Hawke's New Digs

Hawke has a new home! We decided he had to be bored with his tiny little platform in his other house. So, after a lot of searching, I found a wire cage which incorporated tubes. Hawke loves it! We had to do a little tough-love teaching for him to utilize the tubes, but he has figured it out. He still will sometimes kamikaze off the top shelf all the way to the bottom, but he's getting better. This usually happens when he fills his cheeks from the top feeder (where he is in this photo) and then can't comfortably fit in the tubes -- so he just jumps. For some reason, he doesn't like to eat when up on the top shelf. A hamster with acrophobia -- perhaps.

He finally discovered that he likes his cottage too! Is that an adorable face or what?

The Last Drop

Just ask Lily. The last drop is the best. She will beg and beg for a little dribble of anything that comes out of a bottle. Beer, wine, root beer, cream soda -- she doesn't care, it's the bottle that she is fascinated with. Here is her latest exchange.

If I look at it longingly, maybe he'll get the hint.
Pleeeeaaaasssseee Dad, can I, can I???

That's good....I'd like a little more!

Aaaah, that's it!

Thank you! Thank you very much, let me clean your face!

Maybe if I sweet talk, he'll find another drop.