Chunkers' New Treats

I just wanted to share this adorable video of my hamster Chunkers checking out her new toy, bowl, food, and treats.

Hamster Bin Cage Tour

Hamster's new bin cage

 Chunkers is really loving his new bin cage playground.  I attached it to the cage he came with when I adopted him last week, via hamster tubes, and he zips up and down the tube constantly to explore the place. 

Chunkers the hamster and his new bin cage play ground

 I was able to get some good photos with the lid off when I was cleaning the cages the other day.  He has an edible hamster hut, a bendy log bridge, the puzzle play ground, half of a wooden box, which he likes a lot, both the upper and lower level of the box, lol, a silent spinner wheel, and a giant flying saucer toy, which is 12 inches and made for Chinchillas.  It's a bit too big for him so it doesn't work if he goes into the centre of the thing, but he's learned how to make it work.  I would have liked a bigger hamster wheel too, but they didn't have any in town.

He also has a hamster litter box, a carrot chew, and a willow ball chew (under the bridge).  I had to take the littler box lid off because it was too small for him.  Once i buy some play sand, I think I"ll just use a small tupperware bowl as a litter box.

 The lid of the bin has plenty of ventilation, and i use a raised tray from the dollar store to set the Katy Cage on top of the bin.  The raised tray sits right across the plastic lid, above the mesh, and allows for plenty of ventilation below the tray.

The Minecraft Plastic Canvas items are only there for this picture; I have them on an end table now.

Chunkers loves his new bin cage play ground, and I have a lot of fun watching him.

I Adopted a Hamster

Meet Chunkers, my new Syrian hamster.  He was up for adoption at our local humane society and I fell in love with the cute little guy.

Chunkers, adopted Oct. 26, 2017

Isn't he sweet?

I've only had him for a few hours and I already love him.

I miss having a dog so very much but am not able to get another dog where I live.  I saw this guy was available and decided to give him a home.

I am not sure if I'll keep the name Chunkers; it's cute, and it fits him as he's chubby, but I'm not sure how long he's had it.  He was brought in to the Humane Society on Oct. 18th, by a family who said they were moving.  What that has to do with giving up an animal, I'll never know.

He's very friendly and curious and I was told they think he's male, but aren't really sure. 

I have been watching loads of youtube videos about hamster care and plan to make him a big bin cage in the next week or so. I don't want to move him out of his familiar cage yet because hamsters can get sick if they're too stressed, and he just had some big changes, what with leaving his original family, spending a week at the humane society, and then moving here. 

He's watching me right now.  He's absolutely adorable.