These are Chinese Dwarf Hamsters! They are native to China and are only two inches long! They are very playful, and love to cling onto your finger with all four paws. They are so tiny that they will escape from a cage, and must be kept inside glass or plastic.
The name Hamster comes from a word that means "to stack". They stack food in their expanding cheek pouches. Can you see in the next two pictures how their cheeks are puffed out with food?
Oops, he has spotted himself in the glass. I'm afraid he will be looking at himself for quite some time. Bye bye little guy.
“And let God bless
all who fear God— bless
the small, bless the great.”
Psalm 115
19 comments:
Wow, they are really tiny. Thanks for sharing the photos; I've never seen these before!
oh how cute, look how his little paws hold the water tube! i'm in love!
they are adorable. we had hamsters when the kids were little but they were not just 2 inches.. i love the way the little paws are holding the water tube..
Very cute.I think you need a couple at your house!
I can only imagine how accepting Oliver would be of this little cutie. Oh, my!
Best,
Bonnie
Awww he is adorable! Only two inches long, how tiny! I had hamsters when I was small, and loved to see their expanded cheek pouches :-) So cute!
These are really tiny ones! We had 2 hamsters about 4 inches. Cute little pets.
They are gorgeous...and so tiny, Ginny. So sweet, thanks so much for sharing. :)
Cute, cute, cute!! I would've said gerbils...but I guess they're a lot bigger than hamsters?!!
Cute little tiny things! Have a wonderful day
well aren't they cute. I had a hamster when I was a kid but of course it wasn't as small as this one
This brought back memories of when my kids were little - we had those things - bigger ones - and they were NOT friendly at all - lol.
So teeny tiny and so cute.... I'm scared of mice, so I know that I probably would not be a good one to house these little creatures....
They are so tiny! And cute. They remind me of mice, tho, so I wouldn't take one home. :)
I love pets, but never had a desire for one of these.
I had one of these in college. And Pierce had one for a while. They do not live very long.
He is cute even if he resembles a mice lol
they are so cute. Reminds me of when we had gerbils when my son was little. We got the cage that had a bunch of tubes with it. I forgot that they would probably pee in the tubes.. Ha ha guess who got stuck cleaning the thing most of the time.
These little hamsters are quite adorable. I always think of the movie Fifle, (I think that is how it is spelled. )
xoxo Blessings, Catherine
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