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Old 06-15-2005, 12:32 PM   #1
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Hey all! I'm Erin and I currently have 5 hamsters!



One, my biggest baby is a Syrian named Squeakers. He got his name 'cause he's a suck and loves attention. When he feels you should look at him he'll put his hands on the bars of his and sqeak until someone speaks to him or takes him out of the cage. When he's out of the cage he loves to sit on my shoulder and nuzzle my neck or sit on my head. He's about a year and 3 months old and was my very first hamster )



The next is Frass, a male Campbells. He's pretty quiet and doesn't like to be disturbed. He enjoys running in his ball or building...He loves to make HUGE nests using toilet paper, hemp bedding (I prefer hemp to carefresh 'cause it's dust free and the hammies love it!) and toys.



The third adult I have is Sass, a female Campbells I got at the same time as Frass (my fiance named them Sass'n'Frass 'cause he's silly like that). Is a tiny bundle of high energy. She runs everywhere, climbs everything. Hangs from the ceiling of her cage and lets go only to fall into a bit pile of bedding (I'm very generous with bedding for this reason so it's usually at least 4 inches deep). She's my wild monster, but she almost never bites. She loves coming out to play. When I went to get her, I didn't choose her, she chose me. I reached into the cage they had at the store, she jumped on my hand and wouldn't let go. She used all 4 paws to grip my finger in a death grip. I think in the short time I've had her, she's nipped me a handful of times, and most of the time it is completely my fault 'cause I've caught her off guard or she wasn't in the mood to be picked.



The other two hamsters I have are Sass's babies. They are exactly 2 weeks today. One, sleeps a lot and doesn't like to be disturbed and the other is another ball of energy and destruction just like it's mom. Sass allowed me to hand feed them little bits of fresh carrot last night, so long as she got some too!



All five of them adore their fresh veggies. The babies have only had carrot, but the adults go CRAZY if I give them broccoli.



There's my intro )
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Old 06-15-2005, 12:36 PM   #2
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Hello Erin, Wow you do have allot of hamsters and they sound like they live a good enriched life! Im glad you take such good care of them and love them



Please feel free to post some pictures, Just make sure they arnt oversized and if they are real large just URL link them! that is if you have pictures!
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Old 06-15-2005, 12:53 PM   #3
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Oh they're spoiled rotten ) They get lotsa toys and lots of treats (only healthy ones, I make a seed/nut mix that they simply adore, no sugar, and lots of fruit and veggies) and tons of love and play time. )
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Old 06-15-2005, 02:58 PM   #4
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Welcome to Hamster Central Erin, Squeakers, Sass, Frass and the babies!!!



Is Frass the daddy?



Generally Campbells do seem to be the nippiest hamsters, but not usually nastily....they just seem more easily provoked! Especially as Sass has had babies to look after we can forgive her being a defensive at times maybe!



Broccoli has been a firm favourite with some of my hamsters too....and me!
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Old 06-15-2005, 03:48 PM   #5
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I'm not sure who the babies father is. I'm 99% sure she was pregnant when I got her as I had her about 2 weeks when the babies were born. At the pet store they had all the hamsters in one little enclosure (the reason I bought from this pet store 'cause the poor babies don't have room to breathe in my opinion).



I defly don't blame them for biting...the funny thing is that Frass bites more often then Sass hehe. Sass loves people to pieces and is incredibly friendly. She only bites when something scares her.
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Old 06-15-2005, 04:30 PM   #6
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She was pregnant when you bought her then......*sigh* some pet shops are awful aren't they!!! Although I have to say, I do not buy animals from these shops to "rescue" them, as it only encourages the shop as the animals are selling. In the long run I think it's better to take our custom elsewhere.
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Old 06-15-2005, 05:27 PM   #7
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Yeah in the long run I suppose it is...I was actually just in the store to buy bedding (they're the only place that carries the hemp bedding which is the only stuff my syrian likes...the spoiled little bum *hates* carefresh, pine and everything else 'cause he's had hemp since day one) and they had probably 17 dwarfs in an itty bitty aquarium with a BOWL of water and a bowl of food...and the fact that Sass wanted to come home with me...I didn't have much choice in the matter
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