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« on: May 25^th, 2003, 12:47am »

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Yesterday we bought a complete Hamster package at a friend's garage sale.

As best as I have been able to figure out - the hamster's current name is something like fluffy speedy fuzzball with fuzzball being his (her?) original name from the previous owner ( a lovely 6 year old girl who had to come and say goodbye to the hamster before we purchased it - the family is moving to England).

OK here's my point. If you know anything about hamsters pleasepost it here. thank you.

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« Reply #1 on: May 25^th, 2003, 2:15am »

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Heh, what I know probably wouldn't help...other than don't leave the lid off, ever, if you also have cats. :devilish:

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« Reply #2 on: May 25^th, 2003, 5:25am »

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YIKES! thank you. We don't have any cats and won't be taking fuzzball to visit any cats.

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« Reply #3 on: May 25^th, 2003, 7:13am »

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I Googled up a couple of hampster websites....

http://www.heartwarmers4u.com/members/?KaelynH

http://www.hamsterific.com

http://www.hamsterific.com

I hope this helps!

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« Reply #4 on: May 25^th, 2003, 8:29am »

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thanks MzWings - I am dashing off to church but will check them out latet. I am definitely going to need to educate myself. But he is already endearing himself to me. (she?)

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« Reply #5 on: May 25^th, 2003, 10:39am »

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Dang..wish I had taken the time to see this last nite. Hamsters are the cutest animals and can be so friendly but they only live about 3 years. Do not get an additional hamster to put in there..hamsters are lone creatures. They need wood to chew on, and a hamster wheel to exercise on. They will sleep all through the day and be awake all nite so make sure you find a place to keep it where it won't keep you awake all nite. You need some cedar shavings so they have places to burrow in. They like to make little caves to keep themselves hidden and warm during the day while they are sleeping. This one is probably tame already but be careful when holding it as it will bite sharply if scared.

The worse illness that Hamsters will get is wet tail. It is awful and if yours gets it like one of mine did, all you can do is humanely put it down. It is basically a form of diarhhea and it will be the death of the hamster unless you catch it very early and can get the medicine to work.

I had 3 hamsters when I first got Shadow my dog. They are great little creatures but I would not do it again cause they just don't have a long enough life span and it is so heartbreaking when they die. I am guessing that the hamster kit came with tunnels and such. Have fun building a neat tunnel set for him to run through but don't feel that you can't change it now and then..as they don't mind change. They will however occassionally start stockpiling food in them.
Oh..and on the subject of food, hamsters are like any rodent, they stockpile. So even if the dishes are empty...keep in mind that under all the cedar shavings, you will probably find a ton of food. With a little food as a reward, you can get them to do tricks and such...it just really depends on how much you want to do with it and how old it is. I hope that is is a fairly young one. If not, you need to prepare Wednesday that it might not live long.

Feel free to pm me anytime Addams...you know me..the pet lover here..not too many animals I haven't had at one time in my life...

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« Reply #6 on: May 26^th, 2003, 4:45am »

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Dar that is such great advice. This little guy came with LOTS of shavings (hmmm the package is taller than my daughter) and tunnels but what you have said is really helpful. I am the only one that is not bitten yet. yes he is tame but also frightened by the new folks.

My daughter holds him in her mittens until he gets used to her and she is so comfortable at it.

Yes I know he won't live that long but I hope he lives a while. I need to make a few enquiries at her school with her friend's mom about age and sex.

I will send an IM/PM to you with questions. I love having a pet lover around here to help out pet novices let myself.

thank you everyone.

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« Reply #7 on: May 26^th, 2003, 5:15am »

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I got this in e-mail not too long ago, and laughed my ass off at it. In light of the subject, I thought I'd post it here. Wink

If you have raised kids (or been one), and gone through the pet syndrome including toilet-flush burials for dead goldfish, the story below will have you laughing out LOUD!
Overview: My son's hamster just got back from the vet. Here's what happened:

Just after dinner one night, my son came up to tell me there was "something wrong" with one of the two hamsters he holds prisoner in his room. "He's just lying there looking sick," he told me. "I'm serious, Dad. Can you help?"

I put my best hamster-healer statement on my face and followed him into his bedroom. One of the little rodents was indeed lying on his back, looking stressed. I immediately knew what to do. "Honey," I called, "come look at the hamster!"

"Oh my gosh," my wife diagnosed after a minute. "She's having babies." "What?" my son demanded. "But their names are Bert and Ernie, Mom!" I was equally outraged. "Hey, how can that be? I thought we said we didn't want them to reproduce," I accused my wife.

"Well, what do you want me to do, post a sign in their cage?" she inquired. (I actually think she said this sarcastically!)

"No, but you were supposed to get two boys!" I reminded her, (in my most loving, calm, sweet voice, while gritting my teeth together).

"Yeah, Bert and Ernie!" my son agreed.

"Well, it's just a little hard to tell on some guys, you know," she informed me. (Again, I think with more sarcasm.)

By now the rest of the family had gathered to see what was going on. I shrugged, deciding to make the best of it. "Kids, this is going to be a wondrous experience, I announced. "We're about to witness the miracle of birth."

"OH, Gross!", they shrieked.

"Well, isn't THAT just Great! What are we going to do with a litter of tiny little hamster babies?" my wife wanted to know. (I really do think she was being snotty here, too. Don't you?)

We peered at the patient. After much struggling, what looked like a tiny foot would appear briefly, vanishing a scant second later. "We don't appear to be making much progress," I noted.

"It's breech," my wife whispered, horrified.

"Do something, Dad!" my son urged.

"Okay, okay." Squeamishly, I reached in and grabbed the foot when it next appeared, giving it a gingerly tug. It disappeared. I tried several more times with the same results.

"Should I call 911?" my eldest daughter wanted to know. "Maybe they could talk us through the trauma." (You see a pattern here with the females in my house?)

"Let's get Ernie to the vet," I said grimly. We drove to the vet with my son holding the cage in his lap.

Breathe, Ernie, breathe," he urged.

"I don't think hamsters do Lamaze," his mother noted to him. (Women can be so cruel to their own young. I mean what she does to me is one thing, but this boy is of her womb, for God's sake.)

The vet took Ernie back to the examining room and peered at the little animal through a magnifying glass.

"What do you think, Doc, a c-section?" I suggested scientifically.

"Oh, very interesting," he murmured. "Mr. and Mrs. Cameron, may I speak to you privately for a moment?" I gulped, nodding for my son to step outside.

"Is Ernie going to be okay?" my wife asked.

Oh, perfectly," the vet assured us. "This hamster is not in labor. In fact, that isn't EVER going to happen... Ernie IS a boy."

"What?" we gasped in confusion.

"You see, Ernie is a young male. And occasionally, as they come into maturity, like most male species, they um.... um.... masturbate. Just the way he did, lying on his back." He blushed, glancing at my wife. "Well, you know what I'm saying, Mr. Cameron."

We were silent, absorbing this. "So Ernie's just... just... Excited," my wife offered.

"Exactly," the vet replied, relieved that we understood. More silence.

Then my viscous, cruel wife started to giggle. And giggle. And then even laugh loudly.

"What's so funny?" I demanded, knowing, but not believing that the woman I married would commit the upcoming affront to my flawless manliness. Tears were now running down her face. "It's just... that... I'm picturing you pulling on its... its... teeny little..." she gasped for more air to bellow in laughter once more.

"That's enough," I warned.

We thanked the veterinarian and hurriedly bundled the hamster and our son back into the car. He was glad everything was going to be okay.

"I know Ernie's really thankful for what you've done, Dad," he told me.

"Oh, you have NO idea," my wife agreed, collapsing with laughter.

2 - Hamsters - 10 bucks...
1 - Cage - 20 bucks...
Trip to the Vet - 30 bucks...
Pictures of your hubby pulling on the hamster's tiny wacker........Priceless!

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« Reply #8 on: May 26^th, 2003, 8:15am »

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I have used the word Vet in a sentence twice this week - as in don't put stickers in the hamsters cage otherwise he might have to go to the vet. It's a word I am not yet comfortable with yet.

Rhune this was really funny - we will watch for this.

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« Reply #9 on: May 26^th, 2003, 9:19am »

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Rhune I have seen this before..it is funny...

On a serious note Addams...one reason not to have 2 hamsters even male and female is that we lost one that got pregnant. It was just awful and that was when we stopped having them. Her name was Cinnamon and at the time I had a roommate. We had Cinnamon for only a short time when we discovered she was pregnant. We were all so excited. The night finally arrived and we all stood over her cage waiting for her to pop them. Immediately we knew something was wrong. She couldn't push them out. She bled to death right in front of us. We pulled one of the babies out ourselves and it was dead. I have never seen anything so upsetting in my life. There was no time to get a vet out or anything. Soooo, just don't let yours become pregnant...that's my advice...

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« Reply #10 on: May 26^th, 2003, 9:45am »

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oh so sad. That would be very hard. yes well it is going to have to be immaculate conception for this one.

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