A few more photos of Raffy's session in the playpen at the time the HOM photo was taken.
He continues to be incredibly active and gregarious. I feel quite lucky to have a hamster who wants to come out every night (tries to jump out of the door if you open it) rather than having to bribe them out!
We also have a nice interaction verbally - he knows my voice and comes out if he hears it near his cage (even during the day on one occasion) and comes and interacts if I speak to him. He still doesn't like being picked up - that is very slow progress. He will eat from my hand though (in the playpen).
He is a wonderful little character and I think is having a good life with us - just the same as all our other past hamsters have had.
He's given up inspecting every inch of the Trixie wheel now as he LOVES his flying saucer - and seems to enjoy making as much racket in it as possible (he hammers in it so it walks across the playpen and starts banging against the sides).
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