Lol, byte, it's Love = Patience + Sacrifice

But thanks for mentioning. It's so nice that people are applying my golden rule.

As mentioned, leave your hamster to get used to the new environment. And it is my policy to always make your hamster come to you, not the other way around. So I don't do scooping.

Like they already said, if you bought from pet shops you must be ready to put up with the biting, timidness, etc. Coz they are not used to human touch.

Although I read that RCs are more prone to biting..

Syrians are just bigger thats why they are easier to hold. Though syrian bites are said to be worse than dwarf hamsters as their teeth are bigger. What happens if you get a syrian that is just as bitey as your current RC?

Have you all come to a hamster tat can easily get paranoid or not? I think i'm having one female robo, Yoshii which is always like tat. Already 1month+ since i brought her home, she still squeaking when any other cage mate go near her. At first is hard to intro, now easily get paranoid... headache...

^ Syrians can also become bitey, cuz only tame hamsters don't bite. Ferro was bitry as well when he came. He striked first and looked later. Now he is tame, he doesn't bite anymore. Ferro was bought from a petshop. Now he's a darling.

Worst case scenario, u'll have to let them bite once or twice to realize tat ur finger is NOT FOOD...

^ But if they think your finger = threat, ten you ma hhave to let them mangle your finger lo. I say slowly gain trust better.

ok..i'll try to leave them alone for quite a while..hehe..i'm also nocturnal juz like anderyna after i bought RCs. and coz of my final year project...they are my companion at night..sleep during day..

treat or threat? I hope it won't be either..

if finger = treat, they will nibble your finger and try to taste and eat.

if finger = threat, they will bite your finger and attack it until the finger goes away.

the difference in treat and threat is just 1 H but it can cause a lot of damage if you don't approach properly.

This post has been edited by Jamien: Sep 16 2008, 12:45 AM

all of us still need our fingers...heheheh

---

Added on September 16, 2008, 1:01 amhow long it takes to make them tame enough to hold? juz like yours..

---

Added on September 16, 2008, 1:04 ami juz pull off all their teeth la..hehehehe ...juz kidding.. then i'll try jamien's method..patience...i hope i can...

This post has been edited by Tortoy: Sep 16 2008, 01:04 AM

Anyone seen the new OVO Loft? Looks like 2 OVOs combined together to be big. The steel top grill looks like for better air circulation on the top. Looks expensive too...



More info here

This post has been edited by blurjoey: Sep 16 2008, 06:59 AM

Hi All, as mentioned.... here is the pic of my two hamster... which type are they belong to?

looks small and narrow...

The OVO Pad is about 1 feet in size if I'm not mistaken. This OVO Loft's length looks about 2 feet long if put 2 OVOs together...

Found the size in french review site. Dimensions : 68.5x32x26.6cm

This post has been edited by blurjoey: Sep 16 2008, 09:46 AM

All the while i think tat OVOs are not so practicle, same case on this also. Even it looks big, but got a lot of "dead corner" that will bring u headache during placement of toys and etc. And not to say, guaranteed expensive!!!

Tat grey color place where the hamster sitting in the pic, is actually a so called "chewable cardboard maze", so putting things on top of this platform is no so gud liao~~

This post has been edited by bytefreezer: Sep 16 2008, 09:50 AM

I have checked and comfirmed is a male n female.... currently thinking to separate them...

It's just looks nice. Not practical for syrians though. Maybe dwarfs? Hm... Another question how much toys do you guys put into the tank with your hamster? Currently all my syrians only have a wodent or sanko wheel, brown clay bowl for toilet, 2 Ikea glass candle bowls for dry food and smoothie, a toilet roll, and a small plant pot as their homes. Anything more I feel that it is very cramped for my syrians in the 2 feet tank. In zoozone2 is a different case...

This post has been edited by blurjoey: Sep 16 2008, 09:55 AM