Pet Forum / Mammals / Hamsters / February 2005

After losing Nibbles and trying all I could to find him again, I bought
another hamster over the weekend.
Timmy Tiddles is a few weeks younger than Nibbles was, about 6 weeks they
said, and quite nervy and skittish at the moment.

Ok, way back during Christmas I held on to a hamster for my niece. It
died and the pet store said they would give us a new one. My niece
couldn't wait so Sis got one at another store. It's doing fine.
I happened across a spare cage so went to claim Sis's extra hamster.

I cant see most of the messages in this group.
I get :
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throughout the whole "nieces hamster acting very"

My hamster has a lump on the side of its back with some hair loss. Iwas
thinking that it was either mites or that the hamster is rubbing its scent
around the cage and the rubbing was causing the hair loss and the lump
being the scent gland.

My Little buddy Quark loves racing round his tubes that came with his
cage. I went to the local pet store to see if I could buy replacement
/ additional tubes but they had a very limited supply. I've looked on
line but can't see anywhere in the UK that stocks them and allows you

My white dwarf has always been a mean skiddish one, i hardly ever handle
him because he squirms so much and bites if you try to hold him. I
noticed today that he hasn't drank much water...in 3days there was very
little gone from his water. I examined him and found he has some sorta

Our sweet little Goldie passed on us this evening, now she rests with all
the others who've gone before her.
She was originally rescued from a pet store that had her mixed in with
several Syrian hamsters who appeared to be keeping her from the food and

It would appear that my male hamster (Scruff Monster) is beginning to suffer
wet tail. In the past I would given him Hamster antibiotics, but every time
I do they end up dying the very next day. you would think that pet stores
would sell probiotics that would help boost their ...

sorry sent the first one by mistake
My baby boy Ron, somehow got his back leg caught where the door opens on
his cage, I found him this morning hanging upside down, quickly freed him,
but he had nibbled at his leg, trying to free himself (not badly)

Hi, everyone! I have a question about the breed of hamster.
I have heard Russian hamster, Syrian hamster, Dzungirian hamster and
Campbell hamster. What are the differences between them?
Thanks a lot !

Only posted here a few times, mostly when my previous male (which
I had almost 16 months) Tony had passed on, from what I believe may
have been wet-tail, and I must now report the passing of his
replacement (no relation), Tony Jr. earlier this evening. It

My little gem .. the light in my life .. my reason for living .. is
gone! She died tonight of wet tail i cannot beleive it! I treated the
wettail to the best i could and it just didnt work! Shes dead! I miss
her! I just dont see a reason to live! 3 months! She lived 3 months!

Hi my name is Yuki. My sister, gem, died yesterday from wet tail. While
we all miss her i want to know if you could tell me if chewing on my
bars is bad. I constantly, when im up, chew on my bars! I thought i
would ask ifthats bad!  

i have a question i was thinking about getting another hamster
to keep her company but i am worrid about her only having one eye and
fighting with the new hamser
i was wondering if i got a mouse or  a rat and raised them 2 ghter if they

i just got my first hamster
and i feel like i did a good thing this hamster only has one eye
she got into a fight with another hamster when she was in the petstore
and nobody wanted her so i took her