Harriet the hedgehog

Ive had an African pygmy hedgehog since february now, and though she has to be THE grumpiest animal i have ever met, she does love a bath and a tickle.

Syrian vs Russian!

So theres a lot of debate about which breed of hamster is best, which is why when I asked for a hamster, (for my 19th birthday- grown up i know ;) ) my mum bought me both breeds!

Syrians have to be housed alone, and apparently russians can be paired together, but the pair I had attacked each other and one died, the night before I got them. Which left me with one Syrian (Mollie) and one Russian (John), in separate cages.

I have to say that Mollie is really very friendly, she comes up to the bars as soon as you come in the room, crawls straight into your hand and is quite happy to just run around your lap.

John is just as friendly, really inquisitive, but less easy to handle. I let him run over my hands in the cage but he really is too quick to just freely hold.

They really are both lovely, so I would say its down to a) personal preference and b) experience/age

If its for a child, I would definitely say a syrian is a better choice, but if you want something a little bit more challenging to train and really funny to look after, try a pair or triplet of russians out :)

So as the summer months are coming (she says hopefully) I went out and bought a new run for my rabbits. I decided on a wooden frame design from pets at home, as it looks nice and wasn't too expensive (£40 when I got it)

It's called the 'Rose' by pets at home, comes as a flat pack and (for my dad) was fairly easy to put together! (I cannot use a power drill to save my life as you can see from the picture below)

However, once it was up and together, it looks pretty good, sturdy, and tall enough for my large lionheads.

Good points-

• The lid of the run is sturdy enough that a rabbit would definitely not push it open, and has 2 clips to hold it down
• The mesh is a good quality, thick metal, so it should last
• on two sides there are mesh panels you can remove, so you can atatch it to a hutch, or to another run (see below picture for what I did and ignore the mess!) 

Bad points-

• Only half the lid actually opens, so its a bit of a struggle to get smaller ones out of the corner of the run (my guineas are particularly good at this!)
• One of the pieces of wood has actually snapped on the bottom of one of the panels, and because i've lost my receipt, I'm going to have to fix this some how :(
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Overall, I like the design ideas, but the actual run is poor quality

Dwarf hamster cage review

So I thought I would start off by reviewing my dwarf hamsters new cage!

So far I'm pretty impressed

So the good points-

The cage comes with a plastic house, which is easy to open and clean, a water bottle that sticks to the outside with sucker pads (hard to find for a plastic top cage!), and a wheel.

The wheel is almost silent, which is good seeing as its a free-be!

Its actually a massive cage for dwarf hamsters and you could easy fit 3-4 of them happily in there

The plastic ramp goes up to the top level, which is semi-clear plastic so you can see if your pet is running around underneath, and there is no chance of their tiny legs getting caught in wires

The only bad points-

The cage lid isn't very secure, the lid has 2 clips on it on one side, but the other side comes out of the 'hinges' quite easily. Its not insecure enough that my cat could get in though (so far :s)

The wheel seems a bit too big for just one dwarf hamster at a time, mine is on her own and you can see her struggle to push it round, its also placed a bit too close to the floor of the cage, so that once you put bedding in it wont move (unless you have a clear patch around it). Its size also means the hamsters can climb from the wheel to the lid of the cage, which is neither a good or bad thing in my eyes.

But, overall it is a nice cage and my single dwarf is very happy in there!

Imac cabrio review

Imac cabrio carrier
I have to say, I really like this carrier!!

For a start, its bright pink, which is a lot nicer than the boring colours you normally get, and the shape means you don't have a hard corner smacking into your leg as you walk with it

The holes in the top and back are good ventilation and my bunnies liked looking out of the top

The best point about this carrier has to be the opening top, the clips open and you can pick your pet up from above it easily, with out having to drag it out of the front of the cage. You can also open just one half and stroke your pet as your traveling or waiting, with out them escaping!

Bad points-
The clips on the top and front seem a bit fragile, as they're only plastic, and I'm not sure the handles would hold out if you put your obese cat in there


Over all I would buy this cage (and in fact I bought a few wholesale to sell as they're so good) as they're fairly cheap and a nice carrier for a lighter weight pet!

When my rabbits Bramble and Ivy bred, we had these very cute little babies!!

 Above at 2 days

 at 2 weeks

 at 3 weeks

at 5/6 weeks