Pet Forum / Mammals / Hamsters / July 2005

Some of you might remember when I posted some pics of Dash and her
lego home.  
Well Dash went to the spa and came back much refreshed and with a new
name, Memo.  I figured that a new lego design was in order as well.

The other day, when Zan was out on the sofa she did a couple of strange
hamster things. Usually she just tries to climb up the back or the sofa
and the arms of it to escape.
The first thing she did was walk up and down the back of the sofa

Brian (Golden) is about 2 years old, she acts normally, though I've noticed
a lump on her belly, about half pea size, and on this a brown spot.
   first impressions are that it could be a tumour, but what's with the
brown patch.

I finally completed my hamster his lego house.
I've been building one and finally completed it 3 days ago.  I asked my
neihgbor for some on Dec 17 04, the day I got him.  He said the last time
he his closet for some he didn't find any(and he hasn't it cleaned for 2

The thought just occurred to me.  Why do they like to run in their wheels so
much?  Every night our hammy is on the run again, but going nowhere fast.
Would they ever realize it's a fools venture?  Or do they do it just for the
exercise?  Sometimes she runs for a while and then ...

give your hamsters some plain almonds they love them more than sunflower
seeds. one time my hamster, wheaty, put at least 10 almond in his cheek
pouches in one sitting!

Hello. I'm Louise.
   I'm a proud owner of a gorgeous ginger and white hamster called Rocky. I
am a little concerend about his behaviour though. You see when he was a bit
younger he would go mad in his wheel, which is completely understandable,

my hammy likes to run around out of the cage .. i let him on the floor n
walk away .. n hour later he is setting next to the cage ready ro go
back.
is there anything wrong with me continuing this?

  I was wounding if hamsters get fleas.  I'm think they got on me from my
neihgbor's cat.
He's been itching for about a 2 days.
He'd get in his tupe and go to sleep and then start itching.

My hamster just recently got sick... he got a bald spot and he's less than
5 months old.  So that's the reason that I bought him a new cage with new
everything.  But, I live at a place where people take care of people and
you wouldn't believe what they made me do when they found out ...

I recently moved my hamster from an old cage to a new cage.  In the old
cage, his bottle was hanging from the top, in his new cage it's hanging
from the side.  I don't think he know's where it is now.  Is there a way
to train him to know where his water is?

my hamser is a male syrian. his name is Kodak. hes is fairly new. he is
a sweetheart. but only to me. he will bite anyone else that tries to
touch or hold him. can anyone tell me why he does this

Sorry just wanted to have a moment to go on about hamsters.  My smallest
boy Ben, baby Ben I sometimes call him, is just too cute!
He has just run all over me, all over the bed, and all over the dog, who
seems to love him too, (the hamster has started grooming the dog also),

Our female Syrian is about 26 months old, so she has passed the 2 year  mark
now that everyone told us was her maximum life span.
She is always very active, running around her cage like a maniac, climbing
up the bars etc.  However, the last few days she has suddenly slowed right

sammie  my oldest does. he my short hair hamster.