hamster owner-coded caretaker & zoochosis hamster-coded whumpee
needing to nurse whumpee as they arrived in a physically and mentally bad state
whumpee is stuck in certain behaviors, like pacing, scratching, rocking, …
leaving comfort items for whumpee to stumble across and hopefully distract them
having to coax whumpee out of the pile of blankets on bad days
whumpee being scared of everything outside their room
giving whumpee opportunities to keep busy and whumpee either exhausting themselves trying to do everything, or staring blankly, unsure what to do with the offered things
monitoring every tiny change in appetite, energy, or habit
slowly introducing more challening experiences for whumpee to expand their horizon
watching whumpee slowly flourish
lying awake at night, listening for sounds of distress and being torn between letting whumpee self-soothe their way or stepping in
getting angry and protective when other people get annoyed by whumee‘s behavior
alternative versions: rescue dog whumpee & feral cat whumpee & former k9 whumpee
