I've been using Woody Pet and Back2Nature for quite a while. Woody Pet is definitely superior when it comes to the odor control. When cleaning, I scoop out most of the solid Woody Pet from the tank and use a vacuum cleaner to suck up the dusty bits at the bottom.

The only problem with Woody Pet was that one of my hamsters seemed to develop an allergic reaction to it, so I switched back to paper for his tank.

My other hamster lived very happily with the Woody Pet until it died of old age about a week ago. *sigh*

This post has been edited by sphingx: Jul 31 2011, 11:17 PM

Thank you. I miss little furball Mochi. He surprised me, really. In the morning he was as normal, in perfect condition and pretty active for his age, running on his wheel and eating, then he went to sleep and just never woke up again... At least he died happy, I think.

The other hamster, Gnocchi started scratching a lot and his coat deteriorated about a month after I changed to full Woody Pet. When I first swapped from Back2Nature to Woody Pet, I tested it little by little and he seemed fine with it, but as I said, after a month, his fur turned scruffy and smelly and the skin behind his ears was reddish. This was very sudden. (within 1-2 days) so I took him to the vet.

She said it was an yeast infection triggered by allergy. Since the woody pet was the only thing that I had changed recently, I reversed that and went back to paper. Also had to bathe him with a special medicated wash regularly (bathing hamsters is a whole new level of drama). During that time he lost a bit of weight too, I had to supplement his diet with a lot of extra nutritious stuff. After about 5 months, he seems to have recovered and his coat and weight is almost back to normal. He's just getting old now though, so less active than he was.

If you use a plastic aquarium tank, Suction cups will leave permanent blurry marks on the clear plastic walls. I'm not sure why it happens but it does. thought I'd mention it since some people prefer to keep their plastic tank surfaces unblemished.

Breeder Celect is more expensive, and has bigger and harder pellets, but both of them are similar. Yes.

This post has been edited by sphingx: Aug 1 2011, 12:25 AM

I think I got my 8" wodent wheel for about RM 70 ish. It's pretty silent and my dwarf loves it, That thing is in my bedroom and I can still sleep when my hamsters run. Well... unless they go and stuff seeds inside and make it rattle >.>

There's a pet shop in Sri Hartamas that stocks Vitakraft (well it did last I checked). The little pet stand in the Hartamas shopping center top floor does too from time to time, and also the PLC in 1 Mont Kiara. But the PLC one tends to run out quick.

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.