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I had my first hamster in a tank and then found out how much he loved to
climb so I got him a cage with levels.

On Sun, Nov 15, 2009 at 9:49 PM, dnott.geo <gerbilgal@...> wrote:

>
>
> That's why I recommend a tank. Hamsters have very poor eyesight and can't
> judge distances too well.
>
> Diane
>


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That's why I recommend a tank. Hamsters have very poor eyesight and can't judge
distances too well.

Diane

--- In thehammyhut@yahoogroups.com, barberclb7@... wrote:
>
> That is the cage I jave for my pet rat and she loves it. There is plenty of
room for her to run around and play. There is always a possibility that Chester
might fall they love to climb around. You would think they are little monkeys.
LOL.                     Carol
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Adriana" <adrianaonderko@...>
> Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 01:45:37
> To: <thehammyhut@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: [The Hammy Hut] Please answer!
>
> I have a Syrian named Chester, whom I think should really have more space.
this is his cage:
> http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2753355
> I think it's way too small. i would like to get him a new cage. I really liked
this one:
> http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3057122
> Could I switch his cage, or would it be too stressful for the little guy? And
what do you think of the cage I was considering? would he fall from the top
level?
> thank you!
> -Adriana
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

Carol, you keep a single rat in one of those types of cage?

Adriana, I have my hamster in the second one linked, he does great in it. In
my opinion, the first one is too small. Some people say the wire bottom is
hard on their feet, you'd have to see how your boy does.

Megan.


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That is the cage I jave for my pet rat and she loves it. There is plenty of room
for her to run around and play. There is always a possibility that Chester might
fall they love to climb around. You would think they are little monkeys. LOL.
Carol
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

-----Original Message-----
From: "Adriana" <adrianaonderko@...>
Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 01:45:37
To: <thehammyhut@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: [The Hammy Hut] Please answer!

I have a Syrian named Chester, whom I think should really have more space. this
is his cage:
http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2753355
I think it's way too small. i would like to get him a new cage. I really liked
this one:
http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3057122
Could I switch his cage, or would it be too stressful for the little guy? And
what do you think of the cage I was considering? would he fall from the top
level?
thank you!
-Adriana




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I have a Syrian named Chester, whom I think should really have more space. this
is his cage:
http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2753355
I think it's way too small. i would like to get him a new cage. I really liked
this one:
http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3057122
Could I switch his cage, or would it be too stressful for the little guy? And
what do you think of the cage I was considering? would he fall from the top
level?
thank you!
-Adriana

You are welcome.  If her droppings are normal I wouldn't worry about wet tail.
You would know if she had wet tail because her bottom would very wet and the
stench would be horrible. Enough to make you want to vomit. Not only that they
get dehydrated and have no appetite. In addition they almost act as if they were
drunk. Limit any wet foods u may be giving her. When you notice loose stools.
Just remember that our furry friends usually only live about 2 years. But at the
first sign of wet tail get her to the vet!!!
Carol B
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

-----Original Message-----
From: "jkezys" <jkezys@...>
Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 01:16:35
To: <thehammyhut@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: [The Hammy Hut] Hamster Help

Thanks for your response, if she was having diarehea, would I know by it being
in her fur/from the droppings in her cage? All of her droppings now are solid,

thanks



--- In thehammyhut@yahoogroups.com, barberclb7@... wrote:
>
> The females tend to have a odor when they are in heat. Keep a eye out for
diarrhea cause if it is wet tail you need to get her to the vet asap!!! Most
hamsters die quickly if not treated for wet tail.                 Carol.
Hdg md
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "jkezys" <jkezys@...>
> Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:19:44
> To: <thehammyhut@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: [The Hammy Hut] Hamster Help
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> My hamster is about a year and a half old. A couple of days ago she smelled
kind of odd in her bum region and was hunched over and had not gone to the
bathroom. I made sure she had lots of fresh water and fed her some veggies, and
she started going to the bathroom again. She still smells weird down there
though, and I have been reading about wet-tail. She is a bit wet, but is still
active, alert, on the wheel and eating. What does everyone think? The last
hamster I had was a male so maybe this type of thing is normal with females?
Thank you for your help,
>
> J
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>





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Thanks for your response, if she was having diarehea, would I know by it being
in her fur/from the droppings in her cage? All of her droppings now are solid,

thanks



--- In thehammyhut@yahoogroups.com, barberclb7@... wrote:
>
> The females tend to have a odor when they are in heat. Keep a eye out for
diarrhea cause if it is wet tail you need to get her to the vet asap!!! Most
hamsters die quickly if not treated for wet tail.                 Carol.
Hdg md
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "jkezys" <jkezys@...>
> Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:19:44
> To: <thehammyhut@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: [The Hammy Hut] Hamster Help
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> My hamster is about a year and a half old. A couple of days ago she smelled
kind of odd in her bum region and was hunched over and had not gone to the
bathroom. I made sure she had lots of fresh water and fed her some veggies, and
she started going to the bathroom again. She still smells weird down there
though, and I have been reading about wet-tail. She is a bit wet, but is still
active, alert, on the wheel and eating. What does everyone think? The last
hamster I had was a male so maybe this type of thing is normal with females?
Thank you for your help,
>
> J
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

The females tend to have a odor when they are in heat. Keep a eye out for
diarrhea cause if it is wet tail you need to get her to the vet asap!!! Most
hamsters die quickly if not treated for wet tail.                 Carol.
Hdg md
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

-----Original Message-----
From: "jkezys" <jkezys@...>
Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:19:44
To: <thehammyhut@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: [The Hammy Hut] Hamster Help

Hi everyone,

My hamster is about a year and a half old. A couple of days ago she smelled kind
of odd in her bum region and was hunched over and had not gone to the bathroom.
I made sure she had lots of fresh water and fed her some veggies, and she
started going to the bathroom again. She still smells weird down there though,
and I have been reading about wet-tail. She is a bit wet, but is still active,
alert, on the wheel and eating. What does everyone think? The last hamster I had
was a male so maybe this type of thing is normal with females? Thank you for
your help,

J




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It must be a hamster thing. I have had several hamsters and they all did that.
Maybe it is because it has a smell of hormones even if the toilet is clean. God
only knows!!!
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

-----Original Message-----
From: "jkezys" <jkezys@...>
Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:50:43
To: <thehammyhut@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: [The Hammy Hut] Re: Hamsters and Bathrooms

My hamster does that too! So funny

Julia

--- In thehammyhut@yahoogroups.com, "dnott.geo" <gerbilgal@...> wrote:
>
> Does this happen when your hammie is in his ball?
>
> Fred loves his ball. All the time he ends up in the bathroom behind the toilet
and hangs out there. My last hamster Henry did that also.
>
> My bowling teammates told me that their last hamster did that also. Is there
something with hamsters and bathrooms?
>
> Diane
>





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My hamster does that too! So funny

Julia

--- In thehammyhut@yahoogroups.com, "dnott.geo" <gerbilgal@...> wrote:
>
> Does this happen when your hammie is in his ball?
>
> Fred loves his ball. All the time he ends up in the bathroom behind the toilet
and hangs out there. My last hamster Henry did that also.
>
> My bowling teammates told me that their last hamster did that also. Is there
something with hamsters and bathrooms?
>
> Diane
>

Hi everyone,

My hamster is about a year and a half old. A couple of days ago she smelled kind
of odd in her bum region and was hunched over and had not gone to the bathroom.
I made sure she had lots of fresh water and fed her some veggies, and she
started going to the bathroom again. She still smells weird down there though,
and I have been reading about wet-tail. She is a bit wet, but is still active,
alert, on the wheel and eating. What does everyone think? The last hamster I had
was a male so maybe this type of thing is normal with females? Thank you for
your help,

J

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Does this happen when your hammie is in his ball?

Fred loves his ball. All the time he ends up in the bathroom behind the toilet
and hangs out there. My last hamster Henry did that also.

My bowling teammates told me that their last hamster did that also. Is there
something with hamsters and bathrooms?

Diane

Hi Monique, my Syrian hamster Koko is now 1 year and 9 months old so
will be 2 in February also. He has slowed down a lot in the last few
months. When he was a pup he was standing up and ready to roll/in his
ball every evening at 8. Then he seemed to want to sleep and come out
only every 2nd or 3rd night. In the past 3 weeks he has only come out
to play in his ball 4 times. Otherwise he stays inside the top of his
volcano covered with a toilet paper blanket. lol. I wake him at noon
for veggies and he gets up stretches and walks to his bowl to eat.
Again at night, when I go to bed I give him 3 new toilet paper sheets
and he gets up to arrange these. I think a lot of the inactivity is
because they do not feel hungry or cold , so no need to get up to find
food and bedding, we give it to them. Whether this lack of activity
will prolong or shorten their life, I don't know. Koko was my first
hamster  and now I have another  as well. Ziggy  is a long haired
Syrian and he is still in the playful puppy stage.  It is sad that
their lives are so short and I try to make it as good as I can for
them. Half my bedroom is a hamster playground with 2 tanks, a villa
with a fence surrounding them, all set on top of my house rabbit
Tango's dog crate.  And then someone gave me a medium sized desk so it
is sitting beside their tanks just waiting for  me to make a hammy
playground on top of it:-)
Sheila, Koko and Ziggy

On Nov 3, 2009, at 9:45 AM, www.abcbirds.org wrote:

> completely normal. happens with them all. starts as early as 1 1/2 for
> some.
>
>  --- In thehammyhut@yahoogroups.com, <irish_p_butter@...> wrote:
>  >
>  > Hello all from Herbieland!
>  >  
>  > Well, little girl is going to be two in February. I've noticed her
> interests have weened.  She's not really into her chew toys anymore,
> she loves the hideatreat boxes, and and she doesn't run in her wheel
> as much.
>  >  
>  > She's healthy as she eats and drinks well, her teeth are
> fine, loves her ball, but it seems like she's starting to slow down a
> little bit.
>  >  
>  > I just find that depressing, especially since their life span is
> only 2 or 3 years.
>  >  
>  > Has anyone with an old hamster or previous hamsters noticed the
> same thing?
>  >  
>  > -Monique
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>  >
>
>

completely normal. happens with them all. starts as early as 1 1/2 for some.

--- In thehammyhut@yahoogroups.com, <irish_p_butter@...> wrote:
>
> Hello all from Herbieland!
>  
> Well, little girl is going to be two in February. I've noticed her interests
have weened.  She's not really into her chew toys anymore, she loves the
hideatreat boxes, and and she doesn't run in her wheel as much.
>  
> She's healthy as she eats and drinks well, her teeth are fine, loves her ball,
but it seems like she's starting to slow down a little bit.
>  
> I just find that depressing, especially since their life span is only 2 or 3
years.
>  
> Has anyone with an old hamster or previous hamsters noticed the same thing?
>  
> -Monique
>
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

I FINALLY got a photo of my hamster Chester up in my photo album. here it is:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thehammyhut/photos/album/1399024565/pic/690699234/\
view?picmode=&mode=tn&order=ordinal&start=1&count=20&dir=asc

Hello all from Herbieland!
 
Well, little girl is going to be two in February. I've noticed her interests
have weened.  She's not really into her chew toys anymore, she loves the
hideatreat boxes, and and she doesn't run in her wheel as much.
 
She's healthy as she eats and drinks well, her teeth are fine, loves her ball,
but it seems like she's starting to slow down a little bit.
 
I just find that depressing, especially since their life span is only 2 or 3
years.
 
Has anyone with an old hamster or previous hamsters noticed the same thing?
 
-Monique






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hi my eldest hamster fudge has had really bad conjunctivitis about a month ago i
took him to the vet and they gave him some drops the next day how ever his eye
started bleeding i rushed him back up there they said not to worry its
conjunctivitis sometimes it happens and there is no damage to his eye after that
he started to recover tonight one of his eyes were stuck shut again i did his
drops in the one eye and it was bleeding agin the cream is good im going to
phone his vet tomorrow and ask about being able to have the drops again as i
have run out of it. i just worry about him even though he is very active bless
him

I would not recommend that cage to my worst enemy. I had that cage for my
first hamster and it was a PAIN to clean and the cage didn't stay together
well. The wired sides didn't want to go back into the plastic grooves after
the first two cleanings, so it made the levels hard to clean because when I
took the levels out, the sides would fall apart. lol By the time a year had
passed, the top plastic was duct taped to the wire and plastic sides
underneath it so my hamster wouldn't escape! I paid way too much money for
that cage to just toss it when it could be kept together and used, but it
was definitely not something I would have kept using if there wasn't the
money issue. That cage is too expensive for what it is. I got my hamster a
large "bin" or Rubbermaid container and cut the middle out of the lid and
adhered mesh wire to the lid so he couldn't escape. It works like a charm!
He can dig and climb around and he loves it. It's easy to clean and there
are no ventilation issues. That was sooo much cheaper than the super pet
cage, too.

I can't tell you how many headaches I experienced through trying to decently
clean that super pet cage or finding my hamster when he got between the
faulty plastic/wire many times a night.

I would recommend an aquarium, like was suggested, or a home made bin, Don't
waste your money on those super pet cages, they're not worth the time or
aggravation.

Megan.

On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 3:08 PM, Adriana <adrianaonderko@...> wrote:

>
>
> I have a young syrian, named Chester, who's cage is waaaaaaaaaaaay too
> small. (it is a my first home from superpet) I recently posted a message
> asking if I coukd get him a new cage, but i noticed he could fall off his
> third level from almost two feet! This one seemed safer to me:
> http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2754666 Would It be
> O.K. to get him a new cage. Please reply because if i do get it, it would be
> this friday!
> __._,_.
>
>


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Adriana,
We have an elder syrian.  Ran into the same problem when he grew out of
"puphood".  SuperPet makes a large cage one story cage for rats.  Wire top with
a large, plastic tray on the bottom.  It has a shelf that you can adjust it's
height.  We had buy a water bottle seperately.  We also got a Silent Spinner
wheel.  It's worked beautifully.
Hope that helps.
Julie

--- In thehammyhut@yahoogroups.com, "Adriana" <adrianaonderko@...> wrote:
>
> I have a young syrian, named Chester, who's cage is waaaaaaaaaaaay too small.
(it is a my first home from superpet) I recently posted a message asking if I
coukd get him a new cage, but i noticed he could fall off his third level from
almost two feet! This one seemed safer to me:
http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2754666 Would It be O.K. to
get him a new cage. Please reply because if i do get it, it would be this
friday!
>

Hello all,
I haven't posted in quite a while, but am always reading the words of wisdom
posted here.
Do hamster's fur turn grey as they age?
We have a long haired Syrian who is orange and white.  He will be two years old
come this December.  His orange fur is dulling and loosing color, it has almost
a silver tone to it.
He's eating, drinking, pooping, etc.  No behavioral changes just slowing down. 
I know he's already in his "golden" years and life expectancy is about 2-3
years.  Just wondering if this is abnormal and I should be seeing the vet or
adding something to his diet?
Thanks!
Julie

Have you thought of maybe a 20 gal aquarium?  I had one for my hammie Mr. Chewy
and he loved it...lots of room to run around and more room to put some toys.

Tina




________________________________
From: Adriana <adrianaonderko@...>
To: thehammyhut@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wed, October 21, 2009 1:08:17 PM
Subject: [The Hammy Hut] new cage PLEASE REPLY!!! (again)

 
I have a young syrian, named Chester, who's cage is waaaaaaaaaaaay too small.
(it is a my first home from superpet) I recently posted a message asking if I
coukd get him a new cage, but i noticed he could fall off his third level from
almost two feet! This one seemed safer to me: http://www.petsmart .com/product/
index.jsp? productId= 2754666 Would It be O.K. to get him a new cage. Please
reply because if i do get it, it would be this friday!







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I have a young syrian, named Chester, who's cage is waaaaaaaaaaaay too small.
(it is a my first home from superpet) I recently posted a message asking if I
coukd get him a new cage, but i noticed he could fall off his third level from
almost two feet! This one seemed safer to me:
http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2754666 Would It be O.K. to
get him a new cage. Please reply because if i do get it, it would be this
friday!

Hi all! I'm a brand new member, and I need some expert advice! The shelter I
volunteer at got in a hamster the other day whose right eye didn't develop fully
and his top right incisor also is barely there. Not much to do about that, I
figure, besides a cool eyepatch, but he also has some serious dandruff-looking,
waxy stuff on his skin and ears. He seems happy and healthy enough, but I'm
afraid he'll be euthanized because he looks sick, even if he's not. I  know
enough not to bathe him, and to try sand, not dust, but will it help? Should I
trim his fur? I tried combing him, and it helped a little. I  know lots about
rats, but nothing about hamsters. His skin looks like a rat's I had who couldn't
groom himself, if that helps any. But I could bathe the rat! All advice much
appreciated!!!
Amy