Aiyer.. can't find mealworms. LoL.. don't know where to buy around PJ area. Sigh..

My 2 weeks old pups!!!!
Should be 4 agouti, 3 sapphire.
I did a check on their sex, by observing the nipples. If not mistaken, only 1 female.......agouti female.






All eyes are opened, and now starting to fight for food with mummy, and always wander around the tank, noti noti..........

I wanna ask.. If a hamster is tapping one leg on the ground real fast... what does that mean? My hamster do that after it finish eating the mealworms this afternoon.. and when i wanna try to grab it.. It tap again but this time avoid my grab... unusual... LoL..=_=

What pair u bought? is it another syrian? Hehehee...my fren also owned a pair of male syrian...sleeping all day and chubbbbbby²!! Hehehee

also potato need to be cooked first b4 feeding anot? carrots and apples can give wW? hard boiled egG?

Why is my hamster have no baby although i bought them for a few months already?

Anyway, I found mealworms alrd. So funny the first time see my ww eating. At first he was sniffing it... outside the plastic container.. then he went closer and he got shocked, can see him back off a bit. Then he started sniffing again then slowly enter.. grabbed one of them and ate. Then he started eating and eating.. can hear the crunchy sound. I think he likes it. LOL..

i also cant tell wat breed is tat, the shop keeper also blur blur one, when i ask him he just said "hamster la, cute one, its HAMSTER", wahlaooo, blind one also know it is haster la.... but bcos they r so cute so i bought 2 lo.....may the syrians RIP la.....but still i wan to get syrian...later holiday will go n hunt around......i saw the gunipig long long hair one anyone know wat breed is it?? sorry off topic but i wan to get a pair too.....looking forward for d holiday....hehehehehehe....then i can get my syrian n GP...  

Never give raw potato to hamsters... raw potato can be dangerous to animals....

Hmmm... looks like many people getting into hamsters already I see...

actually how 2 diff btween RC, WW, and "mini hamster"?? the shop keeper said one la...so blur, for me all look the same only.....me more into syrian.....but since the syrian no stock so i go for this small little cuties.....and i notice they put "golden hamster" also...but look like syrian...i asked then the "boss" told me :"they r golden hasmter la, wat syrian??".....wahlaooooo....faint    sorry asking noob questions...but really interest to kno....    

hun show ur new syrian hamster ler!!

Mini hamster is another term for dwarf. Petshop people do not have any clue, they only think that the names are "interesting" and "cool" to attract buyers. No good information on them.

Dwarf hamsters:
Winter whites
Russian Campbells
Roborovski
Chinese Dwarf
Hybrids

WW generally are rounder, their body built is more bullet shape. They only come in 3 colours. Pearl, Agouti and Sapphire. They have 1 dark dorsal stripe on their backs and only the agouti and sapphire got prominant side arches.

RC are slightly bigger than WW, face is more doggy looking. They come in various colours. Breeding them can be tricky coz of recessive genes and so on. Can cause defects if do not breed properly. They have a dorsal stripe and their side arches are a softer shade, not as prominant as WW.

Robos are hyper hamsters. They are the smallest species and are way hyperactive. They need special small cage bars and wheels if in a cage. These hamsters breed fast is they are a bonded or fertile pair. Only come in their golden fawn colour but got another which is called white faced.

Chinese hamsters havea mousy look. Body a bit longish and have a longer tail. Their colours are agouti and dominant spot. They are nice to have since easier to hold and they got strong grips.

Syrians... the original Syrian colour is called Golden.... so a Golden hamster is the original Syrian.... Syrians these days have been bred for such a long time that there are many colours and hair types. So just remember, big hamsters are in deed syrians....

Dien,
Your information is very wrong. Puddings are not Winter Whites. They are HYBRIDS.

Come to Hybrids... now these are the cross of RC and WW. Please do not try to do this at home. The hybrids can carry defects or certain mutations can be dangerous. Puddings, Yellow Blues, Mottleds are hybrid winter whites and some people have done selective breeding to produce them. Yes, they look nice but this in dangerous for it shows we may lose the pure winter whites to hybrids.... not good at all if everyone wants to mixbreed RC and WW to produce new colour. If anyone were to breed hybrids, never outcross to pure WW or RC strain, just stick to breeding pudding with pudding or yellow blue to yellow blues.

I prefer long hair coz can see the teddy bear look... but short hair got nice short velvety fur... so both are actually very nice to have. The short hair the feels nicer than the fur on WW or RC... very velvety hahahah...

hye guys,

i want to ask about my syrian. why he is afraid of my hand when he is in the cage, but when i handle it outside the cage, he is really tame. he has been with me 4 the past one week. bought him when he is 6 weeks old.

Hmm... then probably your hamster got no taste for egg hahahah... I suggest you try steam or boiled chicken breast or fish. My hamsters enjoy fish and chicken. Also you can get sample dog food from petshops and feed them as treats. It gives good protein and minerals.

A hamster cannot change coat in just 3 days.... it takes them 1 month to 2 months. It really depends on the hamster actually. If you give it a dark hide house that is wooden or glass, and keep the tank with no bright sunlight plus in a cool place such as air cond room, sure will change to winter coat.
As said before, it depends on the hamster. Your living room got bright sun light? Even in shadow, and the right environment, a hamster can change winter coat. Not all will change... I see females change more often than males.
1 week, how can he know who you are in just 1 week? It really takes time lah. Petshop hamsters are naturally afraid of hands when entering their cage coz always shocking with grabbings and pinchings... so most petshop hamsters develop phobia.

6 weeks old is really young... so he is at the jumpy stage, easily gets scared and figety. So just keep on handling him. The jumpiness will wear off when older. He also won't be so scared of your hand if you let it see it as a food provider. Hand feed him often.
Hahah, that time most of the hamsters long hair mah...
Delikate is not a very good brand... You should try other brands that are more nutritious. I personally find Harry Hamster, Prestige, Habitrail Classic and LM for hamsters better quality. You got 1 or a pair, is good price lah... I have 20 hamsters, imagine how much I spend on them... I can easily tell you the food bill for my hamsters each month is roughly RM50. For my gerbils another RM50, so means RM100 each month....

Do give carrots and cabbage as treats.... carrots can cause Vitamin A intoxication is too much and can cause diabeties.... Also Cabbage is full of water and sugars... can cause cirit birit if consume too much. I only give carrots twice a week and cabbage once a week. Please try give some apples, pear, jambu, water cress, sawi, spinach, long beans and broccoli. Remember, hamsters are meant to eat more seeds than fresh food, so too much fruits and vegie can cause it to have indigestion problem and diarheaa... careful yah.

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Added on January 30, 2007, 9:59 pmDo not simply scare hamster.... turning winter coat is not about being scared... is about feeling warm and safe in a dark hide.

Also, oats... please DO NOT GIVE instant or quick cooking oats... can cause impaction and stomach problems.
Get ROLLED OATS.... not very expensive since RM2.50 to RM4 for 500g

LMAO! Sorry I forgotten to mention about what type of oats.. of course don't give those Quaker oats you buy in super market yea? LOL
Btw, crazymouse, dog food.. errr.. any dog food will do? Like those lam pek pek meat ones will do ah?

simply shot her in the tank n show me 1st ler... no need sit nice nice hahahhaha... cos i never see this color b4 ah!! i want to see!!!!!

You wanna trim the hair? No need lah... I never trim and so far never get dirty. But if your Jumpy really is dirty then cut loh.... it doesn't make any difference.

wah u give so many carrots?   actually how much is consider too much? i only give two small slices of carrot to each of them.

jeng jeng jeng jeng.............THis is the innocent look of my WW pups, haha.............

I have some syrians looking for good homes only. 2 are sp creams and 7 are black bandeds. PM or email me.

used to have hamsters..
had 2.after few months..
breed like hell til got hamsters evrwyhere..
so many till @_@ so released them into d jungle..
cannot tahan too many

sorry to say that, but release them into the jg means killing them indirectly. Next time dun do that lah, better give away for frens will be better i think.