hey guys :]

[CallaTheHam]

*poofs into existence* heya everyone! i'm sorry about not posting or being active in forever :{ i've missed you all! <33 who all is still on here who remembers me? better yet- who all is still on who's from hamster hideout ? if that's you, hi!! if you're new, hi :0 ! ntmy :3

i just recently got reminded of hamsters (found an opening on tumblr to infodump about hamster tails of all things xp) and the interest in them got rekindled. i think i'm re-grieving anjou and hibiscus, too. anjou was.. i don't want to admit it, but she was honestly the best hamster i have ever had. she was my heart hamster. and hibiscus, i just... have a lot of guilt and shame about how her life and my time with her was. i wasn't in a good place mentally and had a lot happening and while i kept her alive and 'spoiled' in the eyes of someone who's ill informed about hams, i only did the minimum and did not give her the life she deserved. i've pushed it down since her passing and it's finally resurfacing in full force. sigh. anyway-

i'm finally cleaning out and giving away my hamster supplies- 75 gallon and everything. i made the decision a long time ago and am not changing it, that i'm not getting another hamster for a long time, at least. that time in my life has passed, and right now i definitely can not take care of a hamster- and i don't think i want to. but now it's becoming hard because since remembering my past hamsters, i miss them. i crave that thrill and feeling of getting and meeting a new little fuzzball- but it's just the idea of a hamster, not the reality, that i want. so yeah. it's suddenly very hard to be giving away my hamster stuff- even though i know i need to.

anyway. enough about me- how is everyone? any new club members, rodent or otherwise? catch me up! i'm going to try to be active on here more- i don't know how long the interest will last, but right now i'm feeling very motivated to chat and share tips about hamsters :] !!

[Kikya]

Hi Calla!

I certainly remember and miss you! It's nice to see you again! Your legacy lives on here. I love that border for hamster of the month!

You should not feel bad about giving a hammy a loving home and a "the minimum" 75 gallon tank. Remember most hammies live in those tiny critterjails! If she wasn't with you, imagine where she might have ended up. Not some place better, I wouldn't wager.

No one here is a perfect owner... Sometimes I don't clean the cages as often as I should or I don't do free roaming time because I'm just too tired that day. Or I look the the veggie drawer and I forgot to get the hammy veg at the store. She lived a good long life with you. I remember as a kid many hamsters that my friends owned or were class pets met a very early demise because no one was properly taking care of them =( Hibiscus lived to an old age and she died peacefully.

I'm getting the itch for a new hamster too but we are doing a big clean and organizing of the house so I will wait until that's all done. One thing that helps me let things go as I am organizing is before I donate it or get rid of it thanking the items for helping me or being there when I needed it. Like thank you, red top for helping me with that job interview. That kind of thing.

[CallaTheHam]

Hi Calla!

I certainly remember and miss you! It's nice to see you again! Your legacy lives on here. I love that border for hamster of the month!

You should not feel bad about giving a hammy a loving home and a "the minimum" 75 gallon tank. Remember most hammies live in those tiny critterjails! If she wasn't with you, imagine where she might have ended up. Not some place better, I wouldn't wager.

No one here is a perfect owner... Sometimes I don't clean the cages as often as I should or I don't do free roaming time because I'm just too tired that day. Or I look the the veggie drawer and I forgot to get the hammy veg at the store. She lived a good long life with you. I remember as a kid many hamsters that my friends owned or were class pets met a very early demise because no one was properly taking care of them =( Hibiscus lived to an old age and she died peacefully.

I'm getting the itch for a new hamster too but we are doing a big clean and organizing of the house so I will wait until that's all done. One thing that helps me let things go as I am organizing is before I donate it or get rid of it thanking the items for helping me or being there when I needed it. Like thank you, red top for helping me with that job interview. That kind of thing.

aw, thank you kikya i’m glad you like it!! it’s so fun to see it up there :> !!

i may try that- yeah, we’re doing lots of reorganizing and remodeling of our house too. i’m hoping to give all the hamster stuff to someone near me who may have a hamster or is planning to get one. we have a facebook group called buy nothing for our neighbourhood where people give things away for free- i’m going to give it away on there, hopefully there’s someone around here who can use the stuff.

[SimonParks]

Hey, schön dich wieder hier zu sehen. Es klingt so, als hätte dich das Thema Hamster gerade ziemlich emotional eingeholt, besonders mit Anjou und Hibiscus. Diese Mischung aus schönen Erinnerungen und gleichzeitig Schuldgefühlen ist echt schwer, vor allem wenn man im Nachhinein anders auf die Dinge schaut. Aber du hast dich damals so gut gekümmert, wie es in deiner Situation möglich war, und das zählt auch. Dass du jetzt Abstand nimmst und dein Zubehör weitergibst, wirkt trotz der Gefühle wie eine bewusste und reife Entscheidung. Es ist normal, dass die Sehnsucht nach diesem „neuen kleinen Tier“ wiederkommt, auch wenn man weiß, dass man gerade keinen Platz dafür hat.