Pet Forum / Mammals / Hamsters / July 2003

EXCUSE ME did I hear pet safe spray?
     My humble opinion is if
     it IS PETS safe, Than
     it is  PEST safe.

As you all know I reciently brought Chester a little male syrian. I've had
him nearly three weeks and he's so timid. He hasn't even been out of his
cage yet but there's so much to do in there. Any ideas?????? I've tried food
and gently stroking him when he's gnawing his bars but ...

Hi Guys,,
This is the first time I've written as my husband Nick usually writes, but
I'm Kate - Peachy Bon-Bon, Wilf Bon-Bon and Daisy Bon-Bon's Mama.
Well I don't know if Nick  told you but about a month ago we were watching

What are the best palces to find roborovski hamsters.  They are very hard to
find.  We are in the St. Louis area, but even if someone is willing to ship
them, let us know.  Or are they usually special ordered?
Thanks

And how much should a hamster weigh?
Also if I want to measure him, Is it done: from his tail to his nose?

Ted:
An odometer on the Hamster wheel? SERIOUSLY?!
Questions: How to attach/ 'what kind t ask for/ Where to get one?
What was the amt when young vs. old, or at each age?

Stewie is our dwarf hamster female. She is a lovely fawn.
Don`t be confused by the name (like we were when she was sexed the first
time)
Stewie was checked out today and was found to have a cataract in her right

Button had had a mild stroke. Noticed he was falling a lot as he walked so
the next day (yesterday) I took him to the vets. He thinks it was a stroke
bbacause by the time he got to the vets he had a bit of a head tilt and was
a but unsteady on his feet but didn't fall over.

Patch has lost his battle with the skin complaint he contracted. He died in
his sleep a few days ago.
He'd been hardly moving from his nest and sleeping a lot for quite a few
days previous. He is outlived by his sister Patchette, and his father Bart.

My daughter has severe allergies to cats and dogs.  Does anyone know if
hamsters trigger the same allergy reactions.  She wants a pet so badly, but
the allergies have prevented us from anything more than fish.
Any suggestions.

I have a wonderful little cream colored hamster, William, that has been with
me for about 1.5 years.  Yesterday, I thought I noticed him making little
squealing noises, but I thought it could have been the birds in the
background.

Here in Southern California.. or at least at my house... when it gets hot, the
ants start coming out!! They're attracted to the water in the hamsters' water
bottles.  Does anyone have any suggestions on how to control this problem? I
don't want to have to be cleaning cages every ...

My dwarf hamster Harvey, who is so cute, sleeps in his food dish lately.
Does this mean anything? I hate for him to pee all over his food.
Anything I can do to deter this? I give him unscented toilet paper and he
makes a bed out of it but most of the time he sleeps in his food dish.

My hamster seems to have large "balls" is this something I need to see a vet
for or is it normal?

I'm a new poster to this newsgroup however, I have been lurking for some
time.
I have two adorable Campbell dwarves named Honey and Maroo.  Honey is a
mottled argente and Maroo is mostly black with a white belly and white