haiya... everybody also talk so serious issue here bout bedding...
Here come my BB to let u all relax a bit la

BB eating mealworm... chiak..chiack...chiak....


BB aka the Fei Chai >.<

Well, it seems like my BB hav stop the bedding talks but then now changed to "unethical trader". BB so sien n sleepy le...

if u hav other hammy in the same tank/cage, pls take out the injured 1 n let it stay ina seperated tank/cage. if the wound is not too serious, just let it recover by itself. if too serious u may need to bring to vet... cannot somply put medicine coz ur hammy may accidently lick n eat it.

this is normal. hamster is very sensitive creature n they pause or stand still to stay alert.
like my BB standing

u can read up the Page 1, there r many useful info there.
hamster price r range from RM10 - RM30 each. bear in mind, hamster is cheap in price but all their needed food, bedding, accessories n etc r not cheap though.

my hammies also run like they r free from zoo when i put them outside the cage la... if they dun run means sumthing wrong sumwhere dy. i hold my camera phone until hand pain to wait for a good/poisonable post.

wat claypen? the mini playpen fence which joan's shop is selling 1 ar? syrian can climb over n come out 1 lor.
btw, u can buy those running ball n put ur jojo in then u can let him run in ur house dy lor.

see my late DomDom in running ball



This post has been edited by shayne: Apr 29 2008, 03:42 AM

Hi neshie, nobody can answer ur question 100% actually. as mentioned in the bedding review posted at Page 1, pine bedding can promote liver, lung and intestinal problems to hamster. it's the same thing if u think in another way using a human as example, a man who smoke may risk his life with lung/nose/throat cancer, but the word i'm using here is "risk", tat mean's maybe yes or maybe no. there r also sum ppl who smoke thru-out their life yet didn't suffer from these related sickness, but i can say they r only those very lucky 1. so, wat u gonna do is up to u. if for me, a pack of bedding doesn't really cost a bom, it's only about RM10, i will value my hamster's life more than RM10. Summore if touchwood ur hammy really get any sickness 1 day, ur vet bill is sure to be more expensive then RM10. So, think it properly n make ur own decision.

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Added on April 29, 2008, 3:54 pmthis running ball got diff sizes, i bought a medium 1 for my syrian from Petshack, if not mistaken the price is less then RM20(coyldn't remember the exact figure). the 1 shown in my video is a small 1 - meant for drawf hamster.

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Added on April 29, 2008, 3:59 pmi not sure whether a drawf hamster can escape from the gap or not... robo so small, shld be able to squuze themselves n escape thru the lubang lubang... i think la~

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Added on April 29, 2008, 4:04 pmBB is a WW Pudding

This post has been edited by shayne: Apr 29 2008, 04:04 PM

i like syrian the most. fat fat n can hold around or even put it on my shoulder. drawf hamster can play but hav to be very careful lor.

Most hamsters can become tame in 2 months with gentle regular handling. Hamsters normally only bite because they are frightened or not comfortable.

If the hamster is a bit jumpy or nervous it is a good idea first of all just to get it used to your hand before attempting to lift it out of its cage. Try gently stroking the hamster while it is in its cage and offering it pieces of food from your hand. It will soon realise that it has nothing to fear.

Next try placing your hand in the cage and letting the hamster investigate, and step onto your hand, whilst keeping your hand still. Once it is happy that there is nothing to fear, take off the top of the cage if possible or open the door of the cage, and gently scoop the hamster up in both hands. Do not hold it too tightly or squeeze it as this may frighten it. Don’t lift your hamster too high as if it jumps from your hands and falls it may injure itself. It is always best to handle your hamster whilst you are sitting down so that if it does jump it does not have far to fall and will simply land in your lap.

Once you have taken your hamster out of the cage, and are sitting, face the hamster towards you - they seem less inclined to jump if facing towards you. Let the hamster walk from one hand to the other. If your hamster does attempt to jump, let it and then simply pick it up again. It is better to do this than try and hold onto the hamster which may cause it to become frightened. Once it is happy to step from one hand to another, gently start to curve your fingers around it’s body so that it can begin to get the feel of being held.

Before long your hamster should be happy to walk from one hand to another with your fingers wrapped around its body and you can then start facing it away from you whilst you are sitting down and letting it walk again from one hand to another.

Some hamsters are more nervous than others and may take a little longer to become accustomed to being handled. Be patient and gentle and your hamster should become very tame.

If your hamster is really frightened or has had a bad experience being handled and bites whenever handled, try handling it whilst you wear a pair of gloves and handle it as indicated above. The wearing of gloves will help your confidence which in turn will help the hamster. Once the hamster stops biting you can move to handling the hamster without gloves.

Don’t handle your hamster directly after you have been handling food. Hamsters have extremely poor eyesight and rely on their sense of smell - if you’ve just been eating an apple, the hamster will smell this on your hand and think that your hand is an apple and may have a nibble!

Syrian Hamsters are quite easy to handle because of their larger size. Russian hamsters tend to be a little more lively and are not quite so easily handled by small children. Roborovskis are extremely lively and fast and therefore not a pet that is easily handled. They need to be cupped in your hand to avoid them running away, but they very rarely bite.

Younger children should be supervised when handling hamsters as they may unintentionally squeeze a hamster, causing it to nip or injuring it.

source: http://www.petwebsite.com/hamsters/handling_hamsters.htm

You can find more related guides by using "Taming Hamster" as keyword when u do googling.

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Added on April 29, 2008, 8:16 pmtissue for temporary only lor, not scented 1 also yea. make sure u take out the wet 1(those with pee) everyday. haiya... why so mafan le? fast fast go buy a new pack of Woody Pet/Chipsi Classic la.

This post has been edited by shayne: Apr 29 2008, 08:20 PM

ur jojo long hair rite? if u can afford corn cob will be better for long hair syrian. if not u can also mix both then ma not so costly lor.

i bought my Kaytee corn cob 8LB(big pack 1) from Pet Safari @ RM37.90. i forgot joan sell how much dy... shld be cheaper ba...

This post has been edited by shayne: Apr 30 2008, 01:44 AM

Halo my fren, not L, it's LB = pound. it's equals to 9.91L / 605cu.in




This post has been edited by shayne: Apr 30 2008, 02:25 AM

Tuang Tuang & Buang Buang,
(Tuan Tuan & Puan Puan, )

TaDang~ I'm here to annouce that my YY is certified as a GAL!

Luckily i've seperated her since the 1st week i bought her...
Luckily she is not pregnant...
Luckily she doesn't stink too much...
Luckily she still very guai-guai...
Luckily i still love her so much...

well... when i bought her tat time she was still so underage, can't see the "" clearly also, but the petshop guy told me it's a boy lor~ but then after i bring it back for 2 days, i already suspect it's a gal n fast fast buy a new tank to seperate her 1st le...

hehe... ok la... go sleep go sleep~

i saw tat b4 also, but i so lazy with all the cutting job. Thanks for sharing jayniel

about wat age will start the first heat? will last for 4 days, rite? i better read more on this coz my YY is a gal now...

take public transport lor... where u stay?

Just got back from a full day event at outstation... suddenly noticed my name here...

neshie, i didn't help u tat much no need to thk me la... i only talk to u on the phone only ma... i think u shld put more bedding. at least 1 inch so tat ur hammy will hav "sumthing" to dig... wat hamham u r having now? n also to remember to check n scoop out the wet bedding so tat it wont get molded.

btw, i saw the latest giant catalog today, the big storage box selling at less than RM10. (forgot the actual figure)

This post has been edited by shayne: May 4 2008, 02:10 AM