Pumpkin

Species: Dwarf

Gender: Male

Est. DOB: Nov 2023

Likes: Pats while eating, running on wheels, staying cool

Dislikes: Heat / Hot weather

Requirements:

Cage: As per HSS requirement (unbarred)

Wheel: As per HSS requirement

Bedding: Hamster-safe, burrowable bedding

Food: Bunny Nature Expert Dwarf (or equivalent), mix of fresh hamster-safe veggies

Enrichment: Nice comfy wheel to lie in and run, ceramic tile and hides for cooling (Pumpkin will come with one pumpkin hide FOC)

Profile:

Hello, my name is the great Pumpkin, but I’m told I look more like a pumpkin seed because I’m white. 

NParks says that pumpkins grow best with 6 hours of direct sunlight a day. However, I certainly do not like direct sunlight! I prefer to live inside my comfy and cool pumpkin (hide). Does that make me a pumpkin seed?

Like real pumpkins though, I do not like hot weather (heat stress). I don't need an air-conditioned farm (home) but please give me cool ceramic tiles and hides to sleep on/in. 

While real pumpkins are sweet and taste a little nutty, I, the great Pumpkin, am a little nutty and think humans taste sweet. I can’t help myself, I just want to try a little nibble >.< 

(Pumpkin does lick / nibble but has never broken skin. You could try using unscented hand soap before handling him, giving him shredded tissue paper / kitchen towels with your scent on it so he can differentiate it from food. And he can be distracted with treats before pats / picking him up. He’s not very fast so moving your hand away from his head can be done easily.)

I’m told I am a brave and confident Pumpkin because I’m not easily spooked by shadows or sound. But I would still prefer a calm and stable farm (home) for the remainder of my career as a professional pumpkin, and then retirement. 

Are you going to be my Pumpkin farmer?