The 2 Black Boys

Oh ... Did I mention that Kootra & Zeeke are brothers?!!

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I had finally managed to take clear pics of the boys'.

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Kootra

Zeeke

Dinner is Served

Ever since the commercial brand Vitakraft increased their price by 50%, plus I have 5 hamsters, I decided to feed the brood purely on fresh food.

And so far so good. Esp with Evie nearing her 2.5yrs with me.

These are the brood's staple food.

The white cabbage is said to be too "watery" so purple cabbage is the alternative.

From today onwards, I will adding a half quail egg for that added boost. *cheesy grin*

Updates

The Brood
A week after I adopted Kootra, Snowie passed away. So I went back to Kootra's breeder to see if she has anymore pups to rehome.

And lucky me, she had. So I adopted another blackie which I named him Zeeke. Unfortunately I do not have a decent picture of him. Becos he is super skittish, just like Kootra. And he loves to put his face right in front of the camera. Kekekeke!!!!

The Hamster Villa
With Zane's passing, I have one spare NPF Cage. And since Nova is having some coat/skin condition, I have decided to join the two NPF cages for him. So that he can have a better living condition, hoping that it will stop &/or help his coat/skin condition.

With this, it gave me the idea to do the same for Kootra. Esp since Evie is not well herself. Well, she is as fit as a bull. Just that she is close to 2.5yo and I suspect that she is blind. There is a "cloud" in both her eyes. So I wanna downgrade her to a smaller cage. And lucky me I managed to get a 2nd hand Habitrail Cage during the weekend.

Yes, I sold mine off a few months ago. And now I'm buying it back. What an irony eh.

So now, I have connected two NPF cages for both Kootra & Nova. Oh. Kootra is having the same coat/skin condition as Nova. So hope the new living conditions will help.

Kootra is on the left. Nova is on the right.

And this is how the four small cages look like together.

The other two - Lola & Zeeke are housed in the iMac Fantasy & Ferplast Cage respectively.

Left: Lola in iMac. Right: Zeeke in Ferplast.

Zane Boi

Zane passed away last nite ... after suffering from an internal growth which lasted for 2 weeks.








Last weigh-in on 10 April 2010: 70g

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Zane, Male Pearl WW
(Adopted on 28 Sept 2009)
(28 Sept 2009 - 13 Sept 2011)
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RIP, Zane Boi. You had led a wonderfully long life.

Run Free ... Run Wild ...

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(PS: I will not be continuing keeping hamsters once this batch has run its course.)

My First Syrian

Was Snowie ... and she passed away earlier today.

A week ago, I noticed that she had some bloody discharge. And she had also stopped running the wheel. It was then I knew she will be the next to go. As the days passed, I noticed that Snowie was breathing very heavily. Yet she still took her fresh food. Esp the pumpkin & sweet peas.

This morning when I checked on her. She was munching at the fresh food in her sleep. I stroked her before I set off for work.

After work, from a distance I saw her carcass in the dreaded familiar position.

8 Feb 2009 - 20 April 2011

Snowie-ger, I'm glad that our paths crossed. Cos you introduced to me the joy of having a Syrian. And I know that you're glad to be part of my life. Cos you had lived a full 2 years under my care.

I'm already missing you, Snowie. But I know we shall meet again

Kootra: K9 Naturals

Evie: K9 Naturals

A New Blackie

After Yuki's tragic passing, I really have no mood nor the heart to bring home a hamster. But a fellow hamster lover offered her one of her litter ... should I changed my mind.

Yes, she knew about Yuki's tragedy. But she is still willing to offer me one of her pups.

After sleeping over it, I just cudn't resist another lil furball. And it was a pleasant surprise when she rehomed her newest pup to me. And he was only 3 weeks old. And such a lil furball too.

GC was so delighted to have another male furball, so he had named it Kootra ... after one of his pc-thingy-characters. As I am lazy to think of "better" names, the name stays.

So here is Kootra, a LH Black Syrian. DOB is 12 March 2011. The first thing he did upon arriving home was to burrow himself in the bedding.

Then he went into the sandbox and stayed in there for a quite long while.

Altho his food dish already has the organic mix, he didn't touch it. Until I fed fresh vege to the brood later that night.

Snowie: Organic Goodness

Snowie having an afternoon snack .... in her sleep.
BWahahahaaaaa!!!!!!!

Nova: Organic Goodness

This is where Nova stashes the big organic nut.

Evie: Organic Goodness

Evie: Burrow