Pet Forum / Mammals / Hamsters / December 2007

Johannes passed in his sleep sometime last evening.  He was 2 years and 3
months old...an average age for a hamster.
He was one of the most docile hamsters I've had.
I plan to find a new hamster sometime in the next several weeks.

He was somewhere around three, a little black bear.. very sweet, but aren't
most.
He wasn't the most active little guy.. We were never sure if he used his
wheel.. I would put shavings in the wheel and in the morning the wheel was

after losing rupert a few weeks back,wasnt sure whether to get another
hammie as we already have 3 others,but after seeing an ad in the local paer
from the rspca appealing for homes for unwanted ones,we went down and came
away with winnie,a beautiful cream syrian who had been ...

I've been a hamster owner now for about 8 months. I watch and play
with them every day, so I've had plenty of time to make many
observations of hamsters and the way their owners (sometimes
mistakenly) view them.

Just want to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas
and a Happy New Year.
Hope all our precious little hammies have a safe
and healthy holidays as well. :-)

(wouldn't be surprised if this applied to hamsters as well)
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?&pubmedid=16330350
Abstract:
Previous studies in our laboratory demonstrated that high-performance liquid

I watch this hamster at night time... watching him just move around
and nibble on the cage... for some reason i had to test how he would
react if i put orange peel smell on the cage bars where he nibbles
on ... he just moves to another spot where it doesnt smell like orange

I'm thinking of getting some hamsters. And I know hamsters will have tons of
babies and I don't want a bunch of babies running a round. Would it be ok if
I put two felmale hamsters together? And if so what type should I put
together? I want two because I'm still going to school but ...

How do i make a hamster smart or is there a way?  Should i get him a
MAZE of some kinda of thing to make him intelligent? Well that is my
question.. will appreciate any kind of answer as long as it is
reasonable.

Just giving everyone a shout to see how we're doing.
My Princie gave me a shock the other day. Princie's
a white mail Syrian, 42 months old this month. Well,
the other day he was acting very ill. Breathing heavily.

Rupert has finally passed away aged 27 months, i could tell last night that
it wouldnt be long,but she held on all night and this morning she finally
let go,i feel devasted but glad she is at peace.
Rest in peace Rupert,you were a joy to have.

Hi there! I am picking up my baby hamster tomorrow and have set up his
cage. I bought carefresh bedding for the bottom of the cage and have a
stupid question... Is the carefresh also used by the hamster for his
bedding, or should I put shredded toilet paper in his bed??? I have