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Old 01-13-2019, 09:56 AM   #81
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Thank you Coco61, Rads, cypher, mangoandmimi, pinkpixie and Thin Lizzy, Liquorice has been a huge comfort to me and really has been keeping a smile on my face with her silly antics. I think herself (and also Treacle) enjoyed Christmas I did go all out for them but they both deserved it. Plus she keep showing me he adorable torty belly - and I have been happy to oblige to the cuddle demands as she has blossomed into a really sweetie!

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Mischief!

Liquorice spends majority of her time getting up to mischief - she really allowing her true self to shine past her initial shy exterior still lacks some confidence but we are getting there.

The funniest thing happened the other evening not long after I turned the lights of to go to bed as I had to be up early for work the next day so I couldn't get her out in the evening for her nightly playtime - so she wasn't to impressed but she began amusing herself in her cage when all of a sudden I heard a sound of one of her hanging toys dropping (she has chewed the string of her garland) and when I switched the lights on the innocent and bewildering expression on her face made me burst out in laughter - she looked so confused at to what had just happened but yet I could see her thinking "it just fell on it own!". Luckily the chewed string could easily be tied back together to repair it.

When Liquorice is in her house she can be mischievous - often in the evening when I'm sitting downstairs watching TV I will hear banging the roof of her house. If I put the roof back on her house properly she will soon dislodge it she even started doing some renovation to her house as she been chewing the top corner and also the roof obvious making it the perfect place to sleep in!


Liquorice is still thoroughly enjoying her playtime in her playpen - and most day she gets to come out twice - once in the early evening around 5 ish and then later at 10 - so I made a few more panels for it so she could have a larger playpen to have fun in. The other day I got her a new hideaway and I thought I would see what she thought of it during her playtime and she very happy with it - I got her the p@h wintery cottage which was reduced by 75% from £10 to £2.50 so thought I would get it for her to chew up and enjoy. This is Liquorice beside her new house for size comparison ...


and also here are a few more clear photos from her playtime she often to quick darting around and playing with her toys to be still for a photo ...


I believe every evening she is intently listening for me to walk up the stairs - as she will be sitting in her treat dish with her torty tummy on full display wanting cuddles and also her evening treats - majority of the days treats will come second to cuddles. As soon as I get her out for cuddles she will climb up to my shoulder and sit beside my neck - although I get a bit paranoid when she attempt to climb down my back where I can't see her (so always make sure I'm sitting down) but once she been put back she will always want another but I don't mind giving her lots of cuddles as at one point when she kept biting me when taming I didn't know if we would get to this point but happy we did as she a real sweetheart.


Liquorice cage will be getting a tidy up and a clean tomorrow as her cage is a right mess and I think a change of toys will help to keep her amused a bit more as I think she becoming slightly bored as she been getting a bit more mischievous. I have tried to keep her cage tidy but she will knock everything over making her cage look a right state but messy cage = happy hamster!


I must admit I was a little worried at the idea of bringing a new little Russian home due to how close we have become and I was worried how she would take having another hamster in my bedroom again as even though she was used to having Treacle in the same room I was worried that she had adjusted to it just being her that she might not be herself - however I haven't even noticed a change in her behaviour since bringing Humbug home (All About My Humbug ) - her routine hasn't changed plus still make sure I wash my hand between handling either of them. It so lovely to have a hamily of 2 again!
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Old 01-13-2019, 12:26 PM   #82
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Lovely photos SKB, Liquorice sounds like a lot of fun, she's really enjoying life & getting up to mischief!
She really does look so sweet in her treat bowl there!
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Old 01-14-2019, 02:15 AM   #83
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Liquorice has a wonderful sunny and winsome personality, love the fact she has a cheeky side too! Brilliant pics of her.
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Old 01-21-2019, 10:44 AM   #84
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Thank you cypher and Pinkpixie, she is really enjoying life and all of the cuddles she gets with me. Her personality has blossomed and yes she does have a sunny and winsome personality – she is truly a special little girl!

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Liquorice Allsorts including Palace Cage Layout – January 2019

Last week Liquorice cage got a clean and a makeover – as she needed a new layout to keep her adventurous wild side entertained after becoming bored of her previous set up. It did take me a while to get her cage to look like how I wanted it too – as I had so much I wanted to fit in but was difficult to fit it all in with a way that I was happy with. Luckily Liquorice was happy to sleep in her carrier whilst cleaning which allowed me enough time to experiment.

So this is how tidy her cage looked after I set it up – as it didn’t stay tidy for long as she had to make her own adjustment to the layout – i.e. just knock all her chews over and trample all over them. But she loving herself.


Despite getting a new layout she still wants to come out twice a day for playtimes – in which it always a challenge to try and persuade her that it time to go back even after she been out for an hour as every time I go to pick her up she will run off although a few times she will hop into my hand which I take that as the prime opportunity to return her to her cage.

I bought some Flax sprays for both Liquorice and Humbug to try – as these have gone done very well with my past hamsters who have gotten to try them. Liquorice loved them – as soon as I placed it in her cage she was out gobbling up the seed pods – which was a perfect photo opportunity as she sat still for long enough not to get blurred photos.


Liquorice is also loving her wintery cottage (coconut topped hay house) – managed to fit it in her cage as an additional level but also to give her something to chew on other than her shelf legs which I had replaced with thicker wood or her house. This morning I awoke to her chewing on it from the inside which was making a bit of a racket but she was happy which all that matters although normally at that time in the morning I’m on my way to work so she was probably assuming I wasn’t still in bed but it was my day off – we even had a cuddle which is a quite rare occurrence in the morning!

This is the home-improvement I discovered to her DIY house and bendy bridge when I cleaned her cage plus a photo of her chewing her wintery cottage …

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She is so gorgeous and photogenic, looks like she thoroughly enjoyed the flax so nice that she enjoys that much time out of her cage too she must be lots of fun. The new cage setup looks brilliant too, lots to do there that should keep her occupied for a while
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So glad you got Liquorice to sit still long enough with a flax spray so that we can see her gorgeous tortie coat and expressions! However, the photo of her rear view is great too!
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I love Liquorice she looks so happy on the photos too - and cheeky.
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Old 01-21-2019, 10:56 PM   #88
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Love the photos of Liquorice enjoying her flax seeds!
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Stunning pics of Liquorice, she's definitely a model ham! Love her cage setup, looks like there is plenty for her to do in there.
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Thank you mangoandmimi, Coco61, Serendipty7000, cypher and Pinkpixie, Flax was a big hit with her it was so sweet seeing her gobbling down the seed pods. Her refreshed cage layout has been also keeping her wild side occupied for longer than a few seconds which is great as I don't have to worry about to much recently about her mad circus tricks.

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Liquorice being Liquorice!

Not much new to report from Liquorice she is still being her sweet naughty self - although still a little shy at times but is loving all the attention she gets. Like with Humbug she too has got a few new things recently including a p@h seagrass basket and a 3-way seagrass tunnel as well as her science selective pellets which she still loves despite the pellets no longer being hearts. Like Humbug she too is also awaiting the arrival of her rodipet mix.

Liquorice started to get a bit more lazier in the afternoon and decided she would rather not have her early evening playtime as when she did decide to come out she would often fall asleep inside one of her tunnels - that instead she would have a slighter longer evening playtime. She still love her playtime the same but in the evening she more active and enjoys running around more plus will come and sit on my lap when she wants affection. Although a few times she has made me panic when I couldn't see where she was however she was sat in the dark of her tunnel which makes it impossible to see her unless she begins to stick her nose out where I can see the white of her chin!

Her wintery cottage snow has fully melter - more like has been completely chewed off! - she has through been enjoying chewing this up which is great as she leaving the legs of her new shelves alone!

Since her updated cage layout she has been enjoying her sand bath again - which is sitting on top of her knuff shelf as before she would fill it up with fitch so she couldn't use it. Normally after her playtimes she will sit in the sand bath whilst having a wash.

Apart from this nothing new to report - and also unfortunately no new photos as the one I have taken of her she all blurred as she didn't want to stay around for long. Will try to get some good ones of her to share with you all soon.
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