Thank God that the small animals of this world have someone to look up to! I'd keep trying to talk my husband into more but we're planning on moving a long way away in a couple years and don't really want to move "the kids" that far.

All my dwarves are Campbells and all are from various pet shops in the area. The first two were from a rather disreputable shop where about a dozen dwarf hamsters (of various species and genders) were forced to live together in a 10-gallon aquarium with little bedding, some food and some water. We picked out the first two that didn't try to bite, looked relatively healthy, and seemed friendly enough. With love and patience they've turned into great pets and I wouldn't know what to do without them!

The third one was from a better pet shop where he was very small and, by far, the most bullied. Despite that, he was active and kept himself very clean. We've learned alot about him over time. He has a very poor sense of smell for a hamster, scares easily, and we don't think he can make noise, either. He's got a great temperment, though.