[Hamster] Little bit of help :)

[Scouse]

I mean food they leave in their tray or something

oh well thats ok then

[Fehm]

Aha, Thanks for your help guys I've kinda settled into the fact he doesnt need watching every 5 minutes now... A bit apprehensive of him dying on me thats all =D

[Johno]

Just a few things I picked up with my hamsters:

1) Apparently you are best to rub your hands in sawdust or whatever you use for the bottom of the cage before you handle them so its not as freaky for them.
2) My hamster always used to love those little yogurt or chocolate drops out of Pets at Home, might be worth while getting. Was only 57p for a good sized packet
3) Like someone else said, be sure to replace their water every day (especially in this weather) and clean them out once a week.

[Jordan:A]

Get him some stuff to nibble on
maybe dont put so much bedding in his house to keep him cooler and try squeasing an ice cube in the drinking bottle

[Immenseman]

Awww, you should get it a ball that it can run about in outside it's cage as I don't recommend letting it run around the house. My sisters hamster used to love that, would run about it non-stop. Then it died.

[Fehm]

Thanks for the help guys

[GoldenMerc]

They like those sunflower seeds

[Dinosaurawrr]

my hamster stopped eating after i moitored him for a bout a week
so i ended up getting advice and fed him baby food
gigglee ;p


neways
i would think tht the paper bedding might b cooler 4 him instead of like the fluffy bedding imo
but its up 2 u
make sure u change his water a lot
and u could try find out what sorta food they can have i gave myne cucumber once
he loved it ;]

[Pebbles-Tiger]

I am on my 4th hamster so far in my life.


Ok so I love giving my hamster lots of room haha I used to have 3 different cages parts. 1 big house then a maze and then another big cage haha

but in weather dont put as much bedding in the home cause the hamster will overheat. Clean its cage out more often and change its water often. Try to keep your room cool but not chilly.

as for feeding:

buy regular hamster mix as their food. My hamster I have now ive had for about 3 years now (she is getting old) and she loves those strawberry yogurt bites. I also have a wire cage i let her go in to let her chew her teeth down. Also i give her chew toys as well. My hamster loves vegetables! I havent tried fruit yet but my hamster is in love with carrots and lettuce. The thing is with fruits and veggies is that you cant give them too much cause it will go bad overnight (the food will) and it could get your hamster sick. So give them veggies as it will make them healthy but not that much. Like i usually just break off a little little little peice of a carrot for her. you can imagine how much to give the hamster cause of how big she is. Just be sure not to give too much veggies and you should be fine. dont put too much food in either. I feed my hamster every other day and just fill up her food tray.


Hope this helps!

[Fehm]

Ta.... Ive tried him with plenty of different foods.. Carrot and Apple etc... He seems to enjoy it Got the choccy drops, and I change hs water and food daily so ya know..

I think he'll be ok its just that he was new to me, so.. I was worried about him!