i know i know. the shopfella's fault la! she told me its ok to buy 1m 1 f. sigh..

Hey guys, I'm about to be one female WW hamster aged 6months. Still waiting for the seller to get back and COD. Anything that I should look into once i get my new pal.?

a large enough cage
running wheel
hamster food
suitable bedding
water bottle

recommended optionals:
sand bath
litter tray
additional hamster treats

Its not against the rules to post it here, feel free to share. I read about the chemical in Kaytee pet products in a Guinea pig forum, since Kaytee has Piggy products too. I still continue to feed Kaytee products tho, since Oxbow for piggys isnt available here yet, and other products have even worse and confirmed to be harmful ingredients inside. Of coz if u feel doubtful about a certain brand, just use another one. =)

hmm..litter tray? how do i toilet train her?

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Added on January 28, 2009, 10:27 amHey folks, i plan to get a ovo suite1, good enough for 1 WW?

This post has been edited by shanecross: Jan 28 2009, 10:27 AM

Just ok for WW and expensive. Cleaning is also not easy as you need to take a part the whole thing. Have fun!

I rare WW for so many years. Putting them together of never experience any fight before except once. Yes indeed the female and male will continue to breed provided there is enough nutrition and space around. Once my WW gave to 9 in a litter, the male stopping mating with the female. What happens is when the female are still feeding the babies with the male around wants to mate the female it will cause a fight and sometimes the female got stuck esp in bar cages and one of them step on them will also cause a fight. I saw it with my own eyes.

This post has been edited by tyliang: Jan 28 2009, 11:29 AM

what do you mean by ok ? OK as in just so so or just nice?

It's just ok for 1 WW but there a lot of cons with the Ovo Suite.

Ovo cage is nice for the hamster to play around but when it goes to cleaning it will be the worst part unless you're very free weekly to clean the cage.

I'm not going to get into this topic again.

But do know that in the wild, hamsters stay alone and will bump into each other to mate and/or fend off other hamsters from coming into their territory.

Yes they can stay together but not all of them can. It depends. Good luck.

Also know that the more times the female give birth, the shorter her life will be.

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Added on January 28, 2009, 11:45 amThere is the bad ventilation. Poor water bottle design (small hamster can't reach). Accessories are expensive if you want to expand.

The new Ovo Loft is a bit better with the ventilation.

To tell you the truth, Ovo are only attractive to us humans but not to the hamster.

This post has been edited by blurjoey: Jan 28 2009, 12:00 PM

Guess, i should stick with the regular cages then better ventilation

Don't get those metal cage as the hamster will bite on them. It will lead to rust poison.

Get a 1.5-2 feet plastic guppy tank.

Sounds like a good idea, but im curious, how do you fit the bottle in a guppy tank?

1 - Drill a hole. Use a suction cup and cable tie to the bottle on the outside of the tank.
2 - Use a suction cup and cable tie to the bottle on the inside of the tank.

Or create a S-shape wire. Get a plastic net. Make it like a pipe. Tie it then fit the bottle into the net. Then hang it with the S shaped. The net pipe should be slightly smaller than the bottle. So it can hold the bottle.

1. Drilling may cause the tank to crack.
2. Suction cups will leave marks.

You will need to drill slowly to prevent cracks on the tank. You can also heat a screwdriver and melt a hole through.

Yes it does leave a mark but I wonder who is going to see the mark behind the suction cup?

Wouldn't the hamster able to climb the plastic pipe net around the bottle and chew on the cover? The hamster can also chew on the metal wire and the plastic net. So make another when the hamster is done with it?

Every method have it's pros and cons. So depends on which you want to use.

This post has been edited by blurjoey: Jan 28 2009, 12:52 PM

-i wonder whether does anyone here knows any hamster breeders around KL or at least nearby?
-ok,the second question is abit random... ow many hamsters have you owned in the past? and which breed is your favourite?

EDIT: i was just surfing the net on hamster cages. then i made up my mind to like learn more about habitrail OVO cages. to be frank i think these cages aren't the best out there. they may look futuristic but those small confined spaces upsets me. they may look attractive., unfortunately we're not the one who's going to live in it. it is the poor little furballs that are.
i've got no idea why people go for those cages when there are many other choices like tanks,bin cages, good branded cages and etc...
so my question is: what do you think of habitrail and habitrail ovo cages? this question is not meant to be offensive. but why don't we share ideas so that our furry friends can have a comf life?


This post has been edited by sharkie28: Jan 28 2009, 05:27 PM

There are a few hamster breeders around in the garage sales.
Check there but it seems some have gone quiet.

2 robos (both gone)
11 syrians (5 still alive)
1 duprasi gerbil (still alive)

Syrians are the easiest to handle and tame.

11 syrians?!! Wow~