05/05/2026
I feel I need to post this to set some expectations here. I get a lot of inquiries, some are serious, but most are what Iād call, window shopping. Within these inquiries come potential adopters āinterviewingā me, asking for photos of my set up or hamsters in or out of said set up, a list of information (which is usually posted on my page), videos of various hamsters, FaceTime, phone calls, a list of demands for their potential pup, etc. If I sent every single inquirer their list of questions, videos, and photos that is all Iād be doing in a day just for many of them to never reply, thank me for my time, or tell me they arenāt interested. So the time has come for me to set expectations of my time moving forward because Iām usually a people pleaserā¦.
I feel Iām very transparent with how I operate. I have a lot of information on my page. I post a lot of videos and photos when I have pups and I send updates out weekly. I expect potential adopters to have looked through my page, my photos, my videos, and my pinned posts to see if Iām someone they want to adopt from. Unfortunately, I do not have time for endless interviews for someone that may not end up adopting from me. I just cannot and will not do this moving forward. I have a life outside of this Hamstery and itās VERY busy. I do this because I love what I do! I love seeing happy adopters with happy hamsters, but the hamstery itself is VERY time consuming especially when I have pups. I spend a lot of time messaging with people, answering questions, sending photos and videos and while Iām happy to do so I also feel that I need to respect my time, my familyās time, the hamsterās time and schedule, and the time of adopters who are serious and have placed deposits and are waiting on their pup!
I urge all potential adopters to please look through my page and my previous posts. See if Iām someone you want to adopt from. If you feel like you have to send me an interview of questions after that then we probably are not a good match. I honestly do not know any other breeders that will oblige these interviews and requests.
I have AMAZING adopters who trust me and trust my transparency and are respectful of my time and effort. I truly appreciate them for giving their pups wonderful homes!!! I put a lot of time and energy into my hamsters and trying to make the adoption process easy, fun, and exciting for adopters all while maintaining standards here and providing adopters with life long support. If that is not enough for potential adopters then I donāt know what is, but I will no longer spend time convincing someone to adopt from me.
Thank you for coming to my ted talk.
