The Home of Hamster Fans! My Pet Hamsters

I thought I’ve seen it all with Dogster and Catster. I was very amused to find that my dogs can have their own “online circle of friends,” and now, I’m even more amused to find that there exists a similar networking site for pet hamsters and gerbils: hamsterster.com.

And to think I was skeptical for putting a blog for my hamsters. The creator of this site takes the cake, though it says on the About page that he doesn’t own a hamster. Ah well. Regardless of which, hamster owners have him to thank for giving them a venue to show of their little friends. Thanks, David!
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A few days ago, an uncle of mine came over for some design work. Before he got into dog breeding, he used to care for a bunch of hamsters. I think he got into hamster breeding a bit, until my great-aunt (his mom) decided that they needed to get a dog. But before the hamsters went away, he pretty much had a thorough understanding of their behavior.

My uncle said that female hamsters are the trouble-makers in the breed. They’re more aggressive than the males. He’s right, actually. I noticed the same in our hamsters. Ever since we started caring for Wendy’s babies, we were able to somehow get an idea of how hamsters interact in a group.

The female ones are indeed very aggressive. The females that we have are the ones who usually fight over toys, food, and territory. My uncle said it’s a good thing that these females grew up together, else, they’ll probably end up killing each other. It’s ok to have two males and a female, but never two females and a male.

Heh. Funny how this behavior is similar to humans huh? Women are usually more jealous than men
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Meet Peter and Wendy’s kid. There are actually four of them, and are quite grown up now. Since my husband and I probably won’t keep them all, we’re not naming them (did you know? Emotional attachment to pets actually lessens when you haven’t named it yet). This nameless little guy actually enjoys playing with their water bottle—it’s only one of the rare instances he’s actually drinking. He’s usually just playing and pulling on the water bottle (and makes a hell of a noise!).

No, he isn’t! That’s Peter, my sister’s white, obese, and uberly lazy hamster. Peter is so lazy he puts Garfield the Cat to shame. The one with him is Wendy—and she’s a tad bit more active than her lazy partner.