Pet Forum / Mammals / Hamsters / February 2004

This is the first time I have used Web-shots, so I'm hoping I have this
right now, for everybody to see some of my hamsters. I have loads of
hamsters, but only a few pictures.
http://community.webshots.com/album/117758077oAOpAH?766

Sometimes people who read our Hamster Tales site (PLUG:
http://www.cafebongo.com/hamstertales/) email us to ask hamster
questions. We try to answer them if we can and point people to the
newsgroup and some other resources.

Shes still hanging in there.  I think her legs are slowly improving but shes
still v weak.  But otherwise her normal happy self. Given her a bigger loo
jar to aid turn around.
2 nights ago she still had that "lump" in her pouch and it really started

I am of need of all your expert advice on the following bedding.
It is called Woody Pet and it sounds really good.  It has been made out of
different types of wood pulp that has been completely extracted of any
oils--much like paper pulp.

It's the newbie owner again.  Today I picked Pip from her nest in the special
petting area of the CritterTrail One cages, I held her for a bit and she
walked around my hand as well as up and down my arms.  It was great fun.  But
when I put her back in her nest / petting area, now ...

Newbie owner here, just got my first female siberian dwarf hamster over the
long weekend.  She's been pure joy so far.  :)  I've been reading as many of
the guides & faqs online as I've been able to find, but I still have some
questions that I hope someone here will be able to ...

I have had Coco (and another female, Vanilla) for about a month now. When I first saw them at the pet store, they looked healthy, active, curious and fur soft and silky.
Now, Coco's fur around the neck, underneath her and around her rear look wet, as if she got a few water sprays ...

Hamtaro has been drinking.
A LOT
for looooooooooooooooooooong durations.
Could he be suspect of diabetes??

We decided to keep a baby from Ganymede`s last litter.
Her name is Scuffie, because she is longed hair and she can`t stay groomed
even though she tries.
She is still getting adjusted but will sometimes climb into my hand,

The supplier for small animals where I work shipped us a dwarf hamster last
week.
This wouldnt be so odd except that most of the ones we get meet the minimum
size/weight requirement and then some.

is there a site that tells you what hamsters can be medicated with? not many
vets around here seem to know.
thanks! sue

So, things did not go as smoothly as I had planned when switching Pinky from
her temporary home in the Habitrail to a nice roomy aquarium tank.
While she was in the Habitrail, she loved to sit, eat, sleep and generally
hang out in the wheel that attaches to the side.

A terrible mistake happened:
I must have fed them with too many treats at once.
Goldie-locks developed a kind of softstool on Friday night, which was
eaten by Fudgy. So I decided to take GL to the vet. Here is what I

do female hamsters die before male hamsters
thanks
marion

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