Nestum contains sugar... do feed as treat... say once a week and only a bit. Coz hamsters can get diabetes.

Cheese... got loads of salt. I rarely feed cheese... maybe 4 times a year only.

If you want to feed safe cheese, feed cottage cheese. Actually, there is no need to give them cheese lah... if you still want, once a week...

And half a piece is wayyyy too much. I feed 2cm pieces at one time to each hamster. 2cm is the most. The salt in cheese is no good for hamsters.

If you wanna treat nice food, give boiled chicken, holistic dog kibble, hard boiled eggs.... unsweeten cereal, a variety of vegies... nuts like cashews. Grains and cooked rice. I feed mine boiled beans sometimes.... but no kidney beans, only soya, black eyed beans and black beans...

Can go to 3 years if taken good care. Average is around 2 to 2.5 years.

That is a Russian campbell. Already said, Petshop hamsters are very likely to bite due to mishandling and no kind and gentle human contact. So of course they bite. That is why we should get from breeders. The ears appear longer now, but when adult their bodies will go in proportion along with the ears.

There are a few rare hamsters that can do that but not all. Also to walk freely can be dangerous... imagine the wires, dust... well, it's up to the owner but to me, I wouldn't let my hamster walk all around my room even if it knows it's name and comes when called. Just better be safe than sorry loh...

yah loh. What hamster is it? Syrian? I find Syrians smarter... I let my Syrians roam my tables... they know how to use my pencil case as a bridge hahaha... they do got this bear bear look which I like.

Ohhh.... today just got another Syrian baby but hahahah.... bought it for someone, not for myself.

Ahh... thought so eheheh... they are pretty smart hamsters. I think a dwarf would run and hide heheheh...

Just now I was at Petaling Street.... wah, all the dwarf hamsters bite me... Hehhe... makes me happy that the dwarf hamsters I breed all don't bite. Ahh...

To me, the 1st is WW but after that all look like campbells... The others dun have the arch markings on the side which WWs have.... campbells don't really have. I just assume 1st is WW and the rest all campbells....

Or the 2nd one could be a hybrid.

Hahah... yah... but it is cute and small. He quite fuzzy also hahahah.... Bet you can't wait to get him heheheh...

Yups... kinda like an adult dwarf hamster size now... extimate the age around 5 weeks old... I really not sure bout the age but he is eating well. Very cute. You may need to handtame him from being jumpy but then he doesn't bite no matter how you hold him.

The answer is YES! Why you do not want to believe a single WW can live alone? Singaporeans do it... I don't see why we also cannot practice it. It is way safer for hamsters to live alone. Always a risk to let them be in pairs or groups.

If your friend wants a hamster, then get from someone who has a litter. Breed only for a purpose that is right, like according to standard or temperament... Or breed for a particular colour.... but breed coz a friend wants.... a dwarf already can produce up to 10 babies... so what you do with the 10 babies? Too many people have been breeding without a purpose liao.... I breed but trying to breed out more pearls and quality WW with nice body shape and face. I breed campbells because of the colour and temperment quality they have which is very rare in campbells. Not trying to say breeding is bad but putting 1 male with 2 females is really a bad idea.... and 2 pregnant females would be worst coz they will fight since pregnant WW females become aggressive during pregnancy. And when you have seperated the females, there is no going back into reintroducing them since they are likely to fight also, very little chance of them getting along again. So in the end you end up with more cages and more single hamsters....

If the female is chasing the male, then it really do not like the male. The easiest hamster to breed is the Syrian while the hardest hamsters to breed are WW, Robos and Campbells coz if they do not like their partner then they will not breed.

Handle him.... If you think he is scared of your hands, then you catch him with a cup. So in his mind, cup is sort of like the stranger lah hahaha... the one that catches it. Then you put the hamster on your palm and hold it... this is my method... I do everyday and then it now got used to me catching it like that.

The guidance given by hamster websites is that you handfeed it often. Put your hand inside the cage for 10 minutes a day and don't touch it. Just put it there. They will appear scared but after you do everyday for 10 minutes... it will get used to it. Then you can start again this process by putting some food on your palm. Do it everyday for 10 minutes also until they not scared and will climb your palm to eat. Don't make sudden movement. Do this everyday also until you notice that they got confidence with your hand around. Then you can slowly move your hands a bit, maybe touch them and hold them shortly while all in the cage. Once successful, then can try take it out of the cage and hold... a long process but it is really nice to have a hamster that you can cuddle and softly squeeze hahahah...

Hahaha... he is jumpy jumpy but don't worry. Handle him daily then he should be ok. It will take you some time loh but it would be worth all the trouble when you see him grow big hahahah....

They are social... all dwarfs are social but then not every dwarf can get along... they can live alone also. As long you provide a wheel, a hide house and you handle him a few times a day, he would be ok. I keep some of my females and males alone. They live happily and fat.

Ish... so cute.... must keep the most orange looking one hahahaha....

Muffin is so territorial... wonder how to find him a mate LOL...

His lil sis is growing beautifully, naming her Cookie LOL... all also after food... Pau(dad), Muffin(son) and Cookie(daughter) wahahahah

Hahah... pearl very laku lah... They get booked even before born... so gotta wait.

To avoid being bitten, rub your fingers with their wood shavings to hide the smell.

Lah... see, buy 2 hamsters really can cause problems if do not get a good pair... you will never have problems if the cage is really big or if you got a large tank.

I can have 4 campbells happily live in a double storey critter trail cage with the look out box... perfect harmony but a few arguements here and there.

Do get large tanks or storage boxes, cheaper and less headache wan lah.

Wah... looks nice.... 1 day I wanna do something like that but maybe with something plastic heheheh....

a) There are Roborovski dwarf hamsters. The smallest and the most timid. Shy and scared, cannot be handled often and harder to tame since so skittish.
There is Winter White hamtsers, also a dwarf. Can change their fur colour to white or light grey when cold and dark.
There is Russian Campbell dwarf. They come in many colours....

NEVER MIX any of these breeds together... very very bad.

b) Yes, hamsters do smell coz of their pee. They drink more water, pee more and normally the cage will smell in 5 days then you gotta change the bedding.

c) Their diet is very simple. PLease read the links on the 1st page for hamster care. Already diet has been discussed a few times. Just read this whole thread to know if you are eager enough.

d) NEVER EVER PUT GERBILS WITH HAMSTERS. 1 would die....

Ikano sells Woody Pet. I would suggest to mix Woody pet coz it is hard on their feet a bit. You can get hold of Chipsi or Delikate at Ikano also. Then you mix. Woody Pet absorbs urine a lot while the wood shavings can act as a cushion for their feet and make a nest.

But Woody Pet is not suitable for gerbils since gerbils dig and burrow.