Pet Forum / Mammals / Hamsters / April 2005

my baby hamsters are 8 days old and today she took one out of the nest and
moved it away from her and the other babies she made a nest for it coverd
it up and she left it ther all day she hasint fed it or taken care of it
all day why?

Greetings to all....
A presently un-named hamster adopted me this afternoon.  He's a Syrian
long-haired critter...tan and white.  When I got him home, I realized how
close in color he is to Hazzok!  I had wanted either an all-brown or an

buddy is his name.  my dad's nickname was buddy. he has pasted. i been
calling him buddy already. but i caught my self saying it and thought it
would fit him.

Wonder if anyone is aware of hamsters secreting a yellow puss like liquid
(looks like custard!) ... which we think is when it's urinating. We're going
to book it in to the vets, but any information in advance would be
appreciated.

Went to the pet store today just to browse and there was this little
grey dwarf hamster that I had to have. It is completely grey except
for it's white feet which of course means his name is Socks. When I
first put him in the cage he met Hammy and they did not get along at

Our dwarf hamster is just over 2 years old and she's had skin cancer for
almost a year now.  Otherwise, she's been fine, in fact, she is now more
active than what she used to be when she was younger.
However, over the last week or so I've noticed that the nails on her right

Our angel Ganemede has passed away.
She went gentle in the night, Ganemede had been with us for almost two
years.
She stopped running in her wheel last month but still had a healthy apatite

The title says it all, I've seen Scruff doing this many times, but I've
never had the luck to catch him with my camera until just the other day.
I never told anyone cause they wouldnt believe me, but this picture proves
its true.

I know Cricket is off topic because she is a ground squirrel.
I also know my friends here will understand.
In just two days Cricket will be on her way across the rainbow bridge.
She has cancer of the jaw. To ease her suffering we are having her put to

Afetr much pondering, I have decided his name is Renfield.
He's kind of creepy-looking, all white with red eyes,  and looks sort of
like a big ol' lab rat who had a tail accident.  He is still kind of
skittish and easily startled (due to his living most of his life in a

Tonight our little sweet May passed away while in Judy's hands.
She had been slowing up a bit of late, though seemed far from stopping until
this morning when she barely responded to her morning treat.
She didnt suffer long which is a blessing for her.

Last night I put Piglet in his ball, that was the second go in his ball
he had that day (but he only got 20 mins max each go!)
From where my husband was sitting in the living room he could see
Piglet so we didn't follow him around.

We have two hamsters, a boy (Bagel) and a girl (Toaster).  Toaster is a
year old, and she has grown to be enormous.  I don't mean she's fat; she's
extremely large sized for a hamster.    The problem is that she can't move
around her cages easily anymore.

Since Im so busy. College student, one year son,I also have workstudy at
school.I usually dont get home to about 5:30pm or 6:00pm on school days.I
have my own place to take care of. I had a parakeet which I loved at
first. Eventually it started to bother me. waking every one up in ...

I am thinking of getting a hamster.I want to know are they good pets? are
they easy to care for? are they aggresive? are they easy to tame