My Hamster

Authors note:  I wrote about my hamster because he seemed like an intersesting topic to write about. Many people seemed shocked when they ask if I have a pet.

 

I have a hamster named Sam. His name used to be Gyro but I decided that was not a good name for a hamster. He also looked like a Sam to me so I named him that. I mean really why would some name a hamster Gyro?

Sam’s fur is white, brown, and he has a gray line across his back. He is a Teddy Bear hamster so he is very big unlike a dwarf hamster. He doesn’t fit in many of the hamster stuff you see at Wal-Mart or PetCo. He is not fat though I can assure you that. He also looks nothing like a rat. He looks more like a miniature Guiney pig.

My hamster has a daily routine eat, sleep, and poop. But at night (since hamsters are dormant) He gets up takes a drink and eats some food. Then he runs on his wheel for about six hours. I don’t get much time to do anything with him. Because in the day he is a sleep and at night I am asleep. I try to catch him in the middle of night and day but he is still sleeping. I could wake up in the middle of the night to play with him but I need my sleep. I could wake him but he just looks like he is not in the mood. If I would wake him he would freak out and run around the cage. But he would not bite. Unless of course you are trying to grab his head. That’s a bad idea all together. Even though he bit my sister’s friend who partially throws her gerbil across the room. So I’m glad that happened it will hopefully teach that girl not to go in my room and grabbing animal’s when there a sleep is a terrible idea. Unless you’re trying to get bit.

Sam lives in hamster paradise. He has three floors that he can sleep or eat on. He has a big wheel in the side of his cage. He also has a water bottle to drink from. But the best thing in his cage is that he has a hammock to sleep in. Even though he would rather sleep in his food dish.

I have Sam roll around in his ball for about 15 minutes each day. He is really fast compared to my sisters hamster Cocoa. Ever since school started along with sports and after school activities I don’t get a lot of time to do stuff with him.

Overall I think that Sam is happy about where he lives. One more thing I forgot to mention. Sam has a 22 inch LCD TV to watch Animal Planet and watch me play PS3. So he is pretty spoiled. Even though he is not a dog or a cat he still gives me something to think about.