Raffy (Syrian Hamster)

[Maz]

He's put some bits back on the plate now - lol! I think the first reaction was - pouch everything because she emptied my plate! Second reaction was - I still don't like those bits so I'll put them back on the plate. It looks to be the round brown roughage bits out of Harry Hamster and what looks to be very small grains or seeds? From the Bunny mix. The rest he likes! And he goes crazy for sunflower seeds and pumpkin seeds.

I really must check his hoard actually - it must be enormous by now.

 

[RainbowBrite]

That is cute. I wonder what the brown bits are made of.

 

[Maz]

I don't know - they're the rougage bits - most hamsters seem to leave those.

 

[elusive]

Finally got round to catching up with Raffy’s story, what a great little character he is & a very handsome boy too, looking forward to seeing more of him now

 

[Maz]

Thank you Elusive! I must take some more photos of him! He is usually busy under the coffee table running on his saucer and only comes out late at night at the moment. For explanation, the playpen is set up round the coffee table. Only place to leave it up safely! So the playpen has a kind of roof.

 

[Maz]

Raffy had two of his Rosewood Christmas treats last night and looked all excited and picked it up and took it down his tunnel to his special corner - presumably to eat straight away rather than hoard. The second one wasn't in an obvious place so assume he found that later. Both he and Pip had a bit of brussel sprout as well which seemed to go down well.

 

[RainbowBrite]

Aww that is so cute. I love how Raffy gets excited when he gets a treat.

 

[elusive]

It’s not really Christmas if the hams don’t get their sprouts!
Nice to hear how much Raffy enjoyed his treats

 

[Member ID2]

Do you give the hams raw or cooked sprouts?

 

[elusive]

I’ve given them both & they seemed to prefer lightly steamed!

 

[Maz]

I have given them both too (brussel sprouts that is). They had our leftover cooked (but raw is probably better). I cut a sprout up and raffy gets just under a quarter and Pip just a tiny bit.

Raffy had his second Rosewood Christmas treat last night. It was one of the round ones that look like snowballs. He picked it up and looked like an orphan who had just had his first Christmas present - and started to rush off down his tunnel to his special corner. Then for some reason, changed his mind, came out and climbed on the shelf and put it in his little pot (same corner as the special corner but above it). Then he sat in the pot as well! Then climbed out of it. Which made it look like he had just laid an egg lol.

He knows something is going on and he likes it! Change and extra treats!

 

[RainbowBrite]

That is adorable! Looking like he laid an egg sounds funny. Lol.

 

[elusive]

aw bless! Wish I cold have seen that

 

[Maz]

Yes I really must take some photos. Trouble is he comes out so late these days.

 

[Maz]

Raffy continues to be Raffy and wants to keep me up all night. It's quite sweet as even in the playpen he pops his head up to say hello and listens when I talk to him. Mostly though he just runs around, wheels and uses his saucer. He'd keep me up all night if I let him. He's had one of the Rosewood Christmas treats every other night and nabs it straight away and runs off with it. He particularly likes the round white balls, (I think coconut on the outside maybe) and can only just pick it up in his teeth to carry it. They must be special as they get taken down the cork tunnel to his secret corner. Last night he got a monkey nut as his extra and seemed to dismiss that! Clearly not a rosewood treat. Or not worth rushing off with anyway.

Tonight both hamsters got a new whimzee toothbrush with sunflower seeds stuck in the bristles as well, and a tiny bit of cheddar cheese - a rare treat.

It's 11.30pm and Raffy is still not out - you can bet as I'm about to go to bed he will be banging at the bars! The odd night he has to miss a night as I do need some sleep!

Here he was on New Year's Eve. He was wanting to come out, but after I took a photo of him (no flash or noise) he changed his mind and disappeared off again and looked at me a bit suspiciously. But then decided to come out after all.

 

[elusive]

Love that photo, he’s such a handsome little man
Loved reading how much he’s enjoying his Christmas treats & laughed at the monkey nut not quite being up to standard after all the Christmas specials!
Definitely worth losing sleep over!

 

[RainbowBrite]

Raffy is so funny deciding to come out when he knows you are about to go to bed! He sounds very happy.

 

[Maz]

I think I need to go to bed earlier before he decides to get up Maybevthen he’d start waking up earlier! He was always up by 9 or 10pm until the clocks changed.

 

[elusive]

Definitely worth a try, he might get the idea if he’s missing out on play time getting up so late!

 

[Member ID2]

That sounds a great idea and definitely worth a try. Let us know how you get on.