Pet Forum / Mammals / Hamsters / February 2008

Can a field mouse be an honorary hamster???
Just before Xmas we found we had a field mouse.  So I  ordered a humane trap
and decided I'd feed it until after Xmas to keep it out of my cuttlery
drawer where it had done unmentionable things with my soft grip peeler and

Princie passed on peacefully this morning.
He was 43 months old. He had a stroke about
2 months ago and he hung in there as long as
he could. Princie was a strong little fellow.

Karma pulled off a stunt this evening...not sure that he knows I saw it
either :)
In Karma's aquarium is a long plastic tube along with a few short curved
tubes.  Anyway, I caught Karma with only his head in the tube.

I found this website with Hansi The Hamster's film. You think that's
funny?
http://www.unser-hansi.de/
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This past Tuesday night, our dear little Holly left us while being held in
Judy's hands.
She and her sister Pixie had come home with me from the store as babies who
were destined to be fed to the snakes.  I couldn't save all of them, but we

I have a hamster named Oreo. Oreo luvs his cage and everything, and he's
perfectly fine. But there's a problem. Oreo keeps on chewing on the cage bars!
Now, I've heard that if your hamster chews on the bars that it can cause
brain damage. Here's what happened: After a week of being ...

Hi, I have a dwarf hamster and she is only licking her food. She won't bite
anything. She is about 15 months old and I'm worried about her. I've never
owned a hamster before so i don't know if this is normal, but I'm guessing
it's not. If anyone has any suggestions please help. ...

First of all thank you for reading this post. Our little Buttercup is
only 17 months old, last Friday we noticed that she was breathing
heavily but on Saturday she looked fine, on Sunday night after
cleaning her cage she started to be lethargic and again breathing

I love this hamster but when its time to change the cage im outta
there..lol ... but all in all its not my hamster..and he's pretty
fluffy

I'm wondering if anyone has ever tried cooking or baking treat items for
their hamsters.  My three 9 (2 dwarfs and a Syrian) love their Vitakraft
doughnuts and muffins, but I find them to be rather expensive and would
rather control what they eat.