Happy Birthday Rory!

[Ria P]

Originally Posted by Serendipity7000

Ha ha. He clearly liked it! I must try that in the cage next time. When I've given them birthday cakes out of the cage they have been viewed suspiciously or they've run off to play instead! Better in the cage I think. Love the green dish.

I had originally planned to set up a little table in the hamster playground but then thought it would throw his routine.

Instead i put some very small pieces of broccoli on the cake dish because he gets his fresh veg around that time.

I half expected him to pouch the veg and ignore the cake.
The green dish was Henry's.

[Coco61]

No need to down play your cake making skills Ria, Rory obviously wanted to go back home to make a start on it. Well earned indeed.

[Ria P]

Originally Posted by Coco61

No need to down play your cake making skills Ria, Rory obviously wanted to go back home to make a start on it. Well earned indeed.

Haha, thanks. Yes, all the hamsters enjoyed it.

[Pebbles82]

Where did you get the dish? Curious!

[Ria P]

Originally Posted by Serendipity7000

Where did you get the dish? Curious!

In a small independent pet shop called petshed just down the road from me. I'm trying to think where else i've seen it.

[Ria P]

It's this ones. They're about a fiver in that pet shop.

[Pebbles82]

Thanks! They're really nice. I've seen similar fruit and vegetable dishes but couldn't remember where. Plates like cabbage leaves even. They seem more suitable for pets than humans though.

Glad Rory loved his cake! It must have tasted nice for him to hoard the lot!

[Ria P]

Originally Posted by Serendipity7000

Glad Rory loved his cake! It must have tasted nice for him to hoard the lot!

Yes, i heard him scrunching in his house. It was the mashed banana-egg-porridge oats-raisin and nuts one Henry liked.

[Pebbles82]

Mm sounds a bit like a hamster friendly banana flapjack Good idea to use oats instead of flour. I made a sugar free hamster "cake" once but don't think it tasted very nice! Oats seem the way to go.

[Ria P]

Originally Posted by Serendipity7000

Mm sounds a bit like a hamster friendly banana flapjack Good idea to use oats instead of flour. I made a sugar free hamster "cake" once but don't think it tasted very nice! Oats seem the way to go.

It's so easy to make as well. Weigh a peeled banana and mash it with an egg then add oats (weight of banana + 30g) and a few raisins and chopped nuts. Add whatever you fancy. Then bake on baking paper at 180C till set. You can make little heaps with a teaspoon or a slab for flap jacks. I used some of the mixture for us and added cinnamon as well.