Pet Forum / Mammals / Hamsters / December 2003

It is with a heavy heart that I write about the passing of Fuzz.
She was my sweet little black Syrian girl.  She came to me in January of 2003
as a full grown adult.  I'm not sure how old she was.  She had been dumped in
the shelter with her mom and sister.  Her mom was adopted out ...

Speedy, our Syrian hamster, will be 2 and hald years old this Saturday. In
the last couple of months he has begun to show his age. His fur has grayed,
he sleeps a lot more, and exercises on his wheel less. In the last few weeks
hehas some trouble climbing into and out of his cage ...

Well, all 13 tanks (14 hams) are now back in the apartment after trekking
back in our cars from my moms house.
They dont seem any worse for the wear, but I'm hoping the cold air outside
and the stress of it all doesnt make any of them sick.

Well, its not much but I did add 5 photos of Cinnimon. Just for all those to
know, Cinnimon's name is spelled on purpose wi the I instead of the A. These
pictures actually came out preety good. I figured out how to take the pictures
now and am going to work on taking more of them. ...

I have a dwarf chinese hamster and she has a BIG gash on the back of
her neck.  She was living with a sibling and we noticed it last night
when we cleaned the cage.  We separated them but she is digging at it
and won't leave it alone.  It is bleeding and I'm not sure what to do.

I've been having my hamster Chuck for over 7 months now. I came home,
and Chuck was completely STIFF. I thought he was dead until I saw him
breathing. About 20 mins. later he began to move again. Why was he so
stiff? I was sad...and about to cry. I can't lose another hammy...not

Hi, i was just wondering what the group's opinion was on using tanks and the
like to hold our furry friends instead of cages. I guess they might be
harder to clean out, but would the advantage of less being scattered out
from their home into ours out weigh this?

I have a black bear hamster that's sick and I was wondering if anyone
had any suggestions about what I should do.
It's not wet tail.  It's more like a cold or something.  His eyes are
matted shut and he has this little coughing/sneezing kinda sound and

My hamsters had babies. The babies are now 13 days old. Here's the trouble:
from 11 born, there are 5 left. The mother keeps eating them, despite an
abundance of food in the cage. And I'm talking all the food she likes. She
also gives the remaining of the babies parts of the ...

Got the new hamster today.  My friend named him "smokey" due to the dark
gray color of his fur & that his fur is fluffy at the surface, giving a
hazed effect like a cloud of smoke.  The person at the pet store said not to
handle him for about 3 days to let him settle into his ...

I have a quick question..... I have a 2 year old  female Syrian (Lizzy) who
has some persistent wetness in her genital area. If I were to guess, I would
say wet tail, but I wanted to run by you all first. If it is, indeed wet
tail, can I use the over-the-counter "medication" that I ...

Howdy,
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Sean