Neglected Winter White Hamster | Lucy's Rescue Story | Munchie's Place

Welcome back to my Rescue's intake stories where I run a small foster based rescue for hamsters/gerbils/mice. This story is about a rescue and not a surrender where we had to go and take this animal out of a bad situation when being listed online. Upon first glance at the ad we saw nothing wrong with the hamsters health and overlooked it. But thanks to our volunteers, we discovered this animal needed our help the most. We are happy to have stepped in for this poor hamster. This is Lucy's story.
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[@schwanemann]

Leaving a pill bottle near any animal, no matter filled or empty, is down right neglectful, arrogant, and shows how little they cared for this living thing. I don't have any hamster in my care however, I do have two dogs. I always make sure my prescriptions are out of react from them since they can be toxic and cause injuries if consumed. I one time freaked out when I found my dog chewing on a pill that I later discovered was a vitamin once removed from her mouth. This person probably thought that if she cleaned it out (being generous with that assumption) and left it in the hamster would be totally fine. What actual nimrod thinks this is a safe "toy" or "hide?" I hope this person never has a small pet or even any pet in the future seeing how in her eyes they're just decorative pieces with no more life in them than a vase!

[@CatMom5050]

I work in a pharmacy and pill bottles are not safe for animals. Even if you clean them well, there can be residue left behind and the animal can get really sick or die.

[@rat_dragon]

Ikr. Who would do such an awful thing? Some people are just so selfish, lazy, neglectful, and outright DISGUSTING. I hope they never have any pets EVER

[@Hamsterlong]

She's so small that she looks like a robo! That's so sad! Glad you guys were able to rescue her!

[@scarsleavetrace]

Yeah when I see the thumbnail I was like ok cute then I read title I was like wtf

[@pipergubby]

Love ur pfp i love robos

[@topsymatthews8484]

Your profile picture is so cute

[@Hamsterlong]

@@topsymatthews8484 thanks!

[@Hamsterlong]

@@pipergubby thanks!

[@YourMom-bf7mb]

I finally got a hamster on Friday. He’s an all brown Syrian who’s name is grizz, so thank you for showing me how to properly take care of a hamster !

[@lanajankas418]

my grandma got me one today (i was prepared no worries) his name is Olaf and hes a winter dwarf

[@Yeewen88]

Nice name. That’s great. You know Victoria Raechel and Erinsanimals?

[@YourMom-bf7mb]

Sa Yeewen yup! Subbed to both

[@YourMom-bf7mb]

Zinix aww that’s so cute!$

[@Yeewen88]

Amanda Lohrey ok

[@impossibruru]

As someone who works at Petco... Unfortunately the company does not require any prior animal experience and only educates us on how to clean their tanks and very basic information on a COUPLE species we sell. We all have to have the passion ourselves to google and lookup every animal we have and teach ourselves about them, to then teach you. ALWAYS do your own intensive research before purchasing an animal. There are so many instances where the employee selling you an animal hasn’t even been with the company for a month, which then makes all of us look bad when someone claims we taught them or didn’t teach them something. The takeaway I ask for is please don’t assume we are experts on every species, we carry hundreds of different kinds of animals and that doesn’t even include fish. The company does NOT require previous education nor provides that level of education to us

[@MunchiesPlace]

Unfortunately not everyone who works at Petco, PetSmart or other pet stores are there for the animals. As one who use to work at a petstore for 2+ years, I had the worst experience with coworkers. Absolutely awful some people only see this as a job and nothing more. Don't even care, sell two beardies in 20 gallon tanks, or gerbils in plastic enclosures. It's a hard battle. And you're right, no one teaches you anything. They only care about how to deep clean, handle and to look for illness which they don't even describe all ailments. Your companion or animal leader needs to teach you and if they don't, your store suffers with animal Care.

[@rowdyrats7035]

Poor Lucy, she looked almost like a robo at first. So glad she was saved or she might not have lived for much longer. And it's awesome that she already has a forever home waiting! 💕

[@rat_dragon]

I thought so as well!! She was so tiny and emaciated that she looked like a tiny little Robo 😢

[@ellafarley772]

She looks like my rescued hamster that's died yesterday. She went out being very loved for the first time in her tiny life :)

[@Yeewen88]

Ella Farley RIP

[@hailliesanimations7688]

Poor thing, I had a gerbil that looked like the hamster, he died a few weeks ago and seeing Somone neglecting such a beautiful animal makes me sick.

[@destinysciarappa3723]

Haillies Animations I’m sorry for your loss 😖

[@hailliesanimations7688]

@@destinysciarappa3723 thank you, I've been taking extra care of his brother, we wanted to get another one so we did a test were your gerbil meets with multiple other gerbils to see what one would be a good friend but he didn't like any of them so he lives on his own but he has alot of my attention. I see it as selfish to neglect such intelligent animals.

[@Yeewen88]

Haillies Animations about how many other gerbils was he with? How exactly did he not like them?

[@Yeewen88]

Haillies Animations rip. Thanks for researching and providing proper care. It’s selfish to neglect all animals you agree to keep as pets and take good care of regardless of how intelligent

[@hailliesanimations7688]

@@Yeewen88 I agree that no animal should be neglected at all, every animal deserves love and care. To answer your question he would either act very territorial or be very scared to the other gerbils, he is quite confident both when he was with his brother, and on his own (he isnt even scared of the cats), so I decided that it would be best for him if he was left with my attention, rather than with another gerbil.

[@akaxx3520]

This is so sad 😭 poor baby 🐹💕 Who does that to a hamster!!!

[@emmiekatesyouth]

Aka Xx A lot of people. :(

[@akaxx3520]

I’m a Chicken nugget sadly 😢 ...

[@poopdoop6341]

Stupid idiots do that to innocent hamster

[@Max-cs2lj]

Poor baby.. I had a friend who completely neglected and hated her hamster and luckily I was able to convince her mom to give her to a rescue.

[@awetistic5295]

Honestly, I feel sick to my stomach right now. Poor girl, it's a miracle she survived this neglect and abuse and can now experience a happy hamster life. A pill bottle, that is one of the worst things I've heard so far.

[@ncovers5932]

Rescued 6 Hamster by far (1 year) and last week I rescued the worst neglected hybrid! 😢 Lolly is blind, had parasites cannot smell and weights 24g!!! She's one year and four months old. Now, she's doing by far better with a few medics. Hope, she's gaining weight soon. Love your work! ❤️ Greetings from Germany.

[@waltergrove2657]

YOU ARE SOO APPRECIATED!

[@ncovers5932]

@@waltergrove2657 Thank you so much :) Lolly died two weeks later, I tried everything. After her I rescued Bella, she's waay to big but she's doing better and in two weeks I am gonna rescue the next one, my 8th Dwarf and 11th all in all. 5 are currently living in 1,50m x 0,60 own-build homes :)

[@G2GIGI177]

Poor Lucy, the fact she was so dehydrated makes me wonder if they were using the bottle cap as a dish😱. I’m so glad she’s being shown love and care now.

[@afairyist9981]

It's so fantastic what you do! And your necklace is gorgeous 💖

[@Mthefoxx]

Sorry but your

[@wavess__9187]

unicorn lover 1070 shush

[@afairyist9981]

@@Mthefoxx Right thank you, english isn't my first language 😊

[@afairyist9981]

@@skytabin5086 Sorry...what?

[@thepurplecrabapocalypse8953]

That neglect was so awful and sad. If you deny an animal of their basic needs, that means you don't deserve the animal and you don't know how to properly provide for it. If you have a pet, you must commit your entire life to that animal. That means caring for it's needs as well. I'm so glad you rescued little Lucy. She never deserved that kind of poor treatment.

[@innanliu942]

FYI. This coating is actually very common in East Asia. It is one of the most popular coatings, called 'pudding'. They tend to be more friendly to humans than the original wild color and the white color (but maybe just in the Asian hamster community). And usually, 9 out of 10 SUPER overweight hamsters are in this color.

[@thepurplecrabapocalypse8953]

A few nights ago, I had a really sad, heartbreaking dream about how I had forgotten all about my now deceased hamster, Houdini. In the dream, he had come back to life and he was sitting on my dresser, and I had a horse in my house. The saddest part was I had completely neglected him (don't worry, this absolutely was not real), and his food dish was full of dirty water because I hadn't fed him for weeks and weeks. Very sad.

[@TashaEzaki]

I love how u just threw it! Lol 😂 Makes me pissed off too Munchie ❤️

[@jhare3635]

Some people just don't deserve to be a pet owner!!! Thank you for rescuing animal's that need your help

[@giovannisingergs4159]

Lucy's find a good home and your help munchie I support your rescue 100%, and that will never change

[@blackcitroenlove]

The pics of her poking her little head out of the scale are the cutest. Happy little girl now.

[@RobinsNest51]

I would never put a pill bottle in a hamster cage but I would have never thought of the chemical residue in one

[@tugboat7693]

THANK YOU for all the things you do for small animals

[@lisandepuredream9056]

I am so glad you brought up the pill bottle issue, I had no ideea that pills left rezidue on them or that they could be dangerous in such a way ;w; as someone who likes to recicle and diy stuff, that's a horibble mistake that I could have made if I didn't find out in this video about pill bottles

[@marcindia]

we live in the UK and my children would love to have 2 winter whites for christmas

[@victorsoares6844]

She lives in USA

[@709archives7]

You have inspired me to get a hamster and i got one. I am taking really good care of her.

[@sidje.s]

What a beautifull hamster. Thank you so much for bringing this to the attention. This animal is a living being and it deserves to be properly cared for 😭😘

[@gabbyklo3873]

i had a friend that literally put some bedding in the biggest sized ball she could find and that was the hamster's home. she would give it 30 minutes in the morning and night to drink water, and food would be scattered throughout the ball's bedding. Needless to say she got her hamster taken away by the humane society after 1 month. Hopefully Peanut has a better life now.❤️

[@atlanticalilly]

That's a great story. Like I said u have taught me alot. Our Russian Dwarf is living well thanks to your information. I had no idea about proper hamster care because mainstream information was extremely misleading. I didnt know the food or cage was wrong, and I paid alot of money for what I thought was the best. Thanks to your channel our Russian Dwarf hamster will be living in luxury from now on. I did rush out and buy the foods u recommended along with the only cage u use. I also upgraded his wheel and toys, and got him proper apple tree chew sticks as well. If Petsmart and other chains had these things available, and the information was there I would have done it from day 1. I am upset that it has cost my family and this poor hamster both so much. But when u know better, do better. We absolutely love him, and can't imagine abusing any animal. I wish there was something we could do about Petco and Petsmart. The misinformation, cages, food, and care advice they are pumping out is abusive. Also these food companies are knowingly selling expensive mixes which are not actually nutritionally complete as they have advertised. The whole thing is disappointing...

[@ronclark9724]

One wonders whether some have any time for anyone besides themselves. I have timed my daily animal husbandry chores for my hamster. If I do this swiftly I can clean and feed the food bowl and the water bowl, shift the sand bath/litter box within two minutes. My hamster watches me do these chores and I enjoy watching my hamster watching me... However, very rarely am I in a rush...

[@eleventyeleven]

Jesus! 28-55 grams! Thats amazing! What a awful owner!

[@edswemissyou9186]

This is the earliest I’ve ever been 😂 love your videos. I’m getting a new hamster and it will have a great life thanks to you and Victoria Raechel!

[@thepurplecrabapocalypse8953]

I LOVE Victoria Raechel! She is SO SO SO great with her animals and I LOVE how gentle she is. She is the only person I know to properly give her bunnies the space they need. I love her.

[@_stxtchxs_5160]

I think we can all agree that Munchie's outfit is AMAZING

[@coralinesgaming5076]

You are my favorite KZbinr ❤️❤️❤️

[@marijanawetzel8910]

Hiiiiiii 👋💗I love what you are doing it is so awesome ✨

[@amethystlps1013]

I have a winter white and this is so sad! It makes me think of all those neglected animals😥

[@keeleygregory8305]

What an angel, both Lucy and yourself!

[@jessi4894]

Munchie's hair is bright today.

[@MunchiesPlace]

It's not suppose to be this bright. Unfortunately i used 20 developer instead of 10 on pre lightened hair and didn't get the results i wanted. Now it's changed. :P

[@jamiescowboys]

i learn so much thank god no more cages love my totes

[@iwritejava]

It’s sadder for me then normal because I have this hamster rn

[@nzpaws]

This is absolutely disgusting. I can not believe that people do this - I saw a post on the hamster society Instagram today about a hamster who was thrown into the trash with a large tumour and left to die. It's just sickening that people think that's this is okay

[@urmomsfatcrush1324]

Was the hammy okay..

[@nzpaws]

@@urmomsfatcrush1324 unfortunately he died whilst they were giving him treatment

[@urmomsfatcrush1324]

@@nzpaws oh...oh no....rip...

[@tiffanykey4589]

I’m livid with you . What the heck ! I hope to god they don’t have any more small pets.

[@deademail6725]

AHHH thanks to your channel and videos about hamsters it inspired us to adopt a Syrian and we're building a massive bin cage its so exciting! Thank you so much for reaching babies it's people like you who restore faith 💖💖💖✨🐹

[@stxrry_night2240]

Awe! 💕 Love your hair!

[@rachelsides4705]

2 of my fav youtubers posted at the same exact time oh no

[@isabelle9914]

Rachel Sides who

[@HannaFardew]

I switched my syrian off of the Kaytee Fiesta mix as she did not like it and I was concerned about her weight due to her being very picky with the feed. The bag of food Lucy came with is definitely the Kaytee Fiesta mix. My hamster is now on the Wild Harvest advanced nutrition feed and loves it way more than the kaytee feed

[@MunchiesPlace]

Please change the food as that food is lesser quality than Kaytee. Wild harvest is poor quality nutrition sold mainly at walmart. Depending on which wild harvest, there are dangerous ingredients for hamsters in them. Please look up on the hamster hideout forums your food that you have and read the analysis. Thank you. 🙏

[@owlwhisker0w031]

Maybe they thought the cap was a suitable water bottle and when they would fill it, the hamster would just kick it over which could be an explanation, still NOT okay!

[@TashaEzaki]

That’s awful 😨 I’m so happy they’re in ur care now 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@delysageronimo7469]

I once had that same critter trail for my hamster(we upgraded) my hamster also broke the top. The reason they do this is bc the tube gets clogged with bedding leaving then no way to get out. So they force the top off so they can escape

[@kaitlyng.473]

I don’t understand why people dump hamsters and don’t want to care for them. They are very simple pets to care for if you give them their basic necessities. They don’t need the attention that a dog or cat does. It worries me when these people have children.

[@sophiaterry1832]

I love u ur amazing I love what u do

[@abbyturner5806]

A proper chew is a whimsy a proper size cage is a 650 square inch bin cage and that's what my Siryian hamster lives in

[@ronclark9724]

Every hamster I have had enjoys the smallest of Whimzees chews. So much so they rather eat it than their food. Therefore I ration the Whimzees, and provide many other chew toys without rationing as well... If there are ten chew toys in their bin, they will discover that one Whimzee...

[@cosmicsoulsorcerer]

On this ad on kijiji I seen a couple months ago there was this robo in a crittertails cage with catlitter as the bedding and abc cut out paper. I did try to contact them but they were unwilling to sell me this poor robo. There was no hides, little food (unheathly junk), and no toys.

[@709archives7]

My mom is only doing one thing and that is buying the stuff that my hamster needs.my hamster's name is snowball and i have to do everything to keep the hamster safe and alive.i love taking care of her and she is bonded to me.the only thing that i don't like about it is not seeing her when i am at my dad's house.

[@kaynecosip4775]

I think they used that bottle cap as water dish since it didnt come with a waterbottle

[@dragoncitychampion3482]

Poor thing, when i saw the thumbnail i mistook it for a roborovski because of how thin he is! I’m glad he’s in better care now :3

[@dogethememedog4832]

Hi hi I just want to say don't let the haters get away the haters bring you down but the fans cheer you up and let you to carry on love u 19th liker ❤️❤️❤️

[@thepurplecrabapocalypse8953]

You look so amazing in this video

[@imdrunkmk427]

off topic but I love your necklace, really suits!

[@middlechild7498]

Munchie there is a hamster on craig's list called DJ and it looks like he is in a crittertrail and there is a picture of him bending his back on the wheel the critter trail has! On his back his fur looks dull and kind of looks like he's lost fur. I just wanted to let you know in case you want to rescue him

[@vi7033]

I really hate the excuse: "they dont have enough money so its fine that they aren't able to get the hamster what it needs. ✨then don't get a hamster✨

[@ronclark9724]

Or when they say they don't have enough time for a hamster.I wonder whether they have any time for anyone besides themselves. I have timed myself doing the daily simple animal husbandry chores. It takes less than two mixtures every day to clean and restock the food bowl, water bowl, clean the wheel, and shift the sand in the sand bath/litter box although I enjoy spending more time with my hamster. I enjoy doing these daily chores as much as my hamster enjoys watching me do them. Its just simple proper animal husbandry mankind has had to do for centuries...

[@merlinhamsters668]

Hmm my hamsters dont look that big either. And they get enough food and water o.o. I have big and smaller hamsters and they are not sick or something. But its obvious that that person did terrible in caring for their hamster. I do everything to give them as much as there is possible. I have bought so many stuff for them. Many wooden hides and big wooden wheels, lots of bedding that is pretty expensive in a big enclosure. Toys and chewtoys

[@ohlooknoone551]

Oh that poor baby 🥺

[@maddierodriguez3624]

I love your red hair

[@KatrinaNicole]

So sad that people don’t understand that a hamster is just as important as a dog for a pet

[@darkdragoneclipse]

poor sweetheart she looked thinner than me really old mouse (hes sadly on his way out)

[@slime2666]

A percentage of the comments talk about their soon to be dead pet

[@Anna-eu1tq]

I just got a beautiful roborovski hamster her name is pickle and she is my life. I could not imagine someone treating these beautiful creatures badly.

[@Ohjulieannee]

I feel bad. My hamster only has one type of chew. I bought these wood sticks for her when I first got her. But she went through them in a week so right now I am working to getting a whole bunch more. I feel sad for her. I am slowly getting everything she deserves. I recently upgraded from a Kaytee cage to a bin and a huge wheel.

[@hibye358]

Aww so happy u she’s ok now #early

[@peeinatree9444]

currently working on slightly taming my aggressive dwarf girl, she'll be 1 years old somwhere around the end of march, adopted her at 6 months, he bites a lot, but this past week of just letting her bite, putting good food in my hand, holding her as she eats, shes goten a little tamer, now she goes to sniff around my hand instead of instantly attacking, she is well fed and well watered with a lot of carefresh beding, although, i think she may be getting a little fat, i dont knoe, we havent had a working scale in years, but i will ask mother if she can get one maybe, she sometimes buys stuff for my hamsters, but i buy and do most of the work, she helps out a little, because she loves them too. my dwarf name is hedwig she is a russian, panda pattern, i loove your videos andi am typing fast with long nails on a computer at 3 am sorry for bad wrting b

[@peeinatree9444]

my other hamster moses who is syrian will be 2 years in march and now wakes up super late, pees his bed instead of waking up to pee in his toilets, he gets tired faster, but hes still got the spirit, he still loves all his veggies and banana, his teeth look great, the vet complimented him. but i am concerned if he has mites or somthieing, hes had a patch on his back thats been dry and kind of flaky skin, this happened a while after he was at the vet, i havent seen it develop more, i keep an eye on him and if it stars to look bad i will take him to thevet, but it iss expenisve so i wanna be sure first, that something could be wrong. last tine we went because hed broken several nails and had a few buised figers and toes, nut he was fin, and i found out the black lump under his eye is a wart thats just grown a little since id got him, it had been in the way of his eye for a while, becasue it was growing towards his eye, the vet took some eyedrops on a cotton thing or papaer and just washed his fsce and got the wart a little away, and he culd open his eye properly again, and never had a propblem sine

[@_mermaidatheart99-97]

Some people can be so sick😔😫

[@noobsley1757]

Ahi munchie your so cool and helpful I'm 11

[@sugerwillowsmores5345]

Omg i saw this add!

[@zehkuh6569]

the bottle cap might have been used as a water dish ... not cool but might be why it was in there.

[@MunchiesPlace]

Our volunteers checked it before taking it out. Didn't appear to have water residue on it so we assumed it was used as a chew toy or someone just dropped it in by mistake which would mean they were careless. Either way Lucy is out of that situation now and in better hands. 🙏 We saved here, but there may be many more like her if only people would spend the time to properly learn to care for them.

[@user-sg5kx8ex3z]

#love for lucy

[@giannabenitez780]

Her eyes are just crying for help😩😭

[@ghostbee2469]

My hamster dose not chew her toys

[@akaxx3520]

Bonita Bay maybe you could try using lots of different type of chews if u haven’t already ? 🙃

[@ghostbee2469]

Thanks

[@TokyoMMCreations]

Try whimzee dog chews :)

[@BeatrixOnyx]

Have you tried chew toys made from different materials? Also a trick to try is to soak wooden toys in berry juice. There are tutorials on KZbin. It'll tell you what fruits are safe.

[@MunchiesPlace]

Sometimes they don't chew often. No need to be panicked. Sometimes chewing can relieve stress. Maybe your hamster is comfortable right now and doesn't have a need to chew. They will instinctively chew if they feel their teeth are growing and will gnaw on stuff when stressed.

[@anakasper1506]

Poor thing

[@jay-mx5cl]

Sadly, I think that the water bottle cap was supposed to be a water bowl, even though it fails at being one on every level. But disappointingly, that seems to be the case because of the other examples pitiful care given to Lucy.

[@bianca-6386]

Omg 28 grams?? My one MONTH old hybrid is 28 grams! That's horrible.

[@MunchiesPlace]

Yeah we didn't realize how poor of a situation she was in. If she didn't get rescued in time, they may have had a dead hamster on their hands. Thankfully fate helped us out with her. But unfortunately there are hamsters or animals like her that don't get that second chance. It's unfortunate but proper education is what we try to share with everyone to prevent problems like this from occuring.

[@haylorandtayley1394]

Omg my my hamsters name is Lucy and looks so much alike

[@sxepbb4393]

Omg I want to rescue a Syrian from Craigslist but nothing shows up how do you find so many hamsters to rescue?

[@CoffinFullOfBees]

Those balls are actually great to hang in rats cages as nesting pods! If you have a rat rescue in the area they might be interested in taking those off your hands.

[@emdogspiggypales6297]

I wish the person was held accountable

[@blackcitroenlove]

I have 3 different cages like that attached to a bin cage for one robo. How anyone can think that small of a cage is all for a hammy, I'll never know.

[@rat_dragon]

What do you mean? We all know Hamsters DON'T NEED WATER TO *SURVIVE*

[@rat_dragon]

@GachaGirl146 Lol I definitely am, don't worry 😂

[@lifeismusic5529]

@Munchie my hamster is having surgery (tumor removal). His appointment is at 7:30. They told me no food after midnight. And no water in the morning. What’s your experience? Their metabolism is so high would it make him weak to not eat for that long? And what time should I take away his water? And of course I’ll call and ask the vet again just trying to see what your experiences were like.

[@paperpenn9923]

I really thought she was a robo. Poor thing :(

[@kam283]

Um I have a question, you know how you can adopt from a pet store like they have animals in the back can I do that even though it’s from a pet-store? 🤨

[@MunchiesPlace]

Petco has their adoption program. You have to call and ask if anyone surrendered a specific pet to their store or just go in and see if there are any "Adoption" animals on the sales floor with a "Think adoption first" sign. All adoption fees go to their charity, not to the company, so make sure you understand it's for surrendered/homeless animals only and not their inventory of living animals they get weekly from suppliers. Otherwise petsmart does have a similar program but they house "partnered rescues" small animals and reptiles instead and will have them inside their store on a display table which lists their partnered rescues name. Otherwise petsmart does have an in store adoption program and place their animals in the back, but they only rehome the animal if it's non sellable and have removed it from the sales floor due to injury, old age, medical or returned to the store within 2 weeks of their return policy. So this method is them cleaning out their inventory for more desirable animals but their adoption fee is free. Petco honestly does it a lot better than Petsmart imo. But if you live in the UK, i hear pets at home now has their own adoption program too. So check it out, call and ask. :)

[@kam283]

Thx so much

[@emmabrandhorst3275]

Is there any way I can talk to you about a gerbil I took in from my cousin. She was keeping the gerbil by herself in a CritterTrail. I took the gerbil in because she posted on SC that she was giving it away...because she couldn't take care of it. I moved her into a 20 gallon tank and even found another gerbil for her to house with (I haven't picked up the other gerbil yet) I have a hamster that I've spent my own money getting the right enclosure(I'm 16) I dont have a job yet and really just need a good home for the gerbil...do you have any suggestions?

[@minipain7296]

I have a Russian dwarf hamster who is about 2 years old and I cannot seem to put any weight onto him he’s very tiny and flat if that makes sense any suggestions? He also looks like he’s about 6 months old and I’ve tried everything

[@ronclark9724]

Sadly your hamster maybe approaching the end of their short life. Hamsters have a very short life, around one and a half to two years. Most never see their second birthday. Its something we all have to deal with, no one lives forever...

[@henrymessenger2507]

Do you know anywhere I can start to adopt (Nv Reno)

[@Max-cs2lj]

I got a hamster two days ago he's in my pfp if you wanna see him gums name is Dusty and right away I think he was thankful to be out of that pet store

[@Carolinagirl1028]

That is so incredibly sad. Honestly it sounds to me like someone who views the hamster like a wild rodent, so to them a pest, and treats them accordingly. Which is of course completely incorrect but I've met people like this unfortunately. I wonder if thier child was given the hamster by someone else. I don't understand, how anyone could treat an animal this, even if you don't like the animal it is an innocent creature that can't fend for itself and is reliant on your caring for it appropriately. I admit I'm deathly afraid of snakes but if my son got a pet snake i would still ensure it has all the care it needs. People like this make me sick.

[@marcindia]

where doo you live?

[@ronclark9724]

Munchie lives in the Seattle, Washington area...

[@FullofTreats]

Can you use peanut butter jars as hides? Im using one, I cleaned it and everything, but is it safe?

[@karromurrey7915]

Hey do you have bitsy still I really want her

[@annahynie124]

I don't have any pill bottles so wouldn't use, but if you clean it out really thoroughly would it not be ok? Obviously it's not a great hide anyway but just curious

[@ronclark9724]

Why take chances with a small animal pet? Any chances? You may survive eating a apple seed, hamsters don't...

[@charlottestevens9352]

Is it possible she was pregnate n recently had a little and thsts y she was do small because she was nursing

[@nataliebell6760]

Did that pill bottle even have enough space for Lucy to turn around inside?

[@ronclark9724]

I think they were using the cap as a water bowl and the bottle as a chew toy... Nevermind plastic isn't a great chew toy, a wood or cardboard chew is better...My hamster enjoys the smallest of Whimzees chews, although I have to ration them as my hamster tends to like them better than his food...