Look what I found in a bucket in the pouring rain today

[luckies4me]

Well...my bf and I went to the petstore today to look at bunnies. Little did I know I'd come home with two syrian hamsters, both female. The petstore wouldn't take them so they left them outside by the dumpster in the rain, with no food or bedding. I am SO lucky I found them because with the rain the bucket could have easily flooded and they could have drowned. And the worst part is they are sooooo sweet! So far anyway. They haven't bit me once. They look fairly healthy. I hope their not pregnant. I cleaned the bucket out and gave them shavings, food, and offered them some water. Now I need to find something bigger to put them in. I am so mad. I don't understand how anyone could just abandon hamsters outside in the cold.

Well I took some pictures of them. I need names. Any suggestions?


This is the first girl. I can kind of tell them apart because one is a little fatter than the other.

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HAHA, I look like such a wimp in the pics with my hand hiding inside my sweater. I did get brave eventually though and handled them with my bare hands.

[Uabassoon]

Awww! They are so cute!

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Full body of the first girl. Her eye looks watery in that last pic.

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Second girl getting some water. This is what they were in.

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Close up of the second girl drinking.

[GraciesMommy]

They just left them outside to die?? I can't believe that! So glad you got them and they will be ok now!
They are really cute!

[luckies4me]

Trying to convince her to come out of the bucket so I can check how she walks etc. It took her awhile but once out she seemed to like the attention. They are definitely scared though.

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The second girl. They might have mites as her face has scabs, but maybe they were fighting or with others. No idea as I have no clue where they came from.

[Oggyflute]

Glad you were able to help them mate. I do have a thing against a business that looks upon animals as a stock commodity.

[luckies4me]

I don't know who left them. I was inside the petshop talking to Patti (I used to work at this store) and while I was looking at the rabbits I heard her talking about how she couldn't take something. So I went over there and asked her if she was talking about rats, cuz I would have taken them but she said hamsters. Well when we left outside by the dumpster was the bucket. There was a man who said someone left them there because they store wouldn't take them (I guess he asked too?) or he could have been the one who dropped them off. Either way, I just picked them up and took them home.

[luckies4me]

Originally posted by Oggyflute
Glad you were able to help them mate. I do have a thing against a business that looks upon animals as a stock commodity.

They didn't belong to the petshop. But they couldn't take them because they are older, and they can't risk them fighting with others. I totally agree with the petshop as they can't risk their animals fighting, but the person should have took them to the humane society or something, instead of just dumping them.

Here are the two of them together. With bedding and food. Gotta clean a rescue cage so they don't have to live in the bucket!

[luckies4me]

Oh now that I re-read my first post it sounds like I'm saying the petstore abandoned them. No, it wasn't them, but their owner. Whoever the hell that was. Wouldn't exactly call them owners though!

[Oggyflute]

Ok, sorry I was under the impression the Pet Store did. My disdain shall be directed to the horrible person who put them there.