#waspinata

Happy #internationalwomensday from all the hammies here at SBH! #Penny, #Waspinata, #Ru, #Poppy, #Dillan, #Zyggy, #Rey, #Indy, #Sparrow, #Lux and #Duncan hope you all have a phenomenal day. 🥰💗 At SBH we are so fortunate to have so many amazing women - both humans and hammies - in our lives. I wouldn't be where I am today without the phenomenal person I get to call my mum! SBH wouldn't be what it is either without the wonderful momma hammies, who care for their babies so diligently. Today is a day we get to honour all women - including women who are childfree and trans women. Being a woman isn't one size fits all. There is no checklist to tick off. All women deserve to be loved and cherished. Thank you everyone and have a wonderful #IWD! #RadiatingPositivity 🌞 https://www.instagram.com/p/CpiGbNogYQN/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#Waspinata is a very gorgeous girl who is enjoying her new digs. She got a glam up and has made an extensive burrow in her mound of bedding. We got a lot done yesterday including emails. Humans could use a bit of a break but alas, no rest for the wicked! https://www.instagram.com/p/ConB78sgY0s/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Today has been a day, so please have an all grown up #Waspinata who is back at SBH. Time to stuff my pouches and take a nap and I'll see you all tomorrow 💤 https://www.instagram.com/p/Ckw342IsZd2/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

We have a few hamsters offsite as well too! Normally we have only contract males, but right now @caits.ham.fam has a couple of the girls as she is going to help me with some breeding! The older girl she has is sweet little #Waspinata, pronounced "Was-piñata" aka Piña who I understand is also being called Miss Honey! She's a black tortoiseshell long hair and will hopefully have some lovely pups for us down the road. I understand Piña has really won Cait over and is doing amazingly. I love being able to share some of my very best hammies with people! For those who may not remember, Cait was the one who held onto Jack for us and helped care for several of our litters. 🥰 https://www.instagram.com/p/CjSoIzhA0wT/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Related but unrelated to my previous post, sometimes my hamsters end up with absolutely ridiculous names. #Waspinata is one such name, so are Badonkadonk and Meow Meow. My favourite part about names like these is going to the vet and listening to the vet and tech tell me that "Meow Meow's surgery went smoothly" with a straight face. I'm almost disappointed Badonkadonk never needed to go to the vet and while I hope Waspinata never needs to either, I can't help but wonder if they'd be able to say her name without a giggle. I certainly can't, and as you can see, her behaviour makes it that much harder! One thing I always try to do with names though is ensure I pronounce them correctly. While names are certainly not genderized, they do form our identity. Pronouncing someone's name correctly is a sign of respect. I would rather spend twice as long to say your name correctly (and practice it multiple times in my head) than simply cut corners for my ease. These are little, but impactful ways we can ensure those around us know we respect them and their identity. If you have a name that you'd like to share that is often mispronounced I'd love to hear it! If you can also type it phonetically I would love to learn how to say your name. 🥰💗 https://www.instagram.com/p/CiTIxl7AFg4/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#Sabrina is such a good momma to the #PartyPoopers. They don't necessarily agree though and #Waspinata was super not into this. They're 3wks today and yes, she still insists on trying to carry them back home. She is such a stellar hammy! https://www.instagram.com/p/ChP2dFfgl_2/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

I was so excited when this #PartyPoopers pup brought a Piñata to my birthday party. I spun around and hit it as hard as I could and to my surprise (and horror) it was filled with wasps! 😱 Who does that?! Miss #Waspinata certainly isn't invited again to my birthday party. But, she is a black tortoiseshell female who carries recessive dappled and is very sweet (minus the wasps). She will either stay here at SBH or go to another breeder. That's all of my party poopers! I hope you enjoyed them, their names and my horrible jokes. I can't wait to watch them grow up! https://www.instagram.com/p/ChIH_QDgBoR/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

“Inferno blow up, Waszzpinator must salvage. Waszzpinator blow up, nobody salvage! Why universe hate Waszzpinator?”