Pet Forum / Mammals / Hamsters / July 2006

I am looking for a reliable breeder in my area if anyone knows of one. I
would like a Syrian male of just the right age to replace the dozen or so I
used to have a few years ago. I was considering just going to PetSmart or
PetCo but I am not sure if this is a good idea. I came ...

Hi there all. I used to be a member of this group about 3 years ago,
but haven't had a computer since. Just got back online and would like
to hear from some of my old alt.pets.hamsters pals from then. Alas I
have no hamsters at the moment, but hope to have soon. My e-mail

We have a male teddy bear hamster, Monty, probably around seven or eight
months old. He's always been healthy and *very* happy to be out of his
cage -- in fact, "out of his cage" beats "treat" in his mind.
Lately we've had something of a heat wave: outside temps of around 95 to

My hamster died last night. We only had him for about a month. He was
only 2 months old. The night before last he was very active. He was
climbing the bars on his cage and running a lot. In the morning we
noticed that he didn't come out, but we didn't think anything of it.

Although we're still getting over the death of "buster" in May, my wife and
I are looking to get another hamster, probably in October.
We bought Buster from a petshop and although we never handled him, he was a
very sweet and very much missed pet. He did bite when we did try to ...

I decided to go ahead and buy a Syrian Long Haired Hamster.
I bought a new cage today with a 2nd floor within the cage. I was
wondering, what is the maximum height I can set the 2nd level to be
above the floor level? There is a ladder for the hamster to climb down.

Hello. I am looking to buy either 1 Syrian hamster or 2 Russian Dwarf
hamsters. I have read varying reports on the adult size of these two
breeds.
I would be grateful if anyone can confirm roughly what size their adult

We lost our little Mr. Spot last night.  He passed sometime while I was out
running errands.  I wish I had been here with him.
He came home with me after being injured by another hamster in the store.
He had a small wound on his head, which for a long time left a little spot

We saw a gerbilarium (basically a conventional cage with a glass bottom with
lots of sawdust to let the gerbils dig tunnels, etc.) the other day and
would have thought it would make the ideal home for our hamster if it had
been a bit bigger. I don't seem to see "hamsterariums" ...

Ok so I live in the UK where it has been really REALLY hot lately, and I
came home yesterday evening to find one of my dwarf hamsters had died.  He
lived with his brother, and they were only about 8 months. (his brother is
still alive by the way)

My 18 month old Syrian hamster, Muddy, has been bleeding when
urinating. This began in the middle of April. He was initially treated
for cystitis with 3 injections of Marbocyl. The bleeding stopped for a
few days and then returned. The vets then decided the treatment had

he passed a few days ago.he was old black hamster.sorry took m so long
post this.you will be missed my houdini( it got out once i sitting here
screaming for him i see him running i pick himup he was startle) yes i
was sitting with him at time my daughter was in west virginia.he is