Busy, Busy, Busy

Earlier this evening, I sold 1 porcelain hamhead & 1 porcelain cube.

Tomorrow night will be the 2ft tanks' turn. As Snowie's been licking her rear end and the ventilation is real bad, she is stinking up the tank. So with Pixie gone, Snowie is now housed in the Orange NPF. With this, I have space for one more hamster ... one more Syrian to be exact. And if & when I do adopt one, I will get the Ferplast Mini Duna.

And lucky lucky me ... cos I managed to be able to adopt one baby Syrian, less than 6mo. On top of that, Kimchi's ex-owner has to rehome her Syrian. And since she knows I'm eyeing the Mini Duna, she has offered to sell me the same cage plus the full set of accessories at a dirt cheap price.

So come Tuesday 4 Jan 2011, I will be collecting the Mini Duna. Then followed by the baby Syrian on Saturday 8 Jan 2011.

I'm so excited manz!!! I'm back to a full house of lil furballs. On top of that, I would have FOUR SYRIANS !!!!

!!!!!! YAAAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYYA !!!!!

Too Sudden

Pixie-ger passed away in the wee morning of Christmas Eve. And it took me so long to blog abt it was becos it was too sudden for it to sink in.

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The night before Christmas Eve, I fed the brood as usual. I watched them take their first bite as usual. Then I saw something which took my breath away. Pixie's posture was very off. Esp at the shoulder blades. And my first thot was ... same as Snowie ... stroke ... lost the use of the legs ... etc, etc, etc. On top that, Pixie seemed to hv difficulty in breathing ... panting.

So I picked her up for a closer look. And true enuf, all of her four legs were moving in a distorted manner. Esp the left fore leg. And her rib cage seemed to be have closed up around her chest area. With that, the physical body had a hunchback-and-tensed-up look. Then I noticed that her eyes, they were so ... so tired ... so lifeless. It was then I knew it ... the end was near.

When I placed her back in the cage, she immediately went into the sand box. And stayed in there ... panting. Speaking of sandbox, she didn't pee at all during the week which was strange. So unlike her. Yet ... yet I didn't ... didn't trust my instincts to have a look at Pixie-ger. That makes her passing even more difficult to sink in.

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Pixie came to me unexpectedly when I was supposed to adopt a pudding.

^{12 Dec 2009 - 24 Dec 2010}

Altho she didn't like my handling her, she always looked forward to mealtime.

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So long, Pixie-ger.

Yuki: Hamhead No More

Altho Yuki loves the hamhead, I have decided to change it to the porcelain dish. Cos she's been peeing in AND sleeping in the same spot. Then another hamster-owner suggested the dish to wean Yuki off that habit.

So off I went to IMM's Diaso, the everything-is-S$2-store, to get the dish. To be frank, I have been there several times. But I just cudn't seem to find anything I like. So this time, I forced myself to pick up two dishes.

And I am so relieved that Yuki is okay to sleep in it too.

Yes, the grills are very rusty. So all the more I should get a new cage, right? Like the Ferplast Mini Duna Cage? *cheesy grin*

The Hamster Hospice

With Snowie's leg injury, I just dun like the thot of her running the OVO Trainer. So I've decided to trade the OVO Suite for the 2ft tank.

And lucky me cos I had managed to find a buyer for the OVO rather quick. With that, I went ahead to buy the tank from the local hamster forum.

At first, I was so not liking the tank. Even contemplated getting the Ferpalst Mini Duna. But after forcing myself to let it sink deeper, I think it's the best for Snowie. Especially when she loves running the wheel.

And I've finally found the right layout for the tank.

But again, the Mini Duna Cage is still on my radar ... for Yuki.