Hamsters Or Mice

[bettas]

i have £30 to spend on either
to get a cage equipment and either 2 mice or 2 hamsters what would you get

 

[123]

mice

 

[bettas]

ok why mice more than hamsters
do u hAve mice the6y good

 

[emma12321]

Hi,

Personally i'd go with a male hamster. Mice usually stink especially males and they tend to be skittish. If you get a syrian hamster you can only have one on its own as they are territorial. Dwarf hamsters can be kept in pairs but i'm not too keen on them as mine was a nippy little thing. The reason i said male is that i have had loads of hamsters over the years and males seem to be a lot more laid back.

Personally if i was looking to get a new furrie, i'd go for rats cos they are great. A pair of rats are the best small pet you can get. They can be trained to come when you call them. You wouldn't be able to get a decent cage though for £30 unless you went second hand. I had mine in an indoor rabbit cage which is 4 ft long as they like lots of space and toys.

Emma

 

[The-Wolf]

I have a pair of female mice, they are great as pets.
if you choose mice get females as males scent mark thier territory and can be quite smelly.
Try and get related females, sisters, mother+daughter etc as unrelated females often end up fighting
and could result in a death.
you should spend at least 30mins every day handling them, that way they will never bite you.

I still think £30 is not going to get you very far, most basic set ups in my works comes to around £70
that includes everything, woodshavings, bedding, food, water bottle etc.
the best thing to do is ask your pet shop to cost everything you need and go from there.

 

[bettas]

right
do u know anyone selling any

i will go the pet shop later and have a look round see what there is
wolf will you pm me and tell me what to feed mice etc (i have researched them but i cant find nothing omn the dwaf at the moment)

 

[littleimp]

Hi,

Personally i'd go with a male hamster. Mice usually stink especially males and they tend to be skittish. If you get a syrian hamster you can only have one on its own as they are territorial. Dwarf hamsters can be kept in pairs but i'm not too keen on them as mine was a nippy little thing. The reason i said male is that i have had loads of hamsters over the years and males seem to be a lot more laid back.

Personally if i was looking to get a new furrie, i'd go for rats cos they are great. A pair of rats are the best small pet you can get. They can be trained to come when you call them. You wouldn't be able to get a decent cage though for £30 unless you went second hand. I had mine in an indoor rabbit cage which is 4 ft long as they like lots of space and toys.

Emma

Agree with this, mice do stink. Most people who are serious/breeders about mice kepp them in purpose built sheds.

 

[bettas]

would you
i may go for 2 female hamster or 2 female mice

 

[The-Wolf]

mice will eat just about anything (including my net curtains )
any rodent that you get should be feed a wide diet
that should include fresh fruit and vegetables as well as their "std" seed based food.
do not feed them anything that has salt in it, crisps, biscuits etc as it is very bad for them.

also the word rodent means to gnaw, so they should have something hard to gnaw
on to keep their teeth in good condition and worn down. a good thick piece of wood is good for this

 

[bettas]

right ok

i have a dalmation biut my mice/hamsters will be upstairs so will that be ok still and do they make a lot of noise in the night

 

[fi$hys]

Hampsters because they make much better freindly pets i love them.

 

[bettas]

and do i just hold them when i get them out to play with

 

[shrimply]

If possible I would go with gerbils. They don't smell like mice but are as active and they are always ready to play unlike grumpy hamsters. I know you hadn't thought about them but maybe you should. They are very unlikely to bite and the most interesting rodents to watch and play with but that is just my opinion.

 

[bettas]

ill look into gerbels ta

 

[wwestar2000]

If possible I would go with gerbils. They don't smell like mice but are as active and they are always ready to play unlike grumpy hamsters. I know you hadn't thought about them but maybe you should. They are very unlikely to bite and the most interesting rodents to watch and play with but that is just my opinion.

OMG NO GERBILS! I had a pair of Gerbils and they were evil. I prefered my one teddybear hamster over the Gerbil anyday. The only good thing they have is that there more active than hamsters. But hamsters are way friendlier.