"Pip" Pipsqueak's Diary

[Hamster Haven]

Update:We were about to give up on seeing Pip last night (although I had raised the roof of her hideaway once to see if she was awake. She totally was and looked up at me briefly- little stinker- but I didn't want to force here out), when she came out late (after 11PM).

When she saw us, she went into her new ceramic mushroom hide and tried to wait us out! I offered her two snacks with my fingers, and she did come close to sniff but didn't take them. She did come out later and then finally moved around in our presence. I noticed that she took a dried chicken cube I'd left for her and ate it out in the open rather than pouching it. So the next time she went into the mushroom hide, my daughter offered her a chicken cube with her fingers (btw, these are dried bits specifically for hamsters), and she took it! She still didn't come back out right away, but we considered this progress! Unfortunately, I didn't get many new pictures or video (one short one of her foraging flax). Mostly because we had the lights down very low, and to get a good photo or video, I had to turn the phone light now, and I didn't want to bother her too much with the suddenly brightness.

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[Amy]

Oh but she is sooooo adorable I am sure in a few days everything will progress

 

[Socks' Mum]

Little Pip is so sweet

 

[Hamster Haven]

Oh but she is sooooo adorable I am sure in a few days everything will progress

My daughter says, "Thank you, she is! "

 

[Maz]

She really is! She looks more confident already and to have grown a bit.