Pet Forum / Mammals / Hamsters / February 2006

Yesterday one of our hamsters died.
I saw her leant over her food bowl in what appeared to be an
uncomfortable possition.
I had been away and had only been back a few days previously and as

man o man.... what a jokester..  actually this time it was the chair.
Squeezed down below the cushions... bada bing had to cut open the bottom of
the chair to get him out.  I have to say. I bet that was the best day of his
life so far.. like an amusement park... I hate cutting ...

i found him yesterday in his lockout laying in the center..he was a very
old hamster.he was grey and white.i will miss him dearly.he was losing
his fur since last yr. well i still getting over the shock he is
gone.besides i will bury him with 2 pasted hamsters today has passed on.

Any answers or a redirect pls .....my kids have asked and the answer "cause
they like to run" ain't cuttin it!!!!

We just got our hamster,  she smells real bad! Is it ok to give her a bath?

Has your hamster ever died from eating kaytee brand hamster food?  It
is what I am currently feeding my hamster, however there are some
people that suspect ethoxquin toxicity in the food.

hello, i just thought that i would post the passing of my little girl nita.
I was away visiting my family and my boyfriend called to let me know that
my hammy wasn't doing so well.  The vet figured that she had wet tail, she
was bleeding lots, her eyes were swollen shut, and she ...

Can my hammy eat an almond nut in its shell?

This is my first time on the site because I've just got my first two
hamsters!
They are two Russian Hamsters, one white one brown.
I put the cage together (I fancied one of those rotastack colourful tubes

if you belong to myspace.com and have a small pet, please visit
www.myspace.com/rodentparadise
there you can visit with my hamster, 18 female mice and 2 guinea pigs.
i'm posting it because it's been a great way to meet a lot of other pet

I've posted on here a few times lately, so I thought it's time you met me &
my hamsters :)
I launched my hamster website last week and just got my domain name, so you
can meet us at:

Hi, I am new here... and this may sound all funny to you...but I'm
really not joking. I have a hamster  problem that I really need help
with....my hamster's testicles are too big! He's not a large hamster,
but he definitely well endowed. Anyways when he runs on his wheel, his

I have a Silent Spinner Exercise Wheel, Regular (6.5" diameter)
I thought maybe a bigger one would be better... but I notice the next size
up is 12 inches... to big
Do you think the 6.5 is big enough for the male black bear ?

i have a new hamster.  i've only had her for about 2 months.  the people at
the pet store said it was ok to give her some fresh produce as a treat and
they listed a few things that were good to give her --- spinach being one of
them.  anyway, i didn't really remember what was ...

   After listening to a hamster knawing at its cage for hour on end I've
considered an aquarium for a cage but wouldn't the little critter knaw at
the silicon sealant within the aquarium?  Perhaps there's an aquarium
designed just for non-water usage.