As many of you know, we spent the weekend at a friends house for the Thanksgiving holiday. We returned home yesterday evening to find a missing Ming Ming. Even though her wheel was taped to the side of her cage so it wouldn't fall out, she ran it into the ground and the tape security failed. She (again) lept from the 4 foot dresser and was wandering around. We were gone from Wednesday night to Sunday night, and we have no idea when she got out. We turned the entire condo upside down looking for her. Finally, we decided to just sit and listen to see if she would come out of hiding, and if not, pronounce her dead.
I fell asleep at around 10:00 while listening for her in the bedroom. Trisha had a migraine all day yesterday and couldn't sleep until the afternoon, so she wasn't as tired. She was watching TV and looking through her coupons when we heard some scratching. It was at about 12:40 AM and it was loud enough to wake me up.
We were happy to find Ming Ming sitting on my shoes again.
I looked very closely in our closet earlier, and she wasn't there, but apparently, when she wants to be found, that's where she emerges. She had lost quite a bit of weight over the weekend. So we double taped the wheel back on and made sure she had lots of water and food. She drank and drank and drank when she first got back in her cage. We're glad that we found her!
Showing posts with label hampster. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hampster. Show all posts
12.01.2008
11.24.2008
Hampster Nights
I feel compelled to tell everyone about my ongoing sleepign problem I've had in the past few weeks. I'm constantly woken up by cute lil' Ming Ming running in her wheel, or drinking from her water bottle, or scratching the inside of her food container to get the last seed of whatever is stuck in there.
For HEAVEN'S SAKE MING MING! Why do you have to be nocturnal? Why do you have to run for hours on end (no exaggeration)?
The reason that the wheel makes so much noise is because Ming Ming is quickly becoming a fatty. She's nearly quadrupled in size. Her wheel bounces when she runs, so it bangs into the rest of the cage. Ugh. In fact, she is so big that we had to tape the wheel onto the hole it's connected to because she'd run and bounce it until the wheel fell off.
In fact, that's how she escaped the other night! After getting out of the wheel, she took a 4 foot dive from the dresser (brave little thing, she is). I found her in the closet on my shoes. She was just sitting there looking at me. Then she realized she was in trouble, so she dashed for somewhere to hide. Thankfully I found her quickly.
Anyway, we keep saying that we're going to put you in the other room, but with her recent escape, is that really such a good idea? If she escapes again, it could become a problem. But this lack of sleep has GOT to come to an end.
I guess I gotta finish cleaning out that room and get a table set up for her. We have to make sure that the room isn't too hot or too cold as well.
Ugh.. Ming Ming.. Why can't you just sleep when we do? Grr..
For HEAVEN'S SAKE MING MING! Why do you have to be nocturnal? Why do you have to run for hours on end (no exaggeration)?
The reason that the wheel makes so much noise is because Ming Ming is quickly becoming a fatty. She's nearly quadrupled in size. Her wheel bounces when she runs, so it bangs into the rest of the cage. Ugh. In fact, she is so big that we had to tape the wheel onto the hole it's connected to because she'd run and bounce it until the wheel fell off.
In fact, that's how she escaped the other night! After getting out of the wheel, she took a 4 foot dive from the dresser (brave little thing, she is). I found her in the closet on my shoes. She was just sitting there looking at me. Then she realized she was in trouble, so she dashed for somewhere to hide. Thankfully I found her quickly.
Anyway, we keep saying that we're going to put you in the other room, but with her recent escape, is that really such a good idea? If she escapes again, it could become a problem. But this lack of sleep has GOT to come to an end.
I guess I gotta finish cleaning out that room and get a table set up for her. We have to make sure that the room isn't too hot or too cold as well.
Ugh.. Ming Ming.. Why can't you just sleep when we do? Grr..
11.18.2008
Please welcome, Ming Ming Featherbottom!
As you can see, she's a cute lil' thing. This was taken with my brand new camera that I recieved in the mail yesterday. I'm totally stoked about it.
She's getting tubby! She was so small when we got her. Dunno if she's trying to bulk up for winter, but the hour of treadmill running that she does in the evening times isn't burning all of her calories. She's cute though.
This second picture gives you a better idea as to why her last name is Featherbottom.
11.10.2008
New Camera
That's right folks. I won the auction I was trying for. After 5 days of looking and 3 days of bidding and losing, I finally won an auction for the camera I was looking for. I settled on the Canon Rebel XTI (same as pictured previously in my blog). I got a killer deal on it, and I'm REALLY excited to get it.
When I get it, I'll make sure to post some pictures of Ming Ming for all to see. She's getting chubby. Like father like hapster. ;)
When I get it, I'll make sure to post some pictures of Ming Ming for all to see. She's getting chubby. Like father like hapster. ;)
11.08.2008
11.04.2008
Hampster Name
So, the name that won the primary was Hampster face with 5 votes, Little bunny foo foo (or Foo Foo for short) came in a close 2nd with 4 votes.
Trisha chose the incumbant name (Ming Ming) so the winner of the primary is now going up against the incumbant.
For more information on the incumbant, click here. This is a short, but powerful speech made by Ming Ming letting you know just how sewius this election is.
Trisha chose the incumbant name (Ming Ming) so the winner of the primary is now going up against the incumbant.
For more information on the incumbant, click here. This is a short, but powerful speech made by Ming Ming letting you know just how sewius this election is.
10.28.2008
Trisha's New Hampster
I added a poll on the right to help Trisha and I decide the name of her new pet hampster. Vote early. Vote often.
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