Pet Forum / Mammals / Hamsters / October 2003

Just was reading a tabloid newspaper and in it there was a horrible article
about the one of our hammies cousins - the gerbil.
Basically they had tied the poor creature to a firework and set it off :(

But my one question is that how much vet care do they need?

Last night I was in the kitchen cooking when I heard a commotion coming from
this room.
I came in to find Baby, our prairie dog, inside Crystal and Sheldon`s big
plastic tub.

I just noticed that one of my hammies is infested with fleas!
Our cats had them but I thought we had taken care of that months ago. I
guess not! Looks like I get to spray the house again.
I have no way of going out until 5pm tomorrow (thursday). Is there anything

I'm very sad to say that I've accidently lost my hamster, Ichigo. I didn't
know i left the cage door wide open! Right now its 3am my time, and after
looking at websites, I've made a bucket with a ladder, food etc.
I did find a corner in the kitchen (i have a one bedroom apt) that he

Just finished cleaning Flippy's cage. I don't normally clean his cage during
the day, usually in the evening,
but have been pressed for time so decided to do it this afternoon. Flippy
HATES getting his cage cleaned.

Okay, I need some help once again..
My vet has confimed that both Mommy and Bashful are diabetic.. I've
checked websites, etc. for information.. But, I'm here to ask what to
do? Should I change their diet completely or should I just keep removing

I keep Elenor in my room. However, she likes to run on her wheek at
night, which keeps me up. Is there a supper quiet wheel I can buy?

Another person's mention of cats in the same household with hamsters reminds me
of something "way back when" I was a young'un.
Many years ago, we'd acquired an albino ham - same size as a syrian - from
friends of the family who were moving to Austria. For whatever bizarre reason,

One of my friends (another hamster lover) and I
have been debating this for 3 days. When its comes to food, we want it
to be fresh but at the same time good nutrition. At the petstore I go to
, they have the food in the little bins, and you can get however many

Just bought my 8 years old daughter a cute ,fat teddybear hammie,
Mr.FLUFFY!!!...We already have two very spoilt 3 years old guinea pigs
but have no knowledge about hammies! All advices are most appreciated!
Marsha

Last week, Chanel, one of our newest rescues, chewed through the topper on
her tank (it was a lighter weight mesh). I covered it with wire mesh and
went to bed. She somehow got through the wire and was found sitting on top
of the neighboring tank the next morning. Which was good, ...

Hey all,
Just figured i would put a quick warning out about a part in a new cage i
saw and recently bought, going by a name roughly like "Hamster Dreams." The
cage is a large cage modular design . i.e. you can put one pack on top of

It's me again. After the unfortunate death of my Snowy, i'm beginning to
have second doubts about the shops i frequent, the things they say, etc...
Looks like my country is not very well advance in hamster knowledge at the
moment. So i believe you guys/gals can help me out on this ...

I haven't posted in awhile. Since my last post, Grizz had four babies. I gave
one away and we kept the rest which made a total of 5 hammies. Well, after they
were seperated and put in new cages little Miss Priss, Mi, gets out and visits
her brother Yugi, and has two of her own ...