Hamsters!
Currently, we have six hamsters. Three Winter Whites and three Roborovskis.
| Ira | Gel | Zac |
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Ira was one of our original pair, bought on the 2nd of January, 2005. Sadly, Ira's partner Uri died early Septemnber 2004. We bought Gel to keep Ira company a couple of days later. Then, in November 2005, I spotted a post on Hamster Heaven from a breeder who had to close down, and needed homes for all the hamsters. Among the array of Syrians and Winter Whites, there was one Robo, so of course I couldn't let him be lonely, and said i'd take him. He was very nervous and jumpy, afraid of us and other hamsters. After a month and a half or so he'd settled down enough to be handled, and I tried to introduce him to the other two, went well for a week then Ira started to chase him. I gave up, and thought i'd try later (in case Ira thought we'd be introducing successions of strangers!). In March 2006, I re-tried introducing and kept them in a split cage for a week and a half (swapping them to opposite sides daily), until they seemed totally used to each other, they now live as a happy little trio.
| Archie | Reggie | Theo |
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Archie, Reggie and Theo are brothers. We picked them up from someone who had accidental babies on July the 30th, 2005. Archie is a sapphire, and Reggie and Theo are normal coloured. They lived together for a couple of months, but Theo started to bully Reggie, so Theo was taken out, Reggie then started to bully Archie. Theo and Archie were successfully re-paired, but after 3 weeks, Theo started to pick on Archie. The Trio now live seperately, with Theo and Archie partially in a split cage, as they seem to enjoy each other's company, and move their beds to either side of their split to sleep. They get mopey and moody if completely seperated.