how do u usually play wit ur hamster icednyior?
mine always look like wan2 go out from the tank...

after put inside the exercise ball, still tak puas hati....jump2 like wan2 go out....

i put my hand inside the tank...sniff2 first....and then know how to help himself, invite himself on my palm....huhu... only Toph like that la...

Toby...hmm still thinks my hand is food, although no food smell, must sniff and nip my finger... wander if his eyesight is normal or not..

harlo...is it possible for someone to get a skin rash from being near a hamster?

Depends on that person whether s/he is sensitive/allergic or not to hamster.

This post has been edited by blurjoey: Jan 6 2009, 03:27 PM

i think toby is hungry.

erm, wta....until which day baby pups are free from the danger (got eaten up by it mummy)

can i take the mum out to another container and quckily clean the tank without touching the baby pups?

im will be away for 4 day next week....so wanted to do some cleaning b4 away...

seriously?? so kasian him...should add more food ho?
he likes to hide his food, so hard to estimate how much he eats...

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Added on January 6, 2009, 8:47 pmim not sure when will the pups be 'danger-free'....
but imo...there are risk of cleaning the tank too early after the birth of the pups...

scared the mom will bcome stress with the change of the environment...
i think...if u really need to clean, maybe can change beddings from some areas...
no need to clean the whole tank?

just my oppinion k? better wait other more experience ppl answer...hehhe

This post has been edited by odd_mochi: Jan 6 2009, 08:47 PM

Does hamster's mite bite on human skin?
I'm kinda worry if i put the hamster cage in my bedroom, then the mite may flea out from the cage, then later to my bed... then mati lor....

there are cases stated that hamster mites can spread on human skin(get info frm web but i nv heard of this problem before). however, me and most of my friends do having our cage in our room and everyday sleep with it since we all are uni student and renting room. but we dont encounter any mites or allergies problems. in my opinion, i think that is becz we make sure that our hamster cage is clean all the time. and most important, once we see mites on our hamster, we will eliminate it immediately before it spread(this is normal as we love our hamster=)). so if u are extremely skin sensitive type or sensitive respiratory ppl, better dont take the risk =).

hey,i found out smthg!!!!acctually those day i keep say my male hammie always bit the female.acctually is wrong.i take a deeper observation.acctually the male want to hang up the femae the female dun want so keep chip chip chip then push the male then she play dead that all.these days i keep putting them together,they seems to get well along each other.sleep together,push together,lick together..wow.......i found it very touching,its okay rite i can put them together but when im not at home only i seperate them...is it okay???

Thanks a lot for the info, duh... i'm not really sure what are the harm hamster mite can do to human,
don't know whether it will cause
a) respitory problem
b) skin problem (not sure if hamster mite will bite human skin or not)
c) none of the above.

@vchy: would like to remind you that hamster reproduce very fast...so unless u really wan to breed, i dun suggest u to put male and female hamsters together...

@SilverSpoon: depends on ur allergic reaction, if people who are allergic, they can develop skin problem and repiratory problem if exposed to mites...

You mean it will only affect people who are allergic?
I thought mites are blood sucker (like mosquito), so they'll suck hamster's blood and human's blood as well, no?

They r not human.They dont have love feeling de. So if u're not really looking forward to breed them.. Like odd_mochi said dont put them together... Dont later too late only regret den have to frust bout other stuffs .

This post has been edited by KaSuMiWaiSan: Jan 7 2009, 01:58 AM

sorry2... wat i meant to say is... those ppl who has higher allergic reaction are more prone to get it...

to make it simpler, better clean the tank thoroughly to avoid mite infestation... mites are there for a reason

mites eat blood meh...aren't they eat dead skins on human...

from my knowledge--mites can't be seen coz it is too small...only kutu/flea can be seen n kutu/flea suck blood...

u can try google to look for diff in mites n flea..

anyone knows, where got sell playpen apart from petshck?

Pet's Lover Center have it the last time I was there. But that's a few months back.

wat is playpen u meant this? >>http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=879558&hl=

Yes! Something like that but for hamsters.

ooo...okay okay,edi separete them.