males normally have pink swellings at the back, since your ham doesn't seem to have one(or is it me blind? ) it must be HER.

anyone bought SuperPet Critter Trail Puzzle Playground before?

i have a question here...how many cubes are there in total? is the cubes/parts in the picture the only parts in 1 set, or more/less?

tq

Is normal when they start to open the eyes and the mother will start to ignore them. Robo will wean at 18days or so. They will have their solid food. So start to adjust the water bottle and give smaller piece food. Almost 4 weeks they can go to their new home but advisable not to do so.

Hi all.... I'm wondering, is there any lubricants that can help on the running wheels? It's really making a lot of noise. The effect is even worst when it is at night..

try applying vegetable oil.

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Added on January 31, 2009, 1:57 pmhey, i'm new here! i have a syrian,which is probably 2 momths old. recently i created a hamster forum. i thought it wud be great to ask you'll to join it. since singapore,uk and us have their own forum,why don't we have one?

the forum is categorised into syrians,dwarfs,health section and even a section to post pictures. there's barely any member there. so, why don't you join and make it active.
this forum ensure your questions with answers and gives EVERYONE chance to post their ideas. here's the link http://sharkhams.heavenforum.com/index.htm
view it and let me knw your feedback.


This post has been edited by scrollgurl: Jan 31 2009, 01:57 PM

i put babyoil...it helps make it silent..

i applied some cooking oil to the wheel it seem that hammy likes to lick the cooking oil on the wheel.
Just bought a new home for my cookie....

You can use petroleum jelly (aka Vaseline) to lubricate the wheel.

Please do not use vegetable oil as it will get mold

I saw it in Petshop, it was only 1 set (same like the box's pic), dun worry

Jst brought a peach sticks, hopefully my hammies wil love 2 chew it... If not my gf said want me chew it (coz wasted $$ again~)

Brought a Marukan silent wheel ( 15cm) 4 my syarian, hope it wil fit him. My original wheel tt cm w/ cage was too noisy, so i switch 2 normal silent wheel (12cm)... bt looks like he was "too big" 2 fit inside.

Hey guys, do i have to actually leave the sandbath in the cage or put in occasionally?

Jst leave it in da cage. U wil see them rollin inside, very Q~
Everytime u clean the cage, changed it or re-fill it whenever it need to.

Oh yeah, i actually use the timothy hay for bedding instead of the regular ones, fine also right? hehe. newbie

sorry, but is vaseline hazardous?

my ww grown chubbier lately ^^. \/ before \/after isnt it 0.o


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hello,
Just wanna ask
how long can a hamster live without food?

my ww died yesterday..=( so sad..
I was away for 3 days but I saw leftover in her food bowl.
Maybe she didn't like the leftover 1?
She lived for 2 years adi..

This post has been edited by ling07: Feb 1 2009, 12:06 PM

I usually use Chipsi bedding for my mice and hammie. I don't understand d language on d packaging, wat type of wood is it made of?

another question:
kaytee bedding is made from pine, but i read that pine bedding isn't good for hammies, but i heard that kaytee is a good brand. So is it okay to use it?

no, no matter what brand is it pine must not be used. there are other beddings by kaytee too. so, why don't you try those. just to let you know i saw a thread in here that says kaytee food products has ETHOXYQUIN and i've seen an article about it before. although it is in small amount, it can be dangerous.





can vaseline be dangerous?

This post has been edited by scrollgurl: Feb 1 2009, 04:05 PM

So far no reported incident of death of humans or small animals from using Petroleum jelly since they discovered it in 1859.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petroleum_jelly

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Added on February 1, 2009, 5:41 pmHamster have high metabolism and requires food constantly. That is why dry food is required in the tank 24/7.

Did you leave them enough water in the water bottle?

Also you said your hamster lived to be 2 years old could a reason that she died of old age

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Added on February 1, 2009, 5:48 pmYes! Just avoid any pine wood shavings. Can consider corncob, recycle paper (Breeder Celect or Back 2 Nature) and hay to be use for bedding. Wood shaving can use Aspen wood shavings which is safe.

Can you post the link to the article regarding this ETHOXYQUIN? It is best to post here to let us know more.

This post has been edited by sangels: Feb 1 2009, 05:48 PM

*sigh*
still got water in the bottle..
I found out that her tummy was bloated.. :(
so sad..I wasn't around with her when she died..
haih haih..
hope she r.i.p..

I wasn't planning to use Kaytee, I just wanted to know for curiousity's sake
And I live in Ipoh, not much choice of bedding here. But if anybody knows where i can try other good bedding please tell me!
Also does anybody know what type of wood the Chipsi bedding is made of??