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Answer to How do you clean a hamster?

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 22:16:59 -0700

How do you clean a hamster?

I use bunny shampoo and warm water. Only when their fur is hoarse and somewhat caked. Then cuddle them in towels till they're dry. Usually once every 3 weeks, a month or so. Other than that, I use chinchilla sand bath. Or fregrant sandbath.

Answer to Golden hamsters or Russian hamsters?

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 22:14:06 -0700

Golden hamsters or Russian hamsters?

Golden winterwhite!

Answer to Why can't my hamster bite hard? I always let her bite me as hard as she can but it tickles. Is there something wrong with her?

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 22:09:20 -0700

Why can't my hamster bite hard? I always let her bite me as hard as she can but it tickles. Is there something wrong with her?

Hmmm, maybe she's just nibbling to double check if it's food. Mine only bit hard when she had litters. Supposedly I think she got irritated by the presence of my hand.

Answer to My gerbil is shivering is she dying?

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 22:01:49 -0700

My gerbil is shivering is she dying?

Mine shivered too. Like a tremble. Only when it's dazing away standing on some house. Have no idea why. But it only happens at night, with cool air.

Answer to What kind of foods can gerbils eat? ( fruits,vegetables,ect. )

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 21:57:16 -0700

What kind of foods can gerbils eat? ( fruits,vegetables,ect. )

I give mine, oat. The dry one with no powder. Dry potato biscuits with no chocolate whatsoever. Those strands of uncooked noodles. When it's still hard. They love those. They can pretty much chew anything. So I figured even hard dog biscuits with that milk smell were fine. Afterall,...

Answer to How many critter cubes should i give a day? i just put a couple in at a time when they are gone i put in more. is it ok if i do this?

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 21:52:19 -0700

How many critter cubes should i give a day? i just put a couple in at a time when they are gone i put in more. is it ok if i do this?

I'd suggest feeding at the same timing every evening, since that is when they get active. If you're talking about treats and stuff. I restock them with a variety every 2-3 days. Since All they've done is just shredded the treat.

Answer to I have 2 gerbils they are around 3 months old i had them for 3 weeks when every i hold them. 1 of them poops a lot the other one doesnt.

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 21:47:48 -0700

I have 2 gerbils they are around 3 months old i had them for 3 weeks when every i hold them. 1 of them poops a lot the other one doesnt.

Gerbils and hamsters urine and poop when they're nervous. For a few of mine in that state, they didn't want anything I gave them. Even if it's sunflower seed or yogurt chips. They only wanted to get off (to them) my strange unknown warm hand.

Answer to How do you know if a gerbil is pregnant?

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 21:43:05 -0700

How do you know if a gerbil is pregnant?

Mine's been eating more recently, and if she doesn't find what she likes in the bowl. She steals it from the male's mouth/hands. She's been a food burglar nowadays.

Answer to How long do gerbils live anyway?

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 21:40:19 -0700

How long do gerbils live anyway?

From 2 to 4 years. Depends on the genetics too. Keep it healthy and it'll be 5 to 6 years.

Answer to I am 20 years old still not married,but i m nt virgin I am really gilty bcoz I m muslim if a girl is virgin before marrige the to whom girl is married he will not accept me i think so.please advice me what should i do.

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 04:08:20 -0700

I am 20 years old still not married,but i m nt virgin I am really gilty bcoz I m muslim if a girl is virgin before marrige the to whom girl is married he will not accept me i think so.please advice me what should i do.

Isn't that usually the rich families with reputation requirements? If a girl has been touched, carassed and lost of viginity. The family and the man would reject her.

Answer to I think my gerbil is dying. She's really cold and weak. Will I be able to revive her? She's about 3 years old. How will i be able to revive her? Should I just let her die in peace?

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 04:04:02 -0700

I think my gerbil is dying. She's really cold and weak. Will I be able to revive her? She's about 3 years old. How will i be able to revive her? Should I just let her die in peace?

I'd let her last with yogurt chips, soft food for energy first. Then bring her to the vet. Pardon me but, this question is long ago. Is she.. .. still alive?

Answer to One day my hamster was lying down on its cage, i thought it was dead so i picked it up. It was moving awkwardly, falling, tripping, and its eyes were closed. i tried to keep it warm by wrapping it around a cloth. the next day it died. how did it die?

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 03:57:45 -0700

One day my hamster was lying down on its cage, i thought it was dead so i picked it up. It was moving awkwardly, falling, tripping, and its eyes were closed. i tried to keep it warm by wrapping it around a cloth. the next day it died. how did it die?

Seems to me like insufficient oxygen.

Answer to Can you keep dwarf hamsters together without them attacking each other?

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 03:54:52 -0700

Can you keep dwarf hamsters together without them attacking each other?

Sure you can. Mostly, the older ones are tolerant to the younger ones right after they leave their mother. It's because their not territorial yet, or the scent have not developed. When it just finished weaning it gets accepted wherever I place it. Till a certain age. ^^, There an...

Answer to Do hamsters cry?

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 03:47:32 -0700

Do hamsters cry?

They don't cry nor scream. Though they make something that looked like it's doing so. Screeches of distress when being provoked.

Answer to How do you get hamsters not to smell?

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 03:44:52 -0700

How do you get hamsters not to smell?

Fregrance sand bath. Cat litter bedding. Believe or not, these little critters can be trained to use the same area. (=

Answer to You see an abandoned litter of puppies in a cardboard box on a pavement. What do you do?

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 03:39:56 -0700

You see an abandoned litter of puppies in a cardboard box on a pavement. What do you do?

Bring them home, check for fleas/ticks. Bathe them. Give a thourough check up the next day. Raise them, take beautiful pictures/videos. They then shall be expecting good homes.

Answer to My hamster learned how to escape and has recently been escaping I have tried rope and stickers to tighten the door but nothing worked, What do I do?

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 21:00:25 -0700

My hamster learned how to escape and has recently been escaping I have tried rope and stickers to tighten the door but nothing worked, What do I do?

Give it more sunflower seeds. Bribe it off it's mischieve. Or just get a new tank or cage.

Answer to Do hamsters bite?

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 20:47:50 -0700

Do hamsters bite?

When you talk about shredding things, my gerbil shredded the solid wooden house I bought. Yes, hamsters bite if you don't handle them often enough. They tend to forget human touch. Whereas females gets aggressive when they're pregnant.

Answer to Do you think Hamsters are cuter than Gerbils??? Or Anything else? Uglier?

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 20:44:57 -0700

Do you think Hamsters are cuter than Gerbils??? Or Anything else? Uglier?

Hamsters are the ones that eat, sleep and poop. xD Gerbils' features look exactly like hamsters except for a furry tail. Decides, gerbils are more intelligent instinctively. Hamsters are domesticated. (=

Answer to Are gerbils good pets

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 20:32:36 -0700

Are gerbils good pets

Gerbils are more intelligent in an instinctive manner. Thus their different characters are pretty obvious. Most gerbils will allow you to handle them, but those startled will become timid if you don't approach with assurance. In my perspective, gerbils features look exactly like hamster,...