Cotton Candy and Morsel Adopted, Retired Hamsters

Last week there were two wonderful adoptions. Cotton Candy the baby guinea pig was adopted into the home of Nicole who also adopted Doogie and Bubba the guinea pigs and Snowflake the hamster in the past. Cotton Candy is now joining his new brother guinea pigs. Although Doogie is constantly showing off to Cotton Candy that he is top piggy ( last we heard) , in time, he may accept Cotton Candy into his cage (territory). Morsel the rabbit was also adopted. He was brought here with his Mom , Chelsea , and all his siblings. He was just a tiny baby when he arrived. He grew up here and was eventually neutered, now he is home and happy :)
I decided to take some hamsters off of Petfinder, I have retired them from adoption. Mainly because they have reached an age where they are now senior hamsters. They weren't adopted before they hit the year to year and a half mark, and dwarf hamsters usually only live a year and a half to two years, it's a sad truth. I figure it is not the best time for them to be adopted , as wonderful as adoption is, there is still stress involved when they are moved into a new home and have to acclimate to a new place. A young hamster would adapt to this no problem, but an older, elderly hamster may have issues with the move. So, they are now going to spend the rest of their time with us , cozy in their homes ( cages) being cared for the same way as they have been. Some of the hamsters are in foster homes, and I will be contacting their foster Mom's to let them know about this decision. I am sure they will be okay with letting them stay for the duration. The hamsters I retired are Tiny , Teeny, Tim, Michael, Jim, Otto, Stanley, Thread, Lace and Ribbon. They are all Russian dwarf hamsters and are a little over a year old now. It's a shame that they didn't find a home while they were in their prime of life, but they have been family to us and we do enjoy caring for them.
Pictured above is Cotton Candy, Morsel and Tim the hamster