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How to take care of a hamster ?

Alot of details please im getting one on my moms lunch break today at 1:00 or 1:30 i need info now ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

hamsters first of all cannot take a lot of stimulation, it can acutally kill them…so don’t try to take it out and play with it too much making it too excited or nervious…let it come to you when it wants to. secondly, hamsters are really easy to care for, they like to keep to themselves so all you need to do is make sure it always has food and water. on occassions give it a snack like a nut or a leafy veggitable. also, be sure to clean the cage at least once a week because if you don’t it can catch a disease from walking in it’s own filth. soon, you should try to "potty" train it in a sense to were it will learn to use the bathroom in one corner so that there is not a lot of feces all over the cage. Some hamsters cannot be caged with other hamsters, so make sure you check on that before putting another one in the cage. Hamsters are pretty simple to care for, all and all though…good luck.

is it healthy to feed blueberries to hamsters

my hamster loves them

yes! blueberries are a good cholesterol controller! hamsters love them!

How did both of our Dwarf Hamsters die unexpectedly?

Our two dwarf hamsters lived in separate cages in the garage. We had brought them into the house, cleaned the cages, changed the bedding, as we had done several times before. After returning the cages (and hamsters) back to the garage, both were belly up within a few hours. When the cages were being cleaned, they seemed normal. I can understand one having a bad day, but both at approximately the same time? This is odd…

I’d definitely check the house for carbon monoxide. when we were kids at the babysitters house both of the hamsters died and thats what it turned out to be.

How to take good care of hamsters?

You see I’m having a hamster soon and I want to know how to take really really good care of them!

I just answered a similiar question. Im going to copy and paste my answer. It applies here too.

A wheel is necessary, as is chewing blocks/hard treats. My hamsters used to run on their wheels for hours. They’d go nuts without it.

They also love to burrow. If you can provide an area for them to dig in, that’d be great for them.

They’re solitairy. Dont feel like you need to get him/her a ‘buddy’. They’ll fight non stop.

Give it a few days to settle in before you try to handle it. It needs a few days to get used to its surroundings.

You should get atleast a partial wire cage. All plastic cages arent ventilated well enough at all. Wire cages also provide extra entertainment (climbing).

They’re escape artists and those habi-trail cages are the worst. If you have one of them because they’re cute, twistie tie the door shut at night, or you’ll be going on a hamster search in no time.

They’re nocturnal, if you plan on keeping it in your bedroom, I hope you have some other noise going, or you’ll be listening to a hamster on its wheel all night.

DONT give them a salt lick/wheel. They’re not good for them, contrary to belief.

Mix a bag of grainy cereal into its food mixture (something like cheerios or rice crispies, nothing *too* sugary). It adds a yummy treat for them, and makes the food last longer.

Give it fresh raw fruits/veggies often.

Seriously, if you got the habitrail/critter trail cage (thats half metal half plastic, brightly colored, lots of cute little add ons), I suggest you start saving your money for a new cage because after 3-4 times of cleaning that you’ll want to toss it out the window. They’re a huge pain in the butt to clean/ put back together, and my hamsters *always* got out of them.

If this is your first hamster, I’d go with a teddy bear one. They’re a bit bigger than normal hamsters and generally more laid back. They’re good ‘beginner hamsters’. (dont get a dwarf. They’re cute and all but they’re tiny, super fast, and from what i hear, not all that friendly).

Males are said to be more laid back and females more hyper, but it doesnt always work that way. I dont think it really matters which you get, unless you’re easilly grossed out. Males have very noticable genitals, which arent for everyone. (When i was a kid I thought they were hamster butts).

Make sure the cage you have has a ‘bed’ area, or buy them something to sleep in. You’ll probably need to clean the area they sleep in more often than the rest of the cage. Hamsters stuff their cheeks full of food and usually like to deposit it in their sleeping area. (Mine always did, anyway). It can get a bit nasty if you dont clean it often.

Is it impolite to turn down a dish of stir fried hamsters?

My friends claim that hamsters are healthier and tastier than chicken or beef. They were serving it as stir fried kung pao hamster served on noodles. I told them that I couldn’t eat it and they got very offended. What should I have done?

No way!
No one should ever eat those adorbable little fluffballs.

How many hamsters will you need to generate 1 horsepower?

I was wondering how many hamsters you would need running on a fly wheel to generate one horsepower of energy in the form of electricity?
I need detailed calculations. Not just guesses please.

one horsepower is 745.7 watts, which is 745.7 joules of energy per second.
One hamster can produce 0.5nA, which is 3,121,000,000 electrons per second. That can be 4.9936 × 10^-10 Joules.
Which gives you 1.49331144 × 10^12, or 1.5 quadrillion hamsters.

That’s if my math is right.. Seems a little high.

Why are my Dwarf Hamsters fighting after so long?

I have had 2 chinese dwarf hamsters for around 5 months, they were bought together as babies and have always lived placidly together. Last night I heard them squeaking and now one has a wound on her back, the fur has gone and there is a small gash. I am really worried and may take her to the vets. I don’t understand why they would suddenly start fighting. Do I need to seperate them and will they be OK on their own after so long living together?

Dwarf hamsters can be funny like this. I have had several dwarf families that lived perfectly fine together their whole life but others that started fighting with each other.
I think a lot of it has to do with their personality. Sometimes they are completely content living with each other but there may be one hamster that is extremely territorial or dominant. That usually doesn’t show until they have matured or several months later. I also believe their personalities may change as they get older they become more cranky or aggressive.
I’m glad to hear you are considering taking your hamster to the vet. That is absolutely the best thing you can do for your wounded hamster. You could try cleaning the wound, if it is not too deep, with some peroxide or antibiotic ointment but that may upset your hamster.
You should keep them in separate cages. Most times when they start fighting like this they will continue to fight and the hamster that was wounded will be very scared of the other hamster. The hamster may also be extremely stressed out as long as the bully hamster remains.

How do you take care of newborn baby hamsters?

My hamster just had babies, but 3 just died, so how do I keep them from dieing

You leave them alone. If you touch them, many times mom will kill them (this only applies until after they are leaving the nest on their own, which is around 10 days). The oils on your hand will make the babies smell wrong.

If this is mom’s first litter, she might just be inexperienced. There’s really not much you can do. Some hamsters don’t make very good moms (just like any animal) and will always have fewer babies who live… but in most cases it’s just the first-timers.

Just try to leave mom and babies alone, but make sure they have enough food (only mom will eat at this point, but if she fears a food shortage, she might kill the weaker babies).

Good luck!

How healthy is it for my hamster to eat this many empty toilet paper rolls?

She’ll eat about one a day, and we leave some paper on them so she can tear it off and put it in her sleeping area. But all night (and some of the day) I can hear her chomping away.. it’s cute and I knwo thyey are fine to eat, but how healthy is it, really? She is eating normally, as far as normal food, so it seems to be fine with that.

She’s a teddy bear hamster.

My gerbils that I had when I was a kid loved toilet rolls, it doesnt do them any harm, Im not even sure they actually eat it more just chew it up and use it for bedding and things…..funny little creatures!!!

Will my hamsters survive in a 45 minute flight with the cargo in an airplane?

My plane i’m going on won’t allow me to bring my hamsters with the carry on. Is it safe for them to go with the cargo?
I have to bring them because i’m moving.
I cannot drive because I live in the Philippines & it’s all ocean, no roads.

As long as the airline know what you are carrying it is safe for them. Live stock are kept in heated holds.