1) Don't think you be able to get pass customs let alone bringing on the plane. Don't think customs will allow to bring pet rodents onboard unless its cats and dogs (but some countries require permits to bring into the country).

2) 3-4 hours max by car. Longer can cause the hamster to get stressed. Brought back 3 syrians from Penang to KL before.

This post has been edited by blurjoey: Nov 11 2008, 10:23 PM

my robos just gave birth to 3 babies.... i'm so 'gan jeong'
wat shud i do? the male n female seems don't have any conflict, shud i still take it out?

did the mother know how to feed her babies? the mother just 1st time gif birth

i think the mom sure know how to take care of the babies... just have to leave her in a quieter place... give a lot of protein based food...must have enough food for her... and try not to peep too often...mama robo needs more privacy...i think should be like dis... good luck! and congratssss!!

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Added on November 11, 2008, 11:10 pmreally? oh no.... don't know wat should i do with Toph once i grad and have to go back to hometown... hopefully got ppl willing to take care of him... its ok la...for now, just enjoy the time i have with him...heheh...

This post has been edited by odd_mochi: Nov 11 2008, 11:10 PM

wat's protein base food for the hammies?
i've separate the male out... now the mommy put her babies in a corner, cos i'm using the aquarium tank as their home.. so i use a black thing cover the corner at outside, so tat she'll feel safe of tat corner of her babies...

ahh.. i'm so nervous and happy.. hahaha

protein based food aa...ummm can give boiled white egg in addition to their normal food. don't touch the babies at all k? the mother might sensed that the baby has diffrent scent, and might abandon the baby or even worse, eat it...just try not to kacau the mother too much

and put extra beddings for the mother....to make nest heheh...hmm...dun put the cage in places where ppl owez passby...
gud luck!

I suggest you separate the male and female hamsters...of coz the baby hamsters go with the female for milk. Otherwise the male hamster may kill the baby hamsters...or stress the female enough to kill em. I heard and kena before...
you can read more here - http://www.hamsterhideout.com/pregnancy.html

im asking this ques on my friend's behalf..... she's going to a place and goin2 stay there for 10wks... and she'd like to bring along her hammy..

problem is, the trip to the place takes 6hours to reach by road...blurjoey mentioned that max hours hamster can tolerate is 3-4hours...

so is there really no choice but leave the hamster for some1 to take care of it? meaning...my friend can't bring along her hammy?

or is there any other option?

hmmm..im having this problem....my frens are bringing my hammie from jb back to penang......

If it's absolutely necessary then you can go ahead lo. Just give the ham more shavings, some fruits for moisture, if can you cover with a dark cloth. Then cross your fingers and hope for the best. Older and lazier hams tend to come out of trips better than young and active.

if all the way aircond shouldn't be problem. Just if you stop at rest house ah, dont stop too long, later over heat.

Don't forget to keep the tank out of the sun as there will be greenhouse effect in the tank if got direct sunlight. The result would be a hamster died from heatstroke.

Better give the tank good air ventilation from AC. Lots of water. If water not available, then get some fresh veges or fruits.

any articles to support how many hours hamsters can be on the road?

Tq tq.... hopefully the hammies will be fine...

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Added on November 12, 2008, 3:41 pmcan i give Toph long beans?

This post has been edited by odd_mochi: Nov 12 2008, 03:41 PM

its also depand on the hammi. if the hammi its very stable type then they don't bother much as long as not hot, if some unstable hammi. even we move their cage or tank they will run n hide. those will stress out.

aku bagi makanan brand habitrail...
ok x brand ni??
hari2 aku lepaskan dieorang dalam bilik...
pagi lepas makan aku lepaskan...
petang aku kutip masuk sangkar balik...
macam ni pun boleh stress jugak ke??
kalau stress gak, aku kena r beli sangkar lain nampaknye...

to jamien....sori i didn't talk in english bcoz my english is very koyak....
i can read and understand well but when i write back, huh...macam tongkang pecah...
huhu...

This post has been edited by muhammadsafwan: Nov 12 2008, 06:04 PM

Safwan, Habitrail antara jenama yg baik...i pernah cuba even dedak ayam pun aku cuba. Murah lagi.. sekilo RM2 aja.

umm....if you guys read the earlier posts in this thread, you'll discover some posts saying habitrail food is not really a good choice as it has too much kuaci and dried corn...

Recommended one is Prestige... from the 1st page of this thread oso got say prestige [800gm] + 1/4 britter bunny [250gm] is recommended...

harry hamster is also one of the good choice...in order not to waste the habitrail that you have bought, you can mix it with either prestige/ harry hamster... these two are more expensive but it's worth it. the important thing here is the nutrients that our hamster get, not really on how cheap the food is... i think you know wat i mean...no offense ya...

correct me if im wrong

odd_mochi wins the price!

Yesh habitrail has too much (I use much, not many cuz the kuaci and corn are uncountable ) corn and kuaci which are not good for your ham. It's like fat filled. Not so quality if you want to give your ham nutrients and such.

Prestige and Harry Hamster are good brands. You can use both or whichever you like. It's not really expensive actually. I've been using my 1 pack of prestige for like 6 months. RM 24 divided by 6 months just means RM 4 every month.

Of course giving more fruit and vege is good for your ham too.

just wanna share...this is how prestige hamster looks like [m i allowed to do this?]

Jamien, what thing RM24, and how many hammy eating that food.. can last 6 month uh.. sweat.. LOL