Hamster Update

So our little hamster that the pet store guy said would not bite, bit Andy twice. And the next morning we found out why-that little thing had 6 babies!!!

I was on the phone and Maddie kept saying I see little red things in there wiggling around, I thought she was making it up. But when I got around to looking myself I realized the mommy was popping one baby out after another.

So Saturday morning we were now the owner of 7 hamsters. Of course I called the pet store right away and let them know I would be bringing all the hamsters back to the pet store in exchange for a new, non-pregnant hamster.

Maddie enjoyed picking out her new little guy-this one she names Jerry (from Tom and Jerry). Maddie has held it several times a day and he is very nice and no biting this time.

Newest Memeber of the Family...

Yes, we got a hamster. And no this was in no way my idea. Maddie entered her name in to win this little creature during the Library's Summer Reading Program. And what are the odds that she would actually win! :[
The library called and wanted to talk to Maddie directly. As they talked to her on the phone she looked up and me and whispers, "I actually won a hamster!"
That night we went to the library to pick up the hamster cage from the library and get Maddie's picture taken for the newspaper. They gave us the certificate to go pick out the hamster.

Maddie is so excited. She has begged me for a pet since she was two, so she loves the little guy. She named him Rascal, after our neighbors dog that moved away a few months ago.

Lets just hope we don't kill the little thing, since Garen has already picked him up in that little ball and threw him.
So here we go with our first pet!

putting the cage together-