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Old 12-05-2010, 06:57 AM   #1
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Today I went into the pets at home, and the adoption centre...and there was this fluffy..(bad tempered ) but beautiful 'russian dwarf' I haven't thought of a name for him (or her..) yet, and s/he is just settling in now,
S/He was returned because him and his cage mate fought =/ all that means is that s/he's more dominant, not that s/he's a bad hamster.

He's really fluffy though, I mean..my other hamsters have fluffy paws (being 'russian dwarves' also, but his are like...really fluffy...am scared that he may have long nails too...and he bit the assistant in the shop....I don't think this is a bad sign..I'd have bitten her too if I'd been cooped up in a cage with just a house and water bottle, and food.

Anyway...any advice anybody could give me for pre-owned hamsters...(who are probably pretty distrustful) would be handy
I love him already though..

(also, his eyes seem fairly closed...don't know whether it was the woodshavings in his cage getting in them or something..do some hamsters have like...squinty eyes? or is it probably a bad sign?)
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Old 12-05-2010, 07:23 AM   #2
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Awh that's great I'm no expert on hamsters but as Fudge is so timid I've been trying just to get her to take treats off my hand so she gets used to the idea of it not being a threat (she's really into porridge and wild berry yogurt drop - not mealworms apparently though!)
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Old 12-05-2010, 08:24 AM   #3
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I'm leaving him//her (I think it's a him, but his underside is reallly fluffy)
I left the box we got him in in his cage, I think it will help him settle in, I know it'll probably take longer to get him to trust me (I have pillow and sandy sussed, pillow - needs time...sandy-doesn't like hands, but is fine outside cage )
but I felt so sorry for the fluffy little thing..I have enough treats etc to make him a happy boy and enough space (and a nice pink cage )
he loves his wheel, but he's pretty slow...feel sorry for him being stuck in p@h without a wheel =/ but he's settling in ok
I just wanted to adopt an older hamster, give it a forever home just hope he's not too hard a biter
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Old 12-05-2010, 08:37 AM   #4
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Aww, good luck with him, it's nice of you to offer him a home; I'm sure he will settle in if you take things gradually
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Old 12-05-2010, 08:38 AM   #5
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I got some photos of him pottering around his cage






he's a cutie...grey with a stripe around his tummy and super fluffy...don't know what the colour is called...any ideas? D:
(obviously it's grey...but I more meant..like the funny hamster colour name thing D: )
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Old 12-05-2010, 09:06 AM   #6
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Aww, good luck with him, it's nice of you to offer him a home; I'm sure he will settle in if you take things gradually
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I'm sure he'll be lovely...and if he's a bit of a nibbler...it's ok..I know he's had a tricky life, but he's got a nice home now.

sorry for late reply...cross posted >.<


And I am going to take things slowly.. think he's going to take some settling in.. not sure how great his eyesight is either >.<
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Old 12-05-2010, 09:21 AM   #7
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awww s/he is lovely
Sometimes all it takes its an understanding, more confident owner to change a hamsters attitude towards people.
Porridge was very nippy when i first brought him home from his old home, i don't think he'd ever been corrected so he just kept doing it. But he knows he'll get blown in the face here so it stopped

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Old 12-05-2010, 11:16 AM   #8
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OOh, blowing on their face, that's a great idea...i tapped my hamster on the nose (like it said in hamster lopedia) but then she bit my hand next time I put it in because it was the hand that'd hit her D:

And he was returned because he was with another dwarf and they'd fought, =[ poor thing...it's their nature..not one of their faults =/
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he's a lovely looking fluffy thing.. awwwww....how old is he?
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Old 12-05-2010, 12:10 PM   #10
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I don't know..I got him from the adoption centre...I think he's fully grown, but he also looks old, but I think that's the grey fur..

He isn't as fast as my other hamsters though, so for all I know he could be really old..
I think he's probably about 6 months..but I don't know how long before the people before got rid of him.
He can't make a nest to save his life though
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