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Old 11-11-2015, 09:26 AM   #1
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It's been quite a journey from having Zephyr & discovering the joys of Chineseys through losing her & finally reaching the point where I felt I couldn't live without another in my life only to discover that I had very little chance of ever finding another, breeders & shows just aren't within my reach, so it's been hours & hours of trawling through freeads & yellow pages searching for the ever more elusive treasure to adopt or buy until finally I struck gold & found a shop that still sells them only about 20 miles away & even I can find a way to do that!
So todayI set out & came home with Whisper, I didn't expect to name her so soon but she just seem to name herself, everything about her is so quiet & gentle, she immediately became quite the intrepid explorer, a little bit nervous but still fascinated & curious about everything!
She seemed most fascinate by her sand bath to begin with, quickly found her first whimzee but didn't seem to have a clue what a wheel was so that took about half an hour before she got the idea & hopped in! She actually looked a bit frightened flattening herself down in there before taking a little step & then another, another… & she was off!
Unknown pet shop origins may not be the best start in life or my first choice but we'll take our chances together & hope for a long happy & healthy life!

I didn't want to stress her out poking a camera at her but managed a few shots all the same & she didn't seem to mind, now I'm leaving her to settle in quietly.








ETA Just noticed I didn't even spell her name right in the title d'oh! Just goes to show how excited I am I guess
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Old 11-11-2015, 09:47 AM   #2
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It's been quite a journey from having Zephyr & discovering the joys of Chineseys through losing her & finally reaching the point where I felt I couldn't live without another in my life only to discover that I had very little chance of ever finding another, breeders & shows just aren't within my reach, so it's been hours & hours of trawling through freeads & yellow pages searching for the ever more elusive treasure to adopt or buy until finally I struck gold & found a shop that still sells them only about 20 miles away & even I can find a way to do that!
I was wondering whether you'd get another one and when I saw this thread I just had to smile for you. They've got so hard to find these days and I consider myself lucky to have been able to travel for mine so I'm really pleased that there was still an option for you to own another.

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Unknown pet shop origins may not be the best start in life or my first choice but we'll take our chances together & hope for a long happy & healthy life!
Stitch and Meat were pet shop hamsters so let's hope that Whisper follows their lead and live a long and happy life. I can see now that she's well loved girl and I look forward to reading her updates.
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Old 11-11-2015, 09:49 AM   #3
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Oh my goodness, she's so sweet! Hello little Whisper I'm so pleased you found another little Chinese to fill the hole. And of course, very jealous...
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Old 11-11-2015, 09:56 AM   #4
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Thank you, it is a real joy to have a little Chinese in the house again!
Velma I really know how that feels, I thought I would die of envy every time I saw one on here lately!
It's all gone very quiet here so I think the little one is sleeping off the excitement now
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Old 11-11-2015, 10:11 AM   #5
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I'm so excited for you! What an adorable little fluff - we expects loads of pics once she's all settled
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Old 11-11-2015, 03:00 PM   #6
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Cypher, that is wonderful news. So happy for you and for Whisper too. Lovely first pix and she really did try things out in the cage so there is no doubt she is in the right home. Welcome to H C little one and look forward to getting to know you well!
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Hi Cypher. It looks like fate stepped in for you both. She's lovely. I am really happy for you. By the way, I corrected the title for you. I hope I can find a Chinesy. I'd love to find one and hopefully a Robo too. I've never had these guys before.
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Old 11-11-2015, 11:26 PM   #8
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Thanks Ruby, no doubt I'll be inundating you all with photos soon enough!
Thanks Coco, she seems to be enjoying her home so far & I think we'll all be getting to know her better very soon the way she's going!
DrK thanks for correcting my silly mistake, I really hope you can get a little Chinseey one day in the not too distant future, I really do think it would be just the perfect little furry for you, if the time isn't right for a Chinese or even a robo I'm sure another little fluff will find a way to you & your warm heart soon enough.

Little Whisper seems to be settling in really well, she must have spent a good hour or so exploring when I brought her home, found her way up all her little steps & ladders, into one of her hammocks & corner crushes without any problem at all, slightly cautious about everything but not really looking scared, she just does everything in such a sweet, gentle & delicate way!
She was off to bed then & I didn't see her again until today, all was quiet when I got up but after I'd fed Flynt & given him cuddles, fed Mickle & she'd been out for play pen time I heard Whisper having a drink then she had a little run in her wheel before darting about the cage a bit & back into her wheel a few times, I began talking to her then went over to the cage & she was soon happily running in her wheel with me standing by her no problem, I put my hand up to the bars & she had a little sniff then scampered off to the back of the cage so I got the smelliest thing I could think of, mealworm! & she very delicately took it from through the bars, sat for a second as if to eat it then thought better of it & went off to eat in private!
She's gone back to bed now but I can hear little munching noises coming from her ceramic house which she seems to have taken to, her little head poking out of the connecting tube is just too cute for words!
I\ve been tweaking the cage for weeks now but this is her final set up.

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Old 11-12-2015, 12:47 AM   #9
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Sounds like she's made herself right at home and I love your setup. I'm jealous of the hammocks. The fuzzbutts stuff is so nice; I love the cubes but I think my two would chew them to death!
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Old 11-12-2015, 01:17 AM   #10
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She's certainly making herself at home right now, all sorts of curious sounds coming from her house & a pile of twitching fitch in the entrance hole

Shame your two can't enjoy the pleasures of fuzzbutts though Velma but I know what you mean, I wouldn't dare give Mickle one, she's not such a chewer but has to attack anything new before deciding if she likes it or not so fleece probably wouldn't be a good option!
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