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

oh, really? em, maybe I sould try giving him another brand.. thanks for the info!

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)

currently I give him " Hartz Bonanza " .. not sure if it's a good brand. my other hamster is ok with sunflower seed but not him.

btw, what hamsters are yours?

most hamster food out there are made for syrian hamsters

actually there are many types of food that dwarf hamsters cannot eat.
one such reason is that dwarf hamsters are found to be more susceptible to diabetes

mine are syrian.. btw u do know a lot about hamster ^^

recently i came across with a dormouse video...check it out guys! now imagine your hamster doing that bwahaha

^ OMG why so cute one?!?!?!

OH MY GOD IT SNORES LOL *dies of cuteness*

gerbil isn't it? Long tails..

no..its a dormouse...another species of the rodent family...you wont be able to find it...its an endangered animal...

Endangered species? poor little guy..

Hi All,

I have a question for hamster owner who kept hamster for over one year.

Do you feel that you fall sick every 3 months (average) with fever / flu / sore throat / cough ?

I am just wondering is due to the dry hamster poop that air born when I clean them and I might sniff in some

Appreciate your response...Thanks !

^ wear a mask when u clean their cages. I do that. I have allergy but because I love animals so much, I still keep them.

i dont think that is the cause...i havent fall sick for more than 1 year already...heck i dont even remember when was the last time i fall sick...but its definitely more than 1 year already...still healthy...probably think i am kidding...but i am not...maybe my immune system is good? or i just take care of myself

there are many factors of falling sick....i am not a doctor but i do know environment & food is important...drinking cold water everyday can cause cold...eating durian, cookies etc without drinking much water can cause sore throat...dont exercise also can make your body weak thus fall sick easily...& the list goes on...

what i am trying to say is hamster or their poop dosent cause someone to fall sick...first of all their poop is too tiny & its always covered up by the bedding (unless you dont put enough bedding)...secondly its odourless (well i cant smell anything)...and it turns hard like stone once its dry in few hours...plus their poop is actually not that dirty...sometimes the food which they eat isnt digested properly so they will eat their poop back again (yes i know its disgusting but what to do, they are like that)...

but i could be wrong tho... enlightened me if you found any info that hamster poop or hamster itself can cause sickness to human...

I agree too...
But is the best to ventilate the room/area well...
BTW my pups were 10days old liao...
Very cute.....!

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Thanks all !

At first I thought its like pigeon poop...once dry the dust air born.

Maybe because of not enough exercise after I came here...compare to when I was still in home town...

I'll try the mask too next time I clean their cage.

Good luck...eat more veg bro

OMG. The pup so damn cute. T_T Remind me of my pups last time. Gosh.

The mom to today moved their nest n bring all the pups out to hv a walk..
The pups were biting,making noise n exploring...
So fun to watch them..

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