when at first i got my hamster i just simply bought a hamster food & give him. then i came into this forum & asked, everyone recommended me to get vitakraft. so i bought vitakraft (premium) after the old food finished. i opened it & compare....just by opening it also u can smell the freshness & when u compare there is many different variates of food in there, i do notice there is lots of those green pellets. that stuff is very healthy for hamster (i googled it). i do notice too that the old hamster food used to have more nuts....this less...but still got la....& my hamster seems to like the pellets in vitakraft rather than those pellets in the old hamster food (forgot already what is the name of the brand).

give your hamster fresh vegetables too, twice a week will do. that is good for the hamster diet too
yup...u are right . Yes hamster can survive with sunflower seed alone....but giving too much sunflower seed is very bad for hamster health. coz its high in fat, just like humans...too much fats is bad for health. sunflower seeds usually people give as treats....if u notice in vitakraft also got sunflower seeds...that is actually enough for the hamster diet....

almost all hamsters are clean....hamster love to groom their self. well the smaller the size of the hamster the less poop they produced, but i wouldn't worry about poop at all because their poop will usually turn hard after they poop & its odour less...well i never actually put it infront my nose la....but when i clean their cage cant really smell any unpleasant smell. but u should worry about their pee instead. hamster pee is very concentrated & it smells....thats why people usually clean the cage twice a week because of the smell. but the good thing is hamster will choose a spot & the edge of the cage too pee....so its easier to clean the cage...

it is also possible to train your hamster too pee in the toilet...not easy tho for some hamster....but it was easy for mine. so if they pee only in the toilet then u know cleaning the toilet is the hardest part only....the others all very easy already.

well 100% sure do not get a roborovski...they are hard to handled...they jump & run a lot. & is very active. its either winter white or syrian, but for most first time hamster owner syrian is the best....coz they are bigger in size & easier to tame them. syrian is not a very cute looking hamster when u compare to winter white or robo...but they are very smart creature & will understand the owner well (its true...u can check out in google...& ask any syrian owner)....all hamster which is not tame will bite...so u have to tame them first....but as i said syrain is very easy to tame la....& also try not to get from pet shop....those hamster is very hard to tame....if u can find home breeder is good...otherwise u got no choice la then i guess. good luck

no problem....oh ya forget to mention that too....big cage is a must . its good to see that u did your homework before buying just do your homework on winter white & you should be good to go

just check this site... http://www.hamsterific.com/ there is plenty good info in there

not really....if i m not mistaken cyberheross is one of them....wait for his reply...usually around 2am he will reply in this thread

try searching in here http://forum.lowyat.net/PetStore . i m sure u can find in there....last time before getting my hamster i search in there....plenty of breeders....if i m not mistaken someone said their hamster is going to give birth soon in this thread....winter white too....previous page or page before that...try pm that person....maybe u can ask to reserve 1 baby hamster for u

yup...its either winter white or syrian....i would highly recommend syrian coz they are slow, bigger in size too....easier to handle...if escaped also easier to find. i strongly recommend not to get robo for first timer coz they are small & very jumpy & active....lol...& they run freaking fast...if they run from u....good luck on catching it

plus robo likes to be in pair....u can keep them alone tho...just give them more attention.....while syrian is a solitary creature....so they being alone is not a problem...of course u need to spend time with them too la...play play...whats the point of getting a hamster if dont want to play with them

but the thing about syrian for first timer is...it cost more than winter white...coz u need bigger cage...& bigger wheel...which cost more than normal ones for winter white & robo.

are u serious we should never bath a hamster....hamster never need a bath...& if i m not mistaken in the first page also it was stated what happens if we bath a hamster....

last time i used to buy it at petshack...but then they run out of stock & i dont think they will order it anymore.....but someone in this forum told me petsmore sells it....so u might want to check that pet shop out.

& as for mealworm....any petshop that sells bird should have....there is 1 in sunway/mentari area....but been a long time didnt go there already....try checking there out too bawa RM1 dah cukup tuuu

vitakraft premium??? how u know its broken? cannot see through the packet what?

anyway mealworm is the most easiest thing to keep. your hamster got leave food that he/she dosent like to eat? maybe some pellets? if there is any u can take that food & give to the mealworm....in that way u can recycle the food...plus your hamster will eat the mealworm which the mealworm eat that food....so its like u pass on the nutrition.... well sort of la....

u can even give bread to the mealworm....just put them in the container, make some holes...& put food in it. you should be good to go....i never had a chance to give live mealworms to my hamster tho...so not so sure if they will multiply or not....maybe some other members can share with u their experience.

creepy creature ah.....i staying so close to summit....lol.....i bought my mealworm from there....its dead ones la...in a packet...made just for hamsters....

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its been quite sometime i been there already....the shop is either along jln pjs8/6 or 8/4.....i dont really remember already... but it should be in that area la....try to drive around....hope u can find it

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bathing a hamster is really a bad thing to do. please read page 1 or u can google it online too.

but its up 2 u la....u are the owner....i just let u know only....good luck...

welcome to the club....mine is syrian too

well at least u spend time reading a few pages....u can gain a lot of useful tips & info.

errr that i m not sure...but i do know when i carry my male syrain hamster...sometimes i can see a little of that white yellowish thing at his "private part". i cant be sure if its sperm or just something that a male hamster produced....but it should be normal la. & since its on the female ass....so u know la

i dont think so....i was last year member....since that time till today there wasnt any gathering. but i do know there was gathering few years back la.....now dont know where all those members went already

even TS also dont know where already....by now should have a new thread already....should be V14

what do u mean by help with your new post?

yeah its a good thing u did to separate them...

oh....that cage looks kinda small. i suggest u to get the aquarium type. that is much better, cheaper & bigger. more room for your hamster to roam around. plus aquarium type the hamster wont be able to bite the cage...if steel bars he might be able to bite it & after long time it might get rusty.

but if u bought the aquarium type u need to buy bottle water, big wheel, food bowl etc separately. coz it dosent come in 1 set.

well u can buy the plastic one. its cheap & when u need to clean its very easy. if glass u need to becareful...coz its glass

anyway about the wheel, its not a problem coz u can buy a new wheel with stand. i bought my hamster wheel with stand. & for syrian at least 6" wheel is required for them. the bigger the better. but its not cheap tho...i think i bought it around 50 plus. not so sure. it looks something like the picture below, but better quality la...that one looks cheap quality.

& about the smell, if u think the smell is too strong u can remove the plastic lid & self modify it. maybe u can buy wire mesh lid & replace that as the lid. just make sure the holes is small la so that your hamster cannot escape. that 1 later can see how...the important thing is u clean twice a week. then there shouldnt be smell, the smell comes only from the hamster pee. food a little smell only....& i fed them vitakraft...so food smell isnt unpleasant

oh ya 4got to mention...in the pet shop thread last year people was giving out aquarium for free...coz they dont want....but have to collect from that person house. sadly i dont have car so couldnt take.

u could always send to a vet. they are experienced....plus u dont have to worry. send in....after few minutes take it back. problem solved

yeah their testicle are big. nothing to worry about.

take already to the vet right? i m not so sure about wet tail if its to give injection or just medicine...but i do know wet tail is a serious problem for hamsters....it can lead to death if no medication was given. just let it rest for now...hopefully everything will be ok

yes its a must....actually wheel is a must for any hamster....they need to keep fit yeah big size wheel is expensive...diy a wheel i dont think is easy & so much work so u got no choice but to buy a wheel if u got no money 1-2 month without wheel nvm....save up your money first, but for a living space its better if u can get soon. yeah as mark said u can get the plastic aquarium which is cheap...should be around rm30-40 i think, depends on the size. u need to try to find coz i tried at pet store forum also i cant find...i m looking for 1 as well. they shouldnt be able to escape unless the wall is too low, but for robo then it might be possible coz they can jump quite high. if u buy the plastic aquarium u can use the lid if u scared they jump out....but shouldnt need to use it one...

if u got any plastic container to store books or stuff u can use that for now....or maybe a very big box? but remember if u use box & the hamster pee made it wet u might have to throw the box. for syrian at least 6" wheel is require...the bigger the better maybe like 8" like what mark said.

if i m not mistaken habitrail are the cheap ones...but the thing is its noisy....silent wheel are the best...they last very long, solid build & its very silent. if your hamster is in your room its better to get that

hamster are nocturnal nothing u can do about it. its their habit to be active at night & sleep the whole day.

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