We went to 2 Petsmore branches looking to purchase Syrian hamsters. One in Bandar Mahkota Cheras, another one in Taman Connaught. Eventually, we blacklisted Petsmore.

We went to the one in Bandar Mahkota Cheras first. Asked their staff how old their Syrian Hamsters were, also other hamster product related questions, they simply answered us "DON'T KNOW!". Just lack of knowledge and not professional.

We bought our Syrian Hamsters from the branch in Taman Connaught. When we were there, we saw two Sapphire Dwarves fighting and one of them was bleeding badly ON THE HEAD. Yes, a BLOODY HEAD. And then we saw a Robo drowned in their water container. They just left them there. When the staff approached us, I told them what I saw and he said: "Yeah, they fight for food, sometimes." Apparently, Petsmore only keeps their pets for the sake of selling. They don't take good care and manage their pets. Their hamsters were not given proper equipment such as a house, wheel etc... The Syrian Hamsters that we bought are too old to be trained for anything. When we brought them home, we gave them a house, wheel, bath sand etc... But they don't use any of them.

So, I will not ever recommend anyone going to Petsmore!

Re hamster mix, both dwarves and Syrians have different requirements so you cannot use one mix for all, IMHO. Dwarves are more prone to diabetes so any mix with fruit or that is heavy in sugar is a big no-no while Syrians are pretty much okay with the regular stuff. I use Versele Laga Hamster Complete Nature (mix) and add Versele Laga Hamster Complete (pellets) for Jasper (he's a Syrian). You can refer to this list of good and bad options. When in doubt, please refer to nutrition listing & percentage:

- Protein 17-19% unless you have growing pups or pregnant hammies
- Fat 4-7% (not a problem as most mixes OD on this)
- Fibre 6-15% (you can top up with fresh veg)

Hamsters also need raw food, eg veg, fruit, meat (cooked pls) every 1-2 days. I feed Jasper fresh carrots, bok choy, apples, capsicum, pea sprouts, cucumber, zucchini and boiled chicken (those cat food packs/cans are good too)/cheese every alternate day depending on what's in the fridge.

This list tells you what fresh foods are safe for both dwarves and Syrians.

(Yes, I did my research.)

Re wheel, you need a minimum of 8" or 21cm for the wheel. You can get those wooden ones for RM60 (mine is RM59 plus and is 23cm). Try looking online - some sellers sell 21cm wheels for RM30.

Not pro la...just that wanna bela haiwan, must do properly mah. It's a living being and will part of my family. Must set good example for my kids.

But hor, I am tempted to get another hamster but dunno which one. Robo - too small. Campbell - heard bite ppl. Then got diet to consider. Haiya.

My Jasper baru jeh let me pat him but only while he's eating. Distracted. LOL. Will come to the edge and look for me when he sees me so it's a good sign.

If I get, I'll get from breeder - I think they would be tamer, etc.

Haiya, I dunno la. I tidur on it dulu. 

I need some help here. If anybody knows anyone who is looking for Syrian Hamsters, please contact me.

When we got Beauty (our female Syrian Hamster), we did not realize she was pregnant at that time. Few weeks later, she gave birth to 5 babies. We cannot keep all because we do not have enough cages to house them all    as they are solitary. So, with a heavy heart, I have to let them go.

Here are the details of the babies:

Gender : Male / Female
Age : 3 weeks
Fur Color : Cinnamon Banded / Dove Banded
Eye Color : Ruby Red
Type : Short-haired
Condition : Happy & Healthy
Price : RM20 each
Note : Since hamsters are solitary, we will limit ONE hamster to ONE buyer.

We are looking for serious pet lover only. Our hamsters have been well taken care of and are happy and healthy. Please contact me only if you are ready to commit and take good care of them. You can WhatsApp me at 0182631162 or 0182855986.

I know I'm a proud "mom" xD

Won't wanna give them away free leh... Like throw them away only T-T

  i will took care of her... and make sure she fat2    now otw to my room. she sleep during the whole journey.. 

that one....hopefully no more try to escape   gt meimei inkambing next week

now.. she wif me in singapork...  nxt week then go bek korea... then he can c meimei... even now also he still try escape    gib food duwan oso duwan, upgrade house, also still wanna go out...    inb4 apa lagi dia mau

more likely EternalC 

  i try gv worm... she duwan eat

close to 2 years plus, close to 3 years of age. i didn't make any recent changes to their habitat. and after the first one died, i inspected his body and didn't find signs of wetness. they seem to be eating healthily when i feed them grains and raisins, but out of a sudden they became restless and then passed away a day or two later. 

Eeks. Sorry to hear about your loss.

Haiz, so busy these days...sometimes I wonder if my hamster still recognises me or not. :/

We lost 2 of the babies T-T Found them dead this morning T-T

At first we thought of giving the mother private space so we did not bother her yesterday since she gave birth around 12pm. We've been watching her through CCTV and she's been sleeping around and her babies were scattered until around 8pm. We tried to use a spoon to move the babies near her so that they got fed. But after a while the mother went away from them again.

This morning we saw 2 dead babies. Prolly of cold and hunger T-T