Meet Our Sanctuary Residents
Currently there are several little ones here unable to be adopted for various reasons
Each of the animals you see below are available for virtual adoption;
as time permits the rest of the sanctuary residents will be added asap
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, rehabilitated and placed up for adoption but during the past 3 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 also has an illness where she bleeds out of her vulva occasionally, x-rays so far have shown no reason why.
Both girls will remain here for life.
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
Ziva
The only female Syrian currently in the rescue is this lovely girl who was estimated to be one year old at the time of her admittance. Videos are posted of the small tank she lived in for a year and was... well she was miserable; always attempting escape and succeeding, her story is one that is too common and highly unnecessary. Hamsters need spacious cages filled with appropriate amenities to thrive. Ziva is getting that here. Due to her age, she'll live here permanently, but will lack nothing for the rest of her life.
Cheffie
This little man waited quite a while for an approved adopter and was almost adopted a few times, however each situation did not work out, and then he grew old here which is common. No worries for him though, he loves his cage and care routine so much he actually had no idea he wasn't adopted. He's a gentle fellow who keeps his cage neat and tidy which is almost unheard of for hamsters, to have him switch to another cage would not have been fun for him so I've made sure he'll always be comfortable in the cage he loved instantly and he's thriving well now in his elder months.
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. Bumble has captured the hearts of many who visit the rescue and sees him on our social media pages. 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 became a sanctuary resident and is instrumental in helping to teach people about proper care.
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.
Micha
