Michael's hamster, Butterfinger, is a cute and lazy long haired hamster. This is his third one. His first hamster, Buster, we believe was the victim of dehydration. Buster lived a short, yet happy life. Buster number two also had a short, yet happy life. (as happy as one can living in a see through plastic home) No one is sure what caused Buster 2.0 to pass, but it was NOT a case of dehydration. Butterfinger was obtained from one of the neighbors. Courtney wanted another cat and her mom said she had to get rid of the hamster. Obviously, Courtney had formed no real attachment to the hamster that, according to her, never really had a name. Alas, Butterfinger is now Michael's and finds it fun to run on his wheel at all hours of the night. This hamster is ssssoooo long, when he is running in the wheel, he almost makes a complete circle.
Noelle's hamster, Mocha Almond, is also a cute long haired hamster that I believe has just a touch of OCD. Mocha will rapidly clean herself as soon as you put her back in her cage as if you have some sort of awful disease. This is Noelle's second hamster. Her first hamster, Fluffy, was with us for a year and a half. Fluffy just got sick one day and the next, he was gone. Noelle wanted another one right away and came home with Mocha. I have to say, this hamster is just way beyond cute. She is also an escape artist. One night when I was working on my cross stitch, I heard a noise in Noelle's room. I went in there to see Mocha sitting up in the tower. Somehow, she had managed to pop the lid off. She had escaped the week before, now we know how.
Anyhoo, as I said last night we, (I) cleaned the cages. After putting food down, I noticed that Mocha was putting ALL OF HER FOOD in her mouth. We give the hamsters about a quarter of a Dixie Cup. I couldn't believe just how much her cheeks expanded! I grabbed the camera and took some pictures of both.
Mocha stuffing her face...
Look at how wide her face is!
Here's Butterfinger....
