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We are a 501c3 foster based small animal rescue in Kent, Washington. Please check out our Petfinder Adoption Policy for more information.

15/04/2024

UPDATE ON HAMSTER CARE STANDARDS AT MUNCHIES PLACE!

Hi, tis me again. I want to address our care standards for the minimum sizes in 2024. So what is it that we recommend now?

We no longer suggest 600 sq inches for all hamsters as the minimum.

The following is our sizes now for adopters/owners only:
Syrian hamsters - 750sq inches (Niteangel Bigger World Medium)
Dwarf/Chinese/Winter White - 600 sq inches (40 gallon tank, don't recommend prevue 528 for these species of hamsters)

The rescue will still use 600 sq inch cages for Syrians right now till we are setup with larger cages. HOWEVER TO NOTE due to the size increase we are hoping to aim for, this means LESS INTAKES DUE TO SPACE. We as a rescue, need to consider if we think saving lives to be more important than space requirements OR if space requirements are more important than saving lives! This is why we are saying minimum for OWNERS/ADOPTERS ONLY at this time. Rescue work is different from a forever home with time and money going into better care.

- Munchie

15/04/2024

Munchies Place is still around and kicking, 2024 has not been a great start but we continue to care for the intake of 50+ hamsters, without taking in anymore since August 2023 (except for one case). Life sometimes happens where you have challenges you face, but slowly find a middle ground. I had posted last month on our FB but forgot to post via IG. Apologies. But soon Munchies Place will be uploading again, hopefully regularly and I'll also post here what was said via FB. So keep an eye out.

At this time the rescue has 24 animals left. One is a sanctuary animal and the others are still looking for homes. However our policy and application process has changed even further due to GOD AWFUL ADOPTEES, like one who rehomed our hamster on FB market instead of returning them to us, via the contract they signed. 🤬

Yeah, it's not been fun. But hey we are all in this together and soon I hope to be back to posting regularly on IG. Feeling better lately so ty for the encouragement.to continue to rescue and care for the little guys without voices. 🐭🐹

- Munchie

25/03/2024

We cannot trust people, not even adopters, to do the right thing and this has broken us as a Rescue. This month we had to rescue OUR OWN HAMSTER from being sold on FB market, by the adopters who signed our contract stating,

"I understand if I cannot take care of this pet for whatever reason, that I will make the effort to return it to Munchie's Place and will not sell, abandon or give away the animal without making the effort to return the animal to Munchie's Place"

Cloudberry's owner failed to reach out and we were notified by another adopter, that this women was selling Cloudberry. She only had him for 3 months before selling him on FB. No efforts were EVER made to reach out to us. She was selling him for the same amount that they paid for him along with his cage and accessories. Which now has prompted us to deny selling an entire cage together with an animal. People now MUST have a setup ready, because the trust is broken. But we see she just wanted the money back. She also claimed he had scars from fighting, which he did not, and claimed he came from a hoarding situation of 250+ hamsters, which that wasn't at all true. He was from a house with 200 hamsters. We opted to take in 50 after they were dropped off at a reptile rescue and Lala's Rescue took in the rest till we began shuffling them around to other rescues. He also is not 6 months, they couldn't even keep track of his age. He was at the time of rescue, 8+ months old. The tall tale people will go through is baffling. If only we could truly see their intentions beforehand, we would never have adopted to this person in the first place.

Thankfully we got him back safely thanks to multiple efforts of people who cared. Based on what the person who rescued him said, it sounded like the daughter was the only care taker which is way too young to hold any responsibility over. A hamster, much like a cat or dog, which this owner did have both, is a family pet. You do not give all ownership to a child. The other concerning thing was that they said Cloudberry bit, and he couldn't be handled without gloves because he terrified the daughter that badly. Cloudberry was the most chill, innocent hamster and his foster mama who had him prior, was shocked to hear this when we got him back. We have had people claim they bit when returning a hamster to us in the past, but upon receiving them, they were nether scared nor biting at us. Which is a sign they mishandled him, scared him while sleeping or woke him up to interact with him. We have been doing this since 2018, we know most returns/rescues are from child homes where the animal was stressed, but not stressed upon rescue.

What's worse is that the cage was exactly how it was setup when he was adopted in December 2023. They never changed position of the items, and based on what we see, he looks to have been on the same bedding. Wheel was covered in filth. We are surprised at how calm and comfortable he is overall.

There was a second situation at the same time we got Cloudberry back, that left us taking in our hamster from an owner who did in fact contact us to return them. And that was Linda's adopter. Linda is now in foster care of a personal friend of ours that may be her forever home now. But this person followed our contract and did what was right. And we appreciated that.

Frustrating that this is the first known hamster of ours that was being sold, breaking our contract (unless we are forgetting something in the past). We have started to shift over to becoming more of a sanctuary at the time (meaning they will remain in our care for the better). We are too nervous to want to adopt out any of the remaining hamsters with others at this time. Thankfully not everyone are bad eggs. If people truly cared, they'll reach out to us. We aren't taking in any animals, as stated on petfinder. But if anyone wishes to adopt, we are still open to adoption at this time so long as the person agrees in our long, detailed adoption application, what they're getting themselves into by adopting.

- Munchie

18/03/2024

🐹 Now Available for Adoption 🐹

Meet Pauline, she's ready to find that forever home of hers.
Born 08/22/23 at the rescue from Linda's Litter.

Location: King County, WA with meetups in Leah Hill/Covington/Black Diamond and Maple Valley.

Please see her petfinder ad if interested to bring her home.

https://www.petfinder.com/small-furry/pauline-71080802/wa/kent/munchies-place-for-homeless-pets-wa689/

05/01/2024

2023 had its challenges, that's for sure. Here's 2023's stats for how the rescue preformed.

Compared to 2022:
Intakes increased by 65%. That was a lot for us to handle. Still is.
Adoptions decreased by 50%. Beginning of the year we were adopting out regularly but by the end of year, we were dead slow. It didn't help that many people chose to buy instead of adopt during the holidays and most people had asked us around fall if they could surrender when we were full.
Passing's decreased by 58%.
RIP to Starla, Cruella (her story was never told), Amaryllis, Effie/Deena/Queenie, Marlery, Mason, Doodlebug and Lando.
17 were born at the rescue. 100% increase, last year there was none.
We Transferred 19 animals out to other rescues, a 63% increase since last year.

In 2022 we helped out hamsters, gerbils and mice. Overall it was a difficult year for Munchie's Place with the intake of the 50 hamsters, 17 born, hard drive crash that wiped a good chunk of our rescues history and photos, job insecurity and juggling work life, home and rescue. As the years go by, we are thankful for our supporters for keeping us going, for believing in us and for understanding we are only human. Life happens so thank you for donating and adopting animals in need. Please consider becoming a local volunteer for your rescue/shelter. It makes a HUGE difference in your life and the animals life, besides those volunteering at the rescue.

And apologies for lack of communication. I will do better this year. I take responsibility for lack of communication via social media and emails. Last year I felt like quitting, but alas I want to keep helping our local community and these guys need a voice, so we will continue into 2024 to rescue and help animals in need.

Thank you to everyone, we couldn't have done it without you.

- Everyone @ Munchie's Place

01/01/2024

It's official, Keys and Nico have transferred to and will try their luck at finding homes further down south.

Thank you Lala for agreeing to take them. She had empty cages so it all worked out. If you guys named Nico or Keys, please follow their rescue on social media and to everyone else, please also give Lalas a follow. They do more than just Hamsters and have a passion for the truly exotic ones like Chins or Heggies. 🐾

29/12/2023

🐹 Comanche is a sweetheart. Cleaned his enclosure tonight and gave him more platforms since he loves to climb and perch.

29/12/2023

✨Spotlight✨

Victoria is our longest resident here at Munchies Place. Looking for a forever home with an owner who has a playpen for outside cage times. She's fully tame, hand trained to climb on your arm and into her playpen and is very person bonded. One of the sweetest you'll ever meet. Victoria is a well rounded companion. 🐾

Victoria has to be a single gerbil since she has had multiple failed and violent attempts to be paired. She used to be paired, twice even, but they fell out after a few months and the pairings after that were the violent ones. So she has to go to a home who's committed to spending time daily with her.

Victoria has been awaiting her forever home, are you looking for a sweet, most chilliest gerbil you'll ever know? Apply via our Petfinder profile if you're interested.

Location: King County, WA state but able to travel long distances along I-5. Please see our Petfinder profile on the desktop to learn more about our rescue.

https://www.petfinder.com/member/us/wa/ravensdale/munchies-place-for-homeless-pets-wa689/?referrer_id=fc5d3587-8044-48f9-9603-0d3aa66f75b0

28/12/2023

Thank you to our Donor Christina for the chews. ♥️ They're being put to good use. 🐹

27/12/2023

🎄 This holiday season we saw the least amount of inquiries for our critters than in past years. We asked our partnered rescues if they had a similar experience this year and it seems to hold true.

We are speculating that it could be a few things. First people shopping for pets instead of considering a rescue pet from owners who couldn't care for them. We have plenty of hamsters. There really isn't a reason not to consider one. Secondly it could be due to inflation. And that's fine but the problem with that is that we had more inquiries over the summer than this holiday season. That's not normal for us at all and inflation was much higher than it is now.

So, what can help a rescue out so these guys actually find homes? Word of mouth is what we are now going off of. When someone recommends us, it helps. A lot. Truly it does. I have been absent a lot this year. Trying to pick my life back up and trying to support the rescue has been hard to keep up with on social media where we really needed to be. So I feel guilty in a way that I couldn't be there for the critters like I should. However if others recommend us, it truly does help hamsters like Pansey here, get adopted.

So thank you truly to our supporters this year. With your help we took in 50+ hamsters to care for. With your help we got new supplies. With niteangels help we got two new cages. With your help we got hamsters, mice and gerbils to the vets. And thank you to our volunteers who helped out when I was unavailable to do more, or foster homes who took care of some of the fosters. Bless you guys and thank you for believing in our cause.

- Munchie

25/12/2023

Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays 🎄

Photo credit: Jeanette K.

25/12/2023

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays 🎄

23/12/2023

Tonight I had to get home much later than ideal. I was attacked and my store was robbed, I'm okay. I'm glad no one else was hurt, my team was so sweet about everything since I was the one that the criminals interacted with. But this was a group of young adults who decided to make very poor choices. Store was shut down, I was with police all night and had to close the store like normal. It didn't ruin my night but it made things go slow for me. Still trying to process it all. I have an interview with an officer tomorrow since they laid their hands on me, so now I'm involved if the person goes to jail from my understanding of what the officer said.

🌈 So ...I came home and ate dinner because I had nothing to eat since 11am and when I finally went to the hamster room, I was checking on everyone and found Linda's baby who looked exactly like her, had passed away. He was stiff so he didn't just pass. It was earlier today. I named him Lando. He was boy #1 on his tag. But he was one of the hamsters that wasn't growing from Linda's. Surprisingly enough the girl who I've said needed to be supervised, is still alive. But everyone I wasn't suspecting, is passing. And knowing Doodlebug died of heart disease, we know everyone in this pet room has a history of it since they were all in**ed from 4 original hamsters.

So ask me in a few days, probably after Christmas, if I am okay. And I'll let you know. ♥️ For now, unless something else happens. I, Munchie, am officially tapping out of social media till everything is calmer. Ty for understanding. Merry Holiday Season.

- Munchie

22/12/2023

🌈 Results for Doodle from Vets:
Suspected Underlying Heart Disease. Also doodle was a female. Just wanted to note that. But now I have closure. We can suspect that the other two who passed suddenly, also had underlying heart disease since they're all connected to the original 4 hamsters at the house who had 200 roaming it, from the 50 litter intake.

I'm at work now but at least I can relax a little. Good luck Ms. doodlebug. Your donated body will be used in the medical field for future vets. Thank you little one for being a wonderful little hammy. I'm seriously going to miss you.

- Munchie 🐹

22/12/2023

There was a package for us I believe delivered last week from Joanna And today a package from Nuggies new home with Christina. I didn't open Joanna's yet so I had a moment tonight since I'm just a stressed little thing, and opened them both. Thank you to you both. Truly. Sometimes I just wanna quit since it can be just so stressful. They mean so much to me. But I keep trying to do my best. So thank you for believing in me and my team.

I'll update you all as soon as I hear back about Doodlebugs necropsy.

- Munchie

22/12/2023

Waited all day for the call from my vets. Checked my email. They closed. Wasn't able to call before then because usually they can perform necropsies after 6pm when their voice message comes on and I'm at work. But I am left without answers tonight and I'm extremely frustrated because this has happened more than once. But on live animals at the vet office. So I left a voice message. I hope someone calls tomorrow otherwise I'll call when I can.

21/12/2023

🌈 DoodleBug passed away and our vets have agreed to take her for a necropsy. We are dropping her remains off later today and will probably hear from our vets before 6pm PST if they're not too busy. Our guess is heart disease based off of symptoms.

We just found out that our vets now have an option to donate her remains for educational purposes so we have opted to do that for her. Educational remains help vets in the field understand and learn more about our small critter friends. There aren't many vets who actually see small animals so it'll help future vets and their staff to learn more about hamsters.

Due to our living situation, there isn't anywhere for us to bury our critters anymore and I absolutely love and understand the idea of donation.

The picture is of DoodleBug last night when she was alive and still moving. Final states are so hard to deal with because they can go quickly or they can take an hour or two depending on when you found them. I asked her to please let go and she passed shortly after 1am this morning.

Rest in peace sweet Doodle. I'm going to miss your energetic personality. 🐹

18/12/2023

Happy Holiday Season Everyone.

Munchies Place has been absent again from social media. There's really no time for myself to update anyone or check emails. So yes I am apologizing again. It's been rough this holiday season. After the 25th I'm able to take a break. But for now the grind continues.

I'll be checking emails later today. We only check them Mon-Friday and it's usually once a day. So if we miss an email, we will respond as soon as possible.

We haven't updated on who's been adopted, but to inform people of our last adopted hamster since you guys like to know, it was Cloud Berry. ♥️ He went to his forever home this past week. Thank you to our transport volunteer and our foster home for taking great care of him before he arrived at his forever home.

Pictured is one of our little girls from Panseys litter. Her name is yet to be announced because I decided to name the remaining babies and wanted to update everyone in another post. So stay tuned. Hopefully I'll return to posting regularly.

- Munchie

11/12/2023

🌈TW: Due to being sick, I avoided staying long periods in the rescue room like I'm used to doing. Unfortunately because of this, I did not actively try to seek out Boy #5 who I called Mason. I placed his food on his little bridge and did not think anything of it when I did not see him out and about. The next day I spotted his food that wasn't touched and I knew what had happened. He died peacefully in his little purple hide that one of our supporters gifted us.

Mason was from Linda's litter but he wouldn't grow further. His siblings except for two others, were all growing at excellent rates. He however still looked like a little 2 month old pup. I knew something was wrong. He was shy but a sweet fella. He was the very last male to be separated from his group. Him and his other siblings from Linda's have been the only two who have passed within our care. The third sibling who isn't growing, a little girl, has my full attention now due to the passings of her siblings of the same size as she. Everyone else from her litter have grown into adulthood and I'm not as worried. Remember, Linda's litter was the biggest we've ever had at the rescue and I knew because of it, that there may be complications due to how many mouths she had to feed for her size. She was a small little thing when we received her.

Mason, while you did not find a forever home and I knew there would be a very high chance that your litter could have complications, I appreciated you. May you rest in peace now. I'm so sorry this had to happen to you.

I'm still sick. No photo updates till I'm better. Due to being sick I'm now behind in cage cleans so I'll snap some photos when I'm able to.

- Munchie

02/12/2023

Hello community, long couple of weeks. But we are still here. Just doing a lot behind the scenes stuff like adoptions and working mostly. Pansey says hi. She said she's still waiting for her forever home.

Adoption updates will happen, just really behind and I go in chronological order. Don't worry we are still here. And we hope you guys are enjoying the holiday season, now that it's officially December. So happy December everyone.

🐹

02/12/2023

⚠️ ATTENTION ⚠️
Our meetup locations in King County have since changed.

We now meet in: Leah Hill, Covington, Maple Valley & Black Diamond.

We are no longer meeting in Issaquah or Kent.

NOTE: The meetup locations mentioned are ones we ask people who are adopting, to travel to since most fosters are at the main home, so these locations are easiest to get to for us.

*This doesn't include our transport volunteers range who may be able to meet closer to you along I-5. This is still offered from Vancouver to Everett.

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to us on petfinder.

https://www.petfinder.com/member/us/wa/ravensdale/munchies-place-for-homeless-pets-wa689/

20/11/2023

Mini photoshoot with our available male Syrian hamster, Cashewy!

I thought I worked at 3 today. Turns out I work at 1, so you won't see any updates till after work. But the application has been redone. Looks a lot better now and the pet policy is now added. I'll be reworking the petfinder "about me section" after work, now that everything is in our application. So rewording or removing things will happen next.

20/11/2023

Hello, this is Munchie, the founder of Munchie's Places. Due to a recent adopter that withdrew because they were impatient with an approved application, here's insight into our rescue. We are open and honest about our lives. This event has prompt myself to change the pet policy wording and application process. Instead of saying "Click this link to check out our adoption policy before continuing with the application" in the original inquiry email we send to all, I am now going to throw the policy in front of their faces, so they stop SKIPPING the policy entirely by not clicking the link. The amount of times I've had to say "this was in our care guide we sent you" happens half the time now. Please read what we give you, cause getting upset afterword's shows us you didn't read our process or guide.

Encase the adopters kid sees this, to the birthday girl who's not getting a hamster from us, your parent decided to do this & we are sorry we won't be meeting you anymore for your new companion. I don't think you'd want to withdraw when you were approved to adopt from us but we cannot pick and choose our parents and their patience level. So here's how Munchie's Place is run.

I, Munchie, used to work a minimum of 20 hours when I first started my rescue in 2018 for rodents and did this myself, could travel to meet with people, to rescue, etc and had a lot less of an intake load of animals. Since then I am now working 7 days a week with two jobs totaling 44 minimum hours a week due to inflation and trying to keep myself afloat. It's insane to know prior to pandemic, I worked less but could afford paying bills and rent on top of pet and human food.

I am the soul coordinator for email responses and volunteer coordination with managing foster homes and transporters. Due to having trust issues with ex volunteers, I don't let anyone manage these areas except for myself, but we have a board who I consult with for decisions. I may have a coordinator volunteer in the future again but trust needs to be established first.

I also have 40+ animals in my pet room at my house, while I only have a handful of foster homes in Pierce and King County. No I didn't want to care for this many. It was an emergency intake of 50+ hamsters in August. We are foster based, we don't have a physical shelter you can visit. It's volunteer run. Only people that can work with my schedule and are within travel distance to meet with me, are approved as volunteers. This is incase of vet emergencies which I respond to immediately or needing to take back an animal for a volunteers break/termination/adoption.

Due to my work life, If the animal at my home is adopted, I need to meet with the adopter myself OR my transport team will meet me briefly, to pass along the animal to the adopter.
If meetup times/days are not doable, I may need to pass along an animal from myself, to my transporter, to my other transporter since we work around our schedules, including the adopters schedule, before the animal gets to their forever home. Some can meet with me mornings, some cannot meet with my till evenings. Some cannot do this day, some cannot travel to this area.
And if an animal is at my fosters home, I either need to meet my foster home, to then transport to my transporter, to then meet the adopter. Or I ask my volunteer transport to meet me first, to take an animal to the foster home, to swap for their adopted foster animal, to then go to their forever home.

To those inquiries from potential adopters who get short when I say we cannot meet in the same day, I'm sorry we cannot be a doordash animal rescue. I'd hope adopters would be reasonable when we ask to meet in the future after asking our volunteers about their availability, which doesn't happen till an application is approved so we don't waste ANYONES TIME. We all have lives. Some students with part time jobs, some with full time careers, and some who may be teaching children and have an extreme passion for helping those critters out after work. We cannot estimate a day/time before approval.

I have stated both on our petfinder ads and on our application, that I respond "ONCE A DAY" to inquiries, which has been a thing for a little over a year. If I miss an applicants email that one time in the day where I check, it won't be answered till next day. I cannot answer my phone or check my rescues email during work which includes chatting with my volunteers to coordinate. The ads state "we respond Mon-Friday" for email inquiries and the mention in the application says response times may be different. I do not have a set work schedule so I will close-open, open-close. I have an unpredicted work schedule and sleep schedule is messed up because of it.

Also, if google detects your inquiry as spam, it may end up in our spam folder. It's happened in the past with petfinders old system (thank god for their new system) but when someone just sends an email directly to the rescue instead of going through petfinger to apply, gmail may end up thinking its spam. We also have a filing system in our email to file when applicants have a hold for an animal, when they inquire, etc. Lately it's been extremely slow for inquiries so I haven't been checking the email till bedtime.

I also clean cages constantly, feed and take sick animals to the vets. What you see via online isn't everything. So thank you for reading this till the end. I hope to post some much needed updates about adoptions, adopters updates and those that're now available to be adopted, very soon. I just needed to clarify with our current supporters, that patience is what is needed for animal rescue and if someone cannot work with us, or ask us questions, and get frustrated or mad without consulting us about their concerns first, we get blind sighted by events like this. So please, keep an open mind about rescues. Not all are the same, not all have large volunteer numbers, not all have funding and please read the pet policy before applying.

- Munchie

13/11/2023

🌈 We had the first loss from the litter of Linda's, born at the rescue. Her name was Marlery.

If you've been following us for awhile, you know how hard it is to see babies born from accidental litters, also known as petstore litters, because of poor genetics. Linda had 12 babies total. The biggest litter we've ever had here from pregnant rescued hamster. While Pansey's babies grew quickly & are well developed, we did see a few of Linda's babies hardly grow & that worried us. Trying to feed 12 babies, there can always be setbacks. Despite our best efforts, it's possible that they didn't develop correctly. In the past our litters we've rescued have died to a lot of heart related diseases. One we can remember as having an underdeveloped heart, something was wrong with a flap, and he was on heart medication for the rest of his life till he passed, which he did not live to see a year. Some of the babies from Linda's litter are small, and one little girl we are keeping our eyes on, since she hasn't grown since being separated. Which is concerning and we know all too well that genetics are involved here. Linda was a great mother too, it's hard being dealt this hand in life. When an animal dies at the rescue, you know how hard it hit us. Our vets know how hard it is to see how much we care, and being told it's usually heart disease, liver, tumor, etc. Lately we haven't had anyone with tumors, thank goodness, but when you grow attached to everyone here, it becomes hard.

Marlery wasn't super friendly. She liked doing her own thing and would run and hide during feeding. Due to her black and white coat looking like that of her other siblings, we need to figure out which one she is in the photos, as I couldn't bring myself to take a photo yesterday before placing her in the box. Which I usually would do as a final goodbye. Death is beautiful yet tragic. And I'm burnt out from recent deaths of the mice I raised. I'll have to look at past live streams to identify her, since one of our fans named her. I haven't taken many photos of Lindas babies since I wanted the older hamsters to get adopted first. But i'll provide a photo/video when I can.

Rest in Peace little Marlery

08/11/2023

🏥 Teenie, our female mouse that's housed with Tiny and Lorrell, went in to our vets this past Monday to be re-evaluated for her health. Shortly after their first vet visit together, Teenie was losing fur on her rump a day after we started the medicine. Since our vets cannot always see us, especially over the weekend, we had to wait for her to be seen the next week.

Within that waiting time, she regrew her hair back and quickly. By the time the vets saw her, they said she was in good health and her hair was indeed re growing.

While taking photos of when she returned home, I noticed she's got a patch of brown fur on her back. It's hard to see without a flash, but there it is! I'm sure she's always had it but I just find this to be simply adorable like she's wearing a saddle.

With the vets evaluation, Teenie is in good health with no signs again of a URI with no cracks or popping sounds during exam for her breathing, just like before. Teenie is safe to be rehomed. 🐭

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😞 Saying goodbye to DoodleBug. Her and Corrin which were both young at the time of rescue from the 50 hamster intake, have shown signs of decreased activity but are eating fine, poops are normal. Suddenly today at night we find Doodle already too far gone with sunken sides and shallow breathing. We will be with her tonight until she passes. And then she will be brought to our vets, if they permit, for a necropsy. I'm glad I held onto these guys for so long, cause with every accidental litter intake, there's a high risk for some sort of disease that is passed onto the pups. And Doodle/Corrin are expected of being siblings without actually knowing if they truly were. They're related of course but same litter? Perhaps. But if this is another heart disease case, you'll probably hear from me again tomorrow. You know how common it is in our necropsy reports of the past. The sailor moon litter was plagued with it. 😭 This is why it's hard for me to take in litters all the time. I know too well how much suffering these guys will face, not even within a year. Please wish Doodle a safe and painless passing. We truly loved her dearly. This feels so unfair to us. Knowing how bright and perky she was yesterday night. 🌈 I'll let you all know when she has crossed.

Pansey is adorable. This little mama is still with us and currently resides in my bedroom while the rest of the rescue room is filled with cages. Once cages are finally emptied, I'll have part of my bedroom back to film future videos. Pansey has started coming to the door more so, which is a bit odd. It's possible she's doing this because I've moved two of her daughters into the room now, so she can probably smell/hear them. Ty for the well wishes btw. Taking it slow again. I always feel like something is holding me back lately so I wanna hit the ground running when this is all over. #adoptme #adoptdontshop #hamsterrescue

Comanche eating some pumpkin. 📢 Announcement: At this time I am sick and struggling to function through what appears to be a cold. I thought I posted an update this last Tuesday but it never went through. Stay well everyone. 😷

Our beautiful lady mice Lorrell, Teenie and Tiny exploring ♥️ They're back to being available for adoption on Petfinder.

Our Mice mean the world to us, we are doing everything we can for them now and back then. Much like how humans get sick, they can too. We are observant of injuries and sickness and partner with our local exotic vet to get them in as soon as possible. As a PSA, Rude comments will not be tolerated here.

Mice Sisters Available for adoption 🐭🐭🐭 #MunchiesPlace #adoptdontshop #thinkadoptionfirst #Petfinder #animalshelter #animalrescue

Moana is now back up for adoption again. 😞 Just feel like somehow it's my fault that this happened. Really can't handle how many backouts we've had at the Rescue this past month. It really weighs heavily on my mind.

Pet Room Tour of 50+ hamsters, gerbils & Mice at the Rescue + Fundraising Announcement 📣

🐹 This is Mortimer from the 50 hamster intake of dumped Syrian hamsters. Mortimer was transferred to @littlecrittercrew and we hope he's been well in his foster home. He was the only sable coloration besides Pansey, here at the rescue. He's a very lovely boy who was chill right off the bat. We miss him already. If you were the donor during our livestream who got to name Mortimer, please leave a comment under the post.

Linda the Hamster has given birth and it's a lot 🐹♥️😩

Pansey has given birth to baby hamsters safely 🐹

Pansey our Pregnant Rescued Hamster is about to Pop!

I'm pooped. Some of the babies today were picked up by Lalas to be dropped off at Little Critter Crew. And I just finally confirmed how many number of syrian girls we have. 14. One of them is horny which is crazy because they're so young. It's insane to see how quickly this can get out of hand for those not knowing anything in the first place about the species they got off of someone else or from a Petstore that promotes sales over education and wellness. Also one girl doesn't have a tail. It looks as if she was born without one. So she'll be named Stubby. I recorded a short clip for you guys but I don't see it in my recordings. So instead you get a shot of the entire female enclosure. None of the ladies have been fighting yet. But again we will be separating as soon as a fight starts or if they turn 8 weeks old, whichever comes first. I promised photos of donor appreciation, and I have them. It's just hard at this moment to find time to sit down. But we did get them. Some of them got misdelivered and our neighbor dropped them off at our door, leaving a note that said they accidentally opened them not realizing it wasn't for them. So they saw a bunch of chew toys from one of you. 😂 Thankfully they returned them to us. Goodnight and more updates soon. I will keep my promise to fill you all in. - Munchie

Baby Syrian Hamsters from the 50 Hamster Rescue intake | Munchies Place

JC Update: He's back to his normal self. We will continue to monitor from here but no further updates are needed except for the occasional post. We will notify people when he's back and available for adoption. ♥️🐹♥️

JC Update: Blessed he's alive. Blessed I found him when I did. I don't know what happened but he's improved since last night. It's possible that it was a stroke but it honestly could have been something else like sugar levels dropping or spiking and then having a seizure or stroke or somehow dehydration even tho the water bottle was working. I'm just glad he's doing better. Still hunching back a little but as of right now he's staying at the rescue till we can conclude he's alright to rehome. So his ad will be taken down for a short time till he's out of quarantine.

JC update: He's recovering and I'm blessed. He can now walk but he's still walking somewhat in loops as seen in video. But he can eat on his own now. I placed him back inside his enclosure with nothing but his hide. I don't want him struggling to walk while he's medical. Will keep everyone updated on his condition. I work tomorrow so he will be checked in the morning. Goodnight everyone. ♥️

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It all Started with a Cat in Need

In Winter 2016 we were introduced to the world of animal rescue thanks to an abandoned cat we named “Pumpkin”. She was emaciated and left behind by her owners with several medical needs. She was deaf, had arthritis in her hips and had thyroid disease. We cared for her till October 2018 when she passed away due to her ongoing medical struggles. Because of her, we continue to care for those in need who had no place to go. We started fostering cats after her till spring of 2018 when we transitioned from Cats to Small Animals (Hamsters, Gerbils, Mice). Due to having almost no resources or rescues in our state for small animals, we switched from Munchie’s Place for Homeless Cats to Munchie’s place for Homeless Pets. Our Founder who goes by Munchie, had a passion for hamsters. She rescued several personal hamsters before realizing she could foster hamsters and give them to loving homes once they’ve been rehabilitated. Because hamsters are misunderstood and people were misinformed about them, she made it her mission to educate the public on proper care. After the success of fostering hamsters herself, she opened up her small mammal rescue where she and a group of volunteers help care for these small companions. Thanks to the passion of these volunteers, they among our community of support have helped the lives of small animals in need. We cannot thank you enough for sharing a passion alongside us in helping out these fantastic creatures in our community.

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