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I hope two posts in a row isn't a rule. And if it is, I'm sorry!
So I've had my girl for a couple of days. I left her alone for the most part. I don't really know if she is the hamster for me. She is the total opposite of Ralph. She runs all day and night and she runs so fast that I'm afraid the wheel is going to fall over on her. It wobbles back and forth which slowly moves it to the back of the aquarium and then I hear it banging on the back of the aquarium. I tried putting a bunch of bedding back there to stop it but now it bangs on the bottom of the aquarium.
She also smells HORRIBLE! She smelled bad the day I got her (I assumed she was in heat), but than she smelled bad yesterday too and the white milky stuff was coming out. I very nearly puked. I don't think I can have another hamster that I can't hold.
And she is the first of my hamster to literally empty her food dish in a day and a half. She has it hidden in a corner but even still, I can't NOT have food in her dish, even if she does have some hiding.
She's just all around rambunctious. She wasn't like this at the pet store. Maybe she's just young, I don't know. Everytime I put my hand in the aquarium she rolls on her back and sort of bares her teeth at me.
Some positives about her... she actually acts like a hamster. She hoards her food, chews on just about everything, she does the whole stand up on her two back legs. She prays (or plots... whichever you prefer to say) She cleans herself (a LOT).
Maybe I'm just not used to her wildness. I don't know if I can stomach holding her to try to tame her either. She just smells that bad.
No pictures, again. My camera broke. I'm trying, though.
Oh and I think I'm going to name her Bellaluna. Either Bella or Luna for short. I don't know yet though.
EDIT: I'm sorry to say that I brought Bella back to the store. I'm sure I could have tamed her after some time but it was just too frustrating for me. I feel like a horrible person for it, but I know she'll get a good home. Now my search will go on, looking for a male this time... and not rushing. I looked at out local spca online and there is a male hamster on there who is adorable. Only thing is is that he is already 2 years old. But maybe if I rescue an older one I can get over how bad I feel about Bella.
So I've had my girl for a couple of days. I left her alone for the most part. I don't really know if she is the hamster for me. She is the total opposite of Ralph. She runs all day and night and she runs so fast that I'm afraid the wheel is going to fall over on her. It wobbles back and forth which slowly moves it to the back of the aquarium and then I hear it banging on the back of the aquarium. I tried putting a bunch of bedding back there to stop it but now it bangs on the bottom of the aquarium.
She also smells HORRIBLE! She smelled bad the day I got her (I assumed she was in heat), but than she smelled bad yesterday too and the white milky stuff was coming out. I very nearly puked. I don't think I can have another hamster that I can't hold.
And she is the first of my hamster to literally empty her food dish in a day and a half. She has it hidden in a corner but even still, I can't NOT have food in her dish, even if she does have some hiding.
She's just all around rambunctious. She wasn't like this at the pet store. Maybe she's just young, I don't know. Everytime I put my hand in the aquarium she rolls on her back and sort of bares her teeth at me.
Some positives about her... she actually acts like a hamster. She hoards her food, chews on just about everything, she does the whole stand up on her two back legs. She prays (or plots... whichever you prefer to say) She cleans herself (a LOT).
Maybe I'm just not used to her wildness. I don't know if I can stomach holding her to try to tame her either. She just smells that bad.
No pictures, again. My camera broke. I'm trying, though.
Oh and I think I'm going to name her Bellaluna. Either Bella or Luna for short. I don't know yet though.
EDIT: I'm sorry to say that I brought Bella back to the store. I'm sure I could have tamed her after some time but it was just too frustrating for me. I feel like a horrible person for it, but I know she'll get a good home. Now my search will go on, looking for a male this time... and not rushing. I looked at out local spca online and there is a male hamster on there who is adorable. Only thing is is that he is already 2 years old. But maybe if I rescue an older one I can get over how bad I feel about Bella.