Anyone out there have Hamsters as pets?

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by LadyTigress, May 3, 2009.

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    My son and I have some Dwarf Hamsters as pets. We just added
    them to our family about a month ago.I studied up on them
    a bit before we got them.

    We had had no problems whatsoever with them until yesterday
    afternoon when one had -without our knowledge -escaped
    and then met her untimely death because of one of our 2 cats.

    Lorraine had never and I mean NEVER bothered them before
    - even when a few had gotten out of their hamster home.
    Why out of nowhere now?:(

    Then to top it of...My son's favorite hamster out of all of them
    - Cudlebug - is missing. He is quite a big fellow. We keep
    hearing scritching sounds that aren't coming from either of the
    cats. We think Cudlebug is alive but -my question to y'all whom
    have had experience with them before -

    Is there anything that helps coax them out? Treats etc?:confused:
    Any particular kinds of hiding places more typical than
    others?

    It hurts seeing my son agonizing over his beloved hamsters
    & over whether Cudlebug is alive still or not. I'm praying for
    a good outcome - but I can't promise my son that at all
    which makes this tough.:(

    Any advice/suggestions would be appreciated.

    Thank you from a fellow DP'er
    Kimberlie aka LadyTigress
     
    LadyTigress, May 3, 2009 IP
  2. dazelx

    dazelx Banned

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    I have a hamsters about 3 month before but already give to someone, I also have a lot of cats, so that means is hard to playing around with this hamsters and also need a tidy place and extra money for this pets.. :D
     
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    I had a hamster many years ago. Turns out it was pregnant. Then I had several hamsters. Was not very rewarding. They bite, piss,and poop. Thats about it.
     
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    I don't have any hamster, god ! they look like rats, it is disgusting!:eek:
     
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    I used to raise them, hamsters can gnaw so make sure you have a strong cage.
     
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    My question to you is how do they keep escaping? I remember as a child forgetting the lid on the cage open and my hamster escaping.

    Anyway, I believe hamsters are nocturnal so probably best to just keep quiet in the evening to see if he/she comes out.
     
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