It's been a long time since I had time to write a personal post, but I finally found some time today!! I finished my 2nd last paper for my diploma today and wanted to take a break from the books tonight, and I thought to myself what better way to dedicate my time than to blog about the latest little addition to my family, Lumi??
I adopted Lumi almost 2 months ago on 16th February 2014 together with my boyfriend. He is around 5 months young now and he's the cutest, chubbiest, silliest ham I've ever owned ♥.♥
He doesn't stay still long enough for me to take a photo most of the time unless he has food in his mouth ♥
Lumi is also really really tame as his previous fosterer, Lily (@tubbytubbies), did a great job in taming and potty training him!
"How did you find Lumi??"
I found him when I was scrolling through hamster hashtags on Instagram and chanced upon Lily's hamster Instagram account, @tubbytubbies ! I contacted Lily through Instagram and the more she told me about him, the deeper I fell in love with him.
I love everything about him!! The way he hates being out in the day time (unless there's food), how nocturnal he is (he is usually only active after 3am), his obsession with nibbling on human nails, how light his fur coat is as he's still in his winter coat... it's a never ending list. I sound like a crazy obsessive owner :x
I will never know why he loves nibbling on my thumb nails but he looks so cute doing it!! He doesn't bite at all, just likes to nibble gently ^^
"Why was Lumi put up for adoption?"
Lumi was bought as a gift for a girl who had completely no interest in hamsters and sought help from Lily (@tubbytubbies) and Sab (@puffypudge) to foster and rehome him :(
I strongly discourage anyone to buy pets as gifts unless 100% sure the receiver wants the pet, knows how to take care of the pet and will love and be responsible for the pet's entire lifetime!!!
**Pictures spam ahead!!**
Lumi when I brought him home on the first day!! ♥
His set-up bin ^^
Eat almond also so cute ♥.♥
Other than sleeping, he'll be found either buried under thick bedding, in his sand box, wheel, or in his food tray xD
How he responds when he hears my voice ♥.♥
Really thankful for my boyfriend's help with the cleaning of the bin on weekends. Washing + refilling of the bin by myself can take me 30mins ~ 1hr, but with my boyfriend's help, cleaning the bin takes merely 20mins or less!!
Love how Lumi looks like he's just chilling in my hand awww
That's all for today's post!! Thanks for reading!
Aww what a cutie! I've got a hamster too for a year now. They're just so precious and cute :D
ReplyDeleteYess, I totally agree!! Glad to know you're a fellow hamster lover!! :D
DeleteSuch a cutie.. my daughter wants one too but I'm not sure she's ready to have one.
ReplyDeleteHow old is your daughter? Perhaps you could read up more about hamsters such as the things they cannot eat, the types of bedding available, etc. and educate your daughter about them before deciding if she's ready. :)
DeleteThat's a really cute hamster and looks like he is really pampered under your care.
ReplyDeleteYes he is! Hahaha I thank you for your compliment on his behalf!
DeleteIt is sooo cute but I ma scared of taking care of one as I might hurt it. It is soo tiny. I took care of a rabbit before.
ReplyDeleteRabbits have way longer lifespan too but my family doesn't want a pet that runs around the entire house and I definitely would wanna keep a rabbit in a cage :/
DeleteAww such a cutie!
ReplyDeleteThank you Aisha!
DeleteMy young daughter has been requesting for a hamster for a long time now. The only thing that's preventing me from giving it is that the responsibility of taking care of it may fall on me LOL. I want to make sure first that she's responsible enough.
ReplyDeleteHAHA I totally get what you mean! I learnt how to take care of hamsters the hard way when I was younger. My parents didn't bother about my 1st hamster at all and I had to learn how to wash the cage, bathe the hamster, etc. all by myself. You can help her by letting her be aware how much she has to do if she really gets one and make sure she does everything by herself!
Deletehello lumi, you look soo cute! I guess your owner really treats you like a real princess? or prince? hehe
ReplyDeleteHehe, I thank you on Lumi's behalf! He's a fat little prince ^^
DeleteHe is so cute :)
ReplyDeleteThank you! :D
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