Pet Forum / Mammals / Hamsters / September 2004

Don't get my wrong, I love my Rocket! I was just wondering, for anyone
who's owned hamsters and gerbils, which is generally easier to tame?
More fun to keep? I'm not trying to say one is totally better than the
other, I know they both have their pros and cons. I was just wondering

My russian dwarf Rocket does not scratch or chew anything ever! I'm a
little worried about his teeth. I checked and they're not too long,
but he's only 2 months old. I'm not freaking out, cuz he has Kaytee
Forti-Diet and he prolly eats one a week or so. However, I was just

I'd to get a couple of wodent wheels for the new members of the family, if
only to quieten down some of the night-time mileage.  But I really do prefer
traditional ( plastic tray, wire upper) cages. A playpen is out due to
safety issues with the 2 dogs so its got to go in the ...

Here -
http://homepage.mac.com/ewald/Hamster/PhotoAlbum59.html
I added to her space gradually, adding one cage at a time over a day and
a half.

I have not been around for a bit, busy with getting back to school and all.  Not only the kids but I teach also.  Last time I posted I said we had 7 hamsters, Syrian, due to my not knowing the sex or that you do not cage Syrians together.  I know better now, after buying cages ...

well i got 3 hamsters.mitzi and mary kate are black hamsters.they are
both close to a yr old.then we got sammie a differnt kind of hamster.he
is grey and white one.i guess u can say sammie is last hamster we got.he
has been with us   few months.well mary kate is my daughter's ...

Dear Reuben
Please take note of the temporary Archetectural Modification to the 2nd story
so as to accommodate Elanor's new Wodent Wheel, while awaiting the arrival of
the new adjoining stairwell.

I would like to announce the adoption of 2 young syrian girls.
Treacle Toffee is the younger by a few days I think and slightly smaller.
She has very fine pale toffee coloured fur and very dark ruby eyes I think
but I wont be absolutely sure until I see her in daylight.

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Tom Dyer wrote:

Hi all...this is my first post.  I am concerned about what I am doing wrong
with gerbil/hamster.  A week ago I purchased a gerbil for my 6yr. old, the next
morning it was dead.  So we went back to the store and got a hamster. It was
playful and energetic and now 5 days later, I came ...

I just ordered a woodent wheel sr. for Elanor. The wheel in her
habitrail safari was a little small for her. However, none of her 3
cages are big enough for the wheel. I was wondering what attachment I
could get that was cheap and could attach via a tube. Any ideas on what

Hi John
oops I never meant for it to seem as if I were suggesting the deaths could be
caused by the exercise balls, just care about HOW the hammie feels when he
smacks into the wall, and his body is thrown to the back of the ball.

I'm posting on behalf of a friend who has a white, pink eyed Syrian Hamster
(with skin pigmentation).
The hamster has been behaving oddly during the past 3 weeks or so - staying
in its house for up to 24 hours without coming out (apparently sleeping

I got some more good pics of Polar since he came home to us.  4 more to be
exact.
His Wodent Wheel came in a while back and he now happily runs in it and
occaisionally sleeps in it.