2006-08-11 13:56:26 · 9 answers · asked by nothingtosay 2 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
1st thing is definitely one hamster per cage if it's a syrian. they are terriotorial loners. they love fruit and can have it daily (no citrus) in small portions - apple, banana, cantaloupe, grapes, etc. just dont give them too much wet fruit/veggies a day. no iceberg lettuce! too watery. hide his dry food in a couple places instead of all in a bowl. he'll like the hunt. chew sticks for sure - mine prefers greenies dog biscuits over the wooden ones.
NO PINE OR CEDAR BEDDING - the oils can cause a rash or breathing probs. carefresh, aspen, and/or corncob bedding only. stress often kills them, constantly waking them, not having a big enough cage. the cages they make are too small. u can buy 2 & connect them. if he's chewing obsessively his cage is too small & hes bored. u can buy a hamster ball if u cant get a bigger cage & let him run daily until he stops running. keep tape on the lid because they pop open. make sure his cage has a wheel-not the wire kind because he can hurt his feet.
keep the pee corner cleaned more than the rest of the cage. just scoop & replace. when u do a full cleaning no bleach! vinegar & baking soda & rinse WELL. also leave some of the old bedding from his sleep area when u clean. if theres no feces there leave the whole bed area alone.
they can catch colds so keep him away from windows, drafts, AC, etc. and they can catch our illnesses so stay away when u r sick. dont wake him in the day, this stresses them.
2006-08-11 16:31:31 · answer #1 · answered by galaxygurl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Food and water are pretty obvious. A wheel is good if you don't want it to get fat. You don't have to worry about chewing (Get a gerbil and you DO). Clean its cage when it stinks, it'll stink in a week most likely (Get a gerbil and it can go for 1 month)
2006-08-11 21:55:55 · answer #2 · answered by dashwarts 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
keep its habitat clean every week
clean water daily
exercise wheel, ball or race car
make sure they have things that they can climb in and out of. hamsters like to climb
give them a chew stick
2006-08-15 11:54:06 · answer #3 · answered by NyteWing 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A good thing to do besides clean his cage, feed him and give him water is to go to a pet store and buy a little salt ball. The hampster will lick it and it is verry good for his health.
2006-08-11 21:05:35 · answer #4 · answered by momof3kl@sbcglobal.net 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
buy the little wood sticks for him to chew on, clean his cage regularly, every other day at least, make sure he has clean water and food. feed him hamster snacks and do not dry him off in the microwave!!!
2006-08-11 21:03:25 · answer #5 · answered by toriisen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
keep cage clean they poo a lot , feed hamster food and you can give them treats like raw veggies no leafy veggies tho.oh and they like nuts. give them some exercise stuff like a ball or wheel
2006-08-11 21:05:23 · answer #6 · answered by Autumn 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get it an exercise wheel.
2006-08-11 21:02:08 · answer #7 · answered by boricua_chick_21 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
feed him every day and give him water
2006-08-11 21:00:07 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
keep it away from gay people LOL
;-)
2006-08-11 21:18:54 · answer #9 · answered by chotpeper 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋