Pet Forum / Mammals / Hamsters / September 2003

So I found myself at the local grocery store visiting the salad bar. I took
a small plastic container. I added cucumber, broccoli, cauliflower and green
pepper slices...no lettuce, no dressing. In the checkout line I realized
that I was in the store to get nothing other than a ...

I have two dwarf hamsters (chinese) Squeaky and Boo. They are two little
sisters about 6 months old and I got them a month and a half ago.
It took me quite a while to tame them as the previous owners abused them
pretty badly (12-year-old twin boys who liked to play catch with their

I love Ferplast products but they are so hard to come by here in Canada.
They just released a new "Habitrail" type product line called Combi.  I
adore the new design--absolutely state of the art.
Here is a link, and for those who live in the UK--I envy you all to no end.

about two months ago i acquired a dwarf hammie.  smidget is the
sweetest little guy.  he loves being picked up and comes when i call
him.
anyway, my problem is this:  his toenails have gotten very long.  they

I notice posts on what is suitable...and what is not suitable..for
hamsters...i guess the question is...do some hamsters like...differnt
kinds of food..(depending on their *taste*...or if there a basic..food
that all hamster love..

Genghis will spend a few hours a night getting his little nest "just right"....
Then sleep BESIDE it not IN it!!! Like "oh!!! My nest is perfect!!! I can't
mess it up!!!"
Hams never cease to amuse me!!!

Is this site gone?!
Thanks!
Dave
Yukijiro

Hamster caught for speeding on M6
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1549167.stm
Hamster charged bus fare
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2210784.stm

I'm thinking of moving Misao (a roborovski) into Willow's old tank.
She's currently in a Ferplast Mini Duna, which is a decent enough cage,
but if I moved her into the tank I could put a thicker layer of bedding
in so she would be able to dig more, and I wouldn't have to worry ...

Hiya.:-)
Hammster is just in her third day living with us..and her new
.place..she has decided...to chew the smalls bars on the cage..she wants
out maybe ..?

Please could you give me some advice about handling my hamster. I am
trying to tame my hamster, but I think its nearly impossible. I have had
my hamster for 3 weeks now. I left her alone for the first couple of
days that I had her, so she could get used to her new cage. Then I

I gave one to "Little Guy" and he ate up like it was a real treat. My guys a
so well fed I never see them eating, only stashing. Must be ok, its organic,
Right? How about crickets and other live food intended for amphibians?
TIA

We just got it into our store today, it looks to be a direct competitor to
CareFresh.
One thing I like immensely about it is the total lack of any odor at all,
CareFresh always seems to have a smell to it that I'm not overly fond of.

On my MSN web group, Hamsters Galore, occasionally a poster (a
different one each time) will mention that a hamster appeared to choke
to death.  No one knows on what material the hamster choked, only that
the hamster was otherwise healthy, but suddenly appeared to be choking

Here are their pictures... www.rabbitadoption.org/hamster.html
Poor Millie, she is so stressed. She keeps making a whining, whimpering sort of
sound when she is stressed. It almost sounds like a sneeze, but she isn't
actually sneezing. She's fine until she's put in a different ...