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hublee91
post Aug 3 2011, 10:17 PM

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I'm new in this thread. So i can ask any stupid questions here? I'm a newbie hamster owner.
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post Aug 3 2011, 10:23 PM

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Okay, I have a winter white who sleeps all day long. I seldom see him play and it even sleeps in the ham ham ball I gave. Is this normal??? Or is it just plain lazy??
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post Aug 3 2011, 10:48 PM

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i adopted it. guess it needs time to fit with a new owner?

btw, any ways to let my hamsters get together? my existing hamster seems to bully the new hamster everytime they meet.
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post Aug 3 2011, 11:19 PM

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QUOTE(infernoaswen @ Aug 4 2011, 12:04 AM)
oh still new...then give it sometime to get used to the new environment. usually its best to mix them when young if u mix during adult & they didnt fight then ok if they just play play...but keep an eye on them la.

u could try this method: put them somewhere first. then u clean the cage, make sure its clean properly with soap all till there is no old hamster scent. then u rearrange the items in the cage & put both hamster inside the cage. both of them will think its a new environment & will get used to the new environment so less likely there will be old hamster fighting for his territory. try introduce both hamster to each other.
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Thanks for the advice!! did this, not working. even when they're near to each other, my existing hamster (I called him Sampat), will attempt to scratch Didi (My new hamster). And Sampat will bite Didi when i put them together.


QUOTE(ix3Rukia @ Aug 4 2011, 12:11 AM)
different hamsters have different sleeping time. most hamsters are nocturnal. you can keep disturb it at the day , so it will sleep during he night and be more active during the day. thats what i did to minee
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It hides in the paper to sleep. Normal i guess?
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post Aug 3 2011, 11:26 PM

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I used wood shavings.
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post Aug 3 2011, 11:37 PM

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Not butt sniffing la...if butt sniffing, I will pretend nothing happened. But Sampat is biting it. LOL
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post Aug 4 2011, 12:26 AM

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Thanks a lot for the advises...my friend told me that after sand bathing they wouldn't fight...is that true?
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post Aug 4 2011, 08:01 PM

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oohhh my poor Didi..he's bitten by Sampat at the ear...sigh. can't let them be together anymore though I hoped for it to happen very much.
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post Aug 5 2011, 08:04 PM

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sibling mating...is it good? or will the babies have defects?
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post Aug 6 2011, 10:23 PM

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hi, seniors!!! i bought 2 cages for them, 1 for Didi n 1 for Sampat, just in case they really cannot be together.

So, 1st of all, plan A is to get them together

Plan B is to seperate them totally.

So to start plan A,what should I dO?
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post Aug 6 2011, 11:42 PM

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But i'm afraid if Didi gets injured in a short fight. Should I be brave to try it??

More info : They are both MALE winter whites, Didi is brown in color, Sampat is gray in color.
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post Aug 7 2011, 12:22 AM

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guys lets pray for my WWs to get together in their new cage!! No more fighting!!
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post Aug 7 2011, 09:58 AM

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QUOTE(*dReaM FaNtaSy* @ Aug 7 2011, 05:54 AM)
@hublee91: i think you shouldnt try to put them together d since they fight till bite each other. but are you sure they are both winter whites? not russian campbell and winter white?
I'm unsure of how to differentiate them. Guides?

QUOTE(cyberheross @ Aug 7 2011, 05:58 AM)
Sorry, but i don't think its wise to mix 2 MALE Winter White together.
It's best to separate them and DON'T try to introduce them after they are adult hamster.

I NEVER mix 2 same gender WW hamsters together.
The method i gave is for breeding purpose, NOT suitable in your case at all.

I Seriously advice u NOT TO mix 2 male or 2 female together.
You might cause the weak 1 to phobia of another hamster afterward.
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Thanks for the advice. I didn't put them together, though I hoped they do well together. It would be cute to have 2 little hams chasing and playing with each other, I love it very much. But I love my hamsters more than my desire to see them doing so. It hurts to much to see my hamster getting hurt that day.
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ok I am POSITIVELY SURE for around 80% that one of them I got is Campbell. Is that related to the fighting?

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QUOTE(omara86 @ Aug 7 2011, 12:39 PM)
Hamster Update:

9 babies born on 4th Aug r all healthy until today, 3rd labour from the same female hamster (1st labour 0/5 survived, 2nd labour 2/6 survived)

Today my other female hamster beranak, got 6 babies but she ate 1 of 'em (mayb too weak bcoz her 1st time), curently taking good care of the remaining.

Cash running low but need to get more tanks for them later, hahahaha...

Total babies now (sorted by D.O.B):
25th July - 1 baby (5 died, 1st pregnancy)
4th Aug - 9 babies (all alive, 3rd pregnancy)
7th Aug - 5 babies (1 eaten, 1st pregnancy)

Total adult including the mommies: 6 hamsters
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Congratulations!! But I feel sorry for the dead babies sad.gif

QUOTE(sphingx @ Aug 7 2011, 12:40 PM)
If you have two winter white males together, the chances are actually quite high that they will fight when they turn adults because their behaviour changes with age. Even if they are siblings and get along well with each other, once they grow up, it's different.

Mine started out that way, but I had to separate them both when they were about 1 year old since they starting turning territorial and fighting until they drew blood.

If you REALLY want them to live together, and the hamsters are really young, you can try the split cage method. But just keep in mind you might have to separate them eventually anyway.

IF they are different species of hamster, yes, they will probably fight until one of them dies and gets eaten.
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If I add in a female, will the dude accept that female directly?? Or must special procedures be done??
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QUOTE(*dReaM FaNtaSy* @ Aug 7 2011, 01:58 PM)
@hublee91: nothing wrong with campbells but they have been documented to be more aggressive than winter whites. but what i am most concern is that you do not mix a winter white and campbell in the same cage and expect them to be friends. usually from what i read, its best to put male in female cage.. not very sure about this..
Thanks for the advice again!!!
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post Aug 7 2011, 04:20 PM

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Yeah don't leave!!! sad.gif
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post Aug 9 2011, 10:13 AM

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I'm going off to Mini Pet Street at Sg. Wang Plaza later, to get some stuffs for my little devils biggrin.gif
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QUOTE(markjohn @ Aug 9 2011, 12:04 PM)
HAHAHAHAHAHA  rclxm9.gif
little devils? nice  rclxms.gif
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I love them soooo much, that I'm willing to set my alarm at 3am to play with them smile.gif

QUOTE(ryanchoo @ Aug 9 2011, 02:56 PM)
Hi all,
I am new to the forum, but i am not new to hamster.
I used to keep robo and syrian and breed them to the pet shop, due to too many of them.
Hamster is cute, especially the Robo, small and active.
reading on this forum, make me want to keep them again.
but keeping hamster is high maintainces.
what do you think
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Robos are very very cute, I just got 2 of them today. But they are so fast, they ZOOM-WHOOSH when I wanna touch them. biggrin.gif

QUOTE(markjohn @ Aug 9 2011, 03:07 PM)
syrian yea kinda high...only coz of the wheel n tanks biggrin.gif
robo n WW i dont think too high as u can get wheel for them easy...

here is 2 new pic of choco at..will take a full pic with his tank when i got the new wheel n suction bottle on biggrin.gif

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i wonder why is his hand like that...guess his being a superman flying in his dream hmm.gif
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Cuuuuuuute~~~~~~~~u mean SuperHAM...
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post Aug 9 2011, 09:53 PM

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i bought mineral stones for them, and not sure of what else to buy for them anymore.

what do you recommend for winter whites & robos?

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