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# jtl:
Pet Shack smell fine for me as my nose is very allergic to smell , but I found Pet Shack is very clean and not smelly, of cos sure have animals smells So don't worry about that

#Won:
I miss Joan's Moon too...

#Core_Tracer:
There are more worse and smelly Pet shops around, you'll know if you do pet shop hopping like us Like the one we went in Ipoh, I've been sneezing the whole day after I entered the shop and feel so uncomfortable

Ops... Don't mean to tease just you are the only example who have such a strong sense of smells

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Added on January 8, 2008, 5:52 pmLOL Don't hold for too long, later short of breath just go to clean pet shops, solution for that

This post has been edited by sangels: Jan 8 2008, 05:52 PM

Really respect for Hun sifu!!! I studied Biology in high school even college but still I dunno about all these expert means expert ler..

Now only I know hamster also can be fat due to genetic

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Added on January 9, 2008, 12:19 am Then should I try to make my Fumoffu fatter as he is too thin compare to Jack jack???

This post has been edited by sangels: Jan 9 2008, 12:19 AM

Yupe, I remember you told me that but I'm still thinking of ways to make Fumoffu fatter as he is really thin, so much different when I hold Jackjack and Fumoffu in hand. Wonder I still can make him grow fatter by giving veges, supplements and good stuffs Hun said 1 raw cashew nut a day will help, but I'm still looking for raw cashew nuts

Thanks for the info ya! I'll go check it out with the organic shop. I'll give him 1 per day and the rest I can make some snacks for CYN Waiting for the playpan

OMG! Now only I know Breeder Celect is not hamster bedding but cat's litter. No wonder we can't find it in the pet shops by searching from the hamster stuffs

Got the stocks for our 4 boys from Joan this evening by COD with her Really good stuffs and reasonable price, a friendly, kind and very nice seller and shop keep Can't wait to try out with the Breeder Celect and the rest of the stuffs we got from her

# jtl:
Thanks for your great service for COD with us this evening. Good luck in your sale and will continue support you and your shop

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Added on January 11, 2008, 12:28 amMaybe you can try with the Habitrial Safari and Ovo tubes and connectors as it is big enough for Syrians. You can get it from all the big Pet shops like Pet Safari (Ikano), Pets Lover Center (Sunway Pyramid), or also can check out junnie87 for some Hammies stuffs.

This post has been edited by sangels: Jan 11 2008, 12:45 AM

There's still have one of the Habitrail Safari Wheel in one the pet stall in Giant Cheras. It's cost aroung RM16-Rm18 if I'm not mistaken. No more stock after all the left over sold, according to the shop keeper as well.

#Enferno:
Get all same sex for your robos. Buy a 2 feet tank is better as those pet shop people will recommend u to buy Habitrail Mini, playground or Safari, but my experience will advise you for a 2 feet tank. Go to Pet Shack for the tank as they'll drill a hole for the water bottle. Get your hamster stuff from there, I think they should have enough choices for you. Or else go to Pet Lover Center in Sunway Pyramid but the price will be bit more expensive. Do not get the package things from a pet stall cos they'll only give you cheap or low quality stuffs although you can get it much more cheaper and complete but not good for hamster. Will suggest you to get those as listed below as I'm currently have 2 robos too

- 2 feet tank
- Prestige Hamster food
- Habitrail water bottle
- Food bowl x2 (1 for mixed food & 1 for fresh veges) - (suggest to u for 2 as I'll prefer to pt 2 kind of food separately for hygienic purposes)
- Bedding - Breeder Celect / Corncobs / Healthy Pets recycle paper bedding / Timothy hay (this can use as bedding, food and cover smells) <remember do not get pine wood shavings>
- Wheel (Habitrail Safari Wheel / Silent wheel
- A hamster toilet
- Toilet or litter sand
- Bathing sand
- Some tubes and connectors (if you wanna give them some fun with tubes) - go for the Habitrail Mini tubes

You can look at my attached pic as get a rough idea how its look like:


you can also add some other accessories as u get a 2 feet tank as its spacious enough to do so. Good luck for you

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Added on January 13, 2008, 10:39 amI strongly discourage to support big pet shop like the one in MV cos its very bad conditions for all the hamsters and the pets as well. Worse I've seen After all the pet shops hopping, I'll prefer to go to those pet shops with not so bad conditions or small pet shop like PS as they really take care of their pets. Price??? few ringgit do not make any different for me as if you buy more in a small pet shop, you'll always get some discount with the good service, why not? And we should support those good pet shops so that they can do better. Big pet shop that u can go to is Pet Lover Center (SP), Pet Safari (Ikano), this 2 I'll suggest u if u wanna get hamster stuffs. Above is just what I personal opinion - support good pet shop!

This post has been edited by sangels: Jan 13 2008, 10:39 AM

No it's not Pet Safari in Taman Megah. Pet Safari is in Ikano.

That is Pets Family in Taman Megah. The ground floor is more for aquatic pets whereas the 1st floor is for cat, dogs, birds and small animals. But sadly their small animals accessories are quite limited if compared to Pets Lover Center in SP. But you can get all the Habitrail stuffs there as they have a lot there.

This post has been edited by sangels: Jan 13 2008, 02:14 PM

What??? Blacked eye ivory syrian???? Thats very rare!!!! How lucky for the owner... Take good care of the syrian....

This post has been edited by sangels: Jan 13 2008, 11:10 PM

Yes! I never seen that in any pet shop so far. Commonly sell in pet shop is cinnamon banded, golden banded. Among the 30-40 baby syrians maybe you can find few cream banded or sable banded. Hardly see the rest. I'm also very lucky to have a black banded from a pet shop, and it cost me a lot

I get my black banded syrian for not a cheap price, but more than normal market price for syrian as they know black banded is rare and difficult to get, so they raise the price I bought him from one of the small pet stall in Giant Cheras. That's the only 1 black banded there. Left golden banded and a sable there but very untamed.

Buy a ZooZone1 and replace the 3+1 story bungalow. Easy to clean and lots of place for them also

Welcome to the club...

Don't worry, they will not be able to slip out from the cage cause my robos still not able to do that yet...kekeke...

I also want Breeder Celect!!!!

Where you gonna put the toilet sand for them? You should get a ceramic bowl or a corner toilet as they like to dig and sleep inside, and they pee and poo inside too.

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Added on January 16, 2008, 9:21 pmI think that's Mofo as Mofo is staying in a 2ft tank not 1.5ft tank and Mokie is a golden banded.

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Added on January 16, 2008, 9:26 pmThe Sanko wheel is about RM70+ as it is more expensive than out 2ft tank and Jackjack is able to climb up to the lid of the tank using the wheel and this make us change to ZooZone2 Now we are thinking of getting another 2 Wodent wheels, thinking of what to do with all the wheels

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Added on January 16, 2008, 9:32 pmToo bad that there's no Sanko wheel selling in KL pet shops as we already went to almost all big pet shops as small pet shop will not have it too cause its expensive. We bought the last one from Pets Lover Center in SP Thinking of whether want to buy or not as its expensive but at the end we did. We found out that it's Sanko wheel after we did our research and just feel so lucky

Maybe you can try looking for it in Singapore if you happen to be there like what Missgeek did

This post has been edited by sangels: Jan 16 2008, 09:39 PM

You better think first as we also happily extended the cage and end up tiredly washing it

Yes, that's why we spent so much time on cleaning their cages. We usually clean it after sun set, can't put under the sun and let it dry. We normally clean it with mild soap and rinse off with running water and then dry it with cloth and then only assemble it back. That's why takes time to do all that, luckily both of us are sharing the work That's why now no more tubes and extensions

Please read up the first page in crazymouse's post for more info as she wrote about hamster's care and also on breeding

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Added on January 18, 2008, 7:39 am How come only gave birth to 2??? I thought suppose to be more than that? Or the rest already got eaten

Please read up post #3 in page 1 for more info.

This post has been edited by sangels: Jan 18 2008, 07:42 AM

Let me give my suggestion here. You buy a cheaper brand hamster mixed and prestige and mix it together. Prestige is around RM18-RM19 per packet, it can last for few months as I have 2 robos and 2 Syrians. The packet I bought in November still left about half packet. You can also buy some fresh vege from places like Tesco or Carefour to feed them as it's cheap and high in nutri. Pack the fresh vege with air lock bag and keep in the fridge and it will be fresh even after a week. You can also give fruits when you have yours. Small hamster don't eat that much right? Give just a nice portion and not too much so that don't waste. You can try that as I feel that's quite economic also.

Check this out, see whether can help you or not. Wonder how you are sure it's a teeth problem but not other problem

http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?cls=18&cat=1799&articleid=3078

http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?cl...&articleid=3093

What kind of hamster first? Please don't go and wash your hamster with hamster shampoo or any kind of shampoo.

Dwarfs can try sand bath. Get a deep bowl and put bathing sand inside and put inside the cage. Or put the dwarfs in a small tank with some bathing sand inside for about 10-15 minutes.

Syrian will groom itself but can try sand bathing in the small tank also. But syrian are not the bath sand kind of hamsters.

Hmm.... thats sound so jealous

Anyway, they are not 'his' but ours I no need to tame them on purpose especially Jackjack. He is already tame when we first bought him from Pet Shack Thanks to Joan Just spend more time and be patience, and you can tame them by yourself la. If someone go help you to tame, end up your hamsters get more attach with the other than you

Good luck to you anyway