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Post by The Poetic Protégée on Oct 7, 2004 9:35:29 GMT -5
Hey there! I went into work this morning (I work in a pet shop) and said hello to my hamster kids as usual when my attention was drawn to something out of the ordinary in the bottom cage. I looked a little closer and discovered that one of my hamster girls has given birth to approximately ten tiny pink babies! ;D The mum hamster is doing really well and she's made a nice snuggly nest for her babies, I just hope all of them survive because she's had a big litter.  There's another female and we think she might be pregnant as well so I'm keeping an eye on her too. If anyone's interested I shall keep you informed on their progress. Just thought I'd release my joy at becoming a hamster mummy! ;D |
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Post by The Rolling Rooster on Oct 7, 2004 11:41:58 GMT -5
Aww... that's adorable!! I'll be praying for them to turn out to be strong and healthy hamsters. So cute!! What breed are they? I had some dwarf ones several years ago... but we mostly raised gerbils..... now I'm into the LARGE animals.... horses, ponies, cows, goats... etc........ good thing I live on a farm eh? ;D
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Post by 1_bleeding_rose on Oct 7, 2004 11:42:40 GMT -5
that is cute. i just hope they survive. i dont think my hampster is doing too well but ive had him for 3years and my mom said that that is a long time for one of my hampsters to live! but i hope yours are doing good. keep me posted!
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Post by The Poetic Protégée on Oct 7, 2004 12:04:42 GMT -5
I'll be sure to keep you informed of their little lives. ;D Roo, they are golden hamsters (also called Syrian hamsters)...breed name, not colour. Their parents are both brown with odd white patches so they'll probably turn out that way too but we won't know for a little while because they are completely pink and hairless at the moment  So glad other people are interested! Piercing chick: yes, three years is a long time for a hamster to live but I've heard of them living longer. I do hope yours is ok! |
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Post by Dangerbabe on Oct 7, 2004 12:11:42 GMT -5
They sound adorable, Lynx. Post pics if you can |
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Post by The Poetic Protégée on Oct 7, 2004 12:35:03 GMT -5
I would love to post pics but I don't have a digital camera...my dad does, maybe I should "borrow without permission" I won't be able to take photos until they're a wee bit older though, if they're disturbed too soon the mum will attack them and I definitely don't want that! |
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Post by The Rolling Rooster on Oct 7, 2004 14:34:49 GMT -5
Yes, perhaps you should wait a while  But they sound so adorable.... so cute.... Aww.... I remember the days when I would load my baby gerbils into barbie doll cars and drive them around in my room...... okay... I was a messed up child perhaps..... |
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Post by The Poetic Protégée on Oct 7, 2004 16:05:00 GMT -5
That's not messed up! I used to do that too when we used to look after the school gerbils ;D And when I got a hamster she used to live in my pocket in the evenings...she was a right sweetheart. |
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Post by The High Flyer on Oct 7, 2004 18:36:59 GMT -5
Aww thats absolutley beautiful ;D Sadly, my first and only hamster passed away early this year, around January 17..yea that sounds about right. she was my friends hamster's "wifey" I guess. We think she was just about to get pregnat, but mysteriously died.  Ah welll, the joy of new life ey?  |
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Post by The Poetic Protégée on Oct 7, 2004 18:40:15 GMT -5
Aw, it breaks my heart when my pets pass away. And hamsters have such short little lives. Do you think you'll get another one HF? New life is amazing, I agree |
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Post by The High Flyer on Oct 7, 2004 18:47:20 GMT -5
ll maybe sometime in the future, but definitly not now, I'm just way to busy with my academic and social life, its insane, its a wonder I can even come online anymore  |
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Post by The Rolling Rooster on Oct 7, 2004 20:26:42 GMT -5
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Have the babies grown any fur or are their eyes open yet?
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Post by Dances With Rolls on Oct 7, 2004 22:31:05 GMT -5
Awww!! Congrats love! ;D I hope the hamsters grow up to be strong and healthy, and a bit furrier! My friend's hamster just had babies as well! Fun stuff... |
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Post by Little Miss Misfit on Oct 7, 2004 23:03:09 GMT -5
now I'm into the LARGE animals.... horses, ponies, cows, goats... etc........ good thing I live on a farm eh? ;D Very cool....I love cows... Ah, anyone like the idea of this being a "pet" thread where you can talk about your pets? |
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Post by The Poetic Protégée on Oct 8, 2004 3:08:10 GMT -5
yeah...got no problem with that! ;D I need to get some pics of my pets on this computer. (I have a cat and a rabbit by the way...nothing exciting like horses or cows or goats or crocodiles ) |
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