Little Robby

After reading this book on dwarf hamsters plus contemplating for (very) few days, i convinced myself that i'm ready to give these cute adorable little creatures another chance (ok, i mean i gave myself the excuse to keep a pet). Past experience had not been good. If i recall correctly, there had been 4 casualties in my ownership of these tiny ones.

And so there goes, after trips to a couple florists with mom at the local Chinatown, my turn came to hunt down this pet in the same area. Alas, none befits what was my presently picky taste.

Following mom's recommendation we took a little time at a Brickfields pet shop to look for one. In mom's recommended shop, they no longer sell little pets of the kind. And so we turned to its neighbor. An externally apparently run-down shop selling all sorts of, well... birds... (imagine the smell).

But there it is, an aquarium filled with about a dozen of Russian dwarves (hamsters i mean), and another with Syrians. Again, none befits the taste. Pushing my luck i asked if there are any Roborovskis. To my amusement the Malay (i think) guy pulled out an aquarium, cube shaped sizing not more than a foot each side from the dark bottom of the rack. There inside three Roborovskis skipping on top of each other, for such is their funny restless nature.

After 15 minutes drive in a dark paperbag, and another 10 minutes as i arrive home and prepare his new place, here is little Robby:

Initially he was rather quiet, exploring his new home.. then he took an hour of nap (got me worried). But soon after, he is indulging his food, running around, playing with his running wheel and whatever else he can find. I think he is happy to have switched from a tiny square with another 2 to a spacious Habitrail Mini set of his own :)