The Hamster Patch

each other in the past.

So! Hopefully that’s everything 😆
This year has been a lot and quite taxing on me mentally and physically especially with this years hamster issues earlier.
But hopefully things can sort of calm down now.

I hope.

Which is fine. I’d not trade her for anything she’s perfect. It was just a huge adjustment and a bit of lost sleep over a couple of weeks.

She’s currently 4 weeks old and her name is Pumpkin! She’s full Mainecoon.

She oddly was accepted by my other cats much faster than even introducing them to-

and financially care for.

Next, we got a kitten!
She was a suprise from a family member who told us it would be years before they bred kittens. (Assuming it would be when my current cats are much older, though some are seniors already).
But they did it within 9 months of the conversation lmao.

Everyone else is aging and 4/6 of the hams are elderly.

Bc of how expensive things are getting, we have to limit how many rescue hams we can take in going forward. While we have 10 spots, this may look like a max of 4 for the near future. I never want to take in more pets than I can physically

Doug to old age at home.

Sunny has become quite social (I hope I introduced her lmao) compared to how she was! Which is great news! (Left)

Poppy has developed mammary & reproductive tumors. Unfortunately the only options for her are meds, monitoring, and intervention to pass if she needs it.

*slowly walks into the room*
Heyyy… it’s been a bit 😅

This year has taken me OUT. So to catch up very quickly on everything that’s happened since my last post before I make an attempt at normal posting again:

We lost both zinnia and Doug in September. Zinnia to reproductive tumors / euth, and-

Welcome back home Frappe 💗

(And a little TW for the clip)

That they are! A built in suitcase 🤣

That’s quite a lot 🤣

Poppy reminds me of our Covid. He was so precious.

Omg he’s so cute 😭

Hamster tongue ✨✨

Every hamster I’ve met has LOVED flax 😄

How many sunflower seeds did Poppy fit? 😅

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Dried banana 😁

Watch frappe enjoy some flax sprays

#hamster #frappe

Welcome back home Greyson 💗

The point-

Hamsters are not disposable pets.
Hamsters are not toys.

Hamsters are no different than your cats or dogs. They deserve to be treated with respect and love.

Them being small or short lived does not excuse or justify mistreatment.

progress he made.
And I’m so happy for him, that he got to experience his passing at home. From simply just being old.

I’m so happy he told me it was time like I asked him to.

We will miss him 🥹

He’d let me get close. And at the end of 2024, he even let me start holding him. He’d request it.

It took over a year of having him for him to trust me completely.
And it took up until early this year for him to trust anyone who wasn’t me.

I am so proud of him and the

Yes, he did display some signs of aggression. But. He was scared. He wasn’t mean.
He was absed. He didn’t trust humans. He’d scream at me every time I tried to clean his bed.

Over time, he got more comfortable and trusted me more. He no longer screamed at me.

One day, he decided to bite her.
And he became disposable.

When I arrived to pick him up. The entire family including the parents were abrasive over him. They told me how mean and evil he was. With a final comment of “good luck with that one” with an eye roll as they left.

I got frappe in summer of 2023.
It seemed like just a hamster who needed a rehome.
But it turned out he was living in a shoe box with pine bedding and sores all over his skin.

His owner (who was VERY young) would grab him against his wishes and hold him by limbs.

Goodnight Frappe.
Until we get to meet again.

(This one stings a lot more than I thought it would 🥲)

But what a privilege it is for a hamster to pass of simply just old age.

His story if you want to read it ⬇️
(TW)

I REALLY hope so 😅

Don’t forget to eat your fruit!

#hamster

Good morning from Lumi 💗

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Thank you 😭

and upon further questioning, they stacked them in the boxes and didn’t do any handling, socializing with his siblings, or etc.
so now.
I have a terrified baby hamster and he’s going to take a LOT of work 🥲

Long story short.
I thought I was picking a baby hamster and it was going to be fine from there like normal.

But it turns out. He was living in a tiny box filled with his pee (that we were given him in hence the questioning)