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QUOTE(kmao @ Jun 25 2008, 01:55 PM)
is that ok to let hamster in a bowl of tissues?? i mean, it's no harm if they eat the tissues??
Tissue, paper towels, all no harm as long no perfume, colour or printing. Hamsters won't eat the tissue. They would chew on it.
QUOTE(kmao @ Jun 25 2008, 01:58 PM)
is there any exercise ball, specially made for robos? i bought one at petfamily, seems really big for a robo, and it's purple in color =.=
Yes, get the dwarf type. Any smaller and it could cause serious damage to the spine. Not all hamsters run readily, so give it some time.
QUOTE(keanhwa_mich @ Jun 25 2008, 02:27 PM)
got something to ask u all... my hamster this month.. the backside of her fur is always wet.... i am not sure isit she sat on her urine .. or any disease! any 1 encounter this b4??
If the butt is constantly wet, then it is wet tail. The hamster would still eat but be quite lethargic with heavy breathing. It is hard to cure and can die in a day or 2.
QUOTE(kmao @ Jun 25 2008, 05:07 PM)
of course i feed them, with habitrail staple food and fruit & vegie sometimes.. but they seems to hate the pellet inside the staple food, never eat them, even they chew it into pieces... is that for rabbit or gp?
i guess i should start giving them a roll of tissue papers? i had a emptied roll in the cage, they'll chewing it daily, and it looks quite artistic when you look at the 'pattern' of the roll
Try and feed better food lah. Prestige and Harry Hamster, I don't see it as expensive.... summore I have many hamsters and gerbils and I am a student using my own pocket money..... just don't use your cash for stuff that is not important lah. Sometimes I don't even eat lunch just to save my bit of cash to buy Prestige and Harry Hamster.
QUOTE(the_catacombs @ Jun 25 2008, 05:16 PM)
talking about wet fur, i notice during hot weather, lower neck of my hammies get wet... i'm not sure what causes it, but i assume is sweat... after awhile at nite its no longer wet... during cold weather, they arent wet as well...
do hamster sweat alot??...
Hamsters do not sweat. They DROOL. If it is normally around the mouth and chin, then it is drooling to cool the body down. Anyway, hamsters that drool means they are too hot.
QUOTE(UNDERGROUND @ Jun 25 2008, 07:39 PM)
Got 1 question, do Winter White always fight when they meet each other in a cage ?
I got 2 females yesterday, 1 sapphire + 1 agouti.
The Sapphire always bully the agouti, every time they meet the sapphire will turn the agouti onto the floor and both of them squeak.
Then the agouti stay on the floor with 4 legs facing up for a while until the sapphire went away, when i go touch her, she will squeak
Between, they are very very small, not even 2 months i guess. They don't bite, just the push and squeak.
Watch carefully. Jamien already gave you an answer about petshop hamsters and space and dominance.
When WW fight, they are really aggressive. I have heard so many people that call me or msn me, say their WW died .... all from having 2 in 1 cage. So.... better separate if they become very hostile towards each other.
QUOTE(hazzy @ Jun 25 2008, 09:34 PM)
Guys i rase mcm pelik jerh,
from what ive read on the internet,
WW hamster :
In the WildIn the wild Dwarf Winter White Russian Hamsters live in colonies and resent intruders into the colony and will attack any other hamsters that wander into the colony territory.
They live in burrows within the grassy steppes and sleep during the day, waking only for short periods. They are nocturnal and awake at dusk, being active at night. Their sight is poor but their sense of smell and hearing are very acute and they rely heavily on these senses to recognise each other and their environment.
In CaptivityIn captivity the Dwarf Winter White Russian Hamster is a sociable pet and will live with another of its own kind if they are introduced when young. However, an older hamster will resent the addition of another hamster and a fierce fight is likely to occur.
But only the Syrians are solitary
here is the information
In The Wild
Syrian HamsterIn the wild the Syrian Hamster lives alone and is fiercely territorial, attacking any intruders or other hamsters it may be confronted with during its travels.
They live in individual burrows a distance away from any other burrow of another hamster. They are nocturnal sleeping during the day (although they may wake for short periods) and awake at dusk becoming active at night. Their sight is poor but their senses of smell and hearing are very acute. During the night the Syrian Hamster will travel collecting food, returning to its burrow several times to empty the contents. In one night the Syrian may travel up to 8 miles in this way.
In CaptivityIn captivity the Syrian Hamster's solitary instinct prevails and once mature it will not normally accept the company of another hamster. Although they live together as babies and are often seen caged together in pet shops or at the breeders, as the hamsters mature their solitary instinct develops. Syrian Hamsters will not, therefore, usually tolerate the company of another hamster once they reach approximately 6-10 weeks of age when fighting starts to occur. These fights may not be serious at first but as the hamster matures the frequency and severity of the fights increase. The fights most often take place during the night when the hamsters are most active and so often goes unobserved until serious injury or even death of one or both hamsters occurs. Therefore Syrian Hamsters should be housed separately once purchased in order to prevent injury - the golden rule is one hamster, one cage.
This is what i know since b4 i join LYN.
i think, u guys have been provided with wrong information by someone kot.
there must be misunderstanding with the Hamster living behavior
Those info are too generalised and I think they never really monitor the hamsters behaviour in captivity....... WW in the wild live in colonies coz they are all related! They are family.... so they have the same territory. If a fight starts, they can run far far away coz in the wild got freedom. What freedom and space do they have in a cage?
A lot of general hamster websites just generalize information. We here have experience, and I too breed WW and Campbells, I see difference in colony, hierarchy and fights….. Of course those sites say dwarf hamsters are social coz in the wild they live in family colonies. When we house them in cages….. it changes their behaviour.
Read:
http://www.petplanet.co.uk/small_breed_profile.asp?sbid=18http://www.petwebsite.com/hamsters/dwarf_w...rs_behavior.htmhttp://www.napak.com/dwarf_hamster.htmlhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A24833324So if we love our hamsters, then better get one only coz there is no harm in that. They won’t die of loneliness, that type of thing only happens to gliders. WW and Campbells can only get along with siblings and if you get from a breeder…. If you get from a pet shop, even though same age and purchased on the same day, there is bound to be fights.
QUOTE(UNDERGROUND @ Jun 25 2008, 10:05 PM)
BTW, what do you guys use to gutload the mealworms ?
Veggie and dry dog/catfood is good.
Added on June 25, 2008, 11:14 pmQUOTE
In the wild Dwarf Winter White Russian Hamsters live in colonies and resent intruders into the colony and will attack any other hamsters that wander into the colony territory.
They live in burrows within the grassy steppes and sleep during the day, waking only for short periods. They are nocturnal and awake at dusk, being active at night. Their sight is poor but their sense of smell and hearing are very acute and they rely heavily on these senses to recognise each other and their environment.
In Captivity
In captivity the Dwarf Winter White Russian Hamster is a sociable pet and will live with another of its own kind if they are introduced when young. However, an older hamster will resent the addition of another hamster and a fierce fight is likely to occur.
Funny, you already answered yourself. Of course no website would say they have to be solitary coz they can tolerate each other. Those bolded ones are already your answer.
About sudden fights, this happens coz of space and how we house them. The wikipedia info has been edited by someone, but it used to say that WW are best kept alone if FIGHTS occur. We advice people to keep WW alone to avoid people coming into this forum saying "Help, my hamsters fight till bleed" or "One died, why ah?"
Isn't it better? Anyway, there is a website by a show breeder overseas that uses the word solitary.
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But you're a guy. I thought guys like creepy crawly stuff? 
Your spirit to conquer your fear is admirable. 
You feed dog food?
My Ferro is very brown. Like Milo. I didn't check his undercoat though. He's still not very comfortable with being touched. 
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