no you cant coz it hurts its teeth and makes its teeth smaller so it eventually cant chew its food or it gets stuck in the hamsters organs and as it builds up it slowly dies.: ( hope you dont feed it uncooked grits

It's very difficult to visually determine the sex of a cockatiel, although experienced bird owners can usually tell. It's very easy to determine by studying the behavior of the bird. When a female wants to mate, she will lower her head and swish her tail back and forth. A male will actually masturbate - on your hand, on a corner of a toy in his cage, or even on the corner of his food bowl. When he is done, he may sing very loudly at the top of his lungs for a few minutes. He will also ejaculate. Males are also more vocal than females, they sing more, and many of them can talk a little. My male cockatiel, Sam, has a vocabulary of about 20 words at times.

No! It contains deadly chemical xylitol. This is very toxic for hamsters and other animals as well. Bring to the vet ASAP!!

You can leave them in the same cage ONLY if they are dwarf hamsters. No other breed of hamster can you put the male and female together with the babies, the male will hurt, kill, or even eat the babies. The male dwarf hamster, however, can actually help raise the babies with the female.

if your hamster has diarrhea that means its getting the wet tail take to a doctor asap

hope i helped

when you see the hamster or guinea start to have hair on there body or start to see or maybe younger(i touched it when it started to have hair and i put it in a place the mother will never look)

My hamster skye when we first brought her she was OBSESSED with the built in tunnel thats fixed into the cage and she slept in it and she went to the toilet in it which was coming through the breathing holes so we got her out and...

we blocked off the built in tunnel.

If its a carboard one that you have put it that can be good that she sleeps in it as she is in a warm shelter and away from drafs. If you are worried take it out x

Get a majorly long string of yarn and tie some with their shells peanuts to it then leave it there when the hamster comes out at night it will try to gather the peanuts then leaving a trail of yarn to its hiding place set up several of these in different rooms

the hampster can get sick.if it happens dry it of imediatly and very well.
it gets wet

well first off u need to determine whether or not your precious hamster has a skin disease, e.g dandruff. Then u get an oil, any kind really but moroccan is best. u then massage and rub the oil into your hamsters fur 3 times daily, perhaps after every one of your meal times. This is, of course, if you live in a 3rd world country where you would not be eating 3 times a day. Hope this helps you!

when you go on holiday you should give your pet to some one you trust like a family member or good friend. tell the person your leaving the pet with how much food and water they should give it and if need how often to clean it out. Don't give it extra food and water and then just leave him/her for a week.

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You can leave your hamster at home for 2 - 3 days (give them extra food and water) but if you leave for more than 3 days give your hamster to a friend of family member you trust and knows some about hamsters.

The only really accurate way to tell the sex of a bird is DNA testing, but it doesn't make any difference in how you care for the bird, unless you plan to breed it. In some birds though, the the males colors are much brighter, so that the females will notice them.

Females lay eggs, normally in January when in good breeding condition even when there is no male present.

You need to be more specific with your question. Are you asking how long you can leave your hamster while you go away for a few days? Or, are you asking how long can a hamster live alone as the only hamster? If you are concerned about your hamster possibly becoming lonely for another hamster, don't worry, because they are naturally solitary animals. Normally, they are only together to mate or if a mother is taking care of her young pups.

Hamsters can get pregnant again right after they give birth to babies...BUT it is best to wait atleast 6 weeks after they give birth so the mom can be strong enough to be pregnant again and it wont place her in danger. Plus that 6 wks is time to get the babies weened from mom... it would place too much stress if shes still nursing babies and has more babies before last liter is weened from her.

if you touched it by hand then you will then have to take care of it yourself because the mom will reject it or eat it. to take care of it you will need a separate cage or something to keep it in. you will have to make hamster formula(i do not know how to make that.)keep it warm check on it every few hours. after you've made the formula you will have to put it into a small low wall bowl for the baby and refresh it everyday the baby will need your help to survive on its own until it is 2 weeks old. you will have to treat it like it is your own baby and make sure nothing is wrong with it.once the baby is then 2 weeks old. you will have to take the other babies from the mother and put them into a different cage from the mother the babies can go into the same cage for a while. but the cage will have to be big like a ferret cage. what you will have to do with the baby you have been taking care of is get a small box of the mothers bedding and rub the baby all in it and then put it into the new cage with the other babies. you have to do this so that the other

babies don't attack it. this will make the baby smell like it cam from the mothers cage so the babies will think that it had been in the mothers cage the whole time.

Water is most important. Keep him hydrated.

You can mix together sloppy porridge and honey.

Pediolyte (diluted) can be used as well.

How come he can only take liquids?

Dust them with a mite powder that you can purchase from your local feed store. PoultryTalk's Reply: I use ivermectin like you give cows. It treats worms and mites. However its not made for chickens and many dont use it. Many that do use it use different dosages. Some do oral, some inject.

it will most likely kill them because the crackers have too much salt on them and it is not goodfor them

Ok they can eat fruits vegetables meat proteins and other food such as baby food and stuff.Do not give them a lot of fruit and vegetables at the same time because it causes diarrhea.Watch out because they are very picky!Heres some fruit:apple ( seedless),banana,blackberries,blueberries,cantaloupe,cherries,cranberries,grapes (seedless),lychee,mango,melon,peaches ( no stone),plums ( no pits),rasberries,rasberry leaves ( helpful for diarrhea),strawberries.Heres some vegetables:asparagus,bean sprouts,bok choy,broccoli,cabbage ( limited amounts),carrots,cauliflower,celery,chard,chestnuts,chickweed,chicory,clover,corn on the cob,cucumbers,dandelion leaves,endive,green beans,kale,parsnips,peas,radiccho,romaine lettuce,spinach,squash,sweet potatoes,sweet bell peppers,swiss chard,turnip,water chestnuts,water cress,zucchini.meat and protein foods:cooked around beef (rinse well in hot water to remove any grease),cooked chicken or turkey (steamed or baked),low fat cottage cheese,fish cod (cooked removing bones and skin),grasshopers ( available at pet stores),mealworms ( available in pet stores),crickets ( available at pet stores),bread ( whole grain,no white bread) soaked in milk (low fat,skim,soy),eggs ( boiled or scrambled),plain tofu,plain low fat yogurt,dog biscuits (no garlic,onion, or onion powder),monkey chow,lab blocks.Other foods:buckwheat,baby food (low sugar and no onion or garlic),cheese ( mild cheeses in moderation),cooked plain brown rice,cooked pasta(wheat or spinach would be better),dry toast ( also helpful for diarrhea),flax seed,low or sugarless cereals,pumpkin seeds ( unsalted),nuts ( no almonds),sesame seeds,soybeans ( roasted,no salt),squash seeds,lentils,oatmeal ( dryor soaked in skim,soy or lowfat milk)nutritional yeast,bran and wheat germ ( refrigerated,goes bad fast),peanuts ( unsalted),unsalted popcorn ( no butter).

Now, I'm not sure if I can specifically say this for hamsters only, but pretty much, based on experiences, I can tell that the reason why animals in general have fur, is to keep it warm.

Yes,but only sometimes.Milk is Vitamin D but not enough nutrition you need to eat a lot of vegetables to be very healthy

Yes, it is very normal! That means that the dwarf hamster is eating lots of veggies, and that's good.

No, Chinese dwarf hamsters are not endangered. They are a common species of hamster that is found in many parts of China. However, they are considered to be a threatened species in some parts of their range due to habitat loss and fragmentation.

Dwarf hamsters reach sexual maturity around 4-5 weeks, which means they can get pregnant at that time. If you do not want a bunch of pregnant "baby" hamsters you should separate them before 4-5 weeks. At 3 weeks they are weaned and don't need their mom anymore. You can find happy new homes at that time.