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By Strang

Secret Diary of a tiny hamster aged 4 1/2 weeks

Tip of the day: Never, Ever go into a pet shop with a 10 year old girl. I foolishly decided to stock up on some hay & straw for our 2 guinea pigs (bought the last time I foolishly took my daughter to the same pet shop).
By the checkout I was still holding firm on my stance that we didn't need any more animals (2 dogs, 2 guinea pigs and a recently deceased hamster- although theoretically we don't still have the hamster as he was taken away to that great green wheelie bin in the sky).
I even managed to get most of the way around the supermarket (with a sulky 10 year old following 10 paces behind) until upon reaching the frozen fish fingers I could take the silent treatment no longer and crumbled. 15 minutes later we were leaving the pet shop again with our new addition to the family, and I had now become the Best dad in the world (again)- A title I had not owned since our last trip to the pet shop!
I now have one very happy daughter and 2 dogs licking their lips at the prospect of a mid-afternoon snack.
We are a little stuck on names so if there are any suggestions out there we will consider them - It's a bit like naming the blue Peter dog! We were 'reliably' informed in the pet shop - Which I have vowed never to return to again- that she is a female hamster!
So much for getting out to take some photos this afternoon as we have been preparing her accomodation and fixing a new toilet seat (not for the use of the hamster!)

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