‘It’s been 1-2 degrees Celsius every night since it's been out there... It's a miracle’: An abandoned hamster, dubbed 'bean,' defies the odds to survive the wild, until her rescue leading to a new life of comfort, toys, and unconditional love

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Laurent Shinar • Writer and Editor
Sep 30, 2025 1:00 PM EDT

The cruelty that hoomans are capable of when it comes to animals is rather shocking to say the least. Perhaps it is because for many hoomans, animals are still on the menu, so what does it matter that they let an animal come to harm if they would not be against eating them anyway?

At least that seems like it might have been the philosophy of the person who discarded the poor hamster who this story centers around. Left to fend for itself in the blistering cold, while being completely drenched, the person who left this poor critter to pass in the cold has some seriously bad karma coming their way. But thankfully, the spirit forces of the animal kingdom bound together on this one to make sure that this fluffy little being would be saved by none other than the most hamster having person on the planet (having had close to ten of them in the past). Giving this fella the best chance at enjoying the rest of his life to the fullest.
 

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    To the absolute scum bag that dumped this little guy in the woods in freezing temperatures, there's a special place in hell for you
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    Found it curled up in a coconut ball with soaking wet bedding cried all the way home with him Brought the little guy home and I'm keeping him/her (don't want to pick it up to check the s x
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    as I want it to just be warm and safe and calm for now) Thankfully for the hamster, I have had plenty of them before. I haven't had one for a couple of years as I got to sad
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  • Wow, that really is rather lucky for the hamster. To manage to survive in almost freezing temperatures while being wet would be a super tough task for us hoomans, let alone a tiny little defenseless hamster. What luck that it was rescued by a serial hamster haver no less.
     

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    whenever they d d but I guess I have another one now Name suggestions needed, and any advice on care, as I've been out the game for a while
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    and mostly had Syrians, not dwarfs! Ps: dog in the photo obviously didn't get to it, he was just sniffing
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    Update Post 1: Hi all! Here is the promised update on the little hamster | rescued after being abandoned in the woods
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    She is doing great. I made a little video compilation but I'm having issues uploading it, so here are some pics I named her Bean because she is literally just a little bean
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    She spent all night running about and playing and exploring. She's in great health despite her 3 night, freezing cold ordeal. I'm pretty sure she's quite young!
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    She's bold, friendly and just the sweetest little hammy. I don't know how anyone could have done what they did to her.
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    I spent quite a bit of money sorting her the most optimal set up I could, for now! I'll add to it as the weeks go on Long may Bean live and enjoy her new, warm, safe home for the rest of her little life
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  • Aww, what a wonderful turn of life events for Bean. Could you imagine how much it would boggle your mind to be in a situation near the end of life, and then suddenly be dropped into the literal lap of luxury, all within the span of a few days? You would probably think that you had passed away and arrived in heaven. 

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    Update Post 2: Hi all! Just wanted to update you all on little Bean, the hamster I found abandoned in her
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    cage in the woods. You can see the original 2 posts about her above Someone in a local Facebook group told me the bags she had been in had been out there for at least 3 nights. Hard to believe she even
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    survived, as it was freezing cold. I'm still so upset about it. Anyway, she seems to have forgotten about her horrible start to life. She is very happy here, getting lots of treats and toys
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    She really enjoys digging tunnels and wrecking the joint, just girly things She also responds to my voice and comes to the bars every day for a dried wormy. She sticks out her tongue out really far and licks the bars
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    until I give her one. It's very silly. She isn't really a fan of me trying to pet her rn and honestly that's completely fair. She's living her best life and that's all that matters to me. If she just wants
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    to vibe out that's cool with me Thank you all so much for your kindness towards Bean. It meant so much to know that there are so many lovely souls out there, and if she could understand,
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    she would probably feel like one of the most loved hamsters in the world Quite a few people asked to contribute, which was very sweet. Bean will always get everything she needs from me, ofc,
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    so zero people are obligated (I would feel really icky doing that!!), but a lot of people wanted to off their own backs, and I respect that.
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