We got a hamster on Friday. I can’t believe Caroline said it was ok to get. She’s not fond of rodents unless they’re rabbits, which she thinks are cute. I asked me a few other times and she said no. But for some reason now she said yes on Friday and we went out to get one right away, before she changes her mind. LOL It was grey and white but I think she was ill when we bought her because on Sunday she just crawled out of her cage and laid there. We took her back to the petshop but by the time we got there it was too late… Petco said they would replace it since they guarantee their animals for 14 days.

The new one we chose is a cream/honey color. She’s much more active than the first one ever was. We named her Dot, after Dorothy.

Caroline: it acts like u
Dorothy: wat do u mean???
Dorothy: lol
Caroline: it goes on the exercise wheel
Dorothy: hahahahaha
Dorothy: are u gonna name it after me then?
Caroline: goes for a drink of water
Dorothy: haha
Caroline: goes back on the exercise wheel
Dorothy: wow
Caroline: does that over and over
Dorothy: healthy rodent
Caroline: and it sleeps in fetal position
Dorothy: lol
Dorothy: i think u should name it dot

So Dot it is. Dot’s very quirky. She sits on top of her house and moved her ceramic house around from the corner of the cage to the middle. Diesel hamster! Her house says “beauty salon” on the outside of it. Yesterday we put her in a hamster ball and watched her roll around the apartment.

Okay, more hamster tales later…