Evelyn - 2009-12-23 hi,my name is evelyn and i started out with 2 dwarf hamsters(sugar and cinnamon). 3months later we discovered they were male and female and,of course, they had 6 babies. 2 white, 2 grey and 2 fawn. I kept them all. went to the petstore and adopted 3 more 2 teddy bear and 1 dwarf. shortly after 2 teddy bear hamsters had 10 babies. unfortunately, 5 died the next day and that made me really sad. Cause i spent all night, literally, trying to sasve the runt of the litter. Before i knew it i had a total of 21 hamsters. So, in order to keep my sanity, i adopted out 19 and kept 3. It was very hard maintaining their cages, but it was hard for me to let go of them. like right now i have my favorite hamster trying get on my keyboard. I love them to death and they have their own personality. My children interact with Cali, Nemo and Meana daily and Cali wakes up with the children; eat their breakfast and goes back to sleep until they come home from school. Shes never bitten them and shes very calm. Thank you for letting me share my story.
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molly - 2010-02-17 My mom won't let me get a hamster but I'm trying to convince her and I was wondering if u had any dwarf hamsters left and if u do could u send me pictures.
Cali - 2010-01-28 Hi, My name is Cali and whoever Kitsune is, can help you with your hamster. As you said, your hamster has been climbing and chewing on its cage. This is perfectly normal. One reason could be that, your hamster is wanting to sharpen its teeth. The solution is simple, you need to give it some wooden chew toys. These are very easy to find, they are sold at many pet stores(best found at Petsmart). The second reason could be that it is hungry. Make sure you are feedind it a good amount of food. Also you should give it fruits and veggies often. The last thing that it could be doing is just familiarizing itself with the cage. No need to worry. If you need more information, go to this website, it really helped me:russiandwarfhamsters.tripod.com
Ethan - 2009-12-30 I got a syrian hamster called alfie 2 months ago. He is so playful and he loves his ball. When I got him he was tiny. I got him my 9th birthaday. He loves peanuts. I have taught him to stand. He is so curious. I recommend them to first time pet keepers. I love this website, I go on it everyday! Thank you Dr Jungle!
Laura - 2009-12-13 I got a really fat hamster and the lady said he was a boy but he doesn't like to be seen, is nesting a lot, and storing for I have had him 2 weeks, is he/she pregnant?
david - 2009-09-04 I just got a 10 week old (supposingly) short hair hamster, the first day he was very active like he was in the pet shop, he played on his wheel for hours, ate and ran around. Then the next day and to the present (1 week now) he never seems to stay up for more than 15 minutes and thats just to go get water and food. The cage has a house that's attached to the side of the cage and he never seems to want to leave it. He goes to the bathroom in there too so I clean it everyday and when I do, he gets freaked out sometimes and hides in the cages tubes (habitrail cage) and I try to be very gentle and quiet when I do it, waking him up slowly. I hope he's not sick, has anyone ever heard of this? I can't tell if he is though because he is eating, cleaning himself, drinking water, and can run fast and climb up these 1 and 1/2 ft tubes, I'm very worried.
naomim2541 - 2009-08-17 Hi, my name is naomi and I just got a pet dwarf hamster named little lad. He never comes on to my hand, I've tried putting food on my hand and rubbing my hand in his bedding, he just won't come on my hand.
Also my cousin liked the my hamster named little lad and she got her own off this woman. The woman didn't tell her what breed the hamster is so we looked up everywhere and can't find them. We think the hamsters she owns, named snowy and hami, were half rat because they were bigger than dwarf hamsters, pure white, no short tail, pink eyes and made a hissing noise and they spat and bite a lot. What on earth will we do! please help naomi
Anonamous - 2009-08-05 A month ago I bought 2 teddy bear hamsters. My family and I thought they were both girls, but a week ago we found out they are not. Now we have the hamsters in separate cages because the father will eat them, and warning, don't bother the mother or babies or the mother will bite them to death. The babies are soon coming out, in maybe 3 or 4 days.
Anoymous - 2009-07-09 Recently i realised that my dwarf hamster has a cut near its neck and its losing hair around its neck.im afriad something would happen to him?Any advice please?
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2u - 2010-04-03 You shoulld call a vet, they will probably know what to do.
If you provide your Hamster with a wheel, it will run up to 8 miles per night!
This sight is helpful. I didn't know if a hamster could have just diahrea instead of wet tail and all its symptoms, thank you.
hi,my name is evelyn and i started out with 2 dwarf hamsters(sugar and cinnamon). 3months later we discovered they were male and female and,of course, they had 6 babies. 2 white, 2 grey and 2 fawn. I kept them all. went to the petstore and adopted 3 more 2 teddy bear and 1 dwarf. shortly after 2 teddy bear hamsters had 10 babies. unfortunately, 5 died the next day and that made me really sad. Cause i spent all night, literally, trying to sasve the runt of the litter. Before i knew it i had a total of 21 hamsters. So, in order to keep my sanity, i adopted out 19 and kept 3. It was very hard maintaining their cages, but it was hard for me to let go of them. like right now i have my favorite hamster trying get on my keyboard. I love them to death and they have their own personality. My children interact with Cali, Nemo and Meana daily and Cali wakes up with the children; eat their breakfast and goes back to sleep until they come home from school. Shes never bitten them and shes very calm. Thank you for letting me share my story.
My mom won't let me get a hamster but I'm trying to convince her and I was wondering if u had any dwarf hamsters left and if u do could u send me pictures.
Hi,
My name is Cali and whoever Kitsune is, can help you with your hamster. As you said, your hamster has been climbing and chewing on its cage. This is perfectly normal. One reason could be that, your hamster is wanting to sharpen its teeth. The solution is simple, you need to give it some wooden chew toys. These are very easy to find, they are sold at many pet stores(best found at Petsmart). The second reason could be that it is hungry. Make sure you are feedind it a good amount of food. Also you should give it fruits and veggies often. The last thing that it could be doing is just familiarizing itself with the cage. No need to worry. If you need more information, go to this website, it really helped me:russiandwarfhamsters.tripod.com
Hope it helps.,
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I got a syrian hamster called alfie 2 months ago. He is so playful and he loves his ball. When I got him he was tiny. I got him my 9th birthaday. He loves peanuts. I have taught him to stand. He is so curious. I recommend them to first time pet keepers. I love this website, I go on it everyday! Thank you Dr Jungle!
I got a really fat hamster and the lady said he was a boy but he doesn't like to be seen, is nesting a lot, and storing for I have had him 2 weeks, is he/she pregnant?
I just got a 10 week old (supposingly) short hair hamster, the first day he was very active like he was in the pet shop, he played on his wheel for hours, ate and ran around. Then the next day and to the present (1 week now) he never seems to stay up for more than 15 minutes and thats just to go get water and food. The cage has a house that's attached to the side of the cage and he never seems to want to leave it. He goes to the bathroom in there too so I clean it everyday and when I do, he gets freaked out sometimes and hides in the cages tubes (habitrail cage) and I try to be very gentle and quiet when I do it, waking him up slowly. I hope he's not sick, has anyone ever heard of this? I can't tell if he is though because he is eating, cleaning himself, drinking water, and can run fast and climb up these 1 and 1/2 ft tubes, I'm very worried.
Hi, I just got a syrian hamster called tin tin, he is the best hammy ever.
Hi, my name is naomi and I just got a pet dwarf hamster named little lad. He never comes on to my hand, I've tried putting food on my hand and rubbing my hand in his bedding, he just won't come on my hand.
Also my cousin liked the my hamster named little lad and she got her own off this woman. The woman didn't tell her what breed the hamster is so we looked up everywhere and can't find them. We think the hamsters she owns, named snowy and hami, were half rat because they were bigger than dwarf hamsters, pure white, no short tail, pink eyes and made a hissing noise and they spat and bite a lot. What on earth will we do! please help naomi
A month ago I bought 2 teddy bear hamsters. My family and I thought they were both girls, but a week ago we found out they are not. Now we have the hamsters in separate cages because the father will eat them, and warning, don't bother the mother or babies or the mother will bite them to death. The babies are soon coming out, in maybe 3 or 4 days.
Recently i realised that my dwarf hamster has a cut near its neck and its losing hair around its neck.im afriad something would happen to him?Any advice please?
You shoulld call a vet, they will probably know what to do.