Momo Has Left Us....

Momo
21st November 2009 ~ 7th July 2011

I don't really know when Mimi and Momo were born but I brought them home on 21st November 2009. I didn't realise that an inconspicuous rodent can make me this sad. Seeing Momo (and Mimi and Ping) sick and die has sort of stressed me out. Perhaps it's coincidental, it could be too much caffeine or too much work. I haven't been feeling well and today I am seeing signs of a dreadful flu. I decided to take a day off. I absolutely hate it when peole sniff and cough and insist on going to work and spreading the virus to everyone. I don't want to dwell on negative things in this blog (I already have) so I look forward to posting something more cheerful after this. I am finally feeling a teeny, weeny bit of enthusiasm creeping into my life.

Time For A Drink

Momo : Thristy, thirsty!

An An : Me too!

Oh! So Hot!

A good way to keep cool on a hot day is.........

....to lie on your back and air your stomach. Especially a full stomach.

Saving Momo

Save me, please! I fell into the ravine again!

Oooooh! This purse is so comfy! Can I have it? Why not?

I don't understand why I can't have it. Oh, you need it for future rescues? Ok....:(

Thanks for saving me again!

Mmm...I Am So Tired

How do I put food in your dish if you keep sleeping in it?

Poor Babies!

An An gave Momo a nasty bite on the nose for intruding into her home. They also bit each other's left paw and it is heart-breaking to see both limping and barely able to climb onto their wheels. I wish I can take them in my palm and soothe away the pain........ :(

My Poor Hamsters!

2 mornings ago when I checked on my hamsters, I found Mo inside Mimi's tank. His wheel had somehow fell on its side and he managed to climb out and into Mimi's home. The first horrifying vision in my head was I would have to cope with more hamsters in the future. The really horrifying reality was that a piece of Mimi's ear had been bitten off and there was bleeding around one eye. My poor Mimi! Mo got a good scolding from me.

The same evening I realised that Mo had also suffered injury. One of his legs had apparently been bitten by Mimi. Poor Mo was licking his bleeding leg for a long time but he still struggled to run on his wheel. They seem to be recuperating well although Mimi has been spending a lot of time sleeping.

Mo Energetic

I was told that papa Mo slept most of the time. My hamsters rouse themselves at around 8pm but I heard that papa Mo crawls out of his house only at midnight. He has been waking up earlier since he moved over here and look at him now. Everyone is curling up to sleep when the sun rises but he is still cycling away! The chestnuts I fed him has made him more energetic.

Welcome Home!

Mimi, An and Mokuai are now reunited with Mo, Ping and Le. Mimi and Mo were a pair of hamsters I bought more than a year ago. In a short time they gave birth to 2 girls (An and Mokuai) and 2 boys (Ping and Le). I sent all the males to my sister who lives 300-400km away about a year ago. She brought them along for her new year visit and I have decided to look after them from now on. I think my sister is exhausted enough looking after 4 cats. Perhaps the sea breeze will fatten up Mo, Ping and Le who look thin and lethargic compared to the girls! This is a picture of Momo sleeping comfortably in his new tank home.

Never The Twain Shall Meet

This is not Momokuai but her father Momo. To prevent them from multiplying, all the males are separated from the females by a distance of.........500 kilometers. My sister has adopted all the males while the females remain with me. Do you know that hamsters breed monthly if allowed to? God forbid.