Catchphrase: Cutest and softest wild boar you'll see that smells like maple syrup

Species: Syrian

Gender: Male

Estimated DOB: Nov 2024

Likes: Running, burrowing, sleeping in a corner (typical Syrian corner rat), cork hideouts, likes peanuts, tomatoes, asparagus, carrots, mostly any fresh fruit or vegetable

Dislikes: Abrupt movement around him, being picked up suddenly, waking him up loudly or with bright lights

Requirements

Cage: 100cm and above, non-wood enclosures

Wheel: 28cm and above (silent for your sake because he runs a lot at night)

Bedding: Aspen/paper bedding

Food: No particular brand, as long as varied nutrition, follows HSS recommendations

Enrichment: cork hideouts, hiding food in the bedding for him to dig and find, variety of snacks and food

Profile

Wild boar is a super gentle, and super soft (his fur is really, really soft) and somehow he smells sweet like maple syrup. After changing his bedding and cage a few times I can confirm it is the hamster himself that smells like maple syrup faintly. He has never bitten anyone in the past few months of being handled, fed, carried, cleaned. He is fairly young and has very beady eyes that kind of make him look scared and cute and asian.. hahaha.

He is a little bit timid and will run from you if you suddenly dip your hand into his cage to play with him. So do it slowly, with some food bribes, and let him smell your hand before petting him.

He loves running and clocked such a high mileage on our wheel counter compared to our other fosters. So make sure he has a comfortable, clean, big wheel that is silent. He likes sleeping in a corner and will hide underneath beddings. He is a little shy but super easy to find because he rarely changes hiding spots. If you need to check on him just look where you last saw him.