Chinchilla Nation

Tubby Loves Carpet

Ippo456 — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 09:35:21 +0000

The chinchillas have their daily out-of-cage playtime. When I put Tubby back to his cage after his playtime was over, I discovered this:

Yeaaaaaa … I guess Tubby got a little too excited and relieved himself on the carpet. Mind you I discovered this a little after the deed was done, so the substance was already hardened. Not to mention this is carpet! How I cleaned the mess: I poured hot water and vinegar over it, let the solution sit in the carpet for a little while, then soaked the liquid with paper towel until it’s all dry.

Valentine’s Day 2010

Ippo456 — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 07:08:05 +0000

Happy Valentine’s Day!

ps: Winnie is supposed to be holding a heart-shaped paper.

Pointy Nose

Ippo456 — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 06:27:57 +0000

I was looking through old photos & came across this:

It’s part of a larger picture & I didn’t notice the girly’s pointy nose until I zoomed in on her

Peek-a-boo

Ippo456 — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 04:39:32 +0000

Silly Winnie sure loves hiding!

2010 Calendars

Ippo456 — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 04:46:03 +0000

A bit slow on my part, but my hamsters have been featured on this year’s calendars

The calendar comes in 2 colors: pink & blue.

In the pink one, Almond & Joy are featured on my birth month; in the blue one, Baby Hamster is featured in the month of January.

I’m so happy that Baby Hamster is featured. That way, even though he’s gone (& missed much), I feel that he has been commemorated by being featured on the calendar.

With that being said, I’m going to a professional printing shop to print both of the calendars & have them laminated

War Against the Bloodsuckers

Ippo456 — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 05:00:05 +0000

Has been won by the hamsters!

Last month, just as the robo girlies were finishing up on their mites medications, I noticed that Daddy Hamster’s skin was a little dry & flaky. He is all good now, but poor DH has also been attacked by the mites since the robo girlies’ cages are below DH’s cage. When I brought DH to the clinic, vet said that the mites on DH were still at the early stages, which was good. As for DH’s Ivermectin routine, his doses weren’t as far apart as the robos’ (the robos had to take their mites medications 2 weeks apart), DH’s medications were 8 days apart because he is a larger hamster.

The new year has started on a healthy note!

Good Night Kat

Ippo456 — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 04:39:52 +0000

Earlier last month, I brought Kat to the vet again because the lump that was removed from her bum had became much larger (WARNING: graphic image). At that point, blood was coming out of the lump, but not a lot (like when Brain was bleeding), more like droplets. The vet explained that the lump was definitely cancer & the bleeding was because the cancer cells needed more blood supply. The vet was hesitant about surgically removing the cancer as he had previously done so. It would be futile if Kat were to undergo a second surgery with the risk of the cancer coming back again. So I brought her home & pampered her, knowing that her days would be outnumbered. The occasional bleeding was treated with antibiotic cream (as instructed by the vet) & she was still very active up until her very last day.

My 2009 didn’t end so well. On 31st of December morning, I found Kat lying outside of her nest. Her body was already cold & stiff. I saw that this time there was much more bleeding & that could be the cause of her death. I called the same funeral service that had cremated Baby Hamster & Brain & they were nice enough to pick Kat’s body up from my place that very same day. I wish that Kat could have held out a little bit longer & celebrate 2010 with me. But considering her condition, she held out long enough.

I Found DH

Ippo456 — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 03:58:04 +0000

Just in time for the holidays!

All the furries & myself wish all a happy holiday (only DH is featured this time because the others were sleepy during the photoshoot, which was held during broad daylight).

Where’s DH?

Ippo456 — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:48:30 +0000

Did the grinch steal Daddy Hamster away from me?

I finally have some free time & decided to make a DIY wreath. Cost: $0.

ps: don’t mind the ugly beat-up door.

Evil Weevil

Ippo456 — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 13:46:14 +0000

Found in Daddy Hamster’s cage:

I had just cleaned his cage a couple of days ago, so I suspected that the weevil came from the food! I hope that I don’t have to discard the newly opened bag of food

Vet said that these weevils are harmless. Nevertheless, since then, I have cleaned DH’s cage with bleach & threw away his cardboard hideouts.