He just bought them? Aiyoh.... must let them get used to each other.... not every hamster will like each other when put them in 1 cage.... if they fight, do not place in the cage but in a tank with a wire mesh barrier... the wire mesh barrier will help to bond the hamsters without hurting themselves.... look at the gerbil's thread 1st page... I think Jaswwp showed a pic of a mesh barrier.

Also, were they the same age? Coz normally adults do not get along.... young ones will.

Many cheap bottles leak....

Sometimes depends on the brand or supplier.... I used to buy Kingfisher brand, RM5 only... never leak... but those like Delikate, majority leaks a bit.

Hamsters are nocturnal. They normally sleep during the day... they are only awake in the evenings and are active at night.... late night.... then they sleep back when the temperature changes to day time.

Yes, you can feed with cat kibbles. Hamsters do not need so much supplement. What you can do is soak a small piece of bread with the oil and let them lick and eat the bread but do it only once a week.

Hamsters are nocturnal.... and because of their small body size, rodents tend to sleep more than humans.... so do not worry. Only worry when sleep till cannot wake up no matter how much you shake the cage and only worry when it never eats....

You can.... but do you wanna risk them fighting? If you are planning to put so many together, do provide a large 2ft tank. A cage would make them fight unless you get a 3 tier cage if you are planning for 4.... but if you keep 3, get a 2 tier cage... I sugges Critter Trail Two or Critter Trail 3... coz I am using this cage to house 3 campbells together.

Egg white no taste mah.... why not you beat the eggs before cooking.... what I do is beat the raw egg, then in a glass bowl, heat in microwave till cooked.... of course there are the picky eaters.... but chicken meat is always favoured.

Extra protein... you can give mealworms, crickets, eggs and chicken meat. Also, you can provide some essential oils like soak a small piece of bread with some olive oil.
Provide some good nuts as well like cashew nuts... make sure is raw and not the salty kind.

Well, you can feed daily or feed 2 small pieces every 2 days.... For me, I give them daily since it is already in their food coz I mixed it... but I ration one piece of kibble a day for them. The omega oils can be given once a week.

No... there is no vaccination and deworming for hamsters... but lets say you think your hamster is sick and could have some worms or parasites in the tummy, feed it raw pumpkin.... the flesh of the pumpkin that is closest to the seeds (the slimmy part) has the best natural dewormer effect.

Yes, loud noise can disturb a hamster.... they are quiet animals s they do prefer minimal noise... blasting the speaker would make it stressed and unhappy later. This goes for many animals actually...

Robos are like that.... you see, they are the most active... not to say berani lah but they will do things without thinking coz too scared.

Yes, Robos do not bite but they will bite if they feel threaten...is like us humans, if someone catch us, you will kick and try your best to free yourself rite? It's the same thing for hamsters.

No milk....

Ah... wrong lah.... Robos no line at all.... the shop keeper must have no knowledge on hamsters at all...

I do not mind some petshops label Roborovski or Robos.... but Robot Skit? Wahh.... sounds so exotic hahahah...

Oh my, sorry to hear that.

Hmmmmm.... hamsters can show sickness in a lot of ways... being skinny and slow may mean he got some internal thing going on. This is the cons of keeping hamsters.... because their lifespan is so short, any sickness can get to them fast and cause sudden deaths...

The Seri Kembangan petshop got many Syrians.... but over crowded cages lah I would say.... I didn't ask the price but I know most of their stuff is slightly higher than other shops. You can go check it out. The shop owner is very friendly.

Yah, take some time lah.... a loved pet will always be deeply missed.

Delikate is... erm.... too much colouring. Habitrail is much better. In Delikate, you are actually paying more for the pellets... which is nothing much than corn and soya... The best is giving a mixture. I give Habitrail mixed with Prestige....

You said that you used to feed your old Syrian with sunflower seeds, oats and barley.... not a good diet at all. Oats, when consumed too much can caused impaction.

Yes, I agree with you. Habitrail is better than Delikate in my terms also.

Wahhhh... too many mealworms lah.... should feed like 3 to 5 a day only....

Hahah... yah.... mealworms are fatty.... fattening just like sun flower seeds... If eat too much maybe can get heart attack hahahah....

Rm17.... it really is the best hamster food to get coz it has everything a hamster should have in its diet. If have 1 or 2 hamsters... ok lah to feed... but if have 20 hamsters... can pengsan hahahah...

Hamsters sleep throughout the day.... they are only cative for a few hours at night while you are sleeping.... so it is normal for it to eat and sleep in the day, it is not a sign of laziness but a normal behaviour.

It is also normal for hamsters to try and escape from cages coz it is not their natural habitat. This is why the best to house a hamster is a tank coz less stress. To keep a hamster busy, we provide it with a wheel to let out its energy.



This post has been edited by crazymouse_yyh: Mar 14 2007, 08:41 AM

Besides Prestige, Harry Hamster also not bad... I mix 3 brands to help feed my rodents.... ahaah.... my mixture consist of 2kg Harry Hamster, 2 packets of Prestige, 1 packet bird seeds, 400g brown rice, 200g dog kibble, 4kg of habitrail, 1kg of rolled oats....

27% is a high fat content.... this is why we say fatty.... if it is only 10% then ok. So it is a lot of fat. Hamsters are small animals and their bodies cannot take so much fat.

A cricket has Cricket has 21.3% protein, 6.0% fat, 3.2% fiber and 70% water content. Lower in fat and healthier.

A mealworm has 20.3% protein, 12.7% fat, 1.7% fiber and 62% water.... also mealworms are low in calcium, high phosphorus & fat, hard chitin shell.

This is why mealworms should not be fed too often or too many. Crickets are safer and they are easier to gutload also.

http://www.beautifuldragons.503xtreme.com/Nutrition.html

If you feed a few a day is ok... but 20? My advice was for those 20 mealworms at 1 go.... to me it is like fried chicken and steam chicken... which is healthier? Of course steam chicken rite? So you would be eating more steam chicken than fried chicken also mah.

Also, those facts I found is for reptiles and it is very important for us to not feed too many mealworms to reptiles since mealworms is damn high in phosphorus and has the hard exoskeleton. Even my glider only eats crickets, which I have seen very good improvement in her size already.

My hamsters are also eating crickets instead of mealworms now....

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Added on March 14, 2007, 10:47 amI just drop a few crickets into the cage or tank.... my Syrians straight away catch. My WW also... some of my campbells like me to feed them by hand. My rats chase crickets like crazy.... of course cricket lifespan shorter la but it is worth it to give something good to the hamsters.

This post has been edited by crazymouse_yyh: Mar 14 2007, 10:47 AM

Crickets... 30 is RM1... but you no need feed so many also. 3 crickets a day is enough.

Yah... people sell it for bird and fish...

Wah... good handy work also.... but the wire mesh availabel in our local hardware shops are galvanised wire... and I was about to DIY a rat cage when I came upon many websites saying that galvanised wire can be toxic.... the best if coated wire mesh which I do not think we can find here.... Well, hope not much chewing is done lah.

Also, the floor pan is a bit too low.... bedding sure kick out later unless your hamster doesn't dig. Overall, this kind of cage has good ventilation lah.

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Added on March 15, 2007, 1:42 pmDid you look at the old hamster thread? A pic of a Het silver grey is on the 1st page.
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/348425

I do not think there is a golden het grey. Silver grey looks silvery... a light grey. Het grey would look slightly creamy in colour.

If it is golden and the fur under coat is something else, it could be some other colour. Is your hamster a black eyed hamster?

This post has been edited by crazymouse_yyh: Mar 15 2007, 01:42 PM

Ah... your Syrian colour could be a golden hamster.... I had one long ago...... not het silver grey. Then the other could be a spotted Golden... I can't see the colour cleary on the head since can see more white heheheh....

Long haired Golden hamsters tend to be more grey than short haired Golden hamsters..... Well, this is what I have read here

http://www.geocities.com/dyno08/hamagouti.html

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Added on March 15, 2007, 9:54 pmOr it could be an Umbrous Golden.... I'm not very sure but umbrous causes the fur to be either a shadow of dark grey or light grey....

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Added on March 15, 2007, 10:25 pmhttp://www.geocities.com/dyno08/hamtypecolor.html

Good website for Syrian hamsters... can see almost all the colour varieties in it.

This post has been edited by crazymouse_yyh: Mar 15 2007, 10:25 PM