Pet Forum / Mammals / Hamsters / October 2004

I'm testing my dwarfs, Smokey and Rocky for diabetes. Smokey came up
negative for glucose, but moderate for ketone. Is this moderate for
ketone good or bad?
I've kept Rocky for a long time in a metal bowel with his water bottle

Is there anything to be aware of with wooden chews? I know it helps wear
down there teeth but is it safe for hams. My chipmonk friends like there
wood chews.
Is there a certain kind of bedding i use (i have pine)? Im not sure if

Exactly 11 months to the day I brought her home, our little Nibbles has left
us.
She was yet another unwanted ham brought back to us because she was a biter,
but beyond that, she was a beautiful, high energy little ham that only

Rider is a chipmonk that was abondon by his mother 2 yrs ago. I took him
in and cared for him like one of my own. Soon he  got old and started to
have problem with his legs and stuff. One day i woke and saw blood on
the floor i fallowed the trail out to my deck to find my dogs teeth ...

Last night Raliegh went to that great wheel in the sky.
He had been having heart/circulation problems and was
constantly filling up with clear fluids in his abdomen.
We had him drained every few weeks but recently he

We had these 2 Squirrels on or property that we liked to watch play & I
nicknamed then Squishy & Buckshot.....I got attached to the little fuzzbutts
because , well, squirrels are cute....
My Father in law was over here the other day & Hubby & I were making lunch in

Today we celebrated the 2nd birthday of our little Psycho.
He was born in the second litter we had here, and is the last survivor of
the original 31 hams in our horde.
As of today he is the oldest living dwarf we've ever had, and still going

Hi I have a hammie rescue i have at the momment 50 syrain (all in diff
cages) and 80 dwarfs (some is seperate cages some together). I started
this rescue 3 years ago after have 3 hammie of my own i fell in love
with them. I love hammies but i can never figure out somthing. Why do

Hi y'all.  We brought home  a Chinese Dwarf Hamster yesterday and while I know
that he is still getting used to his new cage and all of the excitement that he
has caused, I'm getting worried. Any tips to getting him accustomed to his new
cage.  He seems to be sleeping all the time ...

My hamster smells bad! His cage is cleaned once a week, his food and
water are fresh, and he has a sand bath in the corner that he uses
occassionally. But when i'm holding him I can smell him, and it's not
a pleasant smell. It is similar, but not the same exact smell as his

Has anyone tried the bedding called Critter Comfort by Citra-Max?  It's "made
from 100 % all-natural citrus peel."  On the package, it says it's safe for
hamsters, but I've read that citrus fruits aren't good for hamsters.  It says
pets can even eat this bedding.  I've been using ...

I was thinking about buying a hamster. I was wondering if there were
better breeds or not. Also i was wondering what i should do to prepare
before i buy a hamster/

I found out yesterday that Harry the Hamster was missing from the
Kindergarten class at my daughter's school.  Poor Harry had already
been gone a week when I found out.  I called the teacher and she was
more than happy to have help finding him since the kids just love him

Silly mummy ( me) put too much bedding in Toffee's igloo when I cleaned them
out tonight.  I heard a bang and she was waiting at the bars with a fed up
look on her face.  The igloo was in 2 pieces and she was waiting for me to
fix it.  As soon as I put it back in with less paper ...

Hi  - does anyone have a source for hamster pellets / labs blocks in the UK?
I've Googled but could not find anything.
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