since u're a beginner, it's more advisable to buy a syrian cos they're easier to hold n play with.. if u want dwarf hamsters, there are winter white, russian campbell, and roborovski.. i personally reccomend u to buy winter white if u want tame dwarf hamster, but if u wan tame RC i think u can get from breeder cos pet shop RC usually bites.. robo, for me it's only to c, cant play much as it very scared of human n run very fast.. just my 2 cents

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Added on February 3, 2008, 8:08 pmwow.. u touched the baby n de mum din eat it? lucky..

This post has been edited by jayniel: Feb 3 2008, 08:08 PM

For me, i think you better get a Syrian, coz, they are the most easiest to tame and besides that, Syrians are not as dast as the small Hamsters. No problem to catch it.

no i didn't touch. i carefully removed the trapped arm without touching the baby.

actually syrian can run quite fast too..
it is because of their bigger size they look like moving slower..
i've tested with syrian ..when i put him on the bed..he run here and there and then suddenly change to turbo mode..very fast and suddenly hit the wall..luckily nothing happened to my hammy..after that my hammy look like shocked or something..very funny

hahahahahaha... turbo mode.. lol ur post make me laugh la..

Laine u better buy something that u like cos u r gonna keep it for a long time... syrians r nice to handle cos they r big but some syrians bite too..roboskwi r fast runners but very nice to handle if u got the time to play with them everyday n they wont bite... winter white is also a nice hamster to play with but some r bitey too... I breed hamsters n i have lots of them with me..russian campbells if u play with them while young r asl onice hamsters but u must make sure u have time for them otherwise they r also bitey.. My advise will be that u buy a hamster that u like most n make sure the hamster is not the bitey one he he...

Hi to all the sifus here... wanna ask is it ok to keep 1 Winter Gold and 1 Winter White in the same cage? shud be ok rite... same breed rite... thanks~

My robos don bite unless i purposely put my hand in front of its mouth n make them bite me.. haha.. not pain la.. but they really very scare of ppl..

i'll be going back home and my little hammies will be at home without my care... gonna miss them!

well, i wanna show to u all how my robo sleep.. hahaha really a pair of 'lan fun g'
1 of them is stacking the other 1.. they look like mating but they actually is sleeping..

winter gold is actually winter white pudding, just that some shops like to use fancy names for them.. so, yah it's ok to put them together..

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Added on February 4, 2008, 1:06 pm
my hamster gave birth to TEN pups.. never seen so many before, no wonder she was so fat.. the prob is, she makes a nest in the litter sand.. is it ok? the litter sand is clean la cos i just changed it, who noes she go n make nest there

my ques is, can i move the toilet containing babies to a bigger cage? will it confuse the mother? my current cage too small for 11 hamsters(that is, if all survive la)..

This post has been edited by jayniel: Feb 4 2008, 01:06 PM

yup same breed but are they same sex?? WW actually solitary to..n the territory and dominant thing is more strong to male side...
yes u can put them together but make sure same sex la coz interbreeding with pure species is bad
and if they and up fighting later on separate la

1) male-male...not ok
2) male-female....ok but prepare for the CONSEQUENCES,lol
3) female-female...ok but sometimes noisy

thanks for all the replies! most probably the other one will be a female as i would not want them to breed also.. no place to keep la lol..

but is it more advisable to keep 1 or 2? I scared that my pudding like very lonely la alone... but i read that they prefer to live alone than share territory...

dont worry..if they are territorial animals, they wont feel lonely..
or hamster will have you to keep company..

yup...alone its better for Winter White and also Syrian....they are not human..dunt worry...juz provide them with toys if enough and then spend some of ur time with them

almost the beginners here choose syrian as a first hamster..

NO! I got myself 2 robos as a beginner and having tough time with handling them After having a Syrian and I know it's better for beginner to have a Syrian. Thanks to JTL for the tame Syrian (Jackjack) who never bite anyone before even until now. So, it's important that a beginner to get from a good breeder or small pet shop who have people really take care of pets they are selling. Not so much on which type of hammy I like cause I really like robos before I started to keep hammies as they looks really cute but too difficult to handle as I've no experience at all. For me, Syrian is the best after all. Beginner who wanna to have a hammy do consider this as I'm telling with my experience, you'll love he or she after some time and love it even more.

LOL I'm kinda in deep need of help, anyone here could kindly help me get the Prestige's Hamster Nature food and ship it over to Ipoh? I may consider paying for your service, it's hard to find it here

How many packets u want? But I'm leaving tomorrow early morning back to Ipoh already. Maybe you can ask Blurjoey for help cause he'll be going to Ipoh next week. I have one in hand but my current packet is finishing. Wish I can help you but you are too late to ask la. Let me ask Blurjoey how to help you up. You can PM me or Blurjoey for discussion.

What else do you want to get from KL? I know the stuff for hammy is kinda limited.

This post has been edited by sangels: Feb 4 2008, 08:07 PM

Aiya... Sangels is leaving tomorrow to Ipoh... Don't know if Joan is open during CNY or not... Maybe can get in Petsmore... How many you need?

This post has been edited by blurjoey: Feb 4 2008, 08:05 PM

hmm, I saw a packet of prestige in Pretty Pets there. There is harry hamster there too, which is quite a good brand. You can try there first if you are desperate of the hamster food.

Spot the hammy!