VOTING OPEN - Photo Competition September/October

[hamster lover 123]

I think it’s from Pets at Home! Fifi is getting the hang of it now, we put lots of treats in there like cucumber, pepper and banana.

 

[Tulsi]

What a beautiful winning picture.

 

[hamster lover 123]

So cute Congratulations Hamlet

 

[Maz]

Thank you for the nudge! Congratulations to Hamlet (RIP little Hamlet). Gorgeous photo. They were all gorgeous. I must round up more people to vote as there weren't enough voters for the number of pictures this month! All the hamsters were adorable however

Hamlet will be appearing on the home page by tomorrow

 

[ilguy]

Congrats Hamlet, so many good ones to choose from!

 

[Maz]

Slight delay getting Hamlet’s photo on the home page due to having to reinstall things on computer! But I’ll get there!

 

[Hamlet]

Aw, bless him. There were so many lovely hammy pics it was hard to pick just 3. Miss our little man loads, but it will be nice to see his cheeky face on here.

 

[Socks' Mum]

It was very difficult. I let Socks choose

 

[ilguy]

It was very difficult. I let Socks choose

How did Socks pick, did you pull them up on a tablet? That would be super cute

 

[Lovelyness]

How did Socks pick, did you pull them up on a tablet? That would be super cute

Or you could put names on pieces of paper, and see what he went for

 

[Socks' Mum]

Socks told mom who told me

 

[ilguy]

Socks told mom who told me

You know those vocalizations best, way to cast Socks' vote

 

[Maz]

I did try to get Raffy to choose his name when we first got him as we had a shortlist of three and couldn't decide. So I thought I'd let Raffy decide by calling out each name and seeing which one he responded to. It was hopeless ha ha., He perked up and responded to all of them exactly the same - it was tone of voice he was responding to mainly.

Hamsters do sometimes look at screens though. I have a photo of Newt looking at a picture of himself on my computer screen. So maybe they could choose from a tablet!

 

[ilguy]

I did try to get Raffy to choose his name when we first got him as we had a shortlist of three and couldn't decide. So I thought I'd let Raffy decide by calling out each name and seeing which one he responded to. It was hopeless ha ha., He perked up and responded to all of them exactly the same - it was tone of voice he was responding to mainly.

Hamsters do sometimes look at screens though. I have a photo of Newt looking at a picture of himself on my computer screen. So maybe they could choose from a tablet!

Or put a different treat in a piece of bedding, assign one word to it and see what they take first.

 

[Hamlet]

Budgies very definitely respond to screens. My old budgie had a full on conversation with my brother's budgies via a zoom call during lockdown. It was very entertaining to watch.

Never tried Hamlet with a picture of another hammy. I suspect he would have been more interested in treats...

 

[Lovelyness]

Blossom would have squeaked at me to show her approval... or perhaps her disapproval, as was her want, lol

 

[Lovelyness]

Or put a different treat in a piece of bedding, assign one word to it and see what they take first.

I feel this topic warrants its own thread and some experimentation @Maz , you are always up for a bit of research!

 

[Kage]

His Fluffiness, Kage I would like to offer his heartiest Congratulations to Hamlet. Very well deserved amongst strong competition

 

[Kage]

Budgies very definitely respond to screens. My old budgie had a full on conversation with my brother's budgies via a zoom call during lockdown. It was very entertaining to watch.

Never tried Hamlet with a picture of another hammy. I suspect he would have been more interested in treats...

I can just picture the budgie chatting away at the screen

 

[Maz]

I feel this topic warrants its own thread and some experimentation @Maz , you are always up for a bit of research!

It does! Maybe you could start it