Species: Dwarf Hybrid

Gender: Female

Age/DOB: 20 Apr 2022 (2 months old)

Likes: Mealworms, pine nuts, and tofu. Sleeping in my sandbath~

Dislikes: Hands are still scary to me. :(

Fosterer’s Instagram: @hammotoast (http://instagram.com/hammotoast)

Thistle was found abandoned with her mom and other hamsters when she was just a little jellybean.

She has grown a lot since then, probably due to her crazy love for food. Filling her food bowl would incite an immediate response from her, way faster than anything else!

This shy baby will need some time to warm up to her future home. She appreciates receiving her favourite treats though she may be a little nervous when she sees hands and fingers. (You can just put the food down and let her pick it up herself!) That said, once she’s held in your palm, she’s happy to just sit and chill without having to be pet. Plus points if she’s given a snack while doing so!

For most of the day, she enjoys chilling in her burrows or sand bath, and especially on top of her cooling corner granite hideout, without a care for the world. (Her fosterer thinks she’s living the dream.)

If you'd like to see more photos/videos of Thistle or have a chat about her, feel free to message @hammotoast on Instagram!

Requirements:

Cage: min. 80x40x40cm base, unbarred. (Tanks are recommended!)
Bedding: Fatpouches TBB or Paper Nest / Oxbow Pure Comfort (sifted) / Safe Wood Bedding
Food: Fatpouches Premium / Standard Mix
Sand: Wittemolen / Versele Laga Chinchilla Sand
Wheel: min. 21cm (Daisy/Niteangel 25cm wheels are a personal recommendation!)
Enrichment: min. 3 hideouts/multichamber/tunnels and sprays/herbs for foraging!