This Is Food Stuffer's Journal

My hamster probably escaped 4 times now total. 3 times from his cage and somehow once.. (which just happened) from this ball. I'm guessing I didn't put the cap on well enough. Anyways every time he escapes he ends up in the same spot. Around a pile of clothes inside my closet. My closet is long and goes to two rooms and one side of it doesn't have a door latched so he gets in there. I can easily lure him out with food but when I try to grab him he squeeks and goes nuts >_>; I fixed the cage situation so no worries there for future escapes!

So I was wondering if your hammy does the same XD Escapes then goes to the same spot every time.

Just to introduce myself:  - hello.
I am now the proud owner of the most lovely Russian Dwarf hamster, Pan. - and would love some hamster-lover friends.
I do have a question, though.:
Other 'normal-type' hamsters 'pouch' their food in cheek-pockets' don't they.  My little Russian Pan doesn't seem to do this.  He seems to bury his favorite foods in his sawdust to maybe come back for later?  I just wondered if this is my imagination or if anyone knows if this can be a habit.

I keep forgetting Nancys gone. Everytime I walk into my room I go over to her cage, which I havent had the heart to put away yet. Then I look inside of it and remember... Then I start to cry again ):

She was with me for so long. I got her the summer before 6th grade, and now I'm nearing the end of 8th grade. She was always so nice to me, I never had a single problem with her biting me at all until recently. When ever I had a bad day, I would talk to her and tell her what happened, and just her little face staring at me made me feel better.

I know I still have Dewey, but he just isnt the same. Dont get me wrong, I love my little Dewey baby to death, but nothing can replace the spot in my heart I had for Nancy. She was my first hamster! I learned so much from her that has helped me raise Dewey. What majes Dewey different is that he is still scared. He allows me and only me to hold him now, but not for too long or he gets restless.

I'm thinking about getting another Dwarf. Not now, but in a few months perhaps.

R.I.P Nancy.

I'm new to the community but certainly not new to hamsters. The hamster I have now is my third, but the first to not be a brown & white Syrian. I'm not sure what he is exactly since he was sold as a short-haired Syrian, but looks nearly long-haired to me. He is 5 months old and is very tame now, although he was so scared and mean at first. This is Diablo, enjoying his Christmas feast:




This is my hamster Bebe, who died in 2007. She was very unique and full of personality, even making hamster haters love her!




We also have a house rabbit, who is my mother's pride & joy.  I recently graduated college and brought my hamster home, and so far the rabbit hates him and tried to punch him from outside the running ball. It's going to be interesting...

Anyway, thanks in advance for letting me be a part of your community-- hope I have some input for you guys and your hamster adventures!

Nancy passed away this morning. This would've been her her third Christmas. I was kind of shock when it happened and could barely speak.

I buried her with her sock in a very nice little wooden jewelery box with a glass heart on front. She is buried out with all my other passed pets.

I'm glad she died in her sleep. She still looked like she was sleeping when I found her. But I know she was gone because she very cold and stiff. ]:

I remember when I first brought her home, in July 2 years ago. Her old cage had this tall tower in it, and she climbed up to the top. I was trying to fall asleep, and all of sudden she starts banging around! She couldn't get out because the tube went straight down and she was scared...
I remember how when I would walk in the room and say her name, she would poke her head out of her sock, come over and get a treat, and then go back to sleep.
I remember bringing her to the vet for an emergency surgery to her eye. Then she became my little handicapped hamster with one eye...

I just want her to know that I love her with all my heart. I wish I had been awake to tell her good bye.

I just bought some yogurt drops for my hamster but now I just realized they are yogurt drops for RABBITS:



Darn. I don't know how I didn't notice at the store. They had all the supplies mixed up. Can I still give my hamster these yogurt drops? Is it safe?

ETA The only visible difference I can see is that the one for rabbits has a bit more protein and fat.

I noticed today that Victor's nails are really long. and i went to trim them and he is just too fuss with me to let me do it. I have done the sand paper in the wheel and he is just too smart as he rips it right out. and then hops into the wheel and runs like "ha! Ha!" so any other ideas on how i can trim Victor's nails?

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Please submit your pics to the website and we will get them up asap!

Happy holidays :)

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I have a little robo hamster named Henry. Henry had a companion named George, but George is sadly no longer with us :(

I was wondering if robo hamsters NEED a companion, or if Henry would adjust to living alone? I have read conflicting things so I thought I'd ask here. Thanks!

Leela passed away today, the day she was scheduled to be PTS. I guess she knew it was okay to let go. I'm going to miss that little furball so much.

hey guys, so i was in petco tonight and i saw these ( cute new hamster toys! )

Ok, so I finally had it with Nancy's cage. She had the colorful Habitrail discovery or something... with the huge door on front and a second shelf? Yeah, well the water bottle broke the moment I got the cage a few months ago. It was never a problem until recently. It wouldn't even stay full for more than a day, and it would leak over all of her bedding, soaking the whole cage. And besides the fact that it's unhealthy, carefresh when it is wet smells nasty.
So I finally couldn't take it anymore, and I moved Dewey into the even larger bin that I have, and stuck Nancy in his old bin. She is a lot happier with a bigger cage, and it's much brighter for her. I'm just gunna sell the other cage on craigslist without the bottle.

I already had a setup in Dewey's old bin for the waterbottle, but now there isnt one and we're too lazy to do it at 8 oclock... So i just ductaped it on :D

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