Nano the Robo & Unit the Russian Dwarf

*sniff sniff* 

Excuse the terribly photo quality, but Nano was eating a piece of corn in the cutest way possible and I didn’t have time to grab my good camera.

Unit has changed his mind. This is the comfiest place to sleep.

I know it’s a bit soon after Demo’s passing, but I still had the space in my home and heart for a needy ham, and curiosity had me checking for any hamsters available for adoption nearby.

That’s how we’ve welcomed this cutie to our home. He’s huge for a Russian Dwarf, but is a gentle giant. I think he’d made quite an impression on the staff who were caring for him, as they were delighted to see him finally get a new home. They asked us to make sure he went on a healthy diet as he was still a bit of a chunky boy. I think he’s been a bit over pampered at some point in his life!

Hey everyone, I’ve got a sad update about Demo, the injured russian dwarf I rescued last week.

After having a course of drops to take her eyelid swelling down, the vet was able to have a much better look at the inside of her eye, and it was an absolute mess in there. There wasn’t an eyeball to save, just a horribly injury. It looks like her previous owners lied about how she ended up like this and it was trauma that caused it.

Due to the pain she was in, only options were to put her to sleep, or to have an operation to fully remove the eye, which was risky. I gave her the chance to live and today the operation went ahead. Unfortunately, towards the end of the op, she stopped breathing, and although the vets were amazing and spent a long time trying to revive her, it wasn’t to be and she passed away.

A couple of days ago I adopted a sweet little Campbell’s dwarf hamster, and I’d like to introduce you all! 

As you might be able to see her right eye is closed. I was told she was born blind in that eye, and this was the reason nobody had yet adopted her. They said it had always been like that, and it didn’t bother her.

I didn’t really believe that, as her eyelids are very pink and a bit swollen, but I agreed to take her, and so the first the day after I brought her home we went off to the vet. She is blind, but her eyelids are inflamed and probably quite sore so she’s been prescribed eye drops until Monday to hopefully take down the swelling. She may need to be sedated to enable the vet to have a much more thorough look inside the eye and make a decision on what to do next. They told me they can’t guarantee that they’ll be able to save the eye, so chances are she might be having an operation soon.

Despite her eye problems, she’s an incredibly sweet hamster. She hissed and squeaked angrily as she was being taken out of the cage when I was being introduced to her, but I think she’s been grabbed roughly a few times in the past (I think she was originally bought as a pet for a two year old child), and she’s already much more trusting and climbs up on my hands of her own accord.

Everyone, meet Nano! He’s still very shy so this is the best photo I could get right now. He’s obsessed with his wheel, I don’t think he’s ever had a proper one before.

Hey everyone, sorry for leaving this blog abandoned for so long! 

I’ve got the sad task of letting you all know that Popcorn passed away last week. She was suffering with Pyometra and rather than let her struggle on in lots of pain we made the decision to put her to sleep. She was about 2 and a half.

I always regret not posting more about her on here, but she was a very independent hamster who didn’t particularly enjoy being handled or having photos taken, unlike the budgies who love being the centre of attention.

I didn’t think we were going to get another hamster, but being a softie for animals who need new homes I did a bit of searching around and found a little Roborovski hamster. He’s called Nano and is super cute. He’s still settling in, and seems very surprised by how big his new cage is. He’s never had a proper wheel before, just a flying saucer type, so he’s been thoroughly enjoying his new silent spinner. Once he’s more comfortable with my presence I’ll upload a photo for you all.