Meet Herbert & The Hammie Experiment!

Herbert in his home

I recently got a new Syrian Hamster. Ok, he's not new, he's actually pretty old. 2 years old to be exact. Syrian hamsters live for about 2-3 years and Herbert is definitely moving a lot slower than my previous hamsters were when I got them, but they were both 1 month old when they arrived.
Herbert spent most of his life surrounded by college students. As soon as his previous owners could move out of the dorms they adopted him and some chick friends. Where he was for the first 8 months of his life I don't know, but living with those students for the past 16 months must have been fun. They were probably up all night and Herbert was there to enjoy all the parties and crazy antics. Well, at least that's what I like to think.
I've decided that I am going to try to train Herbert different behaviors during this final chapter of his life. I am going to post as we go. We will start with the basics, stand and spin, and move onto harder behaviors such as agility and mazes.
So join me on this journey and let's see how smart hamsters really are!