Hi,

Would like to know where is best to buy Syrian hamster around PJ area? I went to this place last week and asked the guy why the hamsters don't fight in the same cage and he told me same species, that's why they won't fight.

Which I know is not true. Either he's ignorant or he thinks I am.

I went to sunway but they don't have syrian there. Any recommendation?

I already got a male winter white in SStwo mall. Cutest thing ever but loves sleeping a lot. :S

yes you should separate the father. there are many possibilities of things that could go wrong here.

the father might try to mate with the mother again
the father might kill the babies
the mother might be stress that the father is nearby and kill her own babies

it's best to separate them.

don't touch the babies and just feed the mother more protein so that she can boost up her body .. leave them alone in the slightly darker corner and she will know how to do the rest.

i have no experience with hamster's births but read enough experience to share

This is my little Hazie

recycled paper and tree pulp thing. I use ultra pet and the other one is. I forgot the brand. mix both. I stay away from wood shavings as I'm not sure if they are pine and cedar free.

yes, i think the brand is home friends .. and this one ..



but this one more expensive .. i think about RM 41 second time I go and see .. first time I bought was about RM 30 something ..

I bought it at Pet Lovers Centre in Sunway .. I don't believe in buying colorful bedding .. and they dun have the white one anymore .. so I used what's left + the home friends bedding

It might be mites. Do check the beddings to make sure and if they're there, change your bedding at once. You might have to bring your hamster to the vet.

I'm selling my Hamster Nature fruit mix to a Syrian owner. Anyone interested? I bought it for 22 but selling it for 14.

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Added on August 1, 2012, 2:27 pmI'm selling my Hamster Nature fruit mix to a Syrian owner. Anyone interested? I bought it for 22 but selling it for 14.

This post has been edited by starrynight: Aug 1 2012, 02:27 PM

this is what i do if i see my hamster do that. i chase him away and push the bedding to soak the pee. also, i provide him a sand bath which he peed inside. over time, i do see him run into his sand bath, dig in the corner and pee there. try taking some of the bedding which has pee smell and put it in one corner, eventually he will learned that's the place to pee. not every hamster can be trained but can try to minimize.

whatever you do, DO NOT bathe your hamster with water. just provide him a sand bath (not dust as this could cost respiratory problem)

Hi, what hamsters did you get? If it's syrian (the big ones) please know that they are solitary animals - they live alone which means one hamster per cage. They will fight or live under stressful condition by force. It's not a pleasant sight.

1. I'm also using homefriends the paper bedding. Avoid pine and cedar - can cause respiratory problem. Give them a generous amount for them to burrow

2. I feed mine with Delikate, burp, oxbow mix. I also give fresh food such as bean sprout and long beans every other day

3. It's better to find non scented ones but I myself bought a fruity one before I researched. I used Delikate, the green bottle - RM 15 I think. My hamster seems fine with it. Just like the other poster said, please get the sand one - not the fine dust one. It will get into their nose - respiratory problem.

I made my hamster a cage out of storage bin so he can have more room to roam around. Floor space benefit a hamster more than levels. Plus it's a cheaper alternative too

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Added on August 22, 2012, 10:14 amIf I'm not mistaken, long term gnawing on the bars can cause brain damage as the paint is scraped off. They also tend to gnaw because of cage aggression (limited space).

This post has been edited by starrynight: Aug 22 2012, 10:14 AM

eh where you find harry hamster? i been to plc 2 branches and pets wonderland 1 branch cannot find also .

Hi, congratz on your new babies. However I would advise taking out the wheel as the babies could crawl under it while the mummy is running and hurt themselves. It's good that the father is separated. Don't disturb the mummy - just feed her protein stuff and leave her alone as much as possible so she doesn't get stressed and kill her babies. She will know what to do with her litter. Most importantly, do not touch the babies or go near them to avoid getting your scent all over them.

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Added on August 23, 2012, 10:31 amI think plc do have online shopping?

Btw separate the male with the female because they could breed and it will be another whole lot of mess. Even though they are babies, best to separate them early.

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Added on August 23, 2012, 10:33 am

A photo of my little chubster

This post has been edited by starrynight: Aug 23 2012, 10:33 AM

I have no experience in this but perhaps this might help

http://hamsterhideout.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=61545

http://hamsterhideout.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=68145

omg .. is that one of them ? so kiutttttt *melts into butter*

make sure to separate the male and the female or else they will breed. the babies will be a new set of worries.

to identify your hamster gender :-

http://hamsterhideout.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=10517

I'm concerned my ham ham is overweight le. How to make him lose weight - aside from running in his ball.

chubby ok la but i scared overweight not healthy le poor baby

This post has been edited by starrynight: Aug 25 2012, 09:53 PM

my ham ham hor .. dun run on the wheel one .. i think middle of the night only but dunno how long .. cause i put bedding on the wheel to test, next morning gone.

i plan to constrict an area in the living room and let him walk freely without the ball but i dunno what to use to make a fence .. actual hamster fence is so expensive .. RM 100 ++

same same .. quite rare for him to sit still .. sometimes he will pancake himself .. like lay flat flat then i stroke stroke the head and body and he slowly close eyes .. but if you stop, he will get up