We used to be owned by teddy bear hamsters...the first one was Nibbles, and after she passed on, we had Buffy.

Nibbles was so tame. When I couldn't sleep at night (which was quite often) I would sit in the bathroom (where there was no place that she could get lost) and let her run free. In the summer time, I would take her outside and let her run in the tall grass. And when I wore overalls, I would put her in the chest pocket and she would cozy up and fall asleep there. She was such a great pal!

One time, I was letting her run free in the bathroom & I was sitting on the floor reading a book, and keeping an eye on her. Well, I guess I wasn't watching close enough because when I wasn't looking, she had chewed a huge hole right through the bottom of my skirt. I guess she thought it would make a nice cozy bed!

Buffy wasn't nearly as tame as that, though she did have her cuddly moments. She tended to be skittish and easily frightened. I spent countless number of hours with her, but she never warmed up as much as Nibbles did.

I miss my hammies a lot, but with the cat & dog I don't think I would have too much time to spend with them. And also, I always am heartbroken at the shortness of their lifespan. But maybe it's "better to have loved & lost, then to never have loved at all".