Mocha and Caramel

[ebrequus]

I love the picture of the two of them together on the wheel!

[pumpkin123]

Such cute hamsters and lovely names for them they really suit them

[Hekomi]

Originally Posted by ebrequus

I love the picture of the two of them together on the wheel!

Thanks! It was just an amazing capture, I'm super super lucky!

Originally Posted by pumpkin123

Such cute hamsters and lovely names for them they really suit them

Hehe, we picked their colours out for their names, but the personalities worked perfectly!

[flogging_molly]

oh my goodness those boys are cute!!!

[Acorn]

Wow - such adorable little hamsters! They look so happy and healthy...and I might add, they look as though they are full of personality! Beautiful babies, indeed

[Hekomi]

Awh thank you! :>

I came to throw in an album of pictures along with some new videos. Please excuse my squeaky voice, I use it when I'm talking to them, lol.

Cage Cleaning - Imgur

I was hoping they'd stay asleep for most of the clean, but I managed to get their toys washed and cleaned before they woke up. Then removed the substrate and let them play on the spa wheel or be in their igloo. Once most of the substrate was up and bagged I placed them in a small box with the wheel and wood hut for ~5 minutes while I vacuumed up the rest of the cage, wiped down the sides, and filled with new substrate. Then I sprinkled some of their old substrate around the top so it smelled like home. Once that was done I put them both back and let them explore as I slowly added to the home.

I re-arranged a few parts, but no big differences. Was very pleased to see Caramel running, as he often doesn't, even with me cleaning the wheel almost every day. Sprinkled their food in (I managed to pick up a LOT of hidden food that was still good, so I saved as much as I could).

Caramel is asleep now, but Mocha is still exploring. Such hams!

[SocksnPheobe]

They are just too kyoot!

[Hekomi]

Hehe, thanks! They're very happy with their new, clean and re-arranged digs. Both are asleep. I'd really like to stay up all night sometime and watch their behaviour. When I'm home during the day they're up a lot, so I'm curious to see how that correlates with their night time behaviour.

[Baby Grrr]

Originally Posted by Hekomi

I have two Russian dwarfs, brothers from the same litter. My SO and I got them about five months ago, and they are the cutest, and most hilarious things ever! Very different and distinct personalities.

This is Mocha. He's the dominant of the two, and the most friendly hamster I've ever met. If I'm around the cage he's up on his hind paws wanting me to take him out and snuggle him. He'll happily climb onto my hand - then arm - then shoulder - to get all my attention. He LOVES to run and has, from what I can tell, laid claim to both of our "in tank" wheels. He sometimes runs so much and gets so hyper he just flops wherever he is.

This is Caramel. He's much more timid, and is referred to as our beached whale pancake hamster. He still likes to come and say hello, but he won't necessarily walk right out onto your hand. He's much more careful than Mocha, and won't run around quite the same way. He's smart though, and was the first ham to figure out how to use the bath and the potty. He loves running in the ball, and will often run in the ball while we watch TV.

We also have a third wheel for them both, which they both use. It's a mesh wheel with sandpaper around the outside for nail trimming. They only use it under supervision!

Here's Mocha going for a run! And both boys chilling in the wheel together.

They live in a 40gal terrarium and so far get along splendidly. We're hoping it stays that way, but we're prepared in case it doesn't. Mocha is the dominant hamster, but he's not aggressive towards Caramel. Caramel is just lazier, and always has been. They're cute as buttons together.

I have TONS of pictures of them of varying quality (if I can use my DSLR I do, but otherwise iPhone takes my photos!). Anyways, hello HC!

Me and my brother have hamsters named mocha and Caramel too!! LOL

[Hekomi]

That's so funny! Do you have pictures?