Outside Looking In

So, here are some important tips that you’ll need to know. 

- Do NOT leave your house unless you absolutely have to. Seriously, it’s going to be colder than Antarctica outside and I’m not exaggerating. Windchills could hit somewhere around -55º. 

- If you leave, PROTECT YOUR SKIN. Frostbite can set in within 5 minutes to any exposed skin. Wear goggles or ski masks, whatever you have to wear to make sure that little to no skin is exposed. You do not want to become hypothermic. 

- Again, if you leave, LAYER YOUR CLOTHING. Doing this will trap the heat between you and your clothes. The heavier the layers, the better. Wear 3-4 layers of clothes if you’re outside. 

- Try NOT to take deep breaths if you’re outside. This will minimize the cold exposure to your lungs. Also, wear a scarf over your mouth and nose. This will help heat up the air you’re breathing before it hits your lungs.

- LET YOUR FAUCETS DRIP warm water. This is gonna keep your pipes from freezing and bursting. Yes, your water bill might be a couple bucks higher because of it but that’s a lot cheaper than having to replace all of the pipes in your home. 

- STOCK UP ON NECESSITIES. Water bottles, batteries, candles, and nonperishable foods are your best bet. Treat this with the severity as you would with a hurricane, be prepared. 

- GET BLANKETS. Odds are, you may lose power from the wind. If your heater goes out, you’re gonna need to stay warm. Seriously, find whatever blankets you have and keep them out just in case. 

- KEEP YOUR TECH GADGETS CHARGED. Even if your phone or laptop is done charging, keep it plugged in for as long as you can or try to keep the battery life as long as you can. Power could go out at any second, stay prepped. 

- If you see a homeless person, DIRECT THEM TO THE CLOSEST CODE BLUE SHELTER. Like I said earlier, it only takes minutes for frostbite and hypothermia to set in. Hospitals and schools are most likely to be set up as warming shelters for people who don’t have homes or if their heaters have gone out. If you’re willing to be a good Samaritan, go with them to make sure they get there safely. 

I’m writing a kinetic novel, and we just went live with our very first teaser taste, the prologue to our adventure. CRY: CRYPTID’S PLEA is told from the perspective of Lorelei the Witch through her journal entries.

1. Do not keep them in pairs. Hamsters are loners - keeping them together often results in stress, fighting, injuries and death. They are very happy alone. 

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2. Minimum cage size

dwarf hamsters: 30 x 20 x 20 inches (80x50x50cm);

bigger hamsters: 40 x 20 x 20 inches (100x50x50cm)!

NOT like this: 

Living in cages like this for them is like a human living in an elevator - a lot too small and even dangerous! 

For them it feels like this:

Behavior like this is a signal for stress because the cage is too small or that they need more bedding:

Better:

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3. Your hamster (always!) needs a hamster wheel - and it must be a lot bigger than you might think! 

Hamster must be able to run with a completely straight back

on a closed surface

with a closed back wall! 

NOT like this: 

Results of those wheels are: spine problems, backache, stress, injuries! 

Minimum wheel size for dwarf hamsters: 9-10 inches. 

Minimum wheel size for bigger hamsters: 12 inches! 

Better: 

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4. Do not buy them plastic tubes (at all): 

Those tubes are not suitable at all: Hamsters get stuck or suffocate in them easily. 

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5. Your hamster needs enough bedding to dig and build tunnels.

NOT like this:  

Better: 

Your hamster will be extremely happy and dig around and build tunnels all day (night). 

A study also found out that (golden) hamsters need up to 12-36 inches of bedding, so just do your best do give them the highest amount of bedding possible. :)

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6. The less plastic the better! 

NOT like this:

Plastic gets swallowed, splinters, can injure or even kill your hamster. 

Better: 

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7. Hamsters ALWAYS need a sand bath.

Hamsters love rolling around in the sand, for them it’s like showering. How would you feel without a shower? 

You can use those little baths as toilets, but you still need a bigger sand bath!

Better:

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8. Hamsters need a house with at least 2 or more chambers to store food, sleep etc. Also make sure that your hamster does have enough hiding places like coconuts, small houses, toilet rolls! 

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9. Do use unperfumed toilet paper for nesting material, don’t use “hamster wool” -> it can tangle around a limb and seriously hurt and even kill your hamster! 

NOT like this: 

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10. Never ever ever put your hamster or any animal in a hamster ball. 

They can’t get out, might suffocate or panic, might run against furniture and seriously injure themselves. The ventilation is terrible, your hamster can’t see/smell/hear enough or use any of their senses properly.

In some countries they even discuss about banning those by law! 

Even if you think that “your hamster has fun in it” - please don’t use them! 

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Please reblog and spread this information.

Pet stores often are very misinformed and sell terrible cages and have little to no idea how to keep a happy hamster - please be careful when trusting them. In the end they often just want to make money - and the hamsters suffer. 

Please adopt, not buy hamsters - there are too many hamsters in this world that we need any more breeding. 

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MASTERPOST: Cheap Cages And Supplies For Hamsters - IKEA

~ more to come ~

(Sorry for the spelling errors - I made this post in a rush.)

oh geez i forgot to post DAY!!! 11!!!!

Colour Wheel has updated!  + An Author’s Note thingy

Could it be that Al’s brilliant plan was less brilliant than it originally seemed? The answer is yes. It’s always yes.