Well, the best brands of food for hamsters would be Prestige and Harry Hamster. The OVO comes with a bottle and wheel. So far the OVO loft is good, as it is 2ft in length, suitable for a Syrian. The normal OVO suite is small, a bit too cramp for a syrian and ventilation is bad. The OVO loft has better ventilation.
Money loh.... all is about business.

It was not easy to feed those 2, had to use syringe and pets own lactose milk. But then they grew up super tame coz 1st thing they see when open eyes is me and they know my voice and smell.

i've been wondering for some times also,how to pronounce Syrian.Haha
Some ppl pronounce it as sai-rian,some says is si-rian
but i never heard quai-ians.hahaha

If I get the OVO loft , all I need is Harry Hamster food.
What else about the bedding ? Which one is good ? 2nd cut hay ?

Besides that , What's the sand bath for ? I saw it today when I browsing through the pet's shop for Dog can food. 
Syrians normally cost how much one yea ?

I got one more question , does that mean basically all the hamster in pets shop is either this few breeds ?
Syrians , Robovoroski , WW ?

How to pronounce Syrians yea ? Quai-ians ?

I think you'd be better off getting a 2-feet tank. Although OVOs are gorgeous, they are hard to clean and its very hard to see the hamsters in there..  Speaking from experience here. 

Ovo Loft is about RM200+. You sure you want to get that? You can get a zoozone2 (3 feet) for RM140 if you can still find it as it is no longer in production. Waiting for new zoozone models now. Get a 2 feet guppy tank for RM30-50. Easier to take care of.

You can get Harry Hamster or Prestige Hamster for their food. Bedding you can try corncob, breeder celect, back 2 nature, or chipsi (can't remember which suitable for small animals). All on the 1st page.

Sand bath is for hamster to bathe in to get rid of the extra oil and smell. Depends on which breed of hamsters will need sand bath.

You don't feed can dog food to hamster. It's the kibbles. Search for those without garlic in the ingredients. Pedigree are low quality brands. I think crazymouse got mentions some brands to get in the last reply. Please read.

The price of syrians? It depends on pet shops. From RM10-30. Yes only these few breeds in petshops. Syrians, WW, robos and RC.

It's seer-ee-uhn from dictionary.com. Can listen there on how to pronounce.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/syrian

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Added on September 29, 2008, 11:30 am

Some hamsters will eat the sand to replenish minerals in their body. So it is safe.

But remember not get those clumping kind as it the chemicals for clumping is bad for them in the long run.

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Added on September 29, 2008, 11:32 am

Syrians don't roll in the sand bath. That is why we pour some sand bath on their backs and they will shake it off.

I think those that roll in the sand bath is robos. Not sure about RC and WW though.

its great how u make your research before getting a hamster.

syrians dont need sand bath. Ovo might be a bit hard to clean and can be a bit hot for your hamster

Syrians doesn't need bath sand as they can clean themselves. But they are extremely clean as they only pee at certain spot. Like my Aloe only pee in his toilet, you can toilet train your syrian so you don't need to clean very often. You'll need toilet sand for that.

As for the dog food, Ignorance my friend. People believe in advertising.

Or they don't read up much, not willing to spend, or simply cannot afford to feed their dog the good stuff. Many people don't know, they think it's the thing to feed because it is so popular.

@ Mijah Bahaya tu bagi orang lain post as you. Soil your name only. If he wants to discuss, he should have his own account.

To toilet train, you have to collect their poo, and the bedding which they pee on and put into the place you designated as the toilet, the hamster will then think that is his spot to do business and just continue doing his business there, some might not get it the first time, you just have to keep doing it. You don't really have to get the extension just for the toilet an simple clay bowl would suffice. Toilet sand is any non-clumping sand, you can even use cat litter as long as it is non-clumping.

Note that only one Syrian is to be put in the same place as they are very territorial and will fight to their death.

OOT Actually any commercialize pet-food is not really good. Like Friskies and Whiskas for cats. People just buy them coz they think they're cheaper, which they are, just not in a long term.

Actually it is your decision to buy which ever cages or tanks that you fancy. In your reply, I can see that you really want to buy the OVO Loft but due to some members here giving the otherwise. You hit a stump.

Everyone here have gave their opinions regarding the OVOs and recommended others to you. You already have all the advice here.

If you want something pleasing to your eyes then get the OVO Loft. Or get a zoozone1, zoozone 2 or a 2 feet guppy tank if you want something comfortable for the hamster to stay in.

I can tell you that cleaning the OVO will be a hassle compared to the others recommended.

Good luck!

Saw it in Pet Safari & Fluff. I think Pet Shack have zoozone but can't remember which zoozone?

For me, I'll go for ZooZone as it is better for the hamster and it's cheaper than the Ovo loaf. Then save the money to get a good wheel and it is a NEED for hamsters.
Don't think you can get that in Ipoh as I never see any there when we do pet shops hunting. Do not think I'll be going back to Ipoh in this month.
ZooZone no more in production already, you gotta wait for the new designs maybe, for the time being, save your money first lor.
It's not about clumping or non-clumping. It's totally 2 different thing la. Toilet sand/liter sand is for them to pee and poo inside, bathing sand / ALEX bath sand is for them to clean and remove excess oil from their fur. How can 2 different thing come to be the same conclusion? Doesn't matter for the bathing sand whether it's clumping or non clumping. Please make your mind clear about the product before make yourself worried.

Then I will suggest you to buy the 2ft guppy tank cos Ipoh is not easy to get hamster supplies. ZooZone is not easy to get in KL now as there's not much stock left after Hagen stop the production of ZooZone series. Not much people from Ipoh in here even you willing to pay for the courier service as it is a heavy and big cage. It is about 3ft x 2ft x 1.5ft (estimation measurements). If by pos or courier service, the service fees maybe more expensive than the cage itself. Too bad I just came back from Ipoh last week and not plan to go back in this month.

if you really want, I can visit a few shops to see if got stock. You looking for ZooZone 1 or 2? Color preference? Or budget...scared that guy (or me ) overcharge. Pet Shack selling V1 for 110, V2 for 150.
firsian not that easy to find. Visited a few shops but never saw it yet.

Yeap, we have 6 2ft tanks and 1 ZooZone2 at home now. My hall is full with tanks.
I'm not sure whether Pos Malaysia accept such a big item for courier or not. There's still pet shop which have stock with ZooZone1 and ZooZone2 but just like I said, it's very troublesome to get it courier, maybe Andy can send to you in Ipoh?     The other option is to get the 2ft tank as you'll find it is good for the hamster and easy to clean and for me, it's not that bad looking if you can maintain it's cleanliness and do some deco on the tank.
Yes, Pet SHack have frisian for sale. Sand must be look like sand la...what else? 

Try getting Frisian Non-clumping cat litter to be use as the toilet sand. You can get them in any pet shops under the cat section. Pet Shack does sell them too and also have smaller packets on sale.

If you want them to pee everywhere else then yes it works as bedding too. 

Yup That's right.