HAMSTER NEWS!!!

Something exciting happened at our house! We have great news about the hamsters. The hamsters had babies. We are planning to call the boys Carman, Petra, and Michael Jackson. We think there are 3 boys, but we can't be sure. We'd call the 2 girls Brittney Spears and Hannah Montana. When we saw the babies we were super-excited!

The babies look like little miniature naked mole rats. Their eyes are closed. There is skin over their eyes. Their skin everywhere is see-through, and you can observe the organs of the babies. Fluffy is the mom, and Teddy is the dad. Fluffy made her nest on the top level of her cage. The babies are in a bunch of fluff just like her name. Sometimes she leaves them for a few minutes while she gets herself some food so she can produce milk. Then we can see the hamsters up close. When Fluffy is with the hamsters they are below her nursing. Then you can't see them.

Teddy has his own house now. We bought it at PetSmart today. It is 3 stories, and now he has a better house than Fluffy and the babies. He had to be moved from the babies, because boy hamsters eat the baby hamsters no matter what! First we put him in a big bin. Then we went and bought his new cage. We are planning to buy a great house for the baby hamsters, too -- but we can't move them yet.

All the hamsters are doing fantastic. Fluffy is a good Mom. We did have one scare when one baby got lost. Fluffy went downstairs to eat, and the baby wandered away from the nest. When Fluffy came back, she didn't notice the baby was gone. The baby was crying for his Mom. We had to use a plastic spoon to place him closer to his Mommy. Then they found each other.

We are happy to have baby hamsters. Since we'll have these hamster from birth, they should live a long time. They are cute. WE LOVE THEM!!!

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--by Nathaniel Richard Bland and Isaac John Bland