tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33798225923832245072024-03-08T01:15:56.786-08:00Getting my first hamsterJohn Birchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13710248837114889257noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3379822592383224507.post-75104112620079859792006-12-27T07:51:00.001-08:002006-12-27T07:55:12.269-08:00Getting the Cage!!!This week I will get the new cage. I'm so excited, very soon I will have my very own hamster! It is going to be one of the more plastic cages (it doesn't have any bars), so I will see how it works. I am afraid I will not be able to see my hamster as well as if I had a barred cage, but my apartment is a little drafty, so at least the cage will help my hamster stay warmer.<br /><br />I'm thinking of naming the hamster Harvey. Does anyone out there have any other <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">suggestions</span>?John Birchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13710248837114889257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3379822592383224507.post-20087383872816596952006-12-21T11:59:00.000-08:002006-12-21T12:03:20.160-08:00A Little Light ReadingI just got this book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FHamster-Handbook-Barrons-Pet-Handbooks%2Fdp%2F0764122940%2Fsr%3D8-13%2Fqid%3D1166730858%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dbooks&tag=gettinmyfirst-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325">The Hamster Handbook</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=gettinmyfirst-20&amp;amp;amp;amp;l=ur2&o=1" alt="" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" border="0" height="1" width="1" />, it came highly recommended. It was a little more expensive than many of the other books, but it was full of great material. I have read half of it, and I have yet to such in depth reading about hamsters. If you want to know everything about them, this is an excellent book.John Birchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13710248837114889257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3379822592383224507.post-91554083970123758482006-12-20T12:53:00.000-08:002006-12-20T13:00:51.296-08:00A new pet.Do you want a hamster? I didn't at first, but my girlfriend insisted that we needed a pet. <br /><br />I had hoping for a dragon or at least a <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Labrador</span>, but our lease agreement would not allow such a creature in our residence. But a hamster, that was allowed. It was also a very cheap choice. We were getting a cage for free from an <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">acquaintance</span> of my girlfriends, so the only thing it would cost was the hamster and a few tablespoons of seeds a day. <br /><br />I agreed to the creature and we are now awaiting the cage, and will follow it with a quick trip to the pet store. A hamster costs about $10 and if we would have gotten its cage it would have been an additional $30. This a cheap pet, and I am finally getting excited about it. The cage should be here any day now...John Birchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13710248837114889257noreply@blogger.com0