Pet Forum / Mammals / Hamsters / March 2007

My daughter got some string into the hamster cage, and one of my baby
hamsters got it tangled around her leg. I got the string off finally by
picking at the fibers on the string, but now she's got a cut from where
the string twisted. I can see all the way to the bone. This is a ...

Greetings;
I fondly remember a childrens show I loved when I was young called  Hammy
Hamster.  It starred various live rodents and was cleverly done.  That show
was one of my favourites.

I was recently wondering how long this group has been around. I have seen
such a decline lately and also wonder if it would be against any rules to
post pictures. I know this is not a binary group and this has always been
taboo but I know it would pick things up and see no ...

I have had three hamsters in 3 months that were healthy, happy and
active.  The then just one day latter they die.  Slow breathing
and no energy are the only symptoms.  No hair lost, no wet tail, no
weight loss.  

Just subscribed to the group so thought I'd say hey.  I have 3
Campbells Dwarves and 1 Syrian, as well as 2 gerbils, 2 guinea pigs, a
cat and fish.  I have had up to 3 syrians, 4 dwarves, plus all the
rest hehe.  Have to try to keep the numbers down a bit at the moment

Last night I noticed Chewy, my 2-year-old girl syrian hamster, was
bleeding from her behind.  Today the vet said Chewy is bleeding from
her vulva area which might indicate (1) a tumor in her uterus or (2)
an infection.  The vet said Chewy also has thickening around the

My dwarf hamsters had babies last week. I thought I had two females, but
I didn't. Do I need to move the father hamster to a different cage, or
is it safe to keep them all together? So far the father has left them
alone.

My hamster Punkster is almost 3 years old at the moment, and he's put on
  quite a bit of weight.  He was always extremely timid and never did
like leaving his house.  At the moment, he's always either sleeping or
eating (quite an appetite on the old guy).  He was always ...

Hi there.  I am new to the group.  I have a new hamster.  I brought
her home on Wednesday, so I have not had her quite a week yet.  In the
pet store, they called her a "honey bear" hamster.  She is small,
still pretty much a baby from what I can tell.  She is grey and white

We just brought home a new hamster who is actually Hambone`s granddaughter.
Andrea named her Sarsaparilla and she is so sweet and easy to handle- just
like all of Hambone`s kin.
I have just posted her pics at alt.binaries.pictures.animals

My wife gave me a hamster for my birthday a few months ago, that we
named Buttercup.  Recently, she bought another hamster, and moved
Buttercup to a bigger (two-level) cage.  There are a couple of strange
things Buttercup has been doing in response:

My flat mate just returned from a trip and came into my room. When my
hamster saw him, he instantly freezed and stood still for minutes. At
first we found it funny and thought he was just a bit scared to see him
again, but when Hamsti (my girlfriend is responsible for the name! ;)

Dude, What`s up?
How`s the computer?
How`re the hams?
Have you emailed Kat?