Who doesn't want pictures of baby hamsters?

[nevadamoon]

Some pictures of the 7 Campbell's dwarf babies I have.  I *estimate* they are now 10ish days old, they've started nibbling lab blocks and will know for sure when their eyes open.  One argente, the rest are just normal 'boring' brown. 

But they're cute!     (though, really starting to count down the days before I can change the cage. :S)  Much love to my camera's macro function, too.  <3  I can't believe these turned out.



that was yesterday or the day before, I think.

These are from today:



If I'm sexing them right, the one on the left/bottom is a boy, and teh one on the far right is a girl?  No idea on how many of each gender, haven't touched the little guys.



The wander around blindly.  It's adorable.







Older pictures:
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee299/ohmaibobby/hammy/baby%20hammies/104.jpg
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee299/ohmaibobby/hammy/baby%20hammies/032.jpg
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee299/ohmaibobby/hammy/baby%20hammies/028.jpg



And, you know, if anyone lives in the IL area, they are for adoption, too.

[Topaz]

Aww! You almost make me want one!   Almost... 

[nevadamoon]

Aww, you don't want one, you want 4?       Well, okaaaaaay, if you insist....    

[Ratlovingkippy06]

Are they Russian hamsters?  Make sure you handle them a Ton i have met some pretty nasty Russian hamster and some nice too but the more they are handled the better.

[nevadamoon]

Russian Campbell's dwarfs, I think?  Parents look just like my male, who's a pretty sweet old guy.  But yeah, I don't think it'll be hard for me to handle the babies.   some of their eyes have opened, so I'm going to clean out the cage either tomorrow or the day after.

[nevadamoon]

Babies have open eyes, and are doing great!  Mom is getting a bit tired of mothering, though.   

[fluffy pluffy]

Oooooh!*squeals and falls on floor* Those pictures are ADORABLE!! Stop making me miss my hamster!  She was a beige-colored dwarf hammie. I wish I could've seen her as a baby..  Still,though,adorable babies!


By the way..Where are you located? I might just sneak in while you're sleeping and borrow one of the babies..Or all of them,I've got plenty of roomy cages. Edit: Aw,crud,I didn't notice the bit where you said you live in IL.. 

[nevadamoon]

You know, the little argente one IS a girl.     But I don't know where you are or how easy it would be to transport them.   

Got the cage cleaned tonight, and did a count on genders.  Looks like 3 girls, 4 boys.  Mom can use her wheel again, and is thrilled.    she's.. well, done with the mothering thing.  Still nurses them ocassionally, but pretty much avoids them the rest of the time.  Mom and Dad both seem super sweet, just haven't been handled much lately I'm guessing.  They'll crawl into your hand and you can pet them, they're just a little hesitant.  Hopefully the babies get the same personality.


Best group shot I could get!

[Topaz]

They're so cute! If only they stayed that size 

nevadamoon, I still have your 10 gal(and gerbils), and we have a screen top to go with it now.  We may give you a call to see if we can set something up this weekend (we're going all the way down to Chicago to meet a woman about a dog, and would like to knock out a few other chores on the way.)

[fluffy pluffy]

They're so cute! If only they stayed that size 

I know!    That would be awesome. 

You know, the little argente one IS a girl.     But I don't know where you are or how easy it would be to transport them.   

Aww! I want that one!  But,I'm much too far away from where you live,if you know where Maine is.  And that would be too hard on the babies,besides I much prefer seeing them all curled up to their mommy. 

(By the way,either that's a HUGE wheel,or it just looks big,compared to the babies. And those blocks they're eating,they look a bit like Rat/Mouse food blocks? )

[nevadamoon]

They're so cute! If only they stayed that size 

nevadamoon, I still have your 10 gal(and gerbils), and we have a screen top to go with it now.  We may give you a call to see if we can set something up this weekend (we're going all the way down to Chicago to meet a woman about a dog, and would like to knock out a few other chores on the way.)

Gosh, they don't get THAT big.    Would be cute, though.

We should be around, so just let us know!  Husband has work this afternoon, but he knows his schedule better then I do.

Maine would be pretty hard to safely get them to.  At least, I don't know.  But they're so little, I can't imagine it'd be a fun trip for them. 

I think it just looks big? Idk.   The cage is some kind of.. Animal planet monstrosity that is larger then a critter trail, but the wheel doens't really look much larger.  They're eating Harlan Tekklan right now (Mmm, protein!) with a bit of hamster seed mix tossed in.  It's the same thing I feed my rats/mouse/all my small critters.  I've had a hard time finding good hamster blocks, and the seeds just seem to make them fat.   

[Topaz]

I have the gerbils on Oxbow Hamster/gerbil diet.  They wouldn't touch the HT very much, but go nuts over the oxbow.  I think it's called "Healthy Handfuls" that I buy from Mounds Pet Food Warehouse in Janesville.  Though I'm sure HT is just as fine, I just trust the ingrediants of oxbow for them than I do the HT...of course, this is gerbils I'm blabbing about, not hamsters.

[nevadamoon]

I'll have to look into getting some of that.  Everyone seems to like it fine enough, but I'd feel better giving them something a little more specific to them.  I'll have to figure out if Janesville is too far for us to drive or what.

[Topaz]

I'll have to look into getting some of that.  Everyone seems to like it fine enough, but I'd feel better giving them something a little more specific to them.  I'll have to figure out if Janesville is too far for us to drive or what.

Psst, I got to Janesville a few times a week, Just ask and I can pick some up for you. I believe I paid $7 for a 5 lb. bag, and with 6 gerbils it has lasted about a month.

[nevadamoon]

Oo, sure, if you wouldn't mind grabbing us a bag next time you're up there. :3

[Topaz]

Oo, sure, if you wouldn't mind grabbing us a bag next time you're up there. :3

Will do, have to pick some up for our gerbs anyways.


Don't want to hijack, but...
Oh, and how are your soft furs on the HT?  My first three would not touch it and would only eat crappy seed mix.  I tried a bag of oxbow regal rat and all of them go nuts over it.

[nevadamoon]

They seem to like it.  I mean, they eat the seeds first (Oh, and they learned how to hide the lab blocks and wait for more seeds. ) But they do eat it.  Maybe I just have less picky ones?  That, or I'm assuming they're more likely to just eat it unhappily then starve themselves.  (I'm sucha  meanie.. But they have grown huge, so I'll assume they've been caving in.)