Tristan

My room is in the basement and it gets a little lonely there. I've been thinking about getting a small pet for a long time because, for some reason, it helps me sleep when I can hear a little animal running around. I've had my heart set on a hamster for a while. My brother had a hamster a long time ago that was a little crazy and very bitey. Because of that, I've always chosen gerbils for myself. However, years later, I decided that hamsters deserved another try.

I went last night to check out the hamster selection. There were not many to choose from. However, there was this one Winter White dwarf that I totally fell in love with. He was all by himself, playing in the wheel. There were several more all bunched together in a house.

This morning I picked up a paycheck and headed back to the pet store. My Hammie was still there, by himself in the wheel. I got him a good house, bedding, food, etc and then asked the sales lady to box him up for me.

She was looking very concerned when she got him out and said he was walking funny. She looked him all over and discovered the reason: He only has three legs. He is missing one of his front. He appears to have been born without it. She asked if I still wanted him, which of course I did. Since she couldn't sell him, She had me adopt him for free! My family always takes in the hard-luck cases.

I named him Tristan, from the movie Stardust. If you have seen that movie, you'll know why Tristan is a good name for a hamster/mouse.

Anyway, sorry for the long post. I am very excited about my new little guy. You would never know that he is missing a foot. He runs and eats and drinks and runs some more. He is just very happy to be on his own now. (The lady said that the other hammies had been picking on him. >:( )

Here are some pics! They are a little blurry, this little guy really likes to run!

ETA: It was weird because when everything got rung up, the total was within 1 penny of what I had gotten in my paycheck. I think it was meant to be! :) :-*

By the way, he is very sweet. Not bitey at all. I've held him a couple of times to get him used to me.