Hey Friends!

I FINALLY completed my Niteangel Vista Size L Cage Tour!

I started this video almost two years ago when I first got the Vista Size L! I filmed myself putting it together and imagined that one day I’d share it with the world… and here it FINALLY is! Yipee!

I don’t even consider a cage set-up “complete” as I’m constantly trying to come up with new and creative ways to keep my hamsters active & engaged. BUT, I hope sharing this tour and assembly of the Niteangel Vista size L is helpful to you if you’re a new hamster owner, and older hamster owner, or in the market for a hamster enclosure… I highly recommend the Vista! I LOVE it!

Hello Hamster Friends!

Bucatstate was lovely enough to gift me two items from their “Tree Stump” ceramic collection - the large, ceramic hide, AND the ceramic water bottle + stand.

Both are really nice- great quailty, sturdy, and nice to look at!

I hope these reviews are helpful to you!

Hi Friends!

I did another review! This time of an adorable little sand bath I recently got from Bucatstate - it’s working out so well for my Roborovski hamster, Peggy!

What is your sand bath of choice?

Hi Friends!

I did another review! This time of an adorable little sand bath I recently got from Bucatstate - it’s working out so well for my Roborovski hamster, Peggy!

What is your sand bath of choice?

Hey Hamster Friends!

I decided to do a new thing I’m calling “Product Spotlight” - highlighting products I’ve owned and loved and doing short product reviews for them to help new hamster owners (or old hamster owners!) decide if the product is right for them!

Today’s video is about the Zoo Med Sand-Blasted Grapevine in Size Medium. I’ve purchased a few of these throughout the years and they have always made great additions to my hamster set ups. It’s fun watching my hamsters try to climb on them or use them in different ways.

I also love how each one is different each time I order - it really makes it a fun surprise to see what shape you’ll get!

The grapevine serves as an easy way to add “clutter” to your hamster cage instantly!

Do you use sand-blasted grapevine in your hamster set-ups? How do you like it?

If you have been listening to my podcast, you probably already heard the news - little Miles passed away a few weeks ago on May 29th, 2024.

It was both happy & sad. Prior to his passing he made enormous strides, in both coming out of his shell and spinning & pacing significantly less.

I honestly didn’t think I’d see this kind of progress from him - he had been with me for about 5 months and the spinning & pacing seemed to only escalate. I suppose after almost a year in a small, pet-store cage, taking 4-5 months to detox seems reasonable!

He was the only hamster I had no photos of… until May 21st, when he popped out of his nest mid-day, hopped into a transport cup and happily snacked, sniffed & groomed in the playpen. If I got close to the playpen he would start pacing and spinning again. So I left him to his own devices and watched from afar. I couldn’t believe it! He continued to come out every day, each day getting a little braver, with body language clearly more relaxed, even if I was around.

Welp, it happened! I hosted my very first, hamster, “Celebration of Life”.

It was nice. And lovely to have a real, event, to mark the occasion and feel like I honored little Thor for all that he was.

I wish I would have, could have, done this for my other hamsters. They died in a time when I was still heavily avoiding people, thanks to COVID, and also, a bit displaced as I bounced around from job to job.

I buried my first five hamsters at my parent’s house, underneath some rhododendrons in their garden. Finding time, between working 2+ jobs and feeling so sad every time I thought about their deaths really made me delay their burials. I feel like I did it hastily, trying hard not to cry and just get it over with.

Having a party, in this case, really did help me feel closure. “Closure” - in the sense that I feel content, happy with the life he had with me, happy with the moments I had with him, accepting the fact that his life has come to an end and now he lives in my garden & memories.

I’ll definitely be doing this in the future, and I’ll definitely be getting more Custom grave stones from Innodove on Etsy! How cute is it!?