Cut your own. You can get those plastic boards which some places called cloroplast or impraboard.... well, something like that. You can find at popular bookstores too. Just measure and cut according to the shape of your tank, then later use heavy duty masking tape to tape it up nicely.

If you want a mesh type of separator, then you use the board, cut it into a frame then use masking tape to tape it up. Well.... use your imagination.

Actually, males Syrians are much better.... that is to me after having about 16 Syrian hamsters now. Males may have big balls but then they have nicer fur. The male syrian has longer and fuzzier fur than females. Female syrians will come on heat every few days, and they will produce this thick liquid on their genital..... if you touch it, it would stink to high heaven! Wash also hard to come off, it will take a few times to wash it off but you will always smell a hint of it after washing lah. Their fur is also not as long. Males can be groomed with a toothbrush. In fact, the brushing improves the male's coat and it can calm the hamster as well.

Get a male, for me, is nicer to have heheheheh.....

Now I'm going along with Syrian fever.... 16 Syrians..... crazy loh..... but I like. Out of 16, only 4 are banded colours. The rest all solid solid. Now my aim is to find more solid coloured syrians.

Pet Shack has. You can go to Sunway Mentari, shop is behind the McD.

Anyway, is not meant for small animals.... mostly for cats. Breeder's Celect. But if you go to Pet Lovers Center at Sunway Pyramid, there is a brand called Back 2 Nature.... same with Breeder's Celect manufacturer, just that the size is different and made for small animals. I think Pet Safari should have, unless sold out.

Pet Safari has Healthy Pet in the small animal section supplies. It works equally as good. Not as heavy too.

This post has been edited by crazymouse_yyh: Mar 2 2008, 01:51 AM

LOL, edited.... I can get mixed up with the dogfood also la.... sounds so similar.

Pet Shack now got many cute little young Syrians that have a big appetite.

Yups. New little ones there. Got cream, cinnamon and golden banded.....

Syrians are different mah...... so you should not compare with Syrians.

WW... they will squabble.... but did you read wikipedia? It did mention WW likes to live alone and do not like company. If you bought from a breeder, 2 are less likely to fight if they are siblings.... but if from a petshop or different petshops, then they will fight.

Do a split cage for them. Also, try and take a drop of perfume and put 1 drop just behind their ears, in between the head. The smell could cover up their own scent and they may not fight. But you gotta be cautious with such introductions lah.

Yah... so when I hold my females, I always make sure I don't let them sit on their butt or let my hand touch their butt.... I will check to see if on heat or not. If on heat, I won't handle them hahaah... WW, RC and Robo got no such heat thing lah.

Goodness... siblings? And you wanna see them mate? Better you separate lah.... is not right.....

Yups, agree with you. Sigh.... pity that many people wanna breed without reading up on how to breed properly. And yes, most hamsters like to live alone.

All banded.

Not many places have solids.... even in Petaling Street, most or all are bandeds. Also, it is hard to find Syrians with round round bear bear faces heheheheh.

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Added on March 2, 2008, 9:48 pmIf you find it cute and got the space for it, then get loh hehehehe.....

Yah, yours are solid... but you do not know their sex?

This post has been edited by crazymouse_yyh: Mar 2 2008, 09:48 PM

Well, you said you wanted to see hamster porn.....

Although deformed babies are low, do you think it is right for a brother and sister to breed? No right? This is all ethics lah.... who knows what problems can come up. Especially with dwarf hamsters.....

Yups, that should be female.

You keep in tank rite? Well, it should be rubbing against something.... Check the skin to see got any flakiness or not.

Goodness, sapphire gathering hahahh. Cute

Read the 1st page. Already got state what bedding is good.

Do not use local newspaper.... it can kill a hamster from lead poisoning.... the ones overseas have ink that are vegetable based and are safer, not our local newspaper.

Looks like 2 months old.... Male or female? Looks like a long haired golden banded I think....

Yups, kinda good looking ones. They are still young. Could be 6 to 8 weeks old.

LOL.... you got the Syrian virus... kena already, hard to stop hahahah.

Very adorable... upside down water fountain hahaha.

Nopes... it depends on the supplier lah. Normal there is a good mixture.

The tubes! I can pengsan by just looking at it ... the washing....

Red eyes is RC hamster, your one in the pic is a WW hamster.... Do not mix them, both different species.

Anyway, hamsters do not die when alone.....

Kuaci is actually kinda bad lah.... if you have only been feeding cheap hamster food with no fresh foods available, and if the hamster is young, it can die but not from loneliness, more like from malnutrition.... i keep all my RC and Syrians single, got die from loneliness? No.....

Yes, they eat healthier, gain more body weight wan heheheh.... healthy too.

Kuaci should be fed sparingly, not loads of it. Kuaci can spoil a hamster's health coz it is high in fat with little nutritional properties... is junkfood. Try imagining yourself eating french fries everyday.... it's about the same thing. So if the hamster food already has kuaci, then do not buy and add more.

Pretty Syrians! And my pretty white face robos! Hahahaha.... miss them. I haven't taken any pics of my pets lately, maybe must take soon heheheh.

Syrians are yes, solitary but when they are 6 weeks old, it is still ok for them to be in a small group for a while. The fighting and solitary attitude would start when they are about 4 months old or older. So if travelling or tempory housing, is ok to be house together but not permanently lah.

White face robos, finding them depends on luck. Mostly they are sold with normal robos....

Opal RC, it really depends on luck as well coz with all hamsters, petshops get their stock from mass suppliers, they do not get from proper breeders. Colour is random, normally all normal RC colours coz they simply breed. Suppliers never study colour genetics, they never do proper breedings. Pets Wonderland petshops also sell wrong colours with high prices.... so the best way to find the colour you want, you gotta try your luck and visit every petshop with lotsa RC hamsters to choose.

Yups, what sangels said is true. KL is of course expensive but Malacca, Johor, Penang... all different prices. If you hamster is not small, got no dorsal stripe on the back, then it is a Syrian.... I mean... don't tell me you cannot judge the species yourself? Don't you ever read the 1st page? Got pictures to different species of hamsters.... price is not the answer to telling species lah....

Also, you cannot say menyesal and all. A hamster is a life, not some toy or object.....

Baby hamsters can only be separated 6 weeks after birth.... so do not separate earlier than 4 weeks. 5 weeks still ok but they need to learn some stuff from their mom.

If you do not wanna breed hamsters, then do not put your male and female together.... it will only bring about more trouble and more mouths for you to feed if you are on a tight budget.

Syrians are one of the biggest hamster species kept as pets. Most petshops have very little knowledge and would advice you to get those small cute cute cages or even keep them in a pair.

Please do not fall into this trap. Syrians are totally different. They can fight to death and need a large cage. That cage shown with the little golden banded is toooooo small lah. The wheel is for dwarf, not near enough suitable for syrians.

At least Critter Trail and Habitrail is even better for Syrians, that is if talking about cage.... those cheap cages that we find actually aren't really that suitable. The best housing for a syrian would be either a 1.5ft tank/plastic aquarium or 2ft. A wheel that is 8inches is needed and jtl sells Wodent Wheels, so so suitable for Syrians.

It is natural for hamsters to hide and sleep often coz by nature, they hide to protect themselves and stay out of sight from danger.

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Added on March 11, 2008, 10:31 amI agree with you. It's not even RM20.... hamsters eat like 1 to 2 teaspoons a day.... I don't think that is expensive. Keeping 1 or 2 hamsters is so economical... not like me LOL.... I got over 30 hamsters.... That's 16 Syrians, 12 RC, 4 WW and 2 robos....

This post has been edited by crazymouse_yyh: Mar 11 2008, 10:31 AM

Let me see.... food alone.... 2 bags of Prestige, 1 2.2kg Habitrail, 500g mynah food, 1 bag Harry Hamster, 300g dog kibble, extra wheat grains and millet...... That's food for them for a month.... but I do not feed that alone, they do get lots of fresh veggies. As hamsters do not eat a whole lot of dried food, giving 1 tablespoon for each hamster, that is about enough.

I cannot tell the exact amount of money I spend, but it is alot and I'm still a student.... I don't mind not getting some luxury items coz my pets need to eat. So for those who cannot even afford a bag of Prestige or Harry Hamster.... is damn weird loh.... compared to me.... LOL.... Now I got this addiction to get Syrians.... and worst is they are solitary. To make keep them economically, I use storage boxes and also whatever cage I can use that is at home.

Mealworms.... you can give once a week or twice a week.... or even everyday but never give more than 1 if you feed everyday..... mealworms are high in fat, something like sunflower seeds. But of course the protein is higher and better than just seeds.

In Malaysia very unpredictable loh.... that's why all the WW we see, they don't really look that great. Compared to those overseas, ours would have sharp noses, small eyes.... no bullet shape bodies.... colour also a bit off. So when breeding, need to choose carefully.

So far I have never seen any WW suitable for breeding after I stopped breeding WW. I'm still in the look out for good quality WW.

Anyway, Nos.... I actually do have an Opal RC.... was bought from Pets Wonderland but it was the only 1 in the whole batch. RCs comes in many colours but it is very difficult to find all the varieties.

Nopes.... so far I have not seen any other Opals.... I think your best bet would be looking at Pets Wonderland and Pet Safari coz they do bring in a large shipment of RCs sometimes. Most petshops are only selling WWs... RC very little.

Slowly, find one that is good looking. You saw my WW rite? That pearl... in the end didn't breed him coz he was infertile LOL. But he died liao. My best WW pearl was marshmallow... it was really funny coz his parents weren't that nice, but he came out really good. He also went to hamster heaven already.

Winter Whites can be territorial.... it is still best to house WW alone.... if in a pair, you need a very very big cage so they can have their own space.

Once you find them fighting aggressively, there is little chance of reintroducing them again. Just get another cage.

Hamsters give birth on average around 18 days. But they can give birth early or later.... just a few days difference.

Anyway, those cages sold by petshops.... they aren't always good, especially the locally made cheap ones with mesh bars at the bottom and mesh bars for the 2nd and 3rd floor. Change to a tank or a good quality cage like Habitrail or Critter Trail or even WILD brand. Don't settle for those cheap ones. A plastic aquarium or storage box or glass aquarium is more suitable.

Those metal bar ladders and mesh can hurt hamsters.... so better don't risk it coz you wanna save a bit of money.

That is not the answer lah.... LOL.... sand is not for eating so why say it can damage fur?

The sand from the beach is full of bacteria, also it doesn't absorb body oils. That is why it is not suitable. Also it is rough, it can hurt their paws. The beach sand is not absorbent, so it cannot absorb pee easily, making it prone for germs and bacteria to grow which can lead to mold or fungus.... which can cause health problems to the hamster.

To the person who just bought 2 hamsters. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE learn your hamster's species. Do not take for granted that they would be ok. And I hope they are not male and female..... don't be an irresponsible/impulse breeder.....