really aa? haha sory2...but i saw banded doves in one of the petshop here...
got some colors i seldom see oso...
[i seldom see doesnt mean the color is rare aaa hehe]
if not mistaken, got banded black, banded sable, solid cinnamon/golden[?]...and few banded/solid creams...

if not mistaken la hihihi

No need to sorry. Anyway sometimes can see those rare colors in some petshops. But depends on your luck.

Black banded is a rare color also.

As far as I know, if the dove does not have a cream color eye ring then its a dove. If it does then it is a mink.

is hay good for hamsters?

wor...! eyering! i didn't know about that! later try and check the hammy again...

the workers in the petshop must be weird out to see my frens and i owez drop by just to gai gai there haahhaha

This post has been edited by odd_mochi: Dec 8 2008, 04:08 PM

hie hie~my hamster girl is really pregnant i tink~lol
how long between pregnancy and give birth de ar?wait so long she nvr gv birth~lol~owaz sked to clean de cage~

btw,can any1 share how to use a hamster toilet?or isit jus a bathroom?im confused~how to train?
any1 have hamster that is trained to use toilet?if yes den dey reli will onli pee n poo in dere?thx

Actually, WW is smaller a bit than Campbell. The campbell can be as large as 4 inches, WW can be between 3.5 to 4 inch but RC are rounder. Pet shops call them mini hamsters because they are dwarf. They do not know that it is called Campbell.

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Added on December 8, 2008, 9:15 pmThe pregnancy is usually around 18 to 21 days. What hamster species is it? If she has not given birth, you can clean the cage but make sure you give nesting material like hay or tissue paper. Once she gives birth, you cannot change the cage and need to wait till the babies are 2 weeks old, only then can you change the bedding safely.

Hamster toilet.... actually, not every hamster uses it. I see syrians use it more often than robos or dwarf. Some hamsters may even use the toilet as a sleeping place or food storage. Training is simple, which is to take all the poo and some bedding with pee and place in the toilet with the toilet sand. Make sure it is not bathing sand coz bathing sand got different use like for fur of robos and campbells.

This post has been edited by crazymouse_yyh: Dec 8 2008, 09:15 PM

Hun, the toilet sand i bought back the day will clump together when kena water
Does tat mean it cant be use???

Does it clump only or clumps into a hard ball that's difficult to break?

If clump and then you can easily break it apart then it's fine. But if it clumps into a hard object nope, don't use.

tq very much for de info~she's a WW btw~
will try to potty train dem^^
hmm,i oni read 2day dat WW will fight wen dey grow up!reli?but my fren have 5 that live 2geder peacefully in a large aquarium~
sigh~i tot of moving dem bek 2geder after she gv birth tim~
i jus shifted my male temporary into dis container that doesnt even have a wheel~i read also if long term dun exercise will result in paralysis!!!
ne1 letting go their cages here?tried garage sale but de sellers seems to be mia~

Nt sure if it clump hard o nt, later i go back i ll try2 test

Btw, any1 have experience making taxidermy for ur dead hamster?

It clumps to make things easier to clean, but it should clump into a hard ball like how clumping cat litter does.

Ah, WW.... well, it depends on your luck. Like some people say they keep 5 syrians in a cage and no fighting, but by nature they are solitary. Well, we shouldn't follow what people say coz facts is already written to say Syrians should be kept alone.

Now about WW, it really depends. Sometimes they can live together if the cage or tank is large enough. Try putting 2 WW in a small cage, then fighting sure occur.

You are better off separating the male away from the female so she doesn't tire herself from over breeding. Hamsters are happier when they do not breed often. Breeding is tiring, it causes the hamster to become too focus on caring for it's young that it may not eat or sleep properly. You can get storage boxes as tanks to keep hamsters, and just buy a wheel for it. I use that and it works fine, better than cages. My friend used to keep her Syrian in a Habitrail OVO but after listening to me, she realize her hamster is better in a storage box. Now can see the hamster is much more active and happier.

So does tat mean i can use mine even if it clump to a hard ball?
I wonder if button eat it, when she drink water wat will happen... Blockage?

It clumps into a hard ball?

If it clumps and you use your finger to press on it and it break's up, then that is normal with some toilet sand. The clumping cat litter ones really clump into hard clumps, and those become sticky when wet, so that is dangerous as it can get stuck in a hamster's cheeks.

Hazel hates the toilet I provided it with. It'll push it away with all its might and pee on the cage floor (in his same fav spot) and the wheel.

It's so hard to capture its face. This is one of my attempts and the pic is blurry.



Speaking of bloody urine that day, I was kinda shocked to see blood in his urine. I couldn't determine the cause but luckily one time only.

Mine will become sticky like clay when it touched water
I guess i cant use lolz................
Dunno if u see the brand b4 o nt, its a japanese brand with a hamster sitting on the toilet bowl

Hey guys, just got my first hamster today and its a syrian. Was wondering abt the minimum tank size requirement that I will need. Planning to go for plastic guppy tanks as I trust those to be the best!!

Not sure Hazel is a he or a she as you refer him/her as it

Hazel looks very young. Looks like less than 2 weeks old. Did you ask the pet shop how old is it?

Sounds like bladder/kidney stone. Give it some pure cranberries juice (with no sugar added) to easily pass the stone of out it's system.

Just add a few drops into it's water bottle but it might get the full dosage required.

If you are feeding it smoothie, then you put cranberry juice into that as it can finish the smoothie in a day.

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Added on December 9, 2008, 10:33 pmYou should get at least the 2 feet guppy tank for syrian hamster.

Also let the fella calm down for a few days first to settle down in his/her new home. Or else they will stress.

This post has been edited by blurjoey: Dec 9 2008, 10:37 PM

Gotcha ryo, that means I'll be able to decorate his new home with lots of stuffs!! Any idea the minimum requirement for wheel size? Also can some of you guys here share some ideas of how to hang a drinking bottle water in a guppy tank? Thanks alot peeps!!

oh!den i shud bcz my cage is not big enuf~i guessed so,its reli sad seeing den fighting over who gets de wheel~1 will run dis side n d other dat side =.="
oh,okok,i know,i actually nvr plan to breed dem~still waiting for my ham girl~how can i be sure weder she's pregnant or not har?

oh,storage box as in dose plastic containers isit?den how u setup their water and stuff?my friend put a shallow plate lidat but his hamsters always run over it,like not so clean la~u used dose with lids or how?dey wun escape hor?hehe,if u free den can share picture~

so sorry ya,i ask a lot~

hun do u mean should or shouldnt? sorry a bit confused

What most of us do here is drill a hole on the side of the tank and attach the bottle water to a suction cup and stick it outside.

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