Roasted pigs

When I woke up this morning I walked straight up to their cage. Lulu was all fours on the roof of the house, watching - what, I don't know. But she was watching, not intently, just sort of taking in the surroundings. The morning was bright and hinted on a sunny day ahead. Outside, the birds chirped. Her head lifted a little to the chirping, and listened attentively. Now this is why I say she's intelligent. It seems she pays attention to everything around her, listening, seeing. And she can do this longer than any hamsters I've ever met.

Today Lulu slept in the tunnel while Lucy slept on the groud floor of the cage. The house wasn't popular today.

Gave them guavas in the evening. Held a slice of it near Lucy, and she bit on it, before holding the fruit with her two hands and ply it away. Hamsters are cute when they eat! There are a few corns left on the dish. I supposed they've had too much of mixed veg. Will give them some eggs tomorrow.And bread. Boy do they love bread!! I think it was during the particularly busy week when I first gave them bread. Lulu stuffed everything in her mouth.

Went to visit Hamster's grave. This was my first visit since I buried Hamster in January. Except for the slightly sunken ground, the burial spot has blended in with the rest of the ground, even grass has grown on it. Poured some sand on the spot to even it out. Hamster had eyes just like Lulu's; big and black. It had white midsection, also like Lulu, but with a tinge of grey and black on its brown fur. I never found out Hamster's sex. When it was alive I was told it was female and Lulu, male. But I later found out that Lulu's female, by then Hamster was already resting in peace.

While I cleaned the cage (sometime close to ten), I left Lu and Luce to run around in the living room. I dislike keeping them in the small cage. It's imprisonment. Pets should be roam freely if possible, and I want Lu and Luce to be able to stretch their legs, run fast and wild to their liking, and enjoy as much freedom as possible.

Hamsters are like Play-Doh. They can be round and yet in a blink of an eye they're flat. Lulu and Lucy can run the tunnel for what seemed like eternity, and just suddenly they're lying low and still like roasted pigs. When I saw them doing that this evening after cage cleaning I took out the videocam and shot twenty minutes of hamster antics. They're doing it right now. Still as roasted pigs. Eyes open, as if pondering something.