Oh no!! The cute new pictures are taking over my sense of judgement!

Get syrians la. I still have some for sale and adoption. Not meaning to advertise, I just need homes for them.

I wish I could sleep as well as this
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It's my Black Eyed White girl, Sinclair.

Here's another one. Ying and Yang finally meet each other.

Nope. The white one in this pic is Vanilla's brother.



This post has been edited by Reanne: Apr 5 2007, 11:07 AM

lol
It's not their names. Labeled them like that cuz of the black and white colour. The black one's actually called Oreo and the white one is Fella.

Hwwwooooarrrrhh!!! Whadaya want?

I have black and white. Oreo I got from PW a LONG time ago. Cost me RM80.

Saw her already when she first arrived. Looked like a normal black syrian to me. Btw, fur around the mouth and nose being wet and fluffy could mean it's sick or getting sick.

LOL
Welcome to PW@Lowyat.net's hamster thread.

This post has been edited by Reanne: Apr 5 2007, 12:57 PM

lol
Ssshhh... Later she hear you. XP

Nyeh... What happened?

Eric : Oi, where got such thing as ter-breed if put female with him eh?

Trying out a new diet for my hamsters which includes organic ingredients. Will let you guys know the results soon.

This post has been edited by Reanne: Apr 8 2007, 07:03 PM

Steps when your ham has just given birth.

1) Put them in a quiet place of the house.
2) Do not disturb them except for refilling food and water.
3) Do not change the bedding no matter how smelly it is for the next 21 to 24 days.
4) Remove the male. If not you'll have another batch of pink wriggly things in approximately 20 days.
5) Add protein rich supplements such as:-

-Fresh veggies -> Broccoli, alfalfa sprouts, carrots, watercress, choy sum etc. Make sure washed well. Avoid onions, garlic.

-Fresh fruits -> Apple, banana, papaya, honeydew, pear, mango etc. Do not give avocado and citrus fruits.

-Other protein rich stuff -> Wheatgerm, japanese soft tofu, hard boiled egg white, crickets, mealworms etc. Do not give milo or anything containing cocoa.

6) DO NOT TOUCH THE BABIES. If you really want to peek, wait for at least 3 - 4 days, then use the end of a pencil or brush, rub it in the bedding before gently prying a little to see the pinkies.

Reasons to why most or all the babies do not survive or disappear.

1) The mom feels that she does not have enough nutrition to suckle so many babies. She will cull the weakest one first.

2) The mom feels scared or threatened, so her instinct tells her to cull the babies so that she will have the nutrition and get away in order to be able to have another batch of babies in the near future instead of just leaving the babies to the predator/threat. In the wild, if she thinks that the predator is so darn near and gonna eat her any minute, she'll make a run for it. Leaving the babies without a choice.

But as pets, they don't have that option.

3) The baby is sick/injured and/or dying. She will instinctively kill it so that it hasn't a chance to pass whatever that made it sick if it's an infectious disease, and/or eat it to regain lost nutrition.

NOTE: If the baby dies, most ham mothers WILL eat their babies because if she just leaves it, the stench of rotting flesh will attract unwanted company.

4) She's not a good mom. Though most hams are good mothers, there are bound to be a few that will not suckle their babies and probably just step on them a lot. This will need extra attention to spot so that the unattended pups can be given to a foster mother.

Do not confuse this behaviour when seen in the first few hours after birth. It's normal, especially for first time moms, to ignore their pups for the first few hours. Just leave them be and they will usually know what to do.

A few clear rules

1) All pregnant females should be given their own cage each to nurse and have the pups grow. Do ensure there is enough room for them to exercise and run about.

2) DO NOT KEEP A PAIR TOGETHER FOR THE SAKE OF HAVING A PARTNER. A single sex pair is sufficient for that purpose.

3) Syrian hamster matings MUST be supervised. Syrians are SOLITARY, meaning they cannot live together.

4) Do not breed if possible. Breeding is not a FUN thing for them. It's a burden that will shorten their lifespan, nothing more.

This post has been edited by Reanne: Apr 9 2007, 04:50 AM

Even if you have her rest between litters, it will still shorten their lifespan.

I had 2 female pudding wws that I got at the same age. The one that had 3 litters before hand looked very old and she just passed away last week. The sister is still doing very well and looking good.

Yes, they can. Breeding a pudding with a pudding will give you puddings.

Yes, they are not standard. We classify them as WW hybrids so we do not cross them with normal, pearl or sapphire wws.

I though you said you thought it was a male? :confuse:

Not angry, just a lil annoyed.

RCs sold in almost all petstores in KL BITE even if they look super cute. Hun sells ones that don't.

Ww turn winter coat


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A small animal gathering thread was already posted on poll.

http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/435764

Waaa... If you guys sooo interested, maybe we can form a MHA (Malaysian Hamster Association) and hold friendly competitions.