Meet Our Sanctuary Animals

Currently there are several little ones here unable to be adopted for various reasons

So...

These precious ones live pampered lives in the rescue home!

Twilight and Morning Glory have lived in the rescue since September of 2023 and are from the horrid San Diego Humane Society transport. Along with 321 other small animals they were loaded onto a refriderated truck and driven to the Tucson Humane Society to "find their forever homes". Instead of making them available for adoption, the Tucson Humane Society gave them and the 321 other animals to a reptile breeder and they were meant to become food for other animals. It was quite awful.

Twilight & Morning Glory

When the public raised an outcry, Twigh and Glory were among the 62 returned animals to HSSA. 2 weeks after their return they were admitted into Home Sweet Hammy Home. They were rehabilitated and placed up for adoption but during the past 2 years despite multiple interested adopters and countless adoption phone interviews, an adoption never occurred and now Morning Glory has a mystery illness undiagnosable and therefore untreatable even after a few vet visits so she has been declared a sanctuary resident. Twilight is in great shape but bonded to Glory so for now will remain here as well.

To watch a detailed summary of the transport click HERE

To help support their care while they live their lives in sanctuary please consider donating some hay or treats through our Amazon Wishlist

These 2 little men are also survivors of the San Diego Humane Society transport that occurred on August 7, 2023. They ae the pinky mice shown in this video and grew up during the entire awful situation. They were admitted into Home Sweet Hammy Home on September 4, 2023 when they were just about a month old. They were in the same cage as 3 adult female mice, presumably one was their mother mouse. Those 3 were eventually adopted out but Zain and Lito have each grown too old to be adopted out and will be here permanently living in sanctuary.

Lito & Zain

Enoch

A hamster should never be out on the streets, a stray, to fend for themselves. No animal should, but Enoch was. Picked up by an animal control officer and taken to PACC he must have been scared to say the least. Fortunately for him, he got to live his stray hold time here in the rescue and then was admitted as a sanctuary resident after he wasn't claimed by an owner. Enoch is older, so unable to be adopted out but its okay he loves his new cage and is welcomed here for the rest of his life, however long it may be.

He receives nightly treats and a whole lot of love each day he's here. We may not be able to undo his past, but while here he will have everything he wants and needs.

To help support his care please consider donating some bedding or treats through our Amazon Wishlist

To help support his care while living in sanctuary please consider donating some hay or Guinea Pig treats through our Amazon Wishlist

Bumble

Also known as "Skinny pigs" hairless guinea pigs require a bit more specific care then guinea pigs with hair do. They need to eat more so they will poop more, and they'll need extra boar cleaning as well as oil on their skin to remove dead cells and prevent a buildup. Their endearing personalities more than make up for the extra work though and these 2 have captured the hearts of many who visit the rescue and see them on our social media pages. They are quite comical and LOVE treats getting very vocal anytime a bag crinkles within their hearing parameters. Originally Bumble was admitted into the rescue because he had bumble foot while living at the petstore and the employees did a great job of getting him nearly healed however he wasn't able to be sold so they requested surrender. After 3 years of not being adopted he will be remaining as sanctuary resident and is instrumental in helping to teach people about proper care.

Benito has lived at Home Sweet Hammy Home since December of 2024, and has been enjoying life in a fully enriched cage while he waited for adoption which never happened so he is officially now a loved and well cared for sanctuary resident.

Micha

Micha was loved by his family for a year, living in a 40 gallon tank with plenty of deep bedding but his wheel was too small, and his cage lacked a sand bath as well as all the essentials he needed to really thrive. Once admitted he received all of that and more and quickly settled into his cage so well here, he was an automatic sanctuary resident out of a desire to not see him bounced to yet another cage and home at his age.