Funny ham stuff, some chinnies, and what not

by **scaredymouse** on Wed Oct 26, 2016 10:44 pm

Meet Sprout, one of the new dwarf babies.

She likes to do things her own way.

https://youtu.be/HGOFs42hNHQ

She is still very much a baby

https://youtu.be/QE-mnK0nXdE

Splotchy smoosh

Here is poor Murray, I scared him and he was very upset about it.

Chinchilla time!

Sometimes they snuggle:

And sometimes they do weird stuff on their own. Zoey has been sleeping like this a lot lately. But now, if she seems me coming and doesn't want to be bothered, she squeezes her eyes closed and pretends to be sleeping.

Bonus mouse facts:
Jellybean, who was 13g when I brought her home, now weighs 56g! And Tedward is 68g, he is a big fella... a gentle giant!

by AnonymousMouseOwner on Wed Oct 26, 2016 10:48 pm

Ahhhh! The chinchillas! Soooo cute! Splotchy is so silly! Lol, Sprout is silly as well.

by Artistwolf on Wed Oct 26, 2016 10:51 pm

Lol Splotchy... why is that girl so hilarious? XD
Haha I love Zoey'a sleeping position.. super cute!!

by **Peachy** on Wed Oct 26, 2016 11:27 pm

Poor Murray. I'd probably get scared if someone hid under my bridge too.

What a funny thing that Zoey does, pretending to sleep! Laughing

by MesaMouse on Thu Oct 27, 2016 12:33 am

Zoey's pretending to sleep is a hoot! Anyone who thinks animals are dumb just hasn't lived with any.

Poor Murray...but his shell-shocked look is soooo cute. And Splotchy -- what else can be said about that marvelous girl?

I howled at Sprout's over-the-shoulder approach to the water bottle as it was all too familiar: Imogene does that frequently and she has to be almost 4 months old. Such silly hams!

Oh, quick question: I know that dwarf hams love their sand baths and I assume chinchillas do, too, as the sand is usually marketed as "chinchilla bath sand" --- do Murray and Splotchy like sand baths as well? I have a cute hamster-shaped ceramic sand bath that I used as a hide for the mice but would be glad to add it to the playpen (with sand) if I thought Imogene would enjoy it. She's always grooming, especially after she's been eating something moist, like cucumber, so maybe she'd like a good roll in the sand?

by MouseLover on Thu Oct 27, 2016 8:10 pm

Sprout looked like she was doing a yoga position in that first video Laughing

she's so cute!

I think I have a soft spot for Murray... whenever I see him I think, that is one handsome hamster Smile

by CallaLily on Thu Oct 27, 2016 8:26 pm

I love those pics of Murray. They're all so cute! Laughing

about the fake sleeping.

by **scaredymouse** on Fri Oct 28, 2016 1:07 am

Splotchy loves an occasional sandbath during playtime but Murray has never been into it. So I think it's hit or miss with Syrians. The chinchilla bath sand is safe, as long as it's actual sand (not dust). The one I'm familiar with comes in a carton that looks like a milk carton.

Splotchy has a funny routine in the sand bath. If I can find my video, I'll post it.

by MouseLover on Fri Oct 28, 2016 8:00 am

Archie takes a sand bath after every time I handle him... I think he thinks my hands are sweaty and gross Laughing

Funny ham stuff, some chinnies, and what not

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