Hi, I notice after Koko's escape episodes that he seems, unwell? Very lethargic and not acting as usual for a couple of days. Last evening I offered him the...
That could very well be. They are like humans. If we go with out food and water for any amount of time we know how we feel. Poor Koko. I'm glad that he/she is...
Hi Nancy, I'm sure he will be fine in a couple of days and I am going to keep working on that villa/ cage I made. Its funny when he escapes he looks great and...
Two other thoughts: first, he may well have gotten a hold of something that upset his stomach. There's such a long list of things we're not to feed hamsters,...
Hi Robin, thats exactly what I thought too. if the barometric pressure changes affects us/arthritis etc and I used to see my dogs reacting to it I'm sure all...
awwwwwwwwwwwww he sounds soooooooooooooooooo cute experts do say hybernation is dangerous for a hamster ... From: Robin Siegel <pennyroyalnorwich@...> ...
Hi Laura I keep my apartment very warm so I hope he will not hibernate. He does not want ball time every evening lately, but he is up at 2 a.m. doing hammy...
Our hamsters in captivity shouldn't be allowed to hibernate for periods of more than a couple of days (technically they're not really hibernating), but Mother...
Sheila, I love your stories of Tango and Koko and your scientific approach. I feel like I am reading a great story when you talk about Tango and Koko and your...
Wow. Very interesting article! Thank you for posting this. Namira From: thehammyhut@yahoogroups.com [mailto:thehammyhut@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Robin...
Thank you Namira, I am writing a very funny book about a hamster, Koko? and this wacky old lady (it's not me, honest) . My investigative approach to life and...
Hi Sheila, Oh that is great. I would love to read your book when it is finished. I like your approach to life! Being well versed in experience with doctors,...
Thank you Namira, I belong to a lot of animal mailing lists but usually I only read and do not participate on them much. But this hammy list has very nice...
Shelia, my house rabbit, NudgeBunny, was just over 12 when I elected to put him to sleep. His bad days were out numbering his good and I knew it was time to...
Hi Robin, I adopted a hamster from the shelter a couple months ago and she looks alot like Rerun....I put some pics in my album.... Sharons hammies-I named her...
Hi Francine, I have always cried and been sad whenever I have lost any of my animals, no matter how small. We love them just as much. I have always taken my...
I hope you find the little fellow soon! There is insulation in refrigerators if you look under it. He may be nesting in that. Check this article out- ...
My first hamster S'mores suffered from reoccuring tumors. Not an uncommon occurance in hamsters. She had 3 surgeries. Each about I think $400. She was only a...
I'm several days behind here but so glad to hear your stray hammie has come home! Sharon ... LOL, ... now ... him ... hold ... some. I ... Zamu ... help ... ...
Aww thats nice, he lived so long. A friend reminded me tonight that he saw a show about rabbits which said they live 6 or 7 years. And then I realized that my...
Hi Sharon, koko is safely back in his tank and did not get a chance to make much of a nest under my fridge.I set his tank on the floor with the lid as a ramp...
Hi Sharon, peaches is so adorable. How cold anyone put her in a shelter? i know of a rabbit rescue that takes in hamsters, guinea pigs etc too but I did not...
Hi, I just went to see if Koko wanted to go in his ball but i got the same reaction as last night. He came to me to pick him up for a cuddle but when I put him...
No, don't ever give your hamsters away now. They are a part of your family. Just keep their cages clean and keep checking on them like go through their fur or...
Sheila, Koko will be that way for awhile. I noticed when Dale escaped he did not seem to like his ball as much. I guess he was mad that we put him back in...
Hi Carol, Koko seems to love it, when he gets back to his tank home. I think he has been tanked since birth and I wonder if a baby hamster was put into a...