tiny

I have more than 10 hamsters during my secondary and primary school life. Some tips that i would advice people who are getting hamsters and on caring for hamsters would be firstly:

- Get a cage (better with those that are wired, as those enclosed plastic cages would be less "airy" and further more, you could let them climb up and down on the wires ) If you have many hamsters, reccommended to get the "condo" size cages (can be found at pets shops)

- For the accessories in the cages, you can get a food bowl, water bottle for them to drink (with a tip for them to drink the water from), a "hamster wheel" for them to exercise in, and a small house (optional, for me as i have many hamsters at that time, most of my hamsters can't get into the house as they are too fat and they will chew on the house plastic, so i just let them cuddle up together and put more straw around them instead of having a house), and chewing block (optional, it is for them to chew on, can be found at pet shops)

- straws or hamsters beddings (a must, as they need it to make their "nest" or play with them, and also use that to clean themselves) You must change the beddings at least every week or 2-3 times per week so that it will keep their cages fresh and clean.

- u don't have to bath the hamsters, as firstly, they are too small and would run around if u try to rinse them with water, and secondly, they might catch a cold. If u really want to bath them, u can get bathing powder (for me its optional, can be found at all pet shops or hamsters shops, and u don't really need to bath them as they will clean themselves up like cats and they will use the straws provided to clean themselves)

- Food!! The most important thing when u get a pet. You can get hamsters food from pet shops (i think at serangoon north area there are many hamsters shops that sell hamsters food and pellets, and also sell hamster "water", a type of drink for hamsters, u don't really need it as the food is enough to provide them with the nutrition they need)

- You can give them very small amount of bread, not recommended though, as these are human food, might not suit the hamsters, if u want to give them some snacks, u can get those hamsters snacks at pets shops or alternatively u can give them very small amount of bread occasionally, and would not cause any harm to them (thats what i give my hamsters when they get "bored" with their food and they love it)

I have two different species of hamsters, dwarf hamsters and syrian hamsters (aka golden hamsters). You must not place these two species of hamsters together as they will bite each other until they...

The differences between these two hamsters is dwarf hamsters are small, whereas syrian hamsters are twice the length and size of dwarf hamsters (can grow longer than your palm).

For me my syrian and dwarf hamsters have lived for more than 7 years. But the rough estimated age for hamsters are around 5 years.

And in addition, hamsters are a great companion as they are cute, furry and....cute ..have fun playing with your hamsters .

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tiny

Some methods to approach when your ham ham got into a fight (or is in a middle of a fight...)

- If it is a mild fight (scratch scratch, sqeak sqeak), you can try to sprinkle some baby johnson powder on them. It will not create any harm to them and the purpose of this is to remove and smell or stench that has provoked them to fight.

- if the above methods does not help, quickly get some water and sprinkle on them (don't pour the water on the ham ham). It will surprise them and stop them from fighting for a while, quickly separate the ham ham that are fighting into separate cages.

If all does not help and your ham ham has bitten each other and will not let go, do not, never and never use your bare hand to separate them as they will bite into your skin (accidentally). Quickly get a glove and try to separate them quickly. If you cannot find a glove, one last resort is to use a pair of chopstick and try to separate them. Do not use the chopstick to eat....This method helps me when one of my ham ham which i newly introduce got into a big fight with another male ham ham and i couldn't find a glove on time.

So remember, when you first introduce a new ham ham to another of your ham ham in a cage, take note of their behaviour, action and how they react when they see each other. Do not leave them alone immediately as a new ham ham being introduced will tend to get into a fight with your own ham ham (due to unfamiliarity, due to fight for territory and so on)..hope all these helps

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stardustsyeo

what if they eat the powder in? will it do harm to them?
nice guide btw.

tiny

no it will not hurt them. i try asking from the pet shop and they say that this is a good method as hamsters that are involve in fighting normally are being provoked by smell. so removing the smell by using powder can help to reduce the chances of the fighting.

recommend to use baby johnson or those powder that are suitable for babies as these kind of powder are less strong.

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shoppa-holicc

hey. i've got a male hamster and is currently wanting to get a female one to accompany him. do you think they'll fight?

BloodyHeadBang

This is a very very good guide. Ive had hamsters who fought and i never knew why. and i used like ruler to seperate my hamsters! Is it better to keep like 2 hamsters or 1 hamster? Cause i have 1 right now.

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tiny

there are a possibility that they will end up fighting due to imfamiliarity and uneasiness due to the fact that they are still "strangers".

To decrease the possbility that the male hamster/female hamster will end up fighting with another hamster, there are few factors that you have to take note, firstly, you have to get another female hamster of the same species, size, and age. It is possible to mix pearl winter white hamster with russian winter white hamster, provided that they are of the same age.

When you first to introduce a new hamster to another hamster, it is best to stay with the hamsters for a while and observe them as they interact with each other by sniffing and touching. If they end up fighting, quickly separate them by using some of the methods i provided in the guide above. Try to put them together for a while everyday, (Or you can put the two hamsters in one cage and just separate them using a clear hard plastic and put a few holes in the middle of the clear hard plastic) so as to allow them to be able to familiarise each others' smell.

For my hamsters, female hamsters and male hamsters do fight, but not to the extend of harming each other. I will just separate my hamsters according to who they prefer to stay with, or who they have no problem playing with.

Another important note that i need to advise you is if your new female hamster ended up being very comfortable with your male hamster, they might end up...giving birth to many many babies!! So if you have not prepare yourself to have more hamsters (usually more than 5 baby hamsters every birth) it would be best to have the same gender of hamsters. But introducing same gender of hamster might also have the same problems of fighting as i mention above. So it would be best that you bring your hamster down to the pet shop and allow your hamster to play with other hamsters (or try out other hamsters...lol) and from there you will be able to select a new hamster to accompany your current hamster.

have fun with your hamsters

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yoongkheong

Cool! Hamsters, I simply love them. At one point I had more than 20 at one go...

If you need some knowledge in these cuties, do visit http://www.furry-small-animals.blogspot.com

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tiny

yup, same as me...a lot of hamsters and cages..lol...but all are like my precious babies, and all have different personalities.

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yoongkheong

Haha, especially love to build and set up their living environment within the cages... Using paper boxes and stuff to construct obstacles for them to play

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tiny

yup, same here I try to build some ladders for them to climb up and down like maze in their big cages, and also try to put in various "monkey bar" for they to climb with. My hamsters loves climbing and they look just like little monkeys...cute and furry

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tiny

What you did was correct. You should never put your hands into the cages when the hamsters are fighting as they might accidentally injured your hand. By using a ruler or something long to prevent the hamsters from going on fighting, you not only protected the hamsters from fighting but also protected yourself from being accidentally injured by the fighting hamsters.

Usually i would recommend hamsters owners to keep 2 hamsters so as to enable the hamsters to have companions. Hamsters like human also need some companions when they are in a small cage. So when their companion of the same species are with them they have someone to play with, eat with and sleep with.

If you have one hamster now and you dun intend to get another hamster, i would reccomend you to play with your hamster more often, and to put some accessories for your hamster to play with such as running wheel for hamster. This allows your hamster to play with it and also enable your hamster to have something to do and not feel bored.

But i would greatly reccomend you to get another hamster (of the same gender or different gender if you intend to have hamster babies) so that your hamster will have someone (a friend) to accompany with.

Have fun with your hamsters

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uunreal

Nice guide o.O
Hamster expert...

Do you really let them out of the cage and "exercise or play"?
I used to do that when I had a hamster. It'll run all over the room or to the back of the TV until I dig him out xD

tiny

hihi,

lol...yup, indeed hamsters will run very quickly when they let them out of their cages and they love places that they can hide, like under the cupboard, under washing machines and even under the TV.

I do let them out to exercise and play, but i will let them out in an area where there are more spaces and less things to reduce the possiblities that they will run and hide (and not come out until we try to "dig" them out or try to hoax them with their favourite food...lol)

I would reccomend people to get a running ball (a type of big plastic hamster ball that allow hamsters to run inside and there are tiny holes on the ball for them to breathe). This allows the hamsters to run around freely in the room without having to worry that they might hide under the cupboard (as the hamster ball they will be running inside will be very big and will not fit under the cupboard or washing machine).

You can get the hamster ball at any pet shop. Just tell the pet shop owners that you would like to get a hamster ball where you can let your hamster run inside and they will recommend you different colours of hamster balls. It is very fun and cute to see your hamster run inside the ball and not having to worry that they might be lost somewhere in the house.

Have fun with your hamsters

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Jolene.Ying

My hamsters use to like to squeeze itself into cramp places. And also died like that. isn't there any way for them not to squeeze themselves in cramp places..?

Liars will always be liars.
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tiny

Once you let them out of the cages hamsters will be very fast in running to some cramp areas to hide themselves. Just like all rodents such as mouse, moles, rats, squirrel, they all love to hide inside holes or cramp areas. So if you many cramp areas in your house, it would be best to leave your hamster in the cage, or another method is to get hamster ball where you can put your hamster in the ball and let it run around the house without having to worry that they will sqeeze inside cramp areas

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Gela