r.i.p lil one... fly free over the rainbow bridge

good sandbaths are just so hard to find...most of them are all scented....does anyone here know which brand is good?

as for the mealworms 3-4 worms will do enough.
i think you should cover those platforms with something...their legs can get stuck easily...and habitrail ovo isn't a good cage...its small...it would be ok if there are extensions...but the problem is hamster have to lay on their backs to drink water.
erm....althought all habitrail cages aren't good(sorry, i'm anti-habitrail )...but as for your preferences perhaps you can go for a habitrail Safari which is considered better that OVO...or perhaps a good,not costly and spacios tank or a bin cage.

This post has been edited by sharkie28: May 5 2009, 02:10 PM

omg! you serious! i'm quite unsure whether to feel happy or sad that those cages are no longer in production...but they do make good travelling and temporary cage though!

erm...a question here...blurjoey, do you mind telling why cannot feed them instant oats? thanks in advance! i was just wondering

oh, i see...thanks alot blurjoey!

erm...i think i remember seeing few black syrian up for adoption in this thread...
link: http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/879136/+1000
you can see the post (3rd from last) by crazymouse_yyh
hope this helped

This post has been edited by sharkie28: May 6 2009, 09:40 PM

erm...actually you can find many cream banded and creams in The Pet Family, Klang( Bukit Tinggi) and i've seen few albino ones too(quite sometime back)...yeah..they're becoming rare now
and the best part is there are no good certified breeders in our country, unlike in the UK and US where you can find breeders easily...but there are good hamster keepers that breed hamsters which are healthy...at least we have them
btw, what's a calico...you mean tortoiseshell? are they both the same?
ok, the next question goes to all syrian hamster owners : what type of coat patterns have you kept ?
i've had LH cream banded( Sharkie) and currently a SH sable(smoe a.k.a smokey)

This post has been edited by sharkie28: May 8 2009, 01:56 AM

oh, calico means tri-colour...didn't know that...i thought it is often known as tortoiseshell...

how old is your hammie? old hamsters tend to play less( based on my experience)...
if it's young young and not playing with his wheel, i don't think there's nothing to worry about...i've had hamsters that run less in their wheels...perhaps you can try giving them more ball-time( not more than 15 minutes though)...
as long as he/she is drinking and eating well, then i don't think there's any prob with your hamster.

what wheel are you using? perhaps it is too small? are you using the wodent wheel?
my current syrian hamster never liked running in his wodent wheel( i know, ITS WEIRD!)...But all my other hamster loved running in those wodent wheels!
so, what i do nowadays is just give him more ball-time...and now i thought of weaning him into a open-wheel(such as Comfort wheel) and see if it works.

yeah...its fine....syrians can use either wodent wheels of comfort wheels which is 8inch in diameter

can someone let me know where can i find aspen bedding around subang area and kl area?

thanks blurjoey! yeah...i guess i'll try the oxbow..thanks!

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Added on May 12, 2009, 10:47 pmcuteness! i love the first pic where kiki stares! haha! btw, are you using pine bedding?

This post has been edited by sharkie28: May 12 2009, 10:47 PM

chipsi beddings are fine because it is made up of european pine which contain lower levels of phenols...
but to be on the safe side, just avoid anything with pine...use paper-based bedding likeBack-to-nature/breeders celect,Healthy pet or carefresh....
IT is so so so hard to fine good beddings in Malaysia!!! hope there'll be more varieties soon!

so true! beddings are really very pricey! as said you can use BC(which is used by almost everyone here!)...

question here, i've never used BC before so, i just need a feedback.
is the BC bedding to hard for their feet? mind telling me how much it costs?
and for the Oxbow bedding mind telling me the price too?

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Added on May 14, 2009, 1:12 pmyeah, those pine and cedar beddings are really very bad...its not just the bedding that could be the cause for certain diseases...it could also be because of those scented sandbaths...there are many pet owners that doesnt do research before purchasing hamsters and end up buying small cages,pine/cedar bedding and those fancy sandbaths. and yeah, just wanted to share this thing too, never give your hammies Kaytee food products.
and, i hope your lil one gets well soon...

This post has been edited by sharkie28: May 14 2009, 01:12 PM

Rachel.tan your hamsters are so darn adorable!

erm...can you like post a picture? it may not be a tumour...
i'm not sure though. to be safe, take your hamster to the vet.

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Added on May 16, 2009, 1:29 pma tank question here... for those of you who are using tank as cage, are your tanks same like this(the red one shown in the 7th post)?
i've got a friend who wants to get those tanks for her dwarfs. so, she wanted me to clarify.
thanks!

This post has been edited by sharkie28: May 16 2009, 01:29 PM

cutey! i like the last pic!

Eric138, those eyes...wow!