i dont know whether i can generalize this or not, but my hamster refused to eat & drink when he was about to go.. he's not interested in waking up.. keep sleeping the whole day.. when i wake him up, he walk very slowly & lazily.. then he had his last sleep.. found him dead in his house..

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Added on August 16, 2008, 1:38 ami suggest u keep an eye on her.. if can, spend more time with her, in case she really is about to go..

This post has been edited by jayniel: Aug 16 2008, 01:38 AM

^ i think his are syrians loh.. cos dwarf hamster wont have that many babies at 1 go.. only syrians can give birth to so many..

^ mind taking a pic? is he/she living with another hamster?

nice orange color theme

This post has been edited by jayniel: Aug 18 2008, 12:24 AM

never intro in female tank.. either in male tank or neutral territory.. females are more territorial than males..

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Added on August 19, 2008, 12:10 amif u're talking about robos, then i don't agree.. robos' fur will become very oily in no time.. so the best way is to provide them with sand bath inside the tank..

This post has been edited by jayniel: Aug 19 2008, 12:10 AM

pls.. if u have time for all these questions, why not do some research on the net about Syrian hamsters?
since when Syrian hamsters like to play with each other? other ppl have emphasized on the point to separate them..
i can guarantee to u that these are true information.. so pls heed to the advices if u want a healthy pet..

aiyaiayiai.. if take out the male dy, cannot put him back.. u must at least wait 3 weeks to confirm whether the female will give birth or not.. usually by 3 weeks, the belly sure very big dy.. even if din give birth, try wait another 1 week in case..

it's likely Ivory feel stressed that Ebony suddenly come back, so when she give birth, she eat her pups..

nono.. dont get the tower mushroom one.. it's easily contaminated, unless u're willing to change water everyday..

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Added on August 21, 2008, 7:38 pmhazzy, right now pls separate Ivory & Ebony.. cos she just given birth, if she gets pregnant again her health will deteriorate.. u need to let her rest for at least 3-4 months then only can breed her again..

This post has been edited by jayniel: Aug 21 2008, 07:38 PM

the food container is the one with strais rite? the stairs look slippery to me, dunno how r the hamsters gonna climb..
if u din fill the water bottle until full, sure will leak one.. even normal water bottle also like that..

i tell u, syrians are best kept separately.. cos i've had experience, when keep a pair of male & female, then when the female gets pregnant, she became super aggressive.. after given birth, she become over-protective until she killed the male.. syrians are territorial by nature, they only wanna have their own territory.. only when the female is on heat, then only she'll accept the male.. usually the female is the more territorial one..

so, only when u want them to mate, then only put them together.. after mating, separate them again.. but u must test the female whether she's on heat or not first.. if u simply put the male into de female's cage,

ya, around 2 months old, hamsters can give birth dy.. i've seen an underaged hamster gave birth before.. the female hamster will be stunted & wont grow anymore, forever remain small sized.. also, the spine will have problems.. cannot straighten the body, will be 'bongkok'.. i dunno how to describe, but it's an pitiful sight.. also, highly likely it cant give birth anymore..

if din put full will leak le.. put full then change often loh..