New pet!

[liliaeth]

I'm a rebel.

I kinda got this rule in the appartment of no pets, but... the place is just so damn quiet when I'm here alone. So in order to have a pet, that the landlord hopefully won't find out about, I bought a hamster.

I wanted to call my first pet Spike, unfortunately they only had girls, so I ended up with a Buffy*g* She's a bit shy still, but I placed her cage in my bedroom so she had more peace and quiet and she seems much more active now.
(who ever knew that hamsters are nocturnal and need to be left alone during the day, I sure didn't)

Her cage is small enough to place next to me in the evening, so she might get used to me. And I really hope she'll be happy here. I even bought her one of those playball things so she can run around the room every once and a while.

As soon as she's less shy when I'm around, I'll try and make some pictures to show to you guys.

Here's for hoping the landlord won't find out... I mean, it's just a hamster, the poor itty bitty thing makes little or no noise. And if I keep her cage clean there should be no smell either.
For those who know about that kind of stuff, she's a gold hamster.

Comments

[shapinglight]

Buffy actually sounds like a good name for a hamster.

[fenderlove.livejournal.com]

I had a itty bitty baby hedgehog that I named Spike. It would make the cutest little snorting and snuffling noises, but I had to give him to a friend when I moved to New York because I didn't think he could make the cross-country trip. My friend later found out that Spike was a girl and renamed her Buffy.
Can't wait to see some pictures. Little fuzzy things are so cute. *points at JM*

[ezagaaikwe.livejournal.com]

Congratulations on the addition to your family.

Your post reminds me of Oz's comment about Amy the Rat's "got the swingin' Habitrail going."

[elistaire.livejournal.com]

Aww! Cute!

hampsters ahoy!

[spankingfemme.livejournal.com]

I don't think your landlord will consider a caged animal breaking the no pets rule ;) I used to raise rodents (I had like 83! 0_0) Don't get a male unless you plan on breeding them... they will multiply like crazy lol Also, if you do get another to mate with Buffy he heh, make sure you have a seperate cage to put the male in because the female once prego will sometimes kill the male and eat their heads. 0_0 Yea... rats were always more my type of rodent... friendlier and easier to teach things to... not to mention more loveable. ... Just my two cents... I'm sure you'll have lots of fun with your new pet!
Jenna;)

Re: hampsters ahoy!

[liliaeth]

I know what you mean, I've owned a rat before and overall they're much more social. Unfortunately I couldn't find a petstore that had rats. Buffy's a sweet little hamster though,loves her wheel, her nest and is incredibly cute.