My SO just went and picked up Coffee. He seemed quite chill and laid back, though his cage left much to be desired. I knew it'd be small, but he has a teeny water bottle and a rickety wheel, and fluffy bedding! Once we got upstairs the first thing to go was the fluffy bedding. I refilled his water bottle. I'll see how he does with it (how often we need to change it, etc.) and I'll keep an eye on his wheel. It looks clunky and loud, but if he likes to run I'll get him a silent spinner 6'. He's very tiny and very frail.
He's two, and was adopted from a lady at the pet store whose daughter previously owned him. He's definitely an elderly ham, but he's very sweet. He's lived in a habitrail, from what I can tell, his whole life. I will see how adjusted he is to it and then consider moving him. Right now I would not.
He's a bit wobbly, and he needs a nail trim. I probably won't bother with the nails until he gets more comfortable. He weighs 43g which is almost 10g lighter than my two boys.
He's been fed some sort of mix with sweet corn, but his treats had no sugar. Yay! He's got really long legs and some lovely little eyelashes! I'm hoping to move him slowly from his food mix to oxbow. She gave me an extra bag of bedding, some nesting stuff (the crinkled paper), and some food. So I can wean him slowly.
He's not really the most photogenic hamster and he was shaking when my SO and I held him, so we only held him to do a quick weigh in (and also for me to verify he was a boy) and then we put him back. I'm getting our other hamsters some supplies next week so I might go pick up a new water bottle, wheel and possibly a tank for him. We'll see.
Here's a picture!
I'll keep you guys updated.
Hopefully he gets used to me soon!
Coffee!
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