The Setup

(Part One is not going to have anything exciting and technical in it.  If you’re a geek, and let’s be honest, why would you be here if not, skip to Part Two).

So I live in a house with a Hamster.  Syrian hamsters are pretty great, as pets go: they are fairly tidy*, fairly quiet*, don’t need taking for walks* and don’t poo on the carpets*. The thing about them is, though, that they are active.  During the day they are just fat little lazy potato-shaped furballs, but come evening, like gremlins, the start scurrying, chewing and running about like hopped-up little crazies. The question is – how far does our hamster run?  Is she an athlete, or a lazy good-for-nothing? Read on to see how I plan to find out…

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