Two weeks update

Friday, 25th June
2.00am
Lulu and Lucy fought. Had they not knocked the ladder I wouldn't have noticed their scuffle. Instinctively I put a hand in between to break the fight and was given a couple of scratches. Nothing serious, only two small grazes on my skin. Lulu however was not that fortunate. At first I didn't notice it, because after the fight Lulu went straight up to the house and licked herself. I checked Lucy for wounds but found none. Lulu then came out of the house and there on her left foot was a nasty bloody wound. I was concerned she may have anything severed but upon closer inspection -luckily- found all her toes to be intact. I'm taking no chances for the night. Took out the old blue cage and transferred Lucy into it.

Mid day
Put ointment on Lulu's foot. For the first time the hamsters slept in a seperate house each. There was nothing to suggest any outoward incidents hours earlier. Both slept soundly.

11.00pm
When I came home in the late evening, Lucy was inside the old cage again with Lulu. Apparently at dinner time Lulu was enjoying herself on the tunnels and Lucy, who was in the cage next to Lulu's, kept watching Lulu on tip toe, hands on the rails. She then entertained herself on the old wheel - the only amusement in the blue cage - but stop too sudden and flung out. That didn't stop her from pathetically watching Lulu in the greener pastures. Out of sympathy Lucy was brought back into the cage with Lulu, and both were happily playing in tunnels.

Now, I don't know of course, but sometimes things happen that suggests the two know when I speak to them. I warmed Lucy that if she ever is naughty again I will put her in the blue cage indefinitely. After that, she became an angel. Normally when the hamsters came across face to face in the tunnel, Lucy would be the one furiously pushing on Lulu's head till Lulu has to reverse, no matter how far in Lulu has climbed the tunnel. After my forewarning Lucy quickly backs up, and went the opposite way whenenever she encounter Lulu in the tunnel!

Last week of June
Haven't been watching Lu and Luce due to a busy week. Whenever I do, Lucy would most of the time be running in the wheel and Lulu was either in the house, lying and resting, or take her turn on the wheel but that is normally short lived as Lucy would push her way into the wheel again. When Lucy finally gets tired and takes a nap, Lulu happily has her scarce opportunity on the wheel.

Found out Lulu has a scar on the midsection. I suspect it was a wound from the fight on Friday that went unnoticed. Poor Lulu! The blood has dried up but the gash looked deep. By the end of the week though, both wounds were healed. The injury on her foot left a light grey scar.