Err... not mine. My Jack Jack is dark ruby eye. One of jack Jack's sibling - Shakira is having bicolor eye.

Also just got back from PD. There is an aquarium shop selling hamsters. Mostly all are golden and cream banded but there is 2 female sable banded about 2 months old from Johor. The owner of the shop is new to hamsters is breeding the 2 sables with a pure white syrian in the same small cage. All the hamster are fed with fish pellets

The 2 sables look like they are pregnant but not sure. Wanted to rescue the sable as their fur is nice and pure but the owner insist on selling both together. In the end just left without rescuing the sables as we are unable to take care of them if they are really pregnant and gave birth to 2 liters of hamsters

The owner just use a ruler to poke the hamsters.

There is also a bin at the back of the shop with about 30-40 very young syrians about few weeks old. They all are malnutrition from the fish pellets.

New addition to the family - Sable banded without a name yet. Saw him in Giant Cheras just now. Very tame like Jack Jack We think he is about 4 months old as he is slightly smaller than Jack Jack. He is temporary staying in Habitrail Safari until we get him a bigger home.

But why his testicles are big and saggy?

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in de first page about food, it says japanese soft tofu.. muz it be cooked or raw? sry for de trouble.. i pity my hammies only eat oats..

so if they only eat oats, vege n tofu, izzit enuf ?

Just buy a pack of hamster food preferably Prestige Hamster. You can alter feed them Prestige, vege, oats and fruits. No citrus fruits. And not too much kuaci.

Very small amount of dog food also can. 2-3 pieces a day is enough. Avoid cat food.

This post has been edited by blurjoey: Dec 30 2007, 06:44 PM

y my hamsters eat poo? oledi got food available for them..

i just got my male syrian from petshack. haha
but right now he is with my gf coz my gf want to take care of him for a week until she get her GP.very tame, but sleep a lot..named him Montee coz he is very 'montel' i buy Prestige hamster food from montee. my gf said montee sneezes sometimes when he woke up.but not always.is it a health problem?

They are not eating the poo. They are just moving it with their mouth. My JackJack does that all the time to move the poo away from his sleeping spot

nono.. they hold it with their hands n nibble de poo.. after a while i c it's gone from their hands.. izzit cos they dun like de food i give (dried corn)

my hamsters, sometimes they eat their own poo..

yes..sometimes they will eat back their own poo..its normal..but the real reason im not so sure..I doesnt wan to mislead ppl...haha wait for the pro bah..

O... That's so cute... But... i really cannot have a pet la... Cannot take good care of them... Don wan to get them killed... Haiz... I remember my fish died and futhermore it's for a project... I was so heartbroken then... So since the death of my poor fish, i never wanted to have any other pets... However, sometimes when my friends bring their hamsters to school, i really love playing with them... until one of them peed on my book. Haha... LOL...

imagine human eating own poo..

my hammy seems to sleep alot recently. normally she will up at around 8pm then play til 6 - 7am. but recently i see she wakes around 9pm then will go back her home around 11pm -12am. she also seem 'cough/sneeze' quite alot. something wrong?

[maybe a bit off topic] btw, anyone has tanks for sale? 2nd hand oso nvm.. pm me if do have..

Please check in the garage sale thread. There are a few threads selling hammy stuffs there.

can we feed dried mealworm to hamster? i saw a mealworm packet of food for hamster.

no idea..
never fed mine with this..

Oats shouldn't give too much as it causes binding, which will lead to constipation. Don't feed cabbage, too much water content and not much nutrition, can cause diarrhoea if overfed.

Foods that can be fed are nuts and seeds like buckwheat, flaxseeds, sesame seeds, peanuts, cashewnuts, brazilnuts, sunflower seeds, soy beans, lentils, barley, spelt, rye, quinoa, amaranth and millet. Fruits and veggies are apples, guava, carrots, jambu, melon, choy sum, watercrest, water chestnuts, romaine lettuce, celery and pear.

Others include wheatgerm, soy tofu(raw), whole wheat bread, high quality dog biscuits and cherios.

That's not a sable, it's a black banded. If it's an adult male the saggy big testicles is normal.

No, they need a balanced hamster mix as a staple. Opt for Harry Hamster and Prestige.

Hamsters eat poo to gain bacteria that help them to digest. Like young hamsters will eat th adult hamster's poo to gain these beneficial bacteria that aids their digestion.

How often does it sneeze? Consecutively? How many seconds in between each sneeze? Or does it sound more like sniffling?

Same answer as above.

Ovo is a badly designed cage. Only for show, horrible ventilation. Just getting a large toyogo storage box would be good.



Yes you can feed, but feeding fresh live ones are best.

This post has been edited by Reanne: Dec 31 2007, 12:24 AM

Reanne:
Thanks for the reply Now only I know Fumoffu is a black banded Syrian No wonder it's so dark So it's normal to have such a big and saggy testicles and it's dragging on the floor when he walks?

Then Blurjoey may thinking of getting another sable or golden banded now.

You are feeding your hamsters a very bad diet. Who told you or advice you to feed only dried corn and oats?

Oats can be given but never as a staple. Like Reanne said, it causes binding. Are you trying to cut cost? With a pet, you should not do this, especially since you are breeding them. Lack of calcium, lack of nutrition. Just get hold of a bag of hamster food.

Also, corn carries a mold.... it actually causes health problems to most rodents....

A balance diet should be a bag of hamster mix like Prestige or Harry Hamster... or do your own mixture like what Reanne mentioned on the variety of seeds and nuts.

The thing I find disturbing is you breeding and cutting cost. I know you just sold away your male but why buy a male and female in the first place?

I also breed.... I'm also a student, struggling for money... but I still manage to feed my pets properly, a supply bill comes up to Rm200 a month, that is half my allowance.... the other half is only food and transport for me to college. I don't see why you can't get quality hamster food that is like RM18 a bag, which can last you a month. Since you breed, 2 bags a month....

No vet would be able to help. It is hard to mend a broken leg for a hamster since it is too small. Just let it be, it will recover soon but may limp or drag that broken leg for life.... see how it goes. For now, provide some calcium by feeding some cheese and yogurt.

Hahaha... sorry, mistaken....

That's a nice black banded, maybe a bit thing only but he can fatten up. I'm looking for a pure black hehehe.... I love solid colours. Gonna try breeding solid Sable later.

Saggy testicles are ok.... sometimes they will look like that if a hamster is a bit dehydrated or just... saggy hahah....

Yes, you can. This is as treats only. Maybe 2 worms or a bit more a day.

hmmm.. i've read sumwher in tis thread got ppl recommend rolled oats compared to instant oats.. so i tot can feed them wit rolled oats? n also some ppl say tat nuts contain unnecessary fat/oil.. sumore cabbage is stated in de first page of tis thread..

alamak confused dy hehe..