Rolo-n-Rocky
05-06-2009, 03:05 AM
Here are some pictures of Rocky and Rolo at last.
They're both totally different but Rolo is very fat which I assume is why he seems so much bigger than Rocky. I'm sure he'll lose weight now that he's got a wheel.
They are both rehomes and had nothing to do in their cages before. As a result Rolo's fat and Rocky chews the bars a little but the more I give him to do and flick the bars when I catch him doing it, the less he seems to do it so fingers crossed he'll get out of the habit!
I think they're 'bog standard' pet shop russian dwarves but thought I'd ask your advice as you guys know hamsters much better than I do! Rocky's colouring is quite unusual (and very pretty!) although it doesn't come across very well in the pictures. He's a sort of husky (like the dog) colour...
Rolo:
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b10/Lottiepics/newcamera020.jpg
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b10/Lottiepics/newcamera019.jpg
Rocky:
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b10/Lottiepics/hamsters021.jpg
(trying to upload another one that shows his colour but my computers having a daft half hour)
They're getting used to me now and will voluntarily come out of their cage (I left them for a while but kept putting my hand in to get them used to me). They really come alive in the evenings and I have decided Rolo definitely needs a silent wheel!
I got them a ball to see if they'd entertain the idea (I've heard a lot of hammies don't like them) and they love it! They don't want to come out afterwards!
They're both totally different but Rolo is very fat which I assume is why he seems so much bigger than Rocky. I'm sure he'll lose weight now that he's got a wheel.
They are both rehomes and had nothing to do in their cages before. As a result Rolo's fat and Rocky chews the bars a little but the more I give him to do and flick the bars when I catch him doing it, the less he seems to do it so fingers crossed he'll get out of the habit!
I think they're 'bog standard' pet shop russian dwarves but thought I'd ask your advice as you guys know hamsters much better than I do! Rocky's colouring is quite unusual (and very pretty!) although it doesn't come across very well in the pictures. He's a sort of husky (like the dog) colour...
Rolo:
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b10/Lottiepics/newcamera020.jpg
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b10/Lottiepics/newcamera019.jpg
Rocky:
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b10/Lottiepics/hamsters021.jpg
(trying to upload another one that shows his colour but my computers having a daft half hour)
They're getting used to me now and will voluntarily come out of their cage (I left them for a while but kept putting my hand in to get them used to me). They really come alive in the evenings and I have decided Rolo definitely needs a silent wheel!
I got them a ball to see if they'd entertain the idea (I've heard a lot of hammies don't like them) and they love it! They don't want to come out afterwards!