The baby dwarf hamsters are getting bigger, faster and cuter every day. They are also growing in number as was evident from our surprise discovery last night. We had thought that there were only five but…

Just before bedtime last night, we checked to make sure that the hamsters were OK, and we couldn’t resist peeking underneath one of the cardboard tubes that they often like to nestle under. It was one of those “double take” moments, when it seemed that there were more bodies than there should have been. Certainly there were at least three fawn coloured babies and at our last count, we had only ever seen two.

Scooping them all up for a closer inspection, we managed to count at least seven babies - we think! Anyway, their cage will be due for cleaning soon, so it’ll be a good excuse for a proper head count. We’ll have to be extra careful sifting through all the wood shavings to make sure that we don’t miss (or crush) any!

Diane
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