting !!!!

=D

[TaysMomma]

Vote for TayTay the Syrian or Apollo the Chinese hamham or Misty the Russian Dwarf :D <3

[souffle]

As there have been other forum matters to deal with I have not been on this thread for a while.
Tay'sMomma the competition is now closed. You can enter the next one launched in January but only one picture as per the rules.
Please can I ask that we do no make comments until after the voting has ended then offer your congratulations to the winner :)
Remember you must make both your choices as the same time and this poll is private so admin only can view the votes.

[souffle]

Congratulations to hammy20 and the gorgeous Oakley winners of this months competition!
All the pictures were lovely and thanks again for your great entries.

[Bec]

Congratulations Oakley!! So beautiful and a deserved winner! :)

[DexterChloe]

Well Done Oakley!!! Looking forward to seeing your cute lil face more often! :)

[Nancy's Hamsters]

Good job Oakley you cutie Pie

[The Hamster's family]

Congrats Oakley !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Well done !

I'm happy for you both !!

Annie xx

[gutterglitterxx]

Congrats Oakley! You are cute as a button.

[hammy20]

thank you, I have a ? if you win can you enter again, how dose it work

[souffle]

Of course you can enter again hammy20. As you chose this month's topic though you may want to let others enter and have the chance this time ;)

[hammy20]

oh ok, im not going too as it wont be fair if I were to win again, but thanks for clearing that up :)