Introducing Jeff, Beryl and the Family

[Biscotti]

PaulEd, I have to say that I thoroughly enjoyed your thread and how open you are about your feelings regarding loving, caring, stress and worry you have over these little ones.

I'm currently swamped with the minis myself at this moment, and sometimes fear that I'm not doing right by them. Once in awhile, there's a "Oh gawd, what have I gotten myself into!?" self-doubt voice in the back of my head. But it's the most rewarding feeling to pour my heart into caring and playing with them, and watch them growing from tiny wobbly things into beautiful adults.

I think you've done wonderfully with your little fluffs, whether you decide to keep them all or adopt them out eventually.

[PaulEd]

Thanks for the lovely comments.

At this moment two wheels and a flying saucer are spinning. One wheel sounds a little like a truck driving by, the other has a very special squeak and the saucer is rubbing against the wall of the tank....again.....

Funny thing is it makes me smile. When the kids do such things I yell!

Here is a blurry picture of this evenings playtime action;

[Pompompoms]

Hehehe bedlam just as it should be

It doesn't sound like you resent them at all, it sounds like the normal adjustment to a higher number of hams to me. When I had two robos I used to get each one out every night without fail, my first foray into breeding I had thirteen robos here between 4 and 18 months old and I did feel overwhelmed in terms of giving them enough attention. The next cycle of breeding there were eighteen here and a Syrian, and I found peace with the fact I was not ever going to be able to get them all out, so settled more.

Nowdays I tend to get whoever is up and wanting to come out out, and leave whoever doesn't. They soon let you know, and tend to have different wants on different days. They can go through phases in their lives of wanting to be out all the time, and then for a while not at all. They are happy to entertain themselves most of the time, although at times some will beg for attention like Syrians do.

Don't worry and just enjoy, it's an experience you weren't expecting and you have a lovely little group to show for it. Whether you keep them all or not they are happy and healthy which is the aim with all litters so a job well done