Welcome to the family Beatrice

We have a new pet, Beatrice the hamster. Beatrice is very active and loves running around in her hamster ball. Her favorite food is carrot and she loves attention.

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  1. AdrianFebruary 25, 2010 at 10:35 AM

    I CANNOT BELIEVE YOU HAVE A HAMSTER. Which daughter talked you into this? And how long before Dawn figures out how to open the hamster cage? I think it's hysterical that you named her Beatrice. And she is a cute little rodent.

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  2. BJFebruary 26, 2010 at 5:01 PM

    This might not have been apparent given Heather's fancy for cats but she's a definite rodent person. She had a pet rat when she was younger. This actually happened because of Youtube. Sophia was in hysterics one night as we watched youtube videos of hamsters.

    I went to the pet store to price them out and they're relatively cheap. We picked up Beatrice, a little cage, hamster ball, food, bedding, and some home decor for little Bea and were out the door for under 70 dollars.

    The girls are a little young for it to be theres but Heather absolutely adores Beatrice and plays with her for an hour or more every night.

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  3. Heather AtchleyMarch 6, 2010 at 7:02 AM

    It's no lie.....I am also a rodent person on top of being a cat person. Not a good combo huh? Anyway, yes, I love "Little B" (as I call her) and she is fun to play with. She never fails to make me smile or feel good. We actually don't have to worry about Dawn. We had B for a few days before Dawn even noticed her. Then she butted the cage around a few times with her head, but it is B who breaks out. She has gotten out of her roller ball twice--we had to move the washer and dryer just to find her and get her out. She also broke out of her pink cage by bending one of the bars and popping the metal away from the plastic parts. Luckily BJ was in the room to catch her and promptly put a book on top. Naughty little girl. :)

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