As hamsters get older, they need less alfalfa (as it has lots of protein). I believe as they get older the extra protein can cause a different set of ...
Hello all, My name is Emily. I own eight hamsters, three of which are dwarves. Of the three, Puffin is diabetic Campbell's. This may be a rather long story,...
Thanks for sharing your story. I enjoyed learning about Puffin's struggle and I am glad he is okay. My name is also Emily, and I have two dwarfs right now and...
I can't say whether alfalfa is dangerous or not but I thought that I would let you know that I have always fed it to my Dwarves, Syrians and Roborovskiis. I...
Your story is very fascinating. I had read that green and black tea had an antibiotic effect and when my Hugo was severely injured by another hamster, I gave...
Hi, do you know what a diabetic diet is? Fresh timothy, orchard grass, alfalfa or oat grass make sure it smells great and has soft edible leaves, and seed...
Hi, yes alfalfa or oat grass, orchard grass, you should make sure it smells great and has lots of soft, edible leaves and seed buds. a daily dollop of oatmeal...
Hey, yes I have her diet worked out quite nicely. She seems to like the change. I found a little "hamster-sized" porcelain teacup from when I was little (you...
Hi Inkpems, Thank you for sharing Puffin's story, that was fascinating! I also have 8 hammies now, all rescues/unwanted/returns, 5 of them Russian Campbells...
My Little Nat of 18 months passed away today. When I got home from work and went to check on my babies, he was lying dead in his cage. I picked up his little...
I've been trying to figure out a nice diet for Puffin. She seems to like the increase in vegetables. Although I have to remember not to give her carrots when...
Puffin is such a cutie! And what a cute name, a hamster named after a northern oceanic seabird:-). Well, last night I opened up an old teabag of decaffeinated...
Sue, I'm so very sorry about little Nat, my sincere condolences. It sounds as if he went quickly, that he didn't have a prolonged illness. I know that this is...
Aw, she is a total cutie! She reminds me of our little Coral. Is Puffin an opal? I will give my hammies a chance to try some (diluted) green tea when I get ...
Today, I welcomed to my home two new Campbell babies with the strip down their back! They won't take Nat's place or Hugo's, but they are adorable - Hank and...
Congratulations, Sue! Fortunately, we don't have only a finite amount of love to give. New hammies or cats or people, for that matter, can ever take the place...
Oops, that "ever" should have been "never", of course. Sorry for the typo. Claudie ... amount ... can ... home ... have ... strip ... are ... my ... boys....
Hi Hamster Friends, I have been corresponding with Linda of TheCraftyRat.com and told her about HoneyHams and our issue with finding diabetic-friendly hamster...
... 2000 is the lab block of choice for diabetics. I don't in any way want to discourage you from using this for diabetics if you've found it to be useful....
Thanks, Linda. Yes, I did read your messages about your finding the RMH 2000 unsatisfactory for the Syrians, and I did read that the RMH 3000 isn't good for...
Oh, and I also provide dry alfalfa which Macho loves. Claudie ... the ... RMH ... fed ... That ... food ... it. ... anymore, ... the ... of ... 2000...
... special rodent vitamins and minerals in there were good for him(?) But you can see that I'm not using it as his sole source of nutrition. I actually like...
Thanks for your input, Linda, always appreciated. Since I wasn't very scientific in trying different things with Macho (I varied more than one food item at a...
... it's success (or lack thereof) and how high a dose you've given. I'm certainly not the one to look for on glipizide. I have not used it nor do I...
I’m not sure how many of you have seen the new Critters Magazine, but once again, there are quite a few issues in the hamster article. For the 2007 ...
Thank you very much for posting the contents and inaccuracies in this issue. I buy it and would not have read all of this nonsense until I paid $$$$ for it....
thanx for the info. My experience over the last 4 yrs since i started buying siberian hammies from Petsmart is that 40% of them are diabetic. I have bought all...
one of my campbells is displaying some weird symptoms...appears unwilling to open her eyes...she keeps them closed though she can open them...she is...
I know you already know this, but please get him to the vet and keep an eye on him. I don't want to scare you, but that sounds a lot like my Tennessee as he...
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