My Pet Hamsters

Yesterday, Kh was complaining that there was nothing to do at my house, and he needed hamsters to accompany him. So, we went to a pet shop at Marine Parade to get 2 hamsters. I thought it was a really good idea to get him some pets to play with, then I can concentrate on my studies. Who knows that they actually turn out to be a bigger distraction. T_T

We have a male and a female hamster. They are about 2 months old and are probably siblings as well. We named the male hamster, Hammie, and the female one, Jean Grey. heh ^^

They are soooo cute!

Hammie is slightly bigger than Jean Grey. He is really strong and he has a foul temper. = It's extremely difficult to catch him because he runs too quickly, and climbs too fast. He also likes to hide from us by digging his way though the thick layers of bedding (think crawling 'underground'). -_-" Somehow, he doesn't like to sleep in their castle. He prefers to sleep underground (especially in the afternoon), and sometimes under the 'log' (dried cactus), thinking that we wouldn't find him that way. He gets irritated when we do find him. He'd scream at us and start searching for another hideout to sleep peacefully.

Jean Grey, on the other hand, is very tame. She likes to dig herself a hole in the castle to rest during the afternoon, and when it's dark at night, she'll find herself another cosy spot outside. I caught her hugging the log while sleeping last night! (see 8th picture) So adorable! heh. She's much easier to catch. In fact, she'll approach us when she sees our fingers. hehe.

Initially, we put their castle at a corner so as to allow them more space to run about. But later on, I caught Jean Grey leaning at a corner and chewing on their castle! It was new but badly bitten in just a few hours. I had to put it in the middle so she wouldn't be able to do that. And it proved to be effective. After all, the logs are for them to chew, not the castle! hmph!