Sable Girl (Sabey) [RIP]

We found this cute girl hamster in a pet store on December 23, 2006, and decided to bring her and another hamster home with us. She was a bit nervous at first, but very nice, and we were a bit cautious with her at first. She liked to sleep in strange positions and chew on her tubes. Eventually, she chewed more on cardboard boxes and paper tubes and liked to run around the room on her own or in her ball.

She got a bit sick after we'd had her for 1 1/2 years or so, and we were very worried that she wouldn't make it. She pushed through though, and despite getting a bit thin and scruffy, she kept up almost as active as before. She died in her sleep, inside her box house, on September 11, 2008.