on top of that, constant biting on the cage wire can cause brain damage to the hamster.

Plus storage box is cheap & can be reused for other animals in the future. So much advantages

try giving this two vets a call if they can do it...

Dr. Yeoh
Yeoh Veterinary Clinic & Surgery
126 Jalan SS 24/2, 47301 Petaling Jaya 03-7804 8684 ‎

Dr Vellayan
10, Jalan L2, Phase 6A
Taman Melawati
53100 Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 013-6246 918
Tel/Fax: 03-4108 5530

can refer to this list https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/264418

the ss18 one I think close already, can give them a call to confirm before heading to that vet.

I dont think so unless the petshop have experience in cutting the nails & teeth...actually you can do it yourself also but its better for a vet to do it if you dont have confidence to do it. You can ask petshops but most likely they will say no, unless its dogs then I know they got do la...

edit: monday is public holiday btw, so i think better call them on tuesday

This post has been edited by infernoaswen: May 4 2013, 11:24 PM

not sure about other hamsters but mine was the same, hard to keep mine still. I had to use food to cut his overgrown nails.
Usually I let him roam around the room, while playing games or using the computer but once he is fed up & will come to my legs and try to climb in my pants if I was wearing long pants otherwise he will try to climb on my legs if I wearing short pants

Maybe she don't like the constant changing enviroment . try to connect both cage together with maybe a tube so she will think it as 1 cage? Great setup btw, thumbs up!

refer to post#2 in the first page.

You can try but if its too tight he might not pee in there. Best thing is to upgrade your hamster cage, putting you hamster in storage box works well & those toyogo storage boxes cost extremely cheap just like what the person above did. The last thing you want your hamster to do is to pee in the same place he sleeps due to tight space.

Refer to post#2, observe where your hamster pee first then start potty training from there onwards

yup, it will only trim their teeth. Their nails gets trimmed by daily activities such as scratching, digging etc. They will dig a lot in the sand bath container so there is where their nails gets trimmed. Some people claimed that their hamster nails didn't overgrown but mine did so had to cut it with nail clippers when he was almost 2 years old.

If you have some kind of wooden platform that would be great, he might be able to trim his nails on there...

not, you should not mix the house with bathing sand. Bathing sand is for the hamster to dig & play with the sand only. In fact for toilet, there is a special "toilet litter" that is used for absorbing pee. In fact bathing sand is only put in the cage when you want the hamster to play with the sand or cool them down...

All hamster poop in their house, oh btw they also eat their poop so dont be surprised since their poop can be undigested. If you dont stand the poop in their house then you can clean it daily like what I used to do...

yeah mine did that a lot too, coz they like that place better...cooler. Reason why i dont suggest is coz they will start storing their food there & when its wet the sand can easily get stuck at the food. So when the hamster eat it, she my swallow the sand.

I trained my hamster not to sleep in the toilet, when i first got it he always sleep in there so whenever I saw him in the toilet I gently blow the toilet & the wind wakes him up. He will rush to his house/dark hiding place & sleep in there then. I did this almost a month & after that he never sleep in the toilet anymore

yeah thats how you gently wake them up & chase them from making it their "sleeping area" without scaring them when sleeping. Hamster eating sand in their food can cause problems to the digestive system.

sand bath = for your hamster to clean their fur to keep it dry & clean free from mites.
toilet litter = for your hamster to pee in there, it will stink so replace it every 2-3days...

Try to avoid your hamster from peeing in the sand bath or else her fur will start to stink when she uses the sand bath.

Usually I blow at their body, keep blowing constantly but with gentle force & he would run to his hideout. Maybe yours is first time so she is not sure where to go/hide to sleep.

If you want her to sleep in the yellow hideout then I would advise not to put sand bath in there. Get another smaller container maybe something like in mine in my thread & use it. Plus smaller can save cost on the amount of sand bath you use plus you can make it like an inch thick so she will enjoy digging & rolling in it...

As for toilet litter, I usually use something that is bigger in size. I cant find the exact brand that I used to use but its similar size like below. Good thing about toilet litter is they stick together well when the pee dries up so its like a chunk of pee that you can scoop out. Since they are bigger in size this would make the scoping process easier compare to bath sand that are more like fine grains.

I read before they say if the hamster keep using the sand bath it can cause the fur to dry up. I never had this experience before though, if you notice fur starting to dry up then might want to limit the amount of time you let your hamster play with the sand bath. Otherwise it should be fine, sand bath can never be "not good" for hamsters.

Probably the shop owner want to clear off their odorless spray so telling you to buy that instead.

As for the wheel, yeah 6.5" is best...those sanko brand is very good & super silent. Expensive but quality stuff is never cheap anyways. Those wheels that comes free when you buy hamster cages you can throw it away, its garbage. Bought hamster cage before, too small & its so hard to use because of the wheel resistance. My hamster never used his wheel until I change to sanko wheel & the next day I saw him running on it already.

As discussed previously, thats what you get for using metal bar cages. Change to those storage box as cages or 2ft plastic aquarium as their cage & the biting will stop. You will be able to sleep peacefully & keep your hamster "safe" in your room while sleeping

Those storage box, toyogo brand(forgot the brand name) cost like ~rm30 only whereas plastic aquarium only rm50

lol sure or not? last time I went to giant, was on sale...damn cheap...my mum bought 2 big boxes. Not transparent colour though since she wanted to use for stuff...

Yup those are the best but make sure you guys put things like chewable toys in the cage or any sort of toys that can help the hamster trim their teeth

i usually blow till he started to move to another place because if I just wake him up he will just go back to sleep. Depends on your hamster I guess...

why named racist?

good to see everyone is doing great with their hamsters

if you plan to get acrylic fish tank, get the 2FT size. That will give your hamster sufficient space, in fact I was using 1 for my syrian. Still have it haha, bought for RM55.

Best part about acrylic/plastic storage box is that you can bring carry it to the toilet & wash it with water. Simple, easy, fast & cheap. Those cages made for hamsters are harder to clean, pre-attached tubes, metal bars etc requires scrubbing.

make the tip wet, usually they will figure it out themself. Just make sure its easily accessible for them, when they explore around they will figure out water comes out from there.

As for me, my first time I carried my hamster to the water bottle & touch the tip with his mouth, he straight away started drinking from there already. Dont think you need to do like me haha, but you can try...if they dont want to drink dont force them.

speaking of kids, dont forget to check their gender. Make sure its same otherwise you will later get babies & it will be hard to handle. They reproduce fast so it will be a big challenge to give out / find homes for the babies...

ps: try to check the gender by yourself also, there are cases where the pet shop said both same sex but when customer goes home, after few months it turns out they weren't the same sex...

Its normal, that's what happens when they are dying. So hamsters goes off easily, probably die in their sleep & some like what you & I experienced. I found my hamster in same situation as you in the morning (not sure what time it started) & he pass away ~6pm. Meaning half a day he was breathing heavily & on top of that I was on my way to penang. So took him together, keep feeding water but he was too weak. At ipoh I asked a vet, he said when they are dying their nerve becomes like that (like paralyze). Not sure la, I dont have much experience with dying hamsters so not sure that vet is reliable or not either.

But yeah same experience, its like his back bone is broken or what...not moving & breathing heavily. Body got too weak btw, by 3pm his body is super soft already & temperature also not that warm anymore...

Fights happens, only solution is to separate it. You can try to introduce them again after 1 month or so with an eye on them, if still fights then no choice but to keep them separate.