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post Mar 5 2011, 02:12 AM

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QUOTE(JXplod @ Mar 4 2011, 09:08 PM)
Pai sei with you guys, this month is my hectic month, been traveling all around , just come back from chiang mai too ><

hi babybb, was reading all the previous post, some of the info the inferno share , is useful. so dont worry much ya, let me sort out ur concern and see:

1st will be buying a accompany hammy for the current 1. for WW and robo, if you plan to get a new companion for them is good also, as they are more socialized  group if we compare to syrian hamster. While for us human we tends to be afraid of lonely ness, but due to our human caring nature, we always like to match each other up, either in pet or friends too. well tht's human instinct.

through my experience , to let a new hammy to join the current hammy is best you clean up the current cage 1st. and put some bedding into a box, then let the current hammy enter the box, and follow by the new hammy. Some hamster when introduce into new environment they will think that oh, a new place , should explore 1st. so this is the time where new companion can be introduce, as they find th new hammy new scent is smth new. But take note, some hammy is tame and dont show aggressiveness, so they will accept the new friends, but if you notice they start fighting, better remove the new fella 1st.

it just take a sec to know whether they are doing good. if they tag along well, then you can rest assure fighting chance is minimal, but once you introduce the new friend, and the current 1 feel so defensive then it is better to separate d.

the 2nd opinion is get a wire mesh , where there is some small hole between each others, and put it in the middle of the cage, make sure no space for them to slip in through and fight each others. So from here you need to prepare 2 water bottle / 2 bowl of food/. It will take 2 weeks time max, for them to get used to each others. Once you see both of them is ok and smell each other without backing out, then is good to mix, as both already accept each others ^^ thumbup.gif 

Hope some simple exp, is helpful for you.  nod.gif

2nd question is the bottle leakage, oh buy living world / deluxe mouse, i find this 2 brand is much prefer, no water leakage and easy to use and wash. ^^ if you bottle leaking,  2 way to solve it, fill the bottle max it, and balance th bottle ^^ as this can make sure the pressure is high enough or equivalent to the room pressure .

anything you not sure can pop up to ask, ill still rearing my hamster, and currently going to give for adoption agouti and sapphire total got 6 of them 2 more weeks before released. =D damn cute hahah icon_rolleyes.gif
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JXplod, you back already.. Haha.. havent seen you online quite sum time edi ohh.. Thanks alot so much for your info.. It reli do help alot.. i'll jot it down.. Lolz.. i'm so scare they will not ngam with each others even after a period of time .. but just cross my fingers that they will get along well & then less a headache.. hehe.. & ohh last time saw your thread about your robo wanna give for adoption.. Now no more edi?

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post Mar 8 2011, 01:39 AM

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QUOTE(anoyplayer @ Mar 7 2011, 11:20 PM)
hi all,

i juz bought a hamster called bubbles i think...

need some advise on how to take care of him,what to give him food and how to him more friendly cuz it seem like afraid went wan to touch it..

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Welcome to the hammy family.. what hamster do you have there? My robo hammy too was so afraid when i wanna touch him when i first brought him. He even run away & hide in his new hse but do give your hammy some time, your hammy might just havent get used to his new house. Let your hands near your hammy few time let him know your smells & get used to it & just for letting him know that u're his master. Then slowly slowly only held him up.. but dun force him if he wouldn't want it just take some time & 1day your hammy will let you held him.

As usually hammy like to eat sunflower seeds but bear in mind eating much of sunflower seeds is not good for hammy. Try give your hammy a mixture of protien & vitamin. I brought "VITAKRAFT" for my hammy & he love it. Now he just as chubby as a ball. It can easily get in any petshop. Just google the name & you will get a clearly image. Beside you can brought your hammy some treat such as dried strawberry / apple.. just give your hammy eat once per week & he will love it. Some broccoli & apple are great too but make sure dun give him eat too much k?

As for bathing, do not ever bath your hammy with water ya.. cause water can strip necessary oils from a hamster's
fur and skin so never bath your hammy with water. Buy a bathroom & fill it up with bathing sand for your hammy & dun woli your hammy will know how to use it. The bathing sand can get it easily at any petshop. Sometime your hammy will poo / pee in the bathing sand.. try change it whenever you see it's dirty / smelly. A dirty bathing sand is not good for a hammy.

Your hammy cage should be clean once per week / water should be change once every 2days.. just to make sure your hammy get fresh water & be sure to change your hammy food everyday if you giving him fresh foods such as vege / fruits. You can google it to get more info in taking k of hammy. This are just my basic knowledge on hammy & i'm still new. Ijust learn alot from the sifu at here. The rest have to let the sife to explain tongue.gif

Feel free to share some few pictures of your hammy with us ya.. rclxms.gif

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post Mar 8 2011, 10:24 PM

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QUOTE(infernoaswen @ Mar 8 2011, 06:23 PM)
oh u mean u blow his face to stop him from stuffing food in his mouth is it?

yeah blowing will stop a hamster from doing something or chase it from that spot. but if its his natural habbit to stuff food in his pouch, no matter how many times u blow he will keeping doing it. he will store so much food in his pouch then he will go to his sleeping area or some place & hide all his food at there. then slowly slowly he will eat it.

hehehe u cant stop him from doing that  laugh.gif
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Ohh.. as for me i never know by blowing at his face will stop him doing something.. Ok i think i wanna try it next time see it's work for my hammy anot.. Hehe.. another useful info i get.. thumbup.gif

I gonna share my experince as well.. I once almost lost my hammy in KTM.. Yes in KTM!!! That time i was going to penang to join my bf so he give me the hammy with me coz i wanna look after him & play with him.. I was in the upstair bed & suddenly my hammy he out of nowhere when i was sleeping halfway & awake just to have a look at him. When i found him he was hiding at the corner & he straight away run from me & from 2nd floor he jump down..

He really scare the hell of me.. I jump down & search over for him & he keep running & running.. That time i was like a crazy girl crawling on the floor. Many people stare at me but no body help.. Seriously if few peoples would help me to catch my hammy would be easily be catched. Lastly there a group of youngster few peoples each standing a corner & lastly my hammy is safe. Really thanks so much for the youngster on helping me. Without them my hammy wont be here. My hammy fall down from high place too but he still nothing. sweat.gif

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post Mar 8 2011, 11:21 PM

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QUOTE(infernoaswen @ Mar 8 2011, 11:14 PM)
lol that was lucky...how did ur hamster escape anyways  hmm.gif
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Lolz.. it was my fault actually.. I didn't bring his cage coz that would be too big.. so i replaced it with a A3 paper box with bedding, wheel, water & food. I opened the top cover for some air for my hammy.. well i do make tiny small holes at the around of the box. I really have no ideal how he could escape.. probably i put the wheel too near at the corner so he got chance to prison break sweat.gif
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post Mar 9 2011, 12:00 AM

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QUOTE(infernoaswen @ Mar 8 2011, 11:40 PM)
oh that day u say want to bring it to hometown ya...asking if put in box ok or not...that time is it? hahaha hamsters very smart one to escape....y syrian hamster last time go bite my lan cable!!! vmad.gif now can see inside wires already...lucky still can use internet...only 1 blue colour wire broke sad.gif sigh...release him at night for freedom to roam around my room also he wanna cause trouble.... doh.gif
bubbles hamster? what is that  shocking.gif

all i knew there are syrain, winter white, robo & chinese dwarf hamsters.... hmm.gif
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Yes..yes..yes it's that time lor.. Aiyo.. that time really scare me til nearly heart attack. If he really missing that time i think i wont forgive myself also.. It's not the first time already.. There a time i forgot to lock my cage door but it still closed just forgot to lock he still managed to escape 1.. Then i heard some voice from behind my closet & decided to find out what izzit then i only realize it's my hammy bitting the woods.. doh.gif

Haha.. your hammy must be protest doesnt want you to online & play with him. Erm.. i oso never heard of bubbles hamster before too & i try google it also no result.. Well we will get to know once we see the pic tmr.. tongue.gif
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post Mar 12 2011, 09:14 PM

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I brought a new hammy aged 3month old for my current hammy aged around half yr old as playmate.. They didn't tag along well ended up fighting each others & the small little hammy injured until got blood.. his legs oso got blood.. cry.gif

Now separated them for a while already.. so pity watching the new hammy bleed.. i edi told my bf not to buy new hammy liao as they sure will fight 1.. so sakit hati.. make the new hammy suffer only.. cry.gif

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post Mar 12 2011, 10:34 PM

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QUOTE(JXplod @ Mar 12 2011, 10:09 PM)
>< oh my, how come so late only seperate them, once fight d, must separate no matter wht.. cause marking on hamster is not good for his future if plan for mating. better heal completely 1st.. hope his doing fine
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At 1st they seem ok.. The old hammy seem quite frighten when suddenly the new hammy join him. The new hammy kept on approaching the old 1 & kept smell at him.. & finally the old 1 bei tahan give a fight with the new 1 causing the new 1 to bleed.. Well of course the new 1 bleed coz my old hammy are lot more bigger in size.. Now already separated them but already put a mesh between them already.. Should i try to introduce once again after 1week separate them?
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post Mar 12 2011, 11:09 PM

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QUOTE(infernoaswen @ Mar 12 2011, 10:44 PM)
i think its best to let the other hammy to fully recover first...let some fur grow back too....should be more than 1week....maybe 2-3 weeks? hmm.gif
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Sign.. i'm so sad.. shouldn't buy him at the 1st place.. make him suffer only.. I really dun know what cause the fighting. They seem fine at 1st then not long they fight already.. I make them bath at the bathing sand togather to get the scents that time they both at the bathroom no fight also. Yup now the small 1 at his hse didn't dare to come out mayb he need some rest from his injury while the old hammy still so happily run here & there. After the small de recover what should i do to make them friend?
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post Mar 12 2011, 11:57 PM

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This is the new hammy "Hamburger" that i newly brought.. Still small.. Just 3mth old.. But now injured already.. sad.gif

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And this is the gor gor "Hamtari" who never sayang his didi & still made didi injured tim.. Age half yr old..

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@ infernoaswen, Thanks for the info.. Will plan how once the little 1 recover from injury.. Now he still always in his hse didn't dare to come out.. hopefully they will become gd bro.. sad.gif

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post Mar 16 2011, 08:24 PM

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[quote=JXplod,Mar 13 2011, 09:17 PM]
babybb, for roboski to get used to each others, is much better u clean the whole cage, and put new bedding, intro both of them in a neutral place , such as a box or a large box where u can manage to catch them n stop the fight once happen, cause neutral place / box can help them to recognise each other with new environment, try putting them for 30 min or 1 hour, if both of them ok, sniffing each others, and feel comfortable d, can put them back in the cage ^^

Good news.. I followed what JXplod have advices & it actually works. They no longer fighting with each others just some time play play fight & also fight for foods & drink although i have prepare enough foods & 2 water bottles & 2 wheels for them.. But the strange things that i notice is that when even the big 1 sleep inside the small 1 sure sleep at outside.. or if the small is inside & the big sure come outside sleep.. Is that normal? sweat.gif

Btw, the small 1 seem to always sniffs at the old 1 mouth.. yes it's mouth & i wonder y? unsure.gif
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post Mar 30 2011, 09:53 PM

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My few mth old robo recently kept on bitting my palm whenever i held him in my hands.. The weird things is he will bite the same spot everytime.. & when he bite it doesn't bleed but it can be very very pain & the pain can last for at least whole day sweat.gif

Izzit normal?? Possible he was the aggresive type?? First brought him never bite just recently & it's not everytime just some time oli.. The things is my hands never touch any foods b4 held him.. unsure.gif

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post Mar 30 2011, 11:04 PM

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QUOTE(cyberheross @ Mar 30 2011, 10:36 PM)
Maybe pregnant d?
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Hehe.. dun think so lor.. My hammies was a male.. sweat.gif
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post Apr 5 2011, 12:38 AM

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Petsmore.com got sell vitakraft 1.. i brought vitakraft for my hammy at there.. Their outlet location :-

Kepong Area:-
* Carrefour Shopping Centre
* Desa ParkCity
* Jalan Metro Perdana

PJ & Damansara Area:-
* Giant Kota Damansara
* 1 Utama Shopping Centre
* Tropicana City Mall

Cheras Area:-
* Taman Connaught
* Queen's Park Cheras (Jalan Peel)
* AEON Mahkota Cheras Shopping Centre

OUG, Puchong & Subang Area :-
* Jalan Mega Mendung (Behind Plaza OUG Parkson)
* IOI Boulevard
* Puchong Bandar Puteri (Opposite Puchong Giant)
* Subang SS15
* Empire Gallery Shopping Centre

KL Area:-
* Jalan Sultan (Opposite Uda Ocean)
* Wangsa Walk Mall

Their website :-

http://www.petsmore.com/storelocator.asp

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post Apr 6 2011, 01:15 AM

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QUOTE(bakabakayaro @ Apr 6 2011, 12:37 AM)
Yay bought my vitakraft at 1 u. rclxms.gif
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At petsmore.com? I might wanna get mine as well almost finish edi.. Speak bout mineral stone my hammy love to bite it.. so scare they will never touch it when i brought it..
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post Apr 25 2011, 10:06 PM

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QUOTE(infernoaswen @ Apr 24 2011, 12:35 PM)
petshack says they are not going to order vitakraft premium anymore  cry.gif i just bought the vitakraft dinner.

anyone feeding this to their hamster? dosent look as filling as the vitakraft premium. (petsmore sells vitakraft premium?? i saw that day someone says petsmore sells but i would like to know if its premium or dinner? hmm.gif )
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Infernoaswen,

The 1 petsmore selling was Vitakraft Premium.. i brought that for my hammy 1 & sifu all lately my both male hammy start fighting again. For all of the time they seem get along with each others 1 just recently start to fight again.. Any clue on this? So headache ohh... rclxub.gif


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post Apr 26 2011, 12:33 AM

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QUOTE(infernoaswen @ Apr 25 2011, 10:50 PM)
oh...hiya i bought vitakraft dinner already  doh.gif anybody want to buy? i sell rm20? havent open lol. or else nvm la...just fed him that & after finish get the usual food hehehe. but thats gonna take a long time lol....i see there is so much food in it wahaha.

babybb thanks for the info. & about your hamster i m not sure, maybe try clean everything, change position & reintroduce them again? maybe they fight because territory reasons?  hmm.gif
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U welcome..Haha.. aiya nvrmind lor just tot change new foods for your hammy who noe ur hammy might love it.. Gosh i reli dun noe lor.. after fight they still will sleep togather just yday fight quite teruk & both of them bleed abit.. now separated them edi..
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post Apr 26 2011, 01:18 AM

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QUOTE(infernoaswen @ Apr 26 2011, 01:02 AM)
wow now they are ok.... rclxub.gif sounds like they are play play fightning but if playing also wont have blood one... rclxub.gif unless accidentally but that dosent make any sense  laugh.gif

perhaps just bad mood, u know humans also can have bad mood right  nod.gif . u just monitor them more la for 1 week...if everything is normal then should be ok i guess...
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Yea they r ok.. just very sakit hati saw them bleed oli.. sweat.gif

At 1st i though they play play fight oso.. Last few days edi coz when they fight liao they will sleep togather & play togather 1.. So i tot its nth tim chi suddenly just now become serious fight eh.. got blood sum more.. haiyo very sakit hati leh.. Just like own kids injured oli.. I think got abit related to the little bro 1.. coz the little bro very like kacau the big bro de.. always smells his mouth & disturb him when he sleep & the big bro always wan like cari gaduh with him 1 but nvr 1 time was a serious fighting only.. Mayb the big bro reli had enuf edi sweat.gif

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post Apr 28 2011, 08:53 PM

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QUOTE(Ohiki @ Apr 26 2011, 09:15 AM)
2 weeks ago I saw Petsmore giant is selling Vitakraft Menu. Is this one ok for hamster ?
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Ohiki,

Dun woli it's very very suitable for hamster.. I brought that for my hammy & they love it. Just double confirm on the packaging as there are 2 different packs.. 1 for guinea pig & another just for hamster.. But i think premium & menu are the same.. wink.gif


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QUOTE(east_wing @ Apr 26 2011, 01:26 AM)
babybb,

If they fight but no blood is okay...but this involved a blood,better separate both before it too late...
Later on u'll find one of ur hamster conquer the cage and the other one will always hide somewhere + serious injury at the face n body...
This is serious fight that will lead to death. sweat.gif
(Prevent better than cure)

My suggestions are:
1.separate them and try to introduce them again. (by switch their bedding @ toys @ cage)(put cage side by side),
this to make them slowly know their friend's smell.
2.Clean the wound of the hamster that injured, might later on will be effected by bacteria.
3.Clean the cage (cage that you want to put them together) with clorox. [you can read on 1st page on how to wash the cage].sweat.gif
4.And try to put them together again.

Good Luck.
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Thanks for advice east_wing, I separated them for a while now & recently after done everything necessary i have intro them all over again.. seem ok now just some time they will play play fight / chasing each others other than that nothing serious happen. Do you think maybe it might because of the small 1 always disturb the big 1 make them cant get along? doh.gif

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post Apr 29 2011, 12:21 AM

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QUOTE(east_wing @ Apr 28 2011, 09:40 PM)
Good to hear that,just try slowly intro them together,this may take time for you and for them.
What type of hamster do you have?
which one is more dominant / be in control?
Sometime in cage only have 1 wheel,so they fight for it.
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Mine both are male roborovski so it's hype active.. Haha.. Yea actually when i brought the new 1 i scare they will fight over for a wheel or bottle so i brought extra wheel, bottle, mineral stone. Hopefully they will get along well.. Btw, share with you guys my 2 robo pictures..

Left : Hamburger (Little Bro) Right : Hamtari (Big Bro)

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Their castle house which my bf DIY for them..It's a double storey..Wait for a very long time just to take this shoot.. coincidental 1 was up & 1 was down.. sweat.gif

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The big brother very like enjoying himself at bathroom with his favourite lemon bathing sand.. wub.gif

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post Apr 29 2011, 03:20 PM

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QUOTE(cyberheross @ Apr 29 2011, 01:44 AM)
Cute hammies u having over there!:)
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Thanks cyberheross, i love them very much too.. wub.gif


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QUOTE(Ohiki @ Apr 29 2011, 08:31 AM)
wow... babybb your robo play sands ??? my ww don't... wasted my sand  sad.gif

so i have to shower them with sand manually each time when i wash their cages.

nice castle there...  rclxms.gif
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Thanks ohiki, took a long time too to make the castle but they very seldom use the 2nd floor so my bf edi demolished it. Haha.. yup my hammy super love the bathing sand especially the big brother which always stick inside the bathroom never wanna go away. It's just like his 2nd home. He slept at there.. eat at there.. do business at there too.. sweat.gif That's why i always change his bathing sand cos easily get dirty. Everytime after change it he'll know it & straight away jump into it.

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