Hamster Health

Teddy bear hamsters live 3-5 years. Dwarf hamsters and Roborovski hamsters typically live 1-2 years with a maximum of 3 years.

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.

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.

Hamsters have bald patches on they're sides because they are scent glands. when you pick them up it catches in your scent,, then when someone picks them up, they let off your scent and see if it is the same person :)

get a water bottle then poke a hole in the cap then put a straw though the cap and there you go

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Female? Signaling estrus. Male? I do not know.

No they like bedding not hay they hate the felling of it go to the pet store

Your hamster may be limping if it was climbing the cage and fell and then hurt itself. Or they could have an infection. Or they could be faking it which is VERY unlikely.

My hamster started limping when it got a sugerpuff stuck to its leg, my mum thought its leg had fallen off!

I had a hamster of my own when i was around 9. And, before she got sick, some signs i notices was that she had diarrhea and was VERY territorial and aggressive. She would bit and bear her teeth. There are probably lots more symptoms.....but these are just the signs of an upcoming sickness. Hope my info was a bit of a help. :)

yes they love it. they love carrots not baked but fresh! they also love radishes especially the roots of it :P they don't really like onions but it depends on your hamster. basically anything even crackers, crab, strawberries (can cause heart failure), nuts (unsalted) and a lot more :) do not feed them chips or they will DIE! other then that they'll live a long happy life with you :D

Yes. This keeps them very warm when they sleep. It's like sleeping with a blanket on top of you. It's very mundane. Never use straw, as it will irritate the hamster's eyes.

I HAVE a hamster named Quickster and so I know that hamsters either like you, or they don't. I know if you smell like food they will bite you because they think you are food! Try to be gentle with them. Feed them fruits and veggies. Clean their cage once a month at least. Give them new water and food at least once a week or every day.

Hamsters of any species can eat any sort of fruits, except citric ones like oranges (apple, grape, banana, anything to this effect - mine takes Duran sometimes!)

Hamsters DO eat:

Rice

Any green vegetable - especially leafy ones (e.g. spinach, xiao pai chai, Chinese celery, lettuce and other local vegetables.)

cooked chicken/fish

carrots (although some owners claim this discolors white hamsters)

alfalfa (this may become more of a bedding than a food source for some hamsters)

Toasted bread

Make sure not to give any hamsters dairy products!

Most likely. Some bone could have chipped off and this might cause a tiny amount of internal bleeding. That's why it looks so swelled up. Hamster, and other rodent's bones', are very delicate. Bring the hamster to the vet immediately!

Yes, but be sure its skin can't be choked on if it has skin.

I take my Russian Dwarf hamster to our local Exotic Veterinarian and he says that you should never give sweets or fruits or anything with sugar to any dwarf hamster as they are VERY predisposed to getting diabetes. So fruit is a bad idea and make sure to read the ingredients listing on all treats purchased for dwarf hamsters also as most of them add sugar to the treats. He also said that carrots shouldn't be given either since they have a naturally high sugar content.

Nearly all the fruits and veggies are required. Papayas are excellent for the stomach, bananas are high in Potassium, etc. In veggies leafy greens keep the colon clean! Carrots are good for the eyes, yams are great, especially women because they have naturally occurring estrogen and so on.

Blueberries, blackberries, grapes and strawberries top the list for number of antioxidents! All dark leafy greens are great, espically the super food spinach. Try to eat organic if possible.

You will know when your hamster is happy by the way it runs around and wanders you may try to take the hamster to a new place and it will wander happily as it walks and sniffs around, but if you are used to take your hamster out of the cage everyday and suddenly stop your hamster will want to come outside and will become a little depressed and a little aggresive.

3 out of our 4 hamsters make noises like that all the time! We researched it quite a bit when we first heard it to make sure there was nothing wrong, but everything we read supported what we thought... the 3 main reasons are as follows; # if they are afraid or unsettled they can make hissing or almost screaming noises - our youngest did this once when we first got her but she settled quickly # heavy breathing noises (almost like wheezing) our 3 syrians often do this when they are asleep or just waking up. It starts loud and gets quieter and quieter and can last up to a couple of minutes. I think it's just dreams # squeeking (my favourite) sometimes when we walk past a cage i hear a squeek - i look in the cage and they're sitting upright trying to get our attention... It means they want a treat or a run in the ball (but usually both) Hope this helps someone!

Hamster cages should be cleaned by removing all bedding, toys, etc. Rinse out the water bottle and let it dry out. Once everything is out of the cage, take a damp cloth and wash the floor and sides of the cage. While you are cleaning the cage, you can put your hamster in the sink or another place that they cant get out of with your back turned.

Hey there I hae three hamsters! My little hamster Sugar had two cuts one on her left leg and another on her right. I didn't know what to do. I left them alone for a few days and they healed she has little spots on her legs where the cuts were but there all healed. Once they are healed you might notice theres no fur on by the cut/ on the cut. But it will take time for the cute to heal! - Hope this helps

A female hamster shouldn't even be in the same cage as a male hamster,unless you are trying to breed them.If they are together the male will naturally try to mate with her,it doesn't matter to him that she might not be in heat. If a female isn't in heat she will attack any male that is in the cage with her.Also if you are putting 2 hamsters together with the intention of breeding you should always hand breed. Hand breeding is when you wait until the female is in heat and you put her and the male in neutal territory. Always wear gloves and have a ruler handy so that if need be you can separate them from fighting,although this rarly happens.After they actually start to mate supervise them for 40 minutes and then put both back in their own cages.Approximately 16 days later you should have babies.

They don't.