There and Back Again - A Hamster's Tale
Almost 2 years ago, we braved a winter blizzard to trek to the local pet store. Our six-year-old daughter had been saving up her dollars and finally had enough to buy a hamster. She wanted a pet so badly, and we thought a hamster would be a pretty safe first pet. Low maintenance, doesn't eat much, just sits in a cage...so we said yes! How much trouble could a hamster be? Besides, it was soooo cute! So, after following the pet store guy's advise, our daughter picked an adorable butterscotch-colored, long-haired hamster. His little pink nose sniffled all the air holes on the way home, much to our daughters' delight. My husband carefully assembled the colorful plastic cage with all the cool trimmings with the "help" of our children (ages 6, 4, and 2 at the time). They were even excited about putting the bedding in the cage and filling the cute little bowl with seeds. The little water bottle was filled to the brim with fresh water. ...