hamsters

last SG · 2005-11-13T00:07:00+00:00

no leh, because the shop owner say the thing has been around 2 - 3 years already(somemore it's still the same size, like it's destined to never grow, just li...

alfagal SG

1. yes v easy to drink. in fact u dun have to buy e whole bottle (alternatively jus go buy the whole bottle plus the head, comes together...), u can use one bottle at home and buy e 'head' from pet shops..one trick to make it work is tat..although there is water in the bottle, when u place it upside down, remember to 'play' with the metal ball inside..make sure water leaks out and u see air bubbles in the bottle. sometimes, the air stops water from flowing out..so e poor guy has no water to drink..it works like ur ball point pen, e hamster doesnt need to suck.

2. no need, they will figure it out on their own. though when i first used e new cage, e wheel was designed in such a way where there were gaps in the wheel..so when e hamsters ran, its leg kept going thru it..but within 2 days, it mastered the skill of avoiding the gap, and ran like nobody's biz.

sinicker SG

1. don't change the layout! when they settle themselves, they know where to go for food and where to sleep. sometimes, they would already make their own slping/urinating area. hamsters cannot see far. they use their sense of smell mostly.

2. hamsters are nocturnal.

3. it is alright if you keep one. just don't keep it as display lah.. play with it at least 10mins each day.

4. Vitacraft fruit/nut/wildberries sticks allow hamsters to bite and chew their food. sometimes, when ur asleep, the hamster may bite the metal wires of the cage. u surely cannot sleep one.

side note : it is VERY important to allow hamsters to gnaw/chew on something. if you do not allow them to chew, the teeth can grow and pierce thru the gums and then... yes, the brain.

sinicker SG

oh yes, if you are going to the pet shop.. go during the early evening. 5-7pm… this is when the hamsters just wake up and you can see who are the active ones and who are the plain lazy ones.

shinta SG

Originally posted by sohguanh:
[b]turtles or tortoises do that

You mean turtles or tortoise hump in front like we humans? Man aint it painful and awkward to lie with their shell facing the floor? You see them mate before? Mr. Green [/b]

ah.. i made a mistake...

its hedgehogs n porcupines..

damn my memory

Mad Mad Mad

turtles n tortoises do from the back

Laughing

shinta SG

which one's better? active? or lazy?

Laughing

sinicker SG

hahaha.. of course the active ones.. lol.. now that i'm going to finish my As in 4 hrs' time, i feel like keeping a hamster.. but i scared i will abandon it during NS..

Nikar SG

thanks everyone!

(sinicker)

Vitacraft fruit/nut/wildberries sticks allow hamsters to bite and chew their food. sometimes, when ur asleep, the hamster may bite the metal wires of the cage. u surely cannot sleep one.

but if i put wooden blocks(those traditional, old building blocks that we play during kids) inside the cage, they also will bite metal cage meh? i scared later the cage get damage leh.

3 more questions :

1) if i go during 5 - 7 pm to buy hamster and i prefer the slightly lazy ones and buy it home, then will it let me cuddle it and stroke it in future? because i scared later if the hamster is a lazy one, then it'll be reluctant to let me touch it and bite me instead.

2) for the "floor" of the cage, do you all put wood shavings only? got any newspapers underneath the wood shavings? then if the hamster urinates out of the cage how? or will it urinate on the wood shavings? then the wood shavings how often must change? then wood shavings how much?(1 small bag = $10)

3) i'm planning to make a very cosy and snuggly sleeping corner(in a corner of the cage) in the cage for my hamster. should i put a little basket and lots of cotton wool in the basket? like this will be really really cosy leh.
but then i scared they urinate onto the basket and cotton wool.
or can they be trained?

thanks!
nikar.

sinicker SG

the cage will get damaged. they'll bite the metal wire one. ur metal wire will rust. it's okay. perfectly normal. Laughing

1. u shud see whether you like the way the hamster is at the pet shop. play with it b4 finally choosing one.

2. yup.. wood shavings only. there are other high-end beddings that are more absorbent and can last longer. and a bit expensive. change weekly.

3. no need for basket/cotton/make a sleeping corner. the hamster will choose where it wants to sleep at. it'll put the wood shavings in its cheekpouches, crawl to the area they've chosen and dispose of the wood shavings there. aft a few more rounds, they have already formed their sleeping corner on their own. don't worry if ur hamster sleeps on the wheel too.

the Bear SG

point: do NOT use cotton wool or give them cloth or thread.. they tend to sometimes swallow such stuff and that may kill them or hurt their digestive tracts..

Nikar SG

thanks a lot, guys! i guess that's about it! Smile

kc_leung SG

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