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I spent the day wallpapering our entranceway. Whenever I wallpaper I tell myself I'm never doing it again. But then a year or two later I'm back at it. I really struggled with this one. It seemed an easy wall but the end result is bubbly. I've never had wallpaper bubble before and the only… Continue reading Wallpapering and ants
Isn't Rocket just the cutest thing even with his 1.5 ears? We love him!
Last weekend when I took Elizabeth to highland dance I decided to cycle her in Hoss, our cargo bike, because the bike path was looking icy and I thought it would be safer. Big mistake. The bike path near our house wasn't too bad but the further we got from the city centre the icier… Continue reading The icy Deeside Way and an ant drowns in honey
There was much excitement in the house this morning because the ants in Elizabeth's ant colony took the moth she had given them over a week ago. She put a dead moth by the entrance to their test tube and it had been sitting there for over a week. This morning it disappeared and we… Continue reading “This is for Granddad!”
We're loving having Rocket. He's such a cool little dude. He seems quite happy in his new home. At least he never tries to escape even when the door is open. He likes taking food from our hands but doesn't like being held. He loves, loves, loves his wheel and is very fond of food… Continue reading Rocket the hamster pics and video
We adopted another hamster from the SPCA. When Bella and Daisy died I looked on the SPCA website and saw Rocket there. He had been there since August and we decided he needed a home. We don't know how old Rocket is or his history other than the SPCA taking him from his previous owner… Continue reading Meet Rocket
Daisy our hamster is dead. After Bella died earlier this month I decided I wasn't going to make the same mistake with Daisy and a few weeks ago I took her to the vet. It can be hard to tell when a hamster is unwell as they're out at night when we're asleep and both… Continue reading Another hamster death and the fox returns
When we first got hamsters I wasn't expecting to spend my evenings and weekends sniffing hamster bedding for hamster piss but this is what we do now. For a while Bella was peeing in a sand bath which was great as I didn't need to go searching for her toilet but she's stopped doing that… Continue reading Sniffing for hamster piss
Bella (our hamster) escaped from her cage last night. Daniel was still partly awake when he heard a thud in the hall outside his bedroom. Eventually he dragged himself out of bed to check on his hamster and one of the tunnels had fallen off. She has three levels connected via tunnels, and one of… Continue reading Hamster escapes!
We got Victoria a cat wheel for exercise because she's turning into a fat fatty. At first, she was a bit scared of the wheel and wouldn't go near it. But slowly we've been training her to use it using food as an incentive since she loves her food. Yesterday for the first time and… Continue reading Cat wheel
Several months ago I bought a lemongrass plant which I thought would be nice in curry. However, Victoria has taken a liking to the plant and has absolutely shredded it. It's the first thing she goes to in the morning when she wakes up, even before her food bowl. Last weekend we made some birdfeeders… Continue reading Our animal friends
Victoria likes watching the hamsters. Unfortunately, Victoria's taken to tapping the outside of Daisy's home when she can see Daisy sleeping in her burrow so we've had to put the burrow against a wall or put something in front of it. We don't see the hamsters very often because they're always down in one of… Continue reading Hamster TV
We finally upgraded Daisy's house. It's surprisingly difficult to find good houses for hamsters. Pet shops don't provide cages with sufficient depth at the bottom for bedding material that allows burrowing. Daisy would frequently run circles around her cage and bite the bars - both signs of boredom and distress. The wheels you get from… Continue reading Hamster house
Victoria thinks the hamsters are getting too much attention. "What about me?" I took this video of Bella taking a walnut into her house. Bella is a bit on the chubby side. I'm hoping that with a bigger cage she'll get more exercise and slim down bit. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puFCk8SZIZU
Bella has a new environment. It's quite a unique-looking hamster habitat by Omlet. Omlet has put a lot of thought into the design and the bottom level is a deep drawer that you can fill with bedding. Hamsters like to dig burrows and most cages you buy at pet stores have a tiny tray at… Continue reading Bella’s home
A friend gave us their old hamster cage on the weekend so we decided to adopt a hamster. We found one looking for a new home and when we went to meet her we ended up leaving with two hamsters so we are now the proud adoptive parents - or Daniel and Elizabeth are -… Continue reading New furry friends
Victoria jumps into her new carry backpack quite often and yesterday when she did that we decided to take her out for a walk just to give it a try. We did one lap of Duthie Park and she seemed to enjoy it. At least, she didn't display any objections like meowing or trying to… Continue reading Cat walk
Last week Victoria began showing interest in wanting to go outside. Being the softy that I am I conceded and now she wants to go outside everyday. This would be fine except that I have become the butler to Her Majesty as she constantly wants to come in and out all day long. She begs… Continue reading Her Majesty’s butler
We took the cold-blooded killer with us on our holiday to Aviemore last weekend. It's the first time she's been away with us so we were a little concerned about how it might go but it turned out brilliantly. She seemed to enjoy exploring all the nooks and crannies in a new house. We even… Continue reading The cold-blooded killer
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