What the weirdest thing you've ever found in a compost heap? A rat? A hedgehog? A Hamster?
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Have to fix a wheel to my shed now ::)
Oh what a nice surprise. Did you manage to catch him..? ;D
Quote from: Lauren S on May 20, 2008, 18:26:24
Oh what a nice surprise. Did you manage to catch him..? ;D
I didn't move it, It's still there. It's obviously escaped from somewhere. They got big teeth, I'm not catching it!
Awww is the big strong man frightened of the 3 oz hamster then?
Put your gloves on and go get it, you wimp! ;D ;)
i wonder how it got there. are you going to leave it there? will it survive? should you maybe give it to the rspca?
Quote from: sarah on May 20, 2008, 19:18:15
i wonder how it got there.
It must have escaped from somewhere. Just imagine, a little girl sitting in her bedroom, sobbing, clutching an empty plastic ball... Ahhhh!
Quote from: sarah on May 20, 2008, 19:18:15are you going to leave it there? will it survive? should you maybe give it to the rspca?
It's a rodent, vermin. Give it to the RSPCA? It's got more chance of getting a slap with a stainless steel spade. Especially if I find a stash of my missing Kelvedon Wonders in it's pouch.
It's not actually in my heap, it's the chap on the next plot. It has an exceptionally warm and dry nest and an infinite supply of food so I have no doubt it'll survive.
Quote from: Ishard on May 20, 2008, 19:15:55
Awww is the big strong man frightened of the 3 oz hamster then?
No, I'm not frightened of a 3 oz hamster... It's the 3 inch long teeth that worry me :-\
;D ;D ;D ;D Talking hamsters.......our cat came home with rather a large one a few years ago, It was honey and white, we tried to catch her but she hopped over the fence and returned a few hours later - alone :'(.
We didn't hear any kiddie scream or adult shouting, dunno where it came from. Same cat jumped a squirrel today, it got away.
Bless it's a Syrian Hamster... won't survive long outside so best to catch it up and save it!
I'm sure someome will take it on if you don't want to keep it...
Lovely pets when they are tame, had loads when I was yong boy :)
Quote from: IsleworthTW7 on May 20, 2008, 21:26:10
Bless it's a Syrian Hamster...
What's it doing in Peterborough then?
They normally run in pairs!
Quote from: Hippy Chick on May 22, 2008, 15:11:42
They normally run in pairs!
Funny you should say that Dippy Chick.
Finding a Hamster in your compost heap doesn't stretch the imagination too much. After all thousands of kids keep them as pets so your bound to get the odd one escape...
However, what are the odds of finding another one on exactly the same plot but in the middle of your other heap 50 foot away?
Same chap came up to me today just as I was packing up with a bucket in his hand and handed me another Hamster, this time a black and white one. He decided not to use the heap the Hamster was in and instead started barrowing his other heap around his plot only to find another totally different Hamster nesting in the middle of it.
Now what are the odds of that? Two Hamsters, two different heaps, same plot, same day.
This time Ishard, not wanting to be afraid of a 3oz Hamster, I picked it up and brought it home. And it's dead tame as well.
How bazaar. Maybe there is a secret colony living in Peterborough planning to take over the world!
They are all on there way too that big running wheel in london,i saw some here on the beach with a boat going to cross the pond they said. ;D ;D ;D
Quote from: EJ - Emma Jane on May 22, 2008, 18:31:28
How bazaar. Maybe there is a secret colony living in Peterborough planning to take over the world!
I know there are colonies of Indian Ringneck parakeets living and thriving in the wild down south, I went to a wedding in Ramsgate and see thousands of them.
But Hamsters, in the wild. I doubt they'd survive the winter. But saying that, none of us are sure how long these two have been living in the compost heaps. It can after all be very warm in the middle of a compost heap.
I found it strange finding one but I could live with that. Finding two living separately within 50 foot of each other I found absolutely beyond belief and if I hadn't seen it for myself I'd never have believed it.
Maybe a pregnant one escaped and gave birth and they happily live on the plot ;D
I bet there's babies in there some where, and now the big brave man can pick them up maybe he'll take the whole family home with him, hi EJ. ;D ;D ;D
Hi Tony, with them odds whatever they are you may benefit from getting a mucky dip lottery ticket ths week ;D.
Cheers
Tony
Quote from: Need a Leek on May 22, 2008, 18:57:00
Hi Tony, with them odds whatever they are you may benefit from getting a mucky dip lottery ticket ths week ;D.
I might just do that Tony.
Quote from: cornykev on May 22, 2008, 18:49:49
I bet there's babies in there some where, and now the big brave man can pick them up maybe he'll take the whole family home with him, hi EJ. ;D ;D ;D
No, he cant. The one I did bring home was because it was homeless and is going to my daughter-in-law... She doesn't know it yet though. We're away far too often for more pets animals. I have enough trouble getting my Son to feed the chickens every weekend.
Quote from: Plot69 on May 22, 2008, 18:58:18
Quote from: Need a Leek on May 22, 2008, 18:57:00
Hi Tony, with them odds whatever they are you may benefit from getting a mucky dip lottery ticket ths week ;D.
I might just do that Tony.
Just your luck if you do you will end up with a Monkey ::)...Cash form I hope? ;).
Cheers
Tony
Yeah, it'd be just my luck to win a hamster cage.
Do not bring any more home :o