Soon the house echoes to the scrabble of tiny paws, and the occasional muffled curses as unwary humans step in the offerings that litter the floor. Both female - both spayed ASAP by a desperate mother. I like the rats, but being woken up at the crack of dawn , in your own bed, by two whiskered males trying to burrow into the orifices of your body is NOT one of those joyous moments. The cats were delighted that we brought them their dinner in a cage - and the dogs suddenly rediscover primeval ratting urges, and even I, innocent though I am, don't give much for the LNF's chances of survival. Lost and Found proceed to live up to their names and become lost within two months.
Mother breathes a sigh of relief.
Oh yes, hamsters. Now for those not in the hamster loving fraternity, you may need to know that these little buggers are slightly smaller than a thumb. This is important. So now I have three dwarf hamsters running around a house made of wood. Anyhow, Cody is brave about the loss of her one hamster.