Sorry for the late reply. The gathering is postponed as everyone are so busy during this Christmas season, only 4 persons are free to meet up, so we decided to postpone the gathering so that more people can join and have fun. Hope everyone give your suggestion on the date we can meet up and gather together. We already have some plans in mind and door gifts are fantastic.

Are you the one who bought Classic Chipsy bedding and Habitrail food this evening? We were there as well.

This post has been edited by sangels: Dec 20 2008, 11:33 PM

Hahaha... Just hang out there only la. I thought you were Chinese as I saw Chinese writing in your signature. We went there to get our dry smoothies and some other stuff for my hammies, don't know where to go except there as we can get everything we need there.

Can mix but only a quarter pack of Harry Hamster with one whole packet of Habitrail do not make a big different as too little Harry Hamster in it and can't really see. I already tried the dry smoothie before this, really good and convenient. All my hammies love it, even my very choosy fat tailed gerbil who don't really eat anything also love the dry smoothie. That's why today I get 4 packets at one shot. Wanna give one for my cousin who currently staying in Ipoh to try also. If you want it, you gotta pre-order first, don't have ready stock in shop yet.

Hamsters like to dig around and they also like to push bedding to one place to make that corner like a nest for them, that's why they 'sweep sweep' it away. Sometimes if they feel hot, they also will sweep away some bedding and sleep directly on the floor. I don't think color bedding will make any different for the sweeping problem. On top of that, anything extra-ordinary not so recommended as coloring usually not good for hamsters, so no need to risk their health as they will hide some bedding in their pouch and move the bedding somewhere else. Just use non pine bedding, corncobs or breeder celct or some recycle paper bedding which is natural color is good enough for them.

How long your hamster have been staying with you? If only few days and within 2 weeks, it might possible died of wet tail. Wet tail is a fatal disease if delay treatment and it is highly contagious. Wet tail can be caused by stress as if it a new hammy to you and sometimes they can not cope with the new environment and stress up. RIP!

Just my 2 cents. If you have done a lot of researches, I think these are all the basic knowledge and information you should know before you proceed to breeding programs. They won't be looking 'cute' anymore if you see them biting each others heads off and their mouth and body full of blood and maybe some died due to cannibalism.

Is the hamster shampoo spray safe for use on the hamster? What brand are you using? Got picture to show?

We are currently using Oxyfresh diluted with water and spray on them to deodorize the smell on their fur. Can use for cleaning the tanks too.

This post has been edited by sangels: Jan 4 2009, 11:09 AM

What dwarf hamster you got? RC and WW are solitary hamsters. Robos can stay together from young siblings. Also apply for WW if from young siblings. But if you try to put different age gap and different batch hamsters into a tank, there surely will be fights.

Hamsters are territorial creatures. You put the female into the male tank? If you did that then means the female is invading the male's territory. He will fight off the intruder or mate if it is female. But I think most probably the female is too young, that could be one of the reasons why she rejected him in the first place.

Also they are not human being so they don't have feelings of being lonely. You're the one feeling lonely for the hamster being by itself. Please do the humane thing and separate the male and the female into different tanks/cages.

Reply by blurjoey

This post has been edited by sangels: Jan 5 2009, 10:38 PM

Just hope everyone understand the ethic of 'breeding' for the good of the innocence animals. There's lots of problems if we accidentally breed them although we as humans don't need to experience the consequences but the small animals. That's why we keep emphasize and hope we can make things better for our animals.

Don't worry, I think they are smart enough to differentiate what is food and what is not.

No, Samsam is the 1 out of 3 we bought back from Penang when we went for vacation. The one bought with the bad container is Timtim (mink banded long haired male syrian). I think Samsam is not from the good gene, he never put on weight no matter how well we feed him and he always got wet backside.

In remembrance: Samsam the super long haired solid cream black eyed male syrian hamster.

Dear Samsam,

You are the super messy boy and make us comb your hair everytime we took you out from your tank. You always walk around with your dirty backside and make us limit your drink and you remember to be thankful to Aunty Foo as she created the dry smoothie for you although you just get to eat for very short time. I know you are a strong boy while you are walking over the rainbow bridge to meet your little brother Digdig and your neighbor Fumoffu. You left us without saying goodbye, but I know why, you don't want us to be sad looking at you when you are leaving us like your little brother. I know you'll be good boy even without us taking care of you. We'll meet again one day, then I'll remember to bring along your favorite comb to comb your hair. We won't be sad for your leaving as we know we have given our best to you and you had a great time with us. Take good care till we meet once again.


Attached thumbnail(s)

GUYS!!! (Friendly reminder here)

Talking about pet shop with names here is prohibited. They got rules now to band you if you talk about them openly in here. I suggest we talk it in PM if necessary. Read the new rules please under the pinned topic in Pets Wonderland. Remember, no more mention of name or else Mod will think you are advertising for them.

Depend what time they are sleeping. They usually will be active when we are sleeping. Their timing is the other way round with our timing. Do you have a wheel for them to run in the tank. If hamster exercise ball, can't put them inside for too long, about 10-15 mins max only to avoid stress for the hamsters. What hamster do you have?

Welcome! Yours is long haired syrian, male and it's a sable banded if I'm not mistaken as your pic is not very clear as he is very fluffy.

Long haired are always messy, just like my SamSam boy. His hair always get tangled with bedding and I gotta trim his hair for him before it get worse. If the hamster is more than 2 months old, it's hardly get improve by their size, maybe just a bit different with good food. Your JOJO seems already more than 2 months old if I'm not wrong. Sometimes, their genetic also affect their growth in size.

You can check by touching Toby's back with soft stroke and stimulate 'him' and see if 'he' have any smell after some time. Females can get stimulated by soft stroke to their back, if they are on heat, then their tail will rise and they stand very still and stiff. You can try it everyday and 5 days in a roll as females will get their heat every 4-5 days. If females get stimulated, some kind of stinky smell will also occur. What pet shop said can't be believe in 100% as sometimes they can be wrong in sexing the hamsters cos they are scared to be bitten by the wild hamsters in their shop. Sexing will be much easier after 2 months old. Even a male met another male, they will also do the same thing like licking the other backside and try to mount. If the other reject and it can end up fighting.

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

---

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

---

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

It's Sable banded. Cute Syrian you have there.

May your hamster RIP.

Did you let your hamster settled down first before you go and play with it? Sometimes hamsters gone to a new home and they get stress and they'll get wet tail disease and died within 24 hours if don't have treatment immediately. Sometimes also because of the hamster itself, maybe not healthy when you bought it back. Did you really choose a healthy one and spend time to observe them first before you decided which one to buy? There's a lots of reason for a hamster to died after gone to a new home, it can be sickness, stress, wrong diet and so on. You have to find out the reason.