Meet Kili and Fili!

It's been a weird couple weeks, and I'm sorry I missed posting last week.  Honestly, last week really sucked for me.  I struggled a lot with so many changes happening at once and so much uncertainty.  Thankfully, this week has been SO much better!  I've been so much more productive than I have in a while!  Since my husband is now working from home, I've had to be much more intentional with what I do and when I do it.  But enough of that boring personal stuff.  This post is to introduce my two new hamsters, Kili and Fili!

If you have been following me, you know I was going to get a Syrian hamster from the Pipsqueakery.  Unfortunately, I wasn't able to get there before things got crazy and they got sick, likely with coronavirus.  I was then torn, not knowing if I should wait for an unknown amount of time for things to clear up enough for me to be able to safely make the trip to the Pipsqueakery, or if I should instead use this opportunity to see if there were any local hamsters in need.  Sure enough, there were 6 baby dwarf hamsters at the Fort Wayne Animal Care and Control.  I had been following their story from the beginning when the ACC discovered these new babies born after a recent intake of a mother with her older babies.  I waited a bit, hoping they would find homes since I would rather a Syrian, but ultimately, as much as it sucks, I know the Pipsqueakery is more than capable of caring for the numerous animals under their care, and I felt it was better to help these babies at the ACC.  

On Tuesday, I arrived 5 minutes before the ACC opened and saw a crowd of people and dogs that had already formed outside the building.  The ACC was waiving all adoption fees in hopes of clearing out their facility before they would close for two weeks.  I already had my form filled out, and made my way to the table where I ended up getting the number 43 out of 44.  Within a minute or so, they said they wouldn't be accepting any more applications for now and sent everyone to their cars to wait.  I secretly hoped they would let me in sooner, knowing that my process would be much faster than anyone there for a dog or cat.  But they didn't and I waited for 2 hours and 45 minutes until it was my turn.  I had intended to only get one hamster, but there had been no interest from anyone else, and I fell in love with the 2 boys of the litter.  I kept them living together as they had been, and I am closely monitoring them in case they need to be separated (which I am already prepared for), but so far, they are happy!  I'm happy to also report that the ACC has closed with only a few lost pets and 2 of the 6 dwarf hamsters.  So, here are Kili and Fili who are 5 weeks old.  Kili is much smaller and so sweet.  Fili is the boss and protector, but is warming up to me quickly.  Aren't they precious?!!?  😍