Right now I'm on vacation. We arrived yesterday after a long train trip. But this time is wasn’t that scary. First our part of the train was full of Japanese tourists, and when they saw me they all said: "Nawww!" because they thought I was so cute ^^ Then after a while we got half of the train for our selves. It was kind of cool!
Today I'm just relaxing in my room here at grandpa's. But this time it smells kind of weird here. Mum say that a little puppy lives here now, whatever that is (after what I understand it's a small version of Rammbo (grandma's dog).
Mum is also kind of excited these days. She and A tells me that I'm going to get a little sister on Sunday. But I kind of don't understand, what is a little sister? Does it mean that I'm going to get another arachnid sibling?
Vacation
Right now I'm on vacation. We arrived yesterday after a long train trip. But this time is wasn’t that scary. First our part of the train was full of Japanese tourists, and when they saw me they all said: "Nawww!" because they thought I was so cute ^^ Then after a while we got half of the train for our selves. It was kind of cool!
Today I'm just relaxing in my room here at grandpa's. But this time it smells kind of weird here. Mum say that a little puppy lives here now, whatever that is (after what I understand it's a small version of Rammbo (grandma's dog).
Mum is also kind of excited these days. She and A tells me that I'm going to get a little sister on Sunday. But I kind of don't understand, what is a little sister? Does it mean that I'm going to get another arachnid sibling?
Outside for the first time in 2011
Aristoteles is playing with willow toys from The Busy Bunny
No more cage!
I really tiny part of my
Blaptica dubia colony eating baby food (mashed fruit without any food additives):
Actually the colony has gotten so big that I have to reduce some of the individuals by giving about half of my culture away. Right now all my tarantulas except from Lumina (
Brachypelma schroederi, juvenile) and Chiisai (
Cyriocosmus elegans) are fasting; so the main roach-eater here right not is the emperor Swoon (
Pandinus imperator). But when the culture is as big as it is, it doesn’t make any difference when your feeding with 4 nymphs and 6 adults every week, it just grows anyway...
Nom Nom nom Nom nom nom...
I really tiny part of my
Blaptica dubia colony eating baby food (mashed fruit without any food additives):
Actually the colony has gotten so big that I have to reduce some of the individuals by giving about half of my culture away. Right now all my tarantulas except from Lumina (
Brachypelma schroederi, juvenile) and Chiisai (
Cyriocosmus elegans) are fasting; so the main roach-eater here right not is the emperor Swoon (
Pandinus imperator). But when the culture is as big as it is, it doesn’t make any difference when your feeding with 4 nymphs and 6 adults every week, it just grows anyway...
Today mum disappeared for a while and then came home with these:
They as well as to boxes with Papaya Fruit Plus from Oxbow are ordered from
Busy Bunny's hop shop. And I really like them!
Unfortunately mum has hidden all the things (including the basket!) except from one willow ... She says that I will get them after I've finished this one, but I think she just want to play with them herself.
Anyway; here's a video of me chewing, tossing and playing with my new toy ^^:
My package from Busy Bunny has arrived!
Today mum disappeared for a while and then came home with these:
They as well as to boxes with Papaya Fruit Plus from Oxbow are ordered from
Busy Bunny's hop shop. And I really like them!
Unfortunately mum has hidden all the things (including the basket!) except from one willow ... She says that I will get them after I've finished this one, but I think she just want to play with them herself.
Anyway; here's a video of me chewing, tossing and playing with my new toy ^^:
There's an intruder in my apartment! What to do, what to do!
I think I will just hide under the desk until he finds out that he doesn’t belong here...
The scary janitor is here...
There's an intruder in my apartment! What to do, what to do!
I think I will just hide under the desk until he finds out that he doesn’t belong here...
I love branches from Salix caprea
It's one of my most important jobs at home to help mum getting her reading done.
Watching mum to make sure she gets her reading done before today’s lecture in evolution:
Here I'm helping her to consume some literature about evolution and genes and DNA and stuff:
And of course it vitally important that I demand cuddles from time to time:
I don't know what mum should have done without me :3
Helping mum to study
It's one of my most important jobs at home to help mum getting her reading done.
Watching mum to make sure she gets her reading done before today’s lecture in evolution:
Here I'm helping her to consume some literature about evolution and genes and DNA and stuff:
And of course it vitally important that I demand cuddles from time to time:
I don't know what mum should have done without me :3
(just in case someone was wondering)
This is my apartment
(just in case someone was wondering)
Making a burrow in mum's bed
I'm having problems with my tummy again, but this time I'm perfectly capable of eating myself.
When mum first made Critical Care mix for me some days ago I ran and hid under the bed as usual and kept a long distance to my dish. But now some days later I've found out that it actually tastes really nice when you can eat it out of a dish and not have it forced down your throat with a syringe.
Trying to get mum to give me pellets again though; she's just giving me hay, water and critical care + my daily papayatablet right now... I want my daily ration of pellets back!
Yum yum Critical Care
I'm having problems with my tummy again, but this time I'm perfectly capable of eating myself.
When mum first made Critical Care mix for me some days ago I ran and hid under the bed as usual and kept a long distance to my dish. But now some days later I've found out that it actually tastes really nice when you can eat it out of a dish and not have it forced down your throat with a syringe.
Trying to get mum to give me pellets again though; she's just giving me hay, water and critical care + my daily papayatablet right now... I want my daily ration of pellets back!
Like før klokken 09:00 i dag sovnet Balto inn i hånden min hos dyrlegen..
Savner jeg kjempe mye lille venn...
Siste bilde:
Bilde av graven hans:
Nå er det over
Like før klokken 09:00 i dag sovnet Balto inn i hånden min hos dyrlegen..
Savner jeg kjempe mye lille venn...
Siste bilde:
Bilde av graven hans:
Even though I've had Balto for 2,5 years he's still able to amaze me.
I just found him drinking water even thought he was so in pain that he could not move yesterday (maybe it's the water I gave him yesterday?).
I'm just going to check him now, and then we're going to the vet...
Hehe
Even though I've had Balto for 2,5 years he's still able to amaze me.
I just found him drinking water even thought he was so in pain that he could not move yesterday (maybe it's the water I gave him yesterday?).
I'm just going to check him now, and then we're going to the vet...
I don't think Balto will survive this night...
He's in so much pain now...
He barley reacts and his cheeks seems swollen and painful...
If he survives until tomorrow morning I will take him to the vet and if they can't find out what's wrong I will let him go...
I love you...
I don't think Balto will survive this night...
He's in so much pain now...
He barley reacts and his cheeks seems swollen and painful...
If he survives until tomorrow morning I will take him to the vet and if they can't find out what's wrong I will let him go...
Balto seems much better after the abscess was removed :)
He's got his energy back, and it's a little more difficult to apply salve to the wound.
When it comes to the antibiotics I'm really impressed by how easy it is to give it to him, he swallows it without much fighting and doesn't spit out even a little droplet ^^
His eyes or rather his pupils is still white, thought. I can see that the whiteness in his eyes is dependent on the light and therefore the size of the pupil. And when I think back on the night I found him lying in the cage it was very dark so his pupils should be extracted so the whole eye would seem white to me.
I've tried to ask on a Norwegian hamster forum, but I've haven't got any answer, so I think I'll ask on an international forum to see if anyone seems to know what this is. I also think I will send some photos (the two bellow) to the vet, as it seems to me like they diden't check his eyes properly.
After surfing on the net a little searching for his symptoms I've begin to suspect cataract, as I he doesn't have problems with runny or sticky eyes I don't think is an eye infection, but I'm not an expert. And since he is on antibiotics shouldn't any infection been better by now? To me it seems like Balto has no problems with his eyes hurting, but it seems like he has lost some of his eyesight, as it seemed as he had some problems finding water in his cage, but I think that's solved after I gave him a water dish in addition to his water bottle).
Some pictures were you can see his white pupils (they were taken while he explored the bathroom after last evenings dose of medicine). Please click on the pictures to make them bigger.
Update: Balto
Balto seems much better after the abscess was removed :)
He's got his energy back, and it's a little more difficult to apply salve to the wound.
When it comes to the antibiotics I'm really impressed by how easy it is to give it to him, he swallows it without much fighting and doesn't spit out even a little droplet ^^
His eyes or rather his pupils is still white, thought. I can see that the whiteness in his eyes is dependent on the light and therefore the size of the pupil. And when I think back on the night I found him lying in the cage it was very dark so his pupils should be extracted so the whole eye would seem white to me.
I've tried to ask on a Norwegian hamster forum, but I've haven't got any answer, so I think I'll ask on an international forum to see if anyone seems to know what this is. I also think I will send some photos (the two bellow) to the vet, as it seems to me like they diden't check his eyes properly.
After surfing on the net a little searching for his symptoms I've begin to suspect cataract, as I he doesn't have problems with runny or sticky eyes I don't think is an eye infection, but I'm not an expert. And since he is on antibiotics shouldn't any infection been better by now? To me it seems like Balto has no problems with his eyes hurting, but it seems like he has lost some of his eyesight, as it seemed as he had some problems finding water in his cage, but I think that's solved after I gave him a water dish in addition to his water bottle).
Some pictures were you can see his white pupils (they were taken while he explored the bathroom after last evenings dose of medicine). Please click on the pictures to make them bigger.
About 02:00(am) 17. august in the middle of the night I found Balto lying in his cage and his eyes were turned completely white. At fist I thought he was dead, then I lifted him up and he moved. It was to late to call the vet so I found a 1ml syringe and got him to drink about 2ml of water. I checked him lots of times during the night and it seems like his eyes got a little less white.
Next day I called the vet and had to leave him there since they ware really busy. Some hours later I got a message that they had found a abscess and removed it. When I come back to get him he seemed like he was in a little shock but fine, and his eyes seemed fine. I asked if they found out why his eyes turned white, and they told me that they hadn't found out and that probably it was because hamsters had a white transparent set of eyelids that had made his eyes seemed white. When we leaved we got some antibiotics (he's having 0,03ml twice a day for 10 days) and some salve for the wound.
When I came home I cleaned his cage and have used some kitchen paper as bedding. After a while I saw his pupils turning white again, so I gave him some more water and it seems like they became clearer again. I've also given him some Critical Care and some cockroaches since they contain lots of goodies (
B. dubia). It seems like his eating, but not drinking by himself, so I've given him some cucumber (changes it every night) since it contains loots of water (and he eats it) in addition to giving him water with a 1ml syringe.
This is really scary since it's the fist time ever that Balto has been sick. Especially since he tends to sleep when I'm awake and wake up when I turn of the lights and go to bed when I turn it on. So it's was really luck that something kept me awake Tuesday night. I actually think Aristoteles have tried to tell me that something was wrong with Balto (he's laid in front of Baltos cage every night instead of under the table as he tends the, he's also spent loot of time in front of the cage), but as I'm just a stupid human I didn't get it... So I think Balto has been sick for maybe one or two days before I reacted as that's when Aristoteles "weird" behaviour started.
Balto after given water the night before the vet. Do you see the little white dot in the middle of his eye? That's not the camera. Before he was given water everything black in his eyes were white/greyish...
Balto is sick :(
About 02:00(am) 17. august in the middle of the night I found Balto lying in his cage and his eyes were turned completely white. At fist I thought he was dead, then I lifted him up and he moved. It was to late to call the vet so I found a 1ml syringe and got him to drink about 2ml of water. I checked him lots of times during the night and it seems like his eyes got a little less white.
Next day I called the vet and had to leave him there since they ware really busy. Some hours later I got a message that they had found a abscess and removed it. When I come back to get him he seemed like he was in a little shock but fine, and his eyes seemed fine. I asked if they found out why his eyes turned white, and they told me that they hadn't found out and that probably it was because hamsters had a white transparent set of eyelids that had made his eyes seemed white. When we leaved we got some antibiotics (he's having 0,03ml twice a day for 10 days) and some salve for the wound.
When I came home I cleaned his cage and have used some kitchen paper as bedding. After a while I saw his pupils turning white again, so I gave him some more water and it seems like they became clearer again. I've also given him some Critical Care and some cockroaches since they contain lots of goodies (
B. dubia). It seems like his eating, but not drinking by himself, so I've given him some cucumber (changes it every night) since it contains loots of water (and he eats it) in addition to giving him water with a 1ml syringe.
This is really scary since it's the fist time ever that Balto has been sick. Especially since he tends to sleep when I'm awake and wake up when I turn of the lights and go to bed when I turn it on. So it's was really luck that something kept me awake Tuesday night. I actually think Aristoteles have tried to tell me that something was wrong with Balto (he's laid in front of Baltos cage every night instead of under the table as he tends the, he's also spent loot of time in front of the cage), but as I'm just a stupid human I didn't get it... So I think Balto has been sick for maybe one or two days before I reacted as that's when Aristoteles "weird" behaviour started.
Balto after given water the night before the vet. Do you see the little white dot in the middle of his eye? That's not the camera. Before he was given water everything black in his eyes were white/greyish...
Right now we're visiting granddad and my aunts. Some days ago my it started to hurt inside my mouth so I kind of lost my apetite yesterday. It hurts so much when I chew, but it hav ehurted a little. So I have just eaten soft things, like leaves and dandilions or tasty things like my papaya tablets. And even thought I tried to trick mum into believing that I was fine by running a lot and pretending to eat she understood and today she and granddad took me to the vet after I had "played" a while in the garden...
And after the terrible new vet looked at my teeth mum LEFT me! And then they gave me something and I felt asleep. When I woke up I feelt really bad and my mouth hurt. A vet came and gave me Critical Care and then my old vet(!!!) came even though we are about 450 km away from home!
[mums comment: His old vet had moved to work on this veterinary office, I was really surprised to find out].After a looooooong time mum came and picked me up and granddad drove us home. Right now I'm sitting in the cage inside my enclosure here, with a blanket over me and is feeling kind of betrayed. Stupid mum... We're on a vacation and she left me with the vet :(
Think I'm going to try to relax a little, before mum starts to give me Critical Care.
[mums comment: His medication after fixing he's teeth this time is painkillers for three days (starting tomorrow), FibrePlex and Critical Care.]
Sick again...
Right now we're visiting granddad and my aunts. Some days ago my it started to hurt inside my mouth so I kind of lost my apetite yesterday. It hurts so much when I chew, but it hav ehurted a little. So I have just eaten soft things, like leaves and dandilions or tasty things like my papaya tablets. And even thought I tried to trick mum into believing that I was fine by running a lot and pretending to eat she understood and today she and granddad took me to the vet after I had "played" a while in the garden...
And after the terrible new vet looked at my teeth mum LEFT me! And then they gave me something and I felt asleep. When I woke up I feelt really bad and my mouth hurt. A vet came and gave me Critical Care and then my old vet(!!!) came even though we are about 450 km away from home!
[mums comment: His old vet had moved to work on this veterinary office, I was really surprised to find out].After a looooooong time mum came and picked me up and granddad drove us home. Right now I'm sitting in the cage inside my enclosure here, with a blanket over me and is feeling kind of betrayed. Stupid mum... We're on a vacation and she left me with the vet :(
Think I'm going to try to relax a little, before mum starts to give me Critical Care.
[mums comment: His medication after fixing he's teeth this time is painkillers for three days (starting tomorrow), FibrePlex and Critical Care.]
Today I became 2 years old! So now both Balto and me is two years (he had birthday the 19th of April) :D
Birthday!
Today I became 2 years old! So now both Balto and me is two years (he had birthday the 19th of April) :D
Cause dandelions is best you know :3
Aristoteles seems fine now, and finished all of his cures today, and it seems like his well now :)
Psst: Look at Balto's lovely blue eyes ^^
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