Henry

[ilguy]

I unfortunately spooked him trying to find a place to set my hand down during treat time. There is something there, caught a brief glimpse of it when he was going into his castle. He did scrape his cheek on something, doesn't look too bad though. The skin looks healthy and he's still using the pouch just fine

 

[elusive]

Any idea what he could have done it on? Has anything got rough edges on or got rough from chewing maybe.
Glad he seems to be ok with it though.

 

[Maz]

I'd have thought a scrape would go deeper than the fur. Patches in that area may be from the inside - ie his pouches. Just keep an eye on it.

 

[Jain]

I love him so much too, he's such a little bundle of joy. Glad I still have the camera, it looks like he may have scraped his cheek on something over night. Going to try and get a look at it if he's up for treats in a couple hours.

Possible Ouch

They scare you to death sometimes little dare devils

 

[ilguy]

Nothing unusually sharp that I could find. I did get another look at his cheek today, and it's already half the size that it was. He still seems okay, continues to pouch and unpouch food normally.

Henry decided to sleep above ground today, I was surprised to find him asleep on his back in his favorite corner. He was super eager for treat time, and I missed him asking for pets. I didn't want to spook him again, was super still and slow. He went flat by my hand for a bit after a pumpkin seed, and nibbled me after.

I cleaned his corner since he pees in it, and got a funny reaction when he discovered it. He started kicking around the bedding like a little tantrum. I caught the end of it, he went into his burrow sliding his feets on the smooth bin.

Best Burrow Entry
Usual Treats

 

[elusive]

Good to hear Henry is ok, it’s a bit of a mystery then.
Love seeing him disappear down into his burrow he always looks so cute & it’s adorable watching him enjoy his treats with you too.

 

[Frida]

Henry is very cute. I love watching him go down his burrow

 

[Member ID2]

Lovely videos of a very cute Henry.

 

[RainbowBrite]

Henry really is adorable!

 

[ilguy]

Henry was miffed that I missed him twice during the day, he got out and called for me but work couldn't wait. That said, without fail his face always appears in his castle for food time. Any moving of the food dish summons him, tonight he was already waiting. I also got a clip of him sniffing the camera when he was hoping to say hi

Camera Sniffs
Castle Drive Thru

 

[elusive]

That was really cute & funny seeing him checking out the camera!
Always lovely seeing him enjoying his treats, he has such an adorable face.

 

[RainbowBrite]

Aww, the bond you have is so beautiful! It was so cute when his tiny paw was on the pumpkin seed.

 

[Maz]

Cute he was sniffing the camera He is very sweet and it was nice to see him coming out for the pumpkin seed.

 

[ilguy]

Do hamsters get bags under their eyes? I'm concerned Henry isn't getting enough sleep. I hate working from home for that reason, as much as I try to stay quiet in my other room he seems to keep waking up during the day. I was in a bad car wreck a few months ago, a cabbie t boned me and I'm without a vehicle for now.

He's always had that regular skin around the bottom of his eye sockets, but they look more pronounced and like the bags humans get from poor sleep. On a good note, his cheek is completely healed. He's still using both pouches just fine.

Tired Henry ?

 

[RainbowBrite]

I am sorry to hear you had a car accident.

I would not think you being home is stopping Henry from sleeping because he can always go into his bedding and sleep. I never feel Sprite is bothered by me being home. He stays sleeping all day.

Great to hear his cheek is looking back to normal.

 

[Maz]

I see what you mean. To me it's that look they have when they've just woken up Sort of bleary eyed and eyes not quite open. However dwarf hamsters do sometimes get up during the day. I wouldn't think it's you waking him up as much as him maybe coming out more because someone is around. I'm sure he'll catch up! Had he just woken up?

I am really sorry about the car accident and hope you're ok.

 

[elusive]

All my Russian hamsters have been day active, getting up & coming out quite a lot during the day, often spending a fair bit of time in the playpen, if they want to sleep they can sleep through a surprising amount of noise so don’t worry about waking him up, I really doubt that’s the case.
I can’t see well enough to tell if there’s anything wrong with his eyes in the video.

Really sorry to hear about your accident.

 

[ilguy]

I guess I'm over-worrying then. You guys are right, he just wanted to say hi just now. He was happy to see me, we did some treats, petting, and played with his roller toy a bit. I also got to see him dig a new chamber deeper in the bedding.

Petting Pass
All Done
New Chamber

 

[RainbowBrite]

That looked like a lovely massage for Henry. He is so cute. I like the titles you give your videos.

 

[ilguy]

That looked like a lovely massage for Henry. He is so cute. I like the titles you give your videos.

Thank you! I'm glad people find them fun, and I'm so relieved he is really just being himself.