Sushi, the Chinese Dwarf Hamster

In December, my son James got a hamster as an early birthday present. He had a Syrian hamster several years earlier and he did well with that. This time James selected a Chinese Dwarf hamster. Being nearly 13 at the time, and having the sense of humor that goes along with being almost 13, James named his new pet, "Sushi". Yes, my son knows that sushi is Japanese, not Chinese, but he thought it would be clever to have an Asian theme to his name. Chinese Dwarf hamsters are exceptionally small and cute, not unlike edible sushi.


Here is Sushi. He likes to nibble on shirts, especially ones worn by James. We have had to throw away at least 3 or 4 shirts due to this naughty habit of his. But he's so darn cute, we forgive him.



Sushi likes to run. He runs in the morning. He runs in the afternoon. He runs in the evening. He never gets anywhere. When he's not running, he's sleeping. And nibbling on shirts.

Run, Sushi, Run! (You have to say it like in Forest Gump - "Run, Forest, Run".)


Here's James with his little Sushi. It looks like Sushi has his other eye on James' brand new shirt.