please get this to fed your hamster
http://www.oxbowanimalhealth.com/products/...ail?object=1608

pet shack
http://petshack.com.my/webshaper/store/vie...ProductItem=811

cannot. same father.. still consider inbreed

haha normal hamster behaviour la all this

hamsters are active and will only wake up between 7pm to 11pm
waking them up during noon is actually not recommended
yeah some will say my hamster tame wont bite and all
but common.. if you sleeping 3 am i come wake you up?
actually not a good thing for hamsters

hoarding is perfectly normal
stink should be from pee
check the four corners of your tank and see if there is a stained area
buy a toilet and toilet train him
syrians are easy to toilet train
very clean animals

like i've advised many other hamster owners over and over again
it is highly not recommended to breed your hamster
if you bought 2 from same pet shop.. might have inbreed cases
mummy hamster mihgt eat baby hamster
mummy might kill daddy
mummy might die in labour

if the babies are successful, you need to sex them
seperate them according to their gender and make sure they never mate
inbreed cases
if syrian babies, need to have each one 2ft tank + 8" wheel
bout 100 ringgit each baby

way to make your hamster more tame at the beginning
wear a clean t-shirt and sleep in it for one night
throw it over your hamsters tank the next day when he sleeping

bring to a vet who is experienced with hamsters

haha aswen you bought the bridge already?
my bridge after so many months still in ok condition
i think hamlet prefers dog biscuit than the bridge

btw, try dog biscuit too.. check out the ingredients before buying thou
dog biscuit is good cause most hamsters love dog biscuit taste
and will bite it all the time
1 a week is sufficient
plus it gives protein to your hamster (i dont give meal worm so this is great!)

@markjohn: hamlet is doing fine.. alil reluctant to play sometimes since im working now.. he will wake up or wait up for me in the morning to see me wake up.. and then wehen i come home from work he is in toilet... i think he knows i will shoo him outta toilet so when that happens he knows im home

regarding superworm and mealworms

yes, its a fact that hamsters are omnivors, so fruits and veggies arent enough for hamsters
they need protein
however, i think you guys seem to be going overboard with this
first off, hamsters usually get small insects in the wild, so giving them once a day is more than enough
also, there are reports that mealworms are difficult to digest, so dont give them to baby hamsters or elderly hamsters as it may cause digestion problems

regarding superworm
bigger isnt better
superworm and mealworm's nutritional value is almost the same
however, superworm have harder exoskeleton, this means that it would be harder for hamsters to digest
if you google up superworm, it is typically recommended for other animals, and almost never recommended for hamsters

in addition, mealworms and superworm can bite
if your hamster hoards a mealworm, you should either stop feeding.. or feed dry ones.. or crush the mealworm's head before feeding
cause if the mealworm bite your hamster's cheek pouch, there is a high tendency that it will bernanah

regarding food.
yeap. like i've said before, harry hamster can give to syrians.. vitakraft is good too
for syrians, it is recommended to give variety of their STAPLE food
not just variety in their supplementary food (fruits or veggies)
unlike many other animals who prefers familiar tastes,
syrian hamsters have been proven to prefer NOVEL flavours.
if possible, buy both harry hamster and vitakraft.. and rotate
10 days of vitakraft, 10 days of harry hamster, then back to vitakraft

it is NOT RECOMMENDED for you to come up with your own diet of staple food
unless you have consulted with a vet and a nutritionist
what you think may be good for them is just your thought
you do not know the dietary requirements of a hamster
at most, you may SUPPLEMENT their food with what you think is good

but do not attempt to feed only whatever you think is good
staple food is still a must


i strongly recommend everyone here to start toilet training your hamsters
especially when you plan to breed

this is a common problem i hear in this thread
my hamster gave birth.. XX weeks already
damn stinky i scared if change then mummy kill baby
you should have read up and prepared for this by toilet training your hamster
so you just need to change the bedding in the toilet

it is also highly recommended that you use different bedding materials for hamsters toilet and hamster's cage
not bedding in both

recycled paper is breeder celect and b2b
also got woody pet which is wood pellets
i have manage to find the number of kaytee distributor in malaysia
was trying to find time to call them regarding kaytee aspen bedding
just couldnt find time.

aswen you wanna call?

i dont think you guys are suppose to announce any sales thing in this thread.
even as a side note.

please be aware of this

no offense to you either.. but i dont recall naming anyone.
BUT unless you felt you did something wrong, you wouldnt have felt that anyone was flaming you

just want the thread to not be about advertising and selling hamsters
but instead to share our experiences dealing with this chubby animals.

urgh.
cant find vitakraft nor supreme harry hamster anywhere.
only last resort is prestige if i still dont find it soon
please let me know if you guys can find vitakraft or supreme harry hamster

went to this pet shop today and was overjoyed when i saw supreme harry hamster for sale
checked the expiry date. DECEMBER 2011.
told the sales assistant. she told me "hamster tak apa punya makan expired food pun sama saja"
"boss akan bagi you 50 - 90% discount kalau nak"

remember to check expiry date guys as one pack of food will typically last our furry mates approx 50 to 70 days

personally i dont recommend burp.
its PLC's in house brand.. cheap.. and i heard the food a lot of colouring
if i cant find vitakraft and harry hamster, my 3rd choice will be prestige.
apparently got this brand called jr farm.
will try to find that too.

delikate also not good.. alot of colouring and processed stuff

burp has more varieties in singapore cause plc is a bigger shop in singapore.

but even hamster lovers in singapore arent buying burp for their hamsters despite the wide range of variety.

they even prefer to purchase marukan than burp

which line of vitakraft and how much?
which pet shop?
thank you so much

your hamster could be bitey because of its harsh treatment by the petshop you bought it from.
making him fearful of humans.
instead of pointing out a finger which hamsters can easily nibble and bite on, put your hand as a fist for him to sniff then he wont bite
also, you can try wearing a shirt to sleep then after that put it on your hamster cage so he can familiarize with your scent.

do not use baby oil, vegetable oil (best is olive oil) to lubricate your wheel is better because baby oil is not edible.
as recommended in the first threat, i also support using plastic fish aquarium tanks than using "hamster cages" as the accessories that come with "hamster cage" are poor in quality.
(i.e. leaky bottles, plastic bowls, insufficient place to put a toilet and toilet train your hamster)

scratching alot.. some hamsters do it as part of their grooming
hamsters are very very clean animals and will groom themselves
but if they groom too much, it is a sign of anxiety.
however, if it is scratching, he might be having mites
or allergy towards the wood shaving

to eliminate allergy as a source of his scratching, you may want to stop using wood shaving for a while and use tissue papers instead.

yet another irresponsible act.
if you were not planning to take care of the babies, you should have separated them according to their gender
what are you gonna do if no one is willing to take them?
throw them away?
i hate these people because they end up giving them to young children who thinks hamsters are so cute but in the end neglect them and provide them with a poor quality of life


haha thats why i prefer syrians xD
there are so much more journals and research regarding them to explain their behaviours

@first point: totally agreed!
veg oil is edible for hamsters, baby oil isnt
thats why i recommend using veg oil and not baby oil

you are most welcome
love responsible hamster owners
*p/s: dont give too many sunflower seeds, use occasionally as treats, cause sunflower seed is fattening

maybe he is bored of his environment?
hamsters are curious animals and changing the arrangement of things in his environment, providing new toys for him, hiding treats allows them to stimulate their brains a little.

it is rare that dry food such as sunflower seed
it is more likely that it is due to some preservative, addictive, or chemical that the sunflower was derived from

usually diarrhea occurs when too much fresh food was given

no problem

cause usually when hamsters get diarrhea, advise people give is that stop all fresh food and give dry food to reduce the watery feces

good food brand are vitakraft, supreme harry hamster and versage lange prestige hamster (but recently there are complaints against prestige hamster where users found the food moldy)