Springtime for Hamsters!
It’s officially SPRING… and you know that means a new playpen theme! The hamsters rejoice!
Dexter the dwarf hamster is always up for a photoshoot! He loves the grass I grew using Pet Green’s grow kit. Instead of the bag, I planted the wheat grass in an old, glass, candle container.
The wooden carrot chews, from Niteangel, are also a big hit with him. Although I normally have them in his enclosure and he gives them no attention there, in the playpen, he is ALL about them! Hamsters are always keeping me on my toes.
Here, Dexter is searching for flax seeds in front of an adorable, Easter set made by my friend, Cindy, of LittleHamDesignsUS. She no longer sells her sets, but she does post some fab photos of her hamsters visiting sushi restaurants and the like. I highly recommend you give her a follow!
(I eventually had to remove the set because Dexter wouldn’t stop chewing on it… but it did make for some fun photos!)
Little Peggy, the Roborovski hamster, scurries all about the playpen, never really settling anywhere (except maybe the sunflower head…). She looks so cute in this sandbath with the lemon hide!
I used some loose, sphagnum moss around the sandbath, and some sheet moss in other areas. I LOVE moss for it’s gorgeous pop of color, nice, fresh smell, and additional texture. My hams seem to love it too!
I got a lot of things for this playpen from Etsy. You can view my curated, “Springtime for Hamsters” favorites list here!
As I’ve discussed on my podcast, I upgraded to the Canon 5D Mark III with a 50 mm, 1.4 F-stop lens. This is the first, DSLR camera I’ve owned, and I LOVE it. It makes such a difference to capture those tiny, hamster moments. I went with an older model so I could get something high quality but at a reduced price. The 50 mm lens is a very versatile lens often recommended to newbies (and many people can get by with just this lens for most of what they do!)
How do you celebrate spring with your hamsters!?
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