I think your RC is afraid of humans that's why it is biting everyone trying to touch it. This could be due to the RC was mishandled by the pet shop people before you bought the RC.

Taming the RC will take longer time and patience. You will need to gain the RC's trust first. I know saying is easy than doing it.

I saw that you are already putting the RC for adoption in the adoption thread. You should try to tame the RC first instead of giving up and get another hamster. Good luck!

I still have the 2 males robos that me and sangels first bought and until today they still won't let me hold them. They will puke all the food in their pouches or bite when I hold them. But I'm still keeping them and hopefully will tame them one day

taming an adult RC...quiet difficult...i only has experience in taming young rc..from they are still pups..must start play with them..to let them biasa with your hand smell..even with doing this..not all Rc will be tame..
if i am not mistaken. the genetic also play role..thats why when i breed rc, i breed the tame one so the potential to produce tame pups is more..

Hi there bontotalan where r u from ? I can help u out by exchanging with u a tame rc baby about 2 mths old if u wan...Iwill take ur rc n tame it myself cos i tame all my rcs but it takes some time..I breed rc, ww,syrians n robos... so if u still wanna keep rc then u can call me cos i have a few tame rcs that wont bite..

his RCs are with me now
they're so huge! RCs are bigger than WW it seems.. btw, here's an update.. the male is BEA n de female is argente.. i think u c their sex wrongly.. the male 1 is very tame.. i can take it out n play n when it nibble, i blow n it will stop.. the female, well, so garang.. bite 2 holes in my finger.. ahaha but tat's not a prob.. i notice she's very big sized.. wonder is she pregnant? tat's y garang? today tried holding her after wrapping my hand with cloth.. she's so adorable but when i sayang her head she bit me again ..
now i've to go research bout RC cos reli no experience..

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Added on February 11, 2008, 2:25 pm reli ar.. even if tame it everyday they stil bite? hmm i hope IF de female RC reli pregnant, will give birth to tame hamsters..

ps/ i think they more biasa with my hand's sweat smell.. cos i play with them too long till my hand sweat..

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Added on February 11, 2008, 2:36 pmok guys.. would like to know smth.. i read sumwher, i think in tis thread.. tat RC daddy can help take care of the pups when just given birth.. how true is tis? n also, they will mate again immediately after birth(which i dun wan to happen).. so should i separate de papa from mama or let him help take care of de babies? also, which combination of colors is a NO-NO? so far i only noe tat cannot breed 2 mottleds together..wat other combinations is dangerous?

thx in advance..

This post has been edited by jayniel: Feb 11 2008, 04:44 PM

i'm not sure about this "RC daddy can help take care of the pups when just given birth"..
what i know, whenever my RCs give birth, i take the daddy out from the cage.. same goes to other type of hamsters..
i do this to avoid over breeding, and stress of the mom..

about the mottled.. regarding to my little knowledge.. only combination of mottled and mottled is prohibited..

(please correct me if i'm wrong)..

i've seen tis statement many times.. n now i c it in wikipedia.. tat's y i wan to noe whether is it reli necessary to keep de dad around.. any other RC breeder ere can verify tis?

You will have new pups in about 3 weeks.

daddy rc can take care youngs..i also heard that before..but never experienced bcoz like dien did, i saperated them.this is to avoid the daddy mate again with the mommy..than you may get another litter of pups, while the first litter were not big enough yet..

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Added on February 12, 2008, 12:59 ambreeding two mottled hamster are very dangerous, the risk is production of cacat pups, such as no eyes,no teeth..then this kind of pups will die

This post has been edited by kembara: Feb 12 2008, 12:59 AM

hmmm ya tis i read bout it too.. luckily none of them r mottled.. ok la i separate them.. let de mum-to-be recharge first..

btw, how come i c in websites, de argente campbell have bright red eyes but mine has maroon color eyes.. in fact, very hard to distinguish whether it has black eyes or red eyes..

Happy CNY to everyone.

I'm back after a long month of working....

Well, I don't really have time to read everything and reply one by one.... so see how it goes, will try to reply those that need help.

Anyway, breeding is never easy, there is much planning to be made. Extra cages/tanks... food.... care.... supplies....

But most important is never breed if you do not have knowledge on hamster breeding. Breed for the right reasons. I see a few people who are breeding for quality and tameness, good for you guys and go on in doing proper breeding, concentrate on what you got. Never breed if you cannot handle death... also never breed if you got sibling hamsters..... Never overbreed.

Almost all dwarf hamster males actually take care of the young.... this I have seen before with own experience once.... but then the males just sleep on them and groom them sometimes..... the female hamster is the key care giver. So always separate your females after they have birth of have shown signs of pregnancy already. There is no need for the male to be with the young..... in the wild, dwarf hamsters live in colonies.... but they rarely fight badly since they got lots of space in the wild to escape or hide. In captivity, it is just a small space for them, so escaping fights and squabbles and breedings is just hard.

We are responsible for our pets, so we must give them a good life. Make sure you do the right thing and provide proper care for your hamsters.

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Added on February 12, 2008, 2:04 amBright red coz of camera and lighting. It is not called maroon eyes.... it is called Ruby.... but it can differ in shades.....

This post has been edited by crazymouse_yyh: Feb 12 2008, 02:04 AM

ques: how to take out baby hamsters n tame them if the mum is fierce? or can only start taming them at 3 weeks old when fully weaned?

Guys, is it normal for a new mom Syrian to sleep like alot than before?

Yes. She should be tired from caring for her young.

Use a treat to distract her from the babies and then pick them up. Please only do this when they are old enough to be handled.

This post has been edited by Reanne: Feb 13 2008, 01:50 AM

i saw pets wodnerland is having some promos for their hamster..

a cage + a pack of bedding + a pack of food + 2 hamsters for rm109 only i think.. worth buying?

how big is the cage? i bought my starter pack in a pet shop in Giant Cheras for only rm68.. package includes 2 hamsters, a cage, 1 bedding, and 1 food.. the cage is a double storey cage..

erm.. not so sure bout the size.. i think its single storey.. rm68 is a very very good deal.. was that a promo or?

yup promo.. i dunno still got o not.. bought it august last yr..

that was long long time ago.. T__T

haha ya.. pets wonderland wont get tat cheap la cos it's rental n electricity bill oledi so high.. sure need to set higher prices to regain loss..

heheh the sifu had come...now everything is clear..as clear as light..