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.

now when sifu return we have a lot of information..
not just a kosong chatting...
remember my friendz..knowledge is important

you like long hair aaa...thats why you buy for me long hair heheh..
jumpy everytime i get him out must clean some bedding that hanging on his fur..
it is ok if i trim his hair aa..becouse the hair at the bottom so long..i afraid the pee and poo then lekat at the hair..

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Added on January 30, 2007, 6:06 pmat the early time, my syrian also like that...
but lama lama the hamster will recognize you la...dont worry

This post has been edited by kembara: Jan 30 2007, 06:06 PM

wad so handsome leh! so i shld giv him an aroma burner?? or wad?? u nvr say how leh?
wei crazy, i tried another method tht u say to beat the egg then put mircowave for 30secs... but failed again.. their not interested at all. lost another egg~
Are there any more other gd stuffs for ww to feed on??

This post has been edited by ^MochI^: Jan 30 2007, 06:16 PM

Good stuff? Try barley, oats, or go buy alfafa/hay for it. I feed my hamster carrots quite often. Mealworms only fed it once. hehe..

i feed them delikate, but they only eat few types of seed. the others never eat.. y is tt so? oats? wad is it like? they eat alfafa? i do feed my hamster carrots and cabbage everyday. but i think not enough.

Give him a spacious aroma burner to sleep loh, then try to scared him until he hide in the burner(not recommended, haha...........), then u'll hv a WW in winter coat.

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

This post has been edited by crazymouse_yyh: Jan 30 2007, 09:59 PM

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?

Hahah... free samples normally dog biscuit lah... not the meat kind.

wahlaoooo so cute cute but i do prefer red eyes

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!!!!!

as i said before...a lot lot of information we get when our sifu return...
i remember a word from the lion king 1 1/2 movie: when the student is ready,the teacher will come..
but my question are not answered...can i trim-or cut some hair of my syrian?hehehe


have problem with dog food?try cat food..but not the commercial one that have colours..
i use cats food as my hammy threats..and for protien..they like it..

agree agree...show from inside the tank first

Aiyah, not sifu lah.... just alot of research, friends and experience hahaha....

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.

My new hammie ah.. hahha... ok lah, her colour is not as good as it should be but can see is unique heheheh.

don't say as good as it should be, i think we never see this in here b4 ler.. u so lucky show show ler... always see golden n cream only

joanalooidog->like tt i rather dun wan them to change..

CRAZY-> i had a pair of ww. i wan feed sluis or prestige wan. but dien(i bought from him) say they dun eat those whr can i get harry hamster? i dun mind spending $$ on my pet.. habitrail classic and LM gd food arh? LM stands for wad? i didnt know habitrail classic is gd..

And y they dun really eat those pellets or those i see more nutritious wan? they like eat only kuaci leh. i got no choice but to give them eat kuaci in the noon only and after tt i wont give them eat kuaci ler i only put other seeds and other wad i see is "nutritious" for them at night. like tt can anot?

About the dog biscuit can get free from petshops wan meh? like i go in and ask for free samples?? paiseh lehz.. wad brand is better? get puppy wan? any flavour will do? currently i give them treats like brown rice, banana(juz 1 small bits), apple, cabbage, carrots EVERYDAY. but moderation la, can? will giv them mealworms sooner or later~

The cage i bought for them already got a hide house for them, but its a little transparent, like tt will they change? or i shld get them a solid hide house?

Dien-> haha.. my babies now are sexy Ladies. they are more cubbier then b4.. when they walk their butt will shake here shake there.. when they slp like small golf ball like tht.

This post has been edited by ^MochI^: Jan 31 2007, 05:31 PM

Prestige is good wor....If u feed ur hamster prestige since young, they'll eat one. Like mine, i feed them Prestige and habitrail mix. The pups just wallop everything, even the pellets!! I also shock..... coz the adults dun eat pellets one, and like wat u say, they love kuaci only.

if u wanna try prestige, jus go buy lah, and feed them mix loh...no problem one, coz they'll eat when there's no other choice, haha...........

mine are still babies wor, 1 mth + only, they also nvr eat the pellets.. i think i get prestige den mix with delikate. but wads the point of mixing with delikate coz they only eat the kuaci from delikate. so i only giv them kuaci in the noon den at nite i dun giv ler. juz the food they normally dun eat.

heheh not dirty la..but look tak kemas...so long fur..heheh i think has to sikat2 after this..

mochi,
hamster also need time when you want to change food..slow slow..then they will lear to like it..

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Added on January 31, 2007, 9:41 pmcome back for some picture...

this time my only two males...looks like simba and mufasa in the lion king film heheh..two furball eating together..


like father like son..the difference that i can see is only the size..


these my ww rascals..although they are tame but when take picture cannot make them stop move..looks like sengaja mempermainkan me..




This post has been edited by kembara: Jan 31 2007, 09:45 PM

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.



This post has been edited by ^MochI^: Feb 1 2007, 03:45 PM

People keep thinking pellets are nutritous so that is why people buy delikate... but delikate's pellets are loaded with colouring and corn... I made a mistake... There is Habirtail Staple diet and Living World Classic... now Habitrail is found almost at every large petshop. Also it is better in quality than delikate, RM7.90 for 1kg something.... RM13 for 2.5kg I think....

All hamsters would eat grains, maybe he never try them before. Sluis has got a funny herbal smell... most hamsters do not take. All my gerbils, rats, mice and hamsters that I bought as adults love Prestige... all my babies also eat Prestige, it is one of the best in our market now. LM is a brand... called LM farms, you can find this brand at all Petswonderland petshops, the price is like RM15 for 1kg but the quality is ok.... Prestige is RM17 for 800g... Harry Hamster is RM17 for 1kg but recently no more stock at Pet Safari.

You see, you have spoiled your hamsters. Do you know kuaci is like cheese burger to hamsters? The more they eat, the fatter they become and can shorten their life? So since it is junkfood, feed in moderation. They already know you will give them kuaci so that is why they are not eating the rest. Delikate has too much alfalfa pellets and hamsters do not really eat these pellets. Also the coloured pellets are not tasty at all. So that is why they only eat the kuaci.... if you buy Prestige, got dried fruit, saftflower seed, pumpkin seed, sun flower seed, peanut, oats, a few types of pellets, millet grain... and so on... so much more nutriants for them.

Vegies and fruits should be fed in moderation. It is good to give a teaspoon of fresh foods once a day.... it has to be 1 fruit and 1 vege... a small teaspoon a day would do. Avoid watermelon, cucumber and chinese cabbage... got too much water so can cause diarheaa....

Yah, you can get free sample of dogfood or catfood. If you can't get it... then buy those 1kg packets... I would suggest Royal Canin Fit 32(I think), RM10.50 for 500g... is good and healthy for them to consume since got good protein, minerals, calcium and lots more. Kitten and Puppy food is also good. If you plan to use supermarket brand(not recommanded but if you got no choice) then buy Friskies kitten food.... do not get whiskas or pedigree or alpo. Why choose catfood? Coz dog taste bud is not very sensitive, cat taste bud is sensitive to quality so normally the ingredients used are better quality in commercial foods. I still suggest Royal Canin.

A solid house would be better. Aroma burner is not that expensive, Rm5 only... or you can buy those small wooden animal houses or coconut.... but warn you, coconut easy to become smelly.

2 small slices is good enough for 1 day.