Hello and welcome back to Hill Top Tails.
Everything is quiet with the hedgehogs/hoglets today. It has been really hot, so the hedgehogs have been peaceful and sleeping all day, but the canaries have been singing non-stop in the outdoor aviary.
Meet Fungus, our Roborovski Hamster. She is approximately four months old and was adopted from a local pet store. She is really tiny and is a joy to wach on her wheel. She runs so fast that she is thrown out of the wheel and she does it again and again and again!!
Roborovski hamsters are the the smallest and fastest of all hamsters. They can live up to 2 - 3 and a half years.
They are curious hamsters. Although their suitability as pets are further diminished by their size and speed, Roborovskis are extremely affectionate towards each other. Their social nature means that when housed together at an early age, they sleep in one place and indeed eat, play etc. together.
Roborovskis grow to about 4 - 5cm long, have bullet shaped bodies and very long hind legs for fast running. An ordinary hamster cage is no good for a Roborovski, they need a cage with really narrow gaps between the bars, or they will escape.
They are curious hamsters. Although their suitability as pets are further diminished by their size and speed, Roborovskis are extremely affectionate towards each other. Their social nature means that when housed together at an early age, they sleep in one place and indeed eat, play etc. together.
Roborovskis grow to about 4 - 5cm long, have bullet shaped bodies and very long hind legs for fast running. An ordinary hamster cage is no good for a Roborovski, they need a cage with really narrow gaps between the bars, or they will escape.
Fungus is fascinating to watch and a really enjoyable.
The British Dragonfly Society are going to identify our Dragonfly (see yesterday's blog), so we will let you know all about it tomorrow. They have a great website, see www.dragonflysoc.org.uk for more useful information.
We'll be back again tomorrow.
I have wanted one for years, but they are almost impossible to find in the US.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was big into hamsters as boy, the Syrian/golden species was the only one that came in color and coat morphs. And many of those had wild temperaments, and were routine biters, even when hand-tame. I was told the Campbell's and Winter whites were more likely to bite (at least at that time), so I was steered towards the golden/Syrian species.
Thank you for your comment. Fungus is really friendly and is full of life and fun. She is so fast on her wheel, she has us all in fits of laughter. You would have loved one where you were a boy! Thank you for writing.
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