Yolandi is home💕

[soaringtacocat123]

I’m a first time hamster owner and today I brought home my first ever baby!

Her names Yolandi and she’s a female long haired Syrian hamster. I got her from a local pet store that claimed to of gotten their hamsters from more ethical breeders and upon even just seeing her there, I immediately knew she was perfect. She already has so much personality. Shes so sweet and social, and after exploring her cage the first thing she started doing was burrowing! She found the underground burrow I’d put in her cage almost immediately. Like seriously in a matter of 10 minutes.. tops.

If anyone has any tips for owning female hamsters as someone who’s never owned a hamster before but has done extensive research, please reply with advice!! I can show what her cage looks like in another post and I’ll keep everyone updated!

 

[Maz]

Congratulations She looks gorgeous and it sounds like she has a lovely home/enclosure. Female syrians can be notorious for being very active (and also friendly ). So they need plenty of things to rip up (cardboard egg boxes are popular) and she may want regular out of cage time, once she's had a couple of weeks to fully settle in.

 

[Vanessa1]

Yolandi is beautiful, welcome to the forum looking forward to seeing more pictures of her! Ness

 

[Amy]

What a cute little hamster!
Welcome to the forum, looking forward to more fotos of Yolandi

 

[Rescued One]

Adorable! Welcome to the forum

 

[Chicleteer]

Congratulations, and enjoy your new baby! She's lovely. And I second Maz's comment about female Syrians being extremely active. I had two female Syrians, and when they were young and ran in their wheels, I could barely see their feet moving -- it was such a fast blur! And they were so sweet. Sounds like yours is settling in well.

 

[Hamster Haven]

Beautiful! I can't wait to see more. I've had a couple of males and now I'm on my second female. My last female was super active, loved to chew wood, books & clothes (while free-roaming- and mostly if the object was blocking a way she wanted to go). I looked for a female again after she passed because I enjoyed the activity! Our current female is only a few months old. She's pretty active at night as far as I can tell, but she's a bit shy, so she often doesn't come out until 11PM or later.