OK, so when I get a little down, I have a tendency to purchase animals. The difficulties with my family and my leaving the Org have been weighing on me. Yesterday, I purchased two blonde dwarf hamsters, both female.
The one is a sweetheart. She's a little uncomfortable, as expected, but she's coming around. She knaws on me a little, but doesn't bite. She almost crawled completely into my hand just now.
The other wants blood. I thought she was nippy at the store because we woke her up, but she's done nothing but wail on me ever since. Even if I'm holding a food nugget between her and me, she'll use the nugget to climb onto my finger and try to take a piece out of me. I've learned that the skin on my dominant hand is a lot tougher than that on my other hand.
Ideas on taming the murderous rodent I've affectionately dubbed "Cujo"?
