hi there new member

well u are right. its not good, maybe the shop owner is a responsible one. since u bought from that shop with that kind situation i would suggest you to monitor your hamster for few days just look sign of being extremly inactive or dont want to eat food. incase she catches disease from the shop. if possible look around the fur for any blood stain just to see if she got injured from a fight before or not.

she must be tired after a long day so thats why she is inactive. let her be the way she is for 3days. let her rest well since now she is in a new environment alone. & digging is normal, she is getting used to the place & if hamster are bored they will dig too. she must be marking the cage with her scent or just exploring her new home thats all.

try not to touch her for 3days, she will bite you if she squeaks. or just scared & try to run away. since she is from pet shop she is not tame yet, she never socialized with humans before therefore she is scared all the sudden big hand trying to grab her. try not to disturb her for 3days then after 3days u can start giving food with your hand. dont carry her yet. start intro your hand to her slowly by letting her sniff sniff & take food from you. (sunflower seed is best, they love it). if she bite you, nevermind she is just scared just dont disturb her & try again some other day slowly. after she is ok with your hand then u can try to fed her on your plam then slowly carry her. (dont close your fist yet). after 1-2days she will be ok with your hand already then u can play with her, carry etc but just watch out, she might jump of fear 

as long as your cage can fit wheel, food bowl, water & a sleeping place & some open space to walk, then its good enough already. but big cage is always better

btw for your info the black round small thing that she produce is also known as "shit/poop".       

yohoo can search pet shack online purchase, ^^

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Added on March 25, 2011, 1:18 am

hmm vet medical fee is cheaper compare with poodle fee.. but depends wht the problem you face with your hamster. to be honest hamster seldom enter vet clinic, unless like vet tail, or serious injury. as long you keep it clean and fresh water / food, they will stay strong till their old days. too