Meet Koppiáge- my first ever non-Syrian

[Drago]

Well I meant to keep this under wraps for longer than a week, but I couldn't wait any longer! So here I am, finally sharing my exciting news.


Meet Koppiáge, my lovely little robo!

Now I know I was planning on a chinesey being my first non-Syrian hamster, but when looking through local adoptables, I noticed there were a lot of robos. Well I just fell in love with her (I assume she's a her, but I will need to properly sex her once she's comfortable enough to be handled).


Robos are so tiny!



This is her cage

It's pretty barren thus far, and the bin is only about 620 sq inches, but she seems happy in it. She has 10 inches of bedding in a majority of the cage, and about 6 inches in the lowest area. I know moss in hamster cages is debated, but I was going for more of a natural look, and I have monitored her closely with it. Plus, my cage is pretty well ventilated so I'm not too worried. This photo was taken before I added a sandbath



A pretty blurry pic, but I thought that it was crazy just how high up she runs on the wheel!

I'm definitely excited to have welcomed her into my little menagerie. She's your stereotypical robo, skittish and not super happy to be handled, but I enjoy a challenge. I'm also alright if it turns out she will be a look don't touch ham, I really want to provide her with the best home I possibly can. I plan to keep this thread updated on how she's doing and the progress we make with taming

So there we have it, a great big welcome to little Kopi

[cypher]

Hello Koppiáge & congrats Drago

She is adorable, quite the acrobat too lol!
Her cage looks great, just the sort of set up a robo will enjoy I'm sure

[Cotton]

Wow, Drago, I'm excited for you. She's adorable. Thank you for sharing these pictures of her. Enjoy!

[JLPrairie]

Wow! It almost looks like she's going to go 360 degrees around the wheel. LOL
So cute!

[Jennie F]

You have a robo baby!! Omg so adorable. Welcome to your new home Kopi. Im sure Drago will provide you with the best life nd lots of love and care.

Its a lovely name. What does it mean?

Looking forward to seeing more of her

[BorisPasha]

Awww congrats Drago she looks gorgeous, such a lovely colour. I can see why you fell in love with her. Her set up looks really exciting and fun too

I too am curious about the name. I googled it but all I found was a link to this thread

[AprilPearl]

Congratulations Drago, she is a beauty! I've always wanted a robo, so I'm jealous her name is pretty too, is there a story behind it?

[flowerfairy]

What a sweetie. I love her set up.

[Drago]

Thank you! I'm really enjoying her company
To be honest, her name doesn't really have any meaning that I'm aware of. I believe some of you may know my crested gecko, Mila from Duncan's thread. Well, her name was Koppiáge before I bought her. This is what the breeder named her and I thought the name fit




I love this photo of her


Taming has been going pretty well thus far. I've been leaving tissues with my scent on it throughout the cage for her, and I even got her to take a mealworm from my hand a few days ago! She's very curious which I think will be helpful in getting to tame her. I'll make sure to keep documenting my progress

[Thin Lizzy]

She's blooming gorgeous! Congratulations Drago on Koppiage, so glad you decided to introduce her now. That last pic is my favorite too.