My first hamster (heck ive only had 2) when I was about 8
Instead of an easter egg, mum said we could get hamsters from the local pet shop in the welsh town my nan lives in. My sister chose hers cause a) it was a different colour to the rest (cream with white feet) and b) cause she dropped it. I chose mine (a normal looking one) cause after the shop keeper was going to put it back and see if i liked another it bit him, the shopkeeppers son, my mum then finally my sister. Sis called hers Spatz (white feet) and I called mine Snapper (domo didnt exist then)
Didnt bite me once, not that he had much time to. He made a hole in his cage about a month or too having him so he had to stay in the same cage as his brother for a couple of weeks. Sisters attacked mine, went a little green and died.

Got a replacement a few weeks later that was rabid, called cocoa. She was a slut. Had 7 babies (one died) that were all given to the pet shop. Sister let ol Spatz hump her again 3 years later, went a little green and died.

Spatz who escaped 4 times, got thrown against a wall after my sister played a trick onfamily friend who was teriffied of rodents, fell down stair in hamster ball, ate cadburys caramel and got scary ulsa on eye my mum and eye cleaned every hour for 2 weeks while sis was on exchange trip, lived for over 5 years. GIT
( Blobcat Less Jaffacakes this year, Thu 2 Jun 2005, 13:30, Reply)