While the worker was boxing up the crab, I saw a little rodent (thought it was a mouse at first) come out in a container on the stand that she was using to get the crab situated. I inquired because I figured they had to be quarantined for some reason. She said there was nothing wrong with them, they just can't be sold since they were born in the store. In situations like that they must be adopted. At this point I was still just having a conversation with her and had no intention of getting another hamster. I then proceeded to ask how much they are to adopt---she said free. Well, Jack heard that and that was the end of the story. Jack knew however that if Hammy did not like her new roommate that the baby would have to find a different.
We came home with $35 worth of crab and hamster supplies and a free hamster. Jack introduced Hammy and Scatter (she got the name because she is all over the place) and they have gotten along great. No fighting!
For rodents, they are quite cute. Jack loves both of them, and I finally had to have them put back in their cage so they could have a break from him. He has made a very nice home for them with a wheel, a playscape like thing, chew toys, and a tunnel.
We assume Scatter is about 5 weeks old, and we have no idea of Hammy's exact age. The picture of Anya is random because no pictures are allowed in her world unless she's in them too :)
