Oh oh.. icic.. but his camera quality isn't that good wor.. i cant see any red at all
hahaha... Anyway, I'm not sure whether my hamster is sapphire or pearl.. looks like pearl. I'll take a pic and upload it tomorrow.

Btw crazymouse, I need some advice.. here's what I feed my hamster now...
A mix between Habitrail, Prestige Dwarf hamster, alfafa.. the ratio is like 1:1:0.4 because I don't think you need to feed the hammie too much alfafa right? Mealworms once every week... carrots once every 3 days. Is it okay? I'm more curious about alfafa because I don't see many breeders feeding alfafa.
Another question, I saw this deodorant in the petshop for small animals, hamsters being one of them.. it's written that its made from 100% natural ingredients and harmless to animals(even wrote can spray into the hamsters drinking water ).. is it worth the money? My mom complains about my hamster's odour. My current bedding now is mainly corn corbs and a layer of chipsi plus on top.

This post has been edited by BlueHeng: Feb 3 2007, 10:20 PM

y u not sure if ur ww is saPPhire or Pearl?

Erm.. because the pictures I've seen so far on the net does not match the colour of my hamster.. lol.. it's mostly white.. only a small grey line in the middle.

oh then its a PEARL. wah so lucky U! i wanted a Pearl soooo much.. but guess i got no fate in Pearl.. ha.. its ok though.. my babies are gd too.. Post their Pics.. i wana see see ok..

very easy to see mah. or its a saPPhire in its winter coat? but u first bought it is this white colour liao mah.. im sure its Pearl.. Pearl also hab a grey line behind its back.. some lighter some darker mah.

This post has been edited by ^MochI^: Feb 3 2007, 10:28 PM

Coz he mentioned in his post that they got Red eyes mah.... hahahah... but then from the pic, the colours are not Winter Whites. They are the colours of campbells.

Now my photobucket is loading very very slow, later if it loads properly I got some pictures of font, side and top view of hamsters.

The food you are giving is ok. Do not worry. Hamsters are not grass eaters so they do not eat alfalfa. They nibble and chew only. They rarely consume alfalfa. Anywa, you can minus the alfalfa since the pellets in Prestige contains some alfalfa, enough for them.

The smell is from the pee. I never trust products that are given internally to lessen smell... it is weird loh and also the animals cannot give feed back to humans also, so we would never know if it causes them harm until they fall sick and die.

Change your bedding. I would suggest Breeder's Select/ Celect... sorry, I can't remember the name but it sounds like that lah. It is made of recycled newspaper. I used it once and can tell you, never change bedding 3 weeks also no smell hahaha.... it absorbs pee and odour really good. Another bedding you can use is Careline Wood Pellet Cat litter. Even the Breeder's Select is a kind of cat litter. These litters cost around RM15 to Rm17 lah.... but can last long and won't smell bad. You only need to put the amount that covers up the flooring, no need 2cm or 3cm... just enough would do.

Also, from the bedding you using, it is the Chipsi that is harboring the smell.

i use also use chiPsi (Plus aPPle) but its not smelly ah... weird.. or is it tt i like the smell so i never thought its smelly? wads hamster Pee smells like? careline Pellet Cat litter can use to ww? will they feel comfortable? coz its Pellet oh. i do Prefer Pellet coz cleaner. is it sold at Pw midvalley?

Some pictures to show hahaha...



Argente Russian Campbell hamster



Mottled Black Russian Campbell hamster



Agouti Russian Campbell hamster



Spotted Dove Russian Campbell hamster

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Added on February 3, 2007, 10:54 pmApple smell? It is not healthy to have scented wood shavings coz the perfume is bad for them, not for us.

The cat litter, if it is made of wood pellets or recycled newspaper then can use. Never use those clumping or sand cat litter coz the dust is dangerous for them to inhale too much.

They will feel comfortable if provided with hay for nesting material. I am not sure PW midvalley sell or not but I went there and did not notice them. Can get at Pet Safari and at Pet Family.

This post has been edited by crazymouse_yyh: Feb 3 2007, 10:54 PM

yeah, he's really cute....he even knows how to terbalik when i put my finger to "geli" his stomach...i can lift him up like that coz he's too fat....all those are his fatty tisssues...but very cute lah...hahaha

dont be fooled by his size...he can run super fast coz he always train in his running wheel in the cage...and when he runs, the butt will bounce...super cute..

heres the small one...very adorable..


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hahaha... cute hamster.

Would be easier to identify the kind of dwarf hamster if you can take a picture of the top view and side view.

Err... now that you mentioned that he runs fast and he looks so small.. might be a robo? Crazymouse should know.. ahha..

The Chipsi plus finished alrd though.. I'm just using a normal one now.. no smell.. yeah I wish hamsters can talk to use like 'OMG! I hate that smell! I'm allergic to chipsi plus!!!'...

This post has been edited by BlueHeng: Feb 3 2007, 11:24 PM

Robos are different from campbells and winter whites. The first page already got some pictures to show the differences...

Anyway, here are some pics of winter whites:




Pearl Winter White hamster



Agouti Winter White hamster in her winter coat and when in the middle of changing



Agouti Winter white




Saphhire Winter White



Pudding Winter White Hybrid

vr cute hamsters....

OH Thank you! Weird I didn't find a match on the internet. Mine's a pearl white then. Thanks! hhaha.. finally able to confirm the type of colour my hamster is. It's actually I because I wasn't sure whether it's a pearl white or a sapphire in its winter coat... Now I guess I can confirm it's pearl.

wah crazy... how ur agouti change 1..... envy...

my hamster..err..male scent gland...look swollen...wat happen?

hi all gurus, thnxx for telling me the breed of my hummies woww, i am using old old camera la, they r red eyes one, now only i know they r RC, the idxxx keeper told me "they r hamster la, wat RC/WW/ xyz&*)%#???" and even told me "this is mini hamster la, u dont know meh??" wahlaoooo i dont care la....as long as they r cute.....hahahaha thnxxx again all gurus

Well here is my hamster ppl! Erm.. I haven't give it a name yet.. If the ppl in the petshop didn't bullshit me, this hamster should be about 5 months old now. Doesn't have a name yet though.. LOL.. do all of you actually name each of your hamster?

My agouti 1 is du du and sapphire 1 is tut tut, is that a ww pearl ? u juz bought it ? how much u buy and whr u buy?

Wow... how do you manage to get such a good shot? My little brother's pudding likes to move alot so I can't get a good shot everytime...

@Mochi: This is the hamster I'm talking about that I wasn't sure whether it's pearl or agouti in winter coat. However, I'm quite sure now that it's pearl. Bought it on new year. Should be 5 months old now. RM25.

@bizen: Errr... first of all you need a good camera with good shutter speed so that it doesn't lag when you press the button. Because taking pictures for untamed hamsters can be a bit troublesome at times.. you'll only have 1-2 sec window of opportunity. But mine so far seems to be quite cooperative. I used flashed on one shot and it stood up curiously..lol.. offed the flash later. Hmm.. you can do like what nezu told me last time. Spend about 5 mins taking 50 shots or so then slowly pic the best one lor.. I'm sure you have digicam right?