My Dwarf Hamsters

[WILDER]

There just little cute fluffs of balls, love them on there wheel.
Heather can I take a pic of one of them for my background.

 

[Heather.]

Yeah wilder you can..since you love them soooo much x

 

[MegTheFish]

Sorry for the confusion! I'm talking about the bedding (shavings), they are called "Pine Shavings".

Here's a few articles that you may want to read:
http/exoticpets.about.com/cs/guineapigs/a/woodshavings.htm
http/www.ratfanclub.org/litters.html

I would reccommend changing to Aspen Shavings, they are safe to use and still control odors quite well.

 

[Heather.]

Thankyou for bringing this to my attention megthefish..I will defenatly be changing to Aspen shavings,,as I dont want to harm my hammies..How do I know when im buying Aspen and not Pine?? as on the packet I have the now it dosnt state anything about pine!
Thanks again x

 

[MegTheFish]

Thankyou for bringing this to my attention megthefish..I will defenatly be changing to Aspen shavings,,as I dont want to harm my hammies..How do I know when im buying Aspen and not Pine?? as on the packet I have the now it dosnt state anything about pine!
Thanks again x

Hmmm, thats weird. If you buy it from a petstore the bags should be labeled. Just look around a bit, it will be easy to find, just to give you a heads up though it is a bit more expensive (than pine), not by a whole lot though.

 

[Heather.]

Thats okay the price dosnt concern me ..aslong as my hammies are okay thats the main thing.. Well thanks again megthefish for that info xx

 

[lym]

Awww It looks like you have them on Pine though, which is very bad for them, it will give them an upper respiratory infection. It would be best to switch to Aspen or a pelletd litter.

Heather is in the UK so the Pine here is ok to use, it's different to the pine you get in the USA. We don't get Aspen shavings here.

 

[Betta_luver]

Orite bloo I thought it was the food megthefish was talking about.. Well its lavander scented woodshavings they have.. I wonder if thats okay for them! x

Lavender scented wood shavings are bad you need to swtich them regardless if UK pine shavings are safe.

 

[Heather.]

thanks lym.. I got some unscented shavings for them..Will they be okay?

 

[lym]

thanks lym.. I got some unscented shavings for them..Will they be okay?

Yep unscented is good

 

[Heather.]

How often should I give my hammies treats ..Such as yoghurt drops,rasins,sunflower seeds and things like that..Also those fruit and nut bar things that you hook onto the cage is it okay just to leave them hooked on all the time or should I remove it ?
Thanks

 

[guineapigqueen]

Aww they are gorgeous, they look like Roborovski Dwarf hamsters, I have 3. They are all nuts!

Emma x

 

[lym]

How often should I give my hammies treats ..Such as yoghurt drops,rasins,sunflower seeds and things like that..Also those fruit and nut bar things that you hook onto the cage is it okay just to leave them hooked on all the time or should I remove it ?
Thanks

You're better off giving fruit and veg it's much better for them. Those bars are just full of sugar too so I avoid them.

 

[Heather.]

Okay thanks lym..I will try and lay off the treats, I think they were having them too often anyway.. They love grapes ,banana, lettuce and carrot.. x
Hiya Guineapigqueen yeah they are roborovskis and they are hyper active... lol..x

 

[Betta_luver]

How often should I give my hammies treats ..Such as yoghurt drops,rasins,sunflower seeds and things like that..Also those fruit and nut bar things that you hook onto the cage is it okay just to leave them hooked on all the time or should I remove it ?
Thanks

Sunflower Seeds: 2-3 daily
Yogurt Drops and Other Such Treats: 1 evry 2 weeks
Rasins: once a week only 1 or 2
But mostly stick to fruits and veggies 2-3 time sweekly.

Okay thanks lym..I will try and lay off the treats, I think they were having them too often anyway.. They love grapes ,banana, lettuce and carrot.. x
Hiya Guineapigqueen yeah they are roborovskis and they are hyper active... lol..x

Banana is a bad idea because they can get it stuck in their cheek pouches. Robos will be fine with carrots and fruit but othe rbreeds of dwarfs mainly WW's and RC's cannot have fruits, carrots, corn, peas, or store bought treats as they are often prone to diabetes.