Species: Syrian

Gender: Female

Est. DOB: February 2024

Likes: Corn, pine nuts (and hamster-safe nuts in general), Gerber apple stars, flax sprays, free roam

Dislikes: Sudden movements, being grabbed, being handled for prolonged periods

Fosterer’s Instagram: @littlemisstortoise

Curious about the world beyond her enclosure, Longan is an intelligent girl. Buy her a hanging boredom breaker biscuit and she’ll show you what it is to have both brains and brawn.

Longan is food-motivated and very responsive to sounds. You can look forward to her making an appearance in the early morning when she hears you preparing for work or school!

Longan fears sudden movements and grabbing, but she’ll still let you stroke her! She gets startled and is in the midst of getting used to being handled by hoomans, but behind all that is just a gentle and lovely girl who needs more time.

Will you be the one to give her your patience and loving care?

Note: Longan is not suitable for young children and would work best with adopters who have had prior experience with hamsters :-)

Requirements:

Cage: Unbarred acrylic cage (min. 100cm x 50cm x 50cm)

Wheel: Wheel to have ridges (size as per HSS’ minimum requirements)

Bedding: Fatpouches Tea Bag Bedding

Food: Fatpouches Ultimate/Delight Mix (Syrians) + Protein (e.g. tofu, freeze dried duck, chicken, etc.) + Fresh/freeze-dried veggies (fresh veggies to be given in moderation)

Enrichment: Hideouts as per HSS’ minimum requirements + At least one from each category: a) Sprays (flax sprays/oat sprays/sunflower heads), b) Substrates/forage + Free roam