Zhora is the name of our new hamster. She's named after one of the characters from Blade Runner (1992). She doesn't yet pose well for the camera, so I don't have any good pictures of her so far.
My wife wanted to spoil the little critter with a treat from a book she bought called "Happy Hamster" by Mathijs van der Paauw. Mr. van der Paauw is an accomplished chef for rodents. He makes tiny little meals that look like human food but are healthy for hamsters.
Above is our attempt at a Greek Salad: the bowl is made from the hollowed end of a cucumber, and the salad is chickweed with bits of walnut for croutons, edible flower leaves for colour and a little tiny bit of shaved Parmesan cheese.
I set up my camera to take pictures of Zhora eating this miniature delight, but the moment she saw it, she seized the bowl in her jaws and made off with it into her castle hideaway. I never saw a hamster move so fast before. Good thing I took a picture of her meal before I put it in her cage!
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