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Post by crittercrazy on May 23, 2006 22:33:30 GMT -4
Aww what a cute little bunch you got there^^ Thanks! ^-^ .... But I feel bad for the third one that I'm not allowed to buy -_- .. She'll be all alone...
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Post by Die Fledermaus on May 23, 2006 22:38:29 GMT -4
Call this one SPRYTE!!
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Post by megs on May 23, 2006 22:55:14 GMT -4
If you go with Sprite then your dwarf will share a name with one of Megs' dwarfs! Her Sprite, though, is white. -- Oh.. Really? That's sad 'cause I really like the name sprite especially because she's very mischivous... Yes, it is true. My little girls are Sprite (white), Scout (Normal mottled) and Scarlet (red-eyed Argente) I suppose I could share the name Sprite with you. Actually, my ex b/f's roommate's cat was named Sprite so I kinda stole the name from him myself. That Sprite was a boy though. Super sweet cat too.
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Post by crittercrazy on May 23, 2006 23:17:43 GMT -4
xD .. But seriously, what do I do about the cage!?
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Post by crittercrazy on May 23, 2006 23:21:48 GMT -4
Also I found this on another webiste:
"These animals are solitary animals - one hamster per cage is the recommended way to keep them. Otherwise you might end up with dead hamsters in your cage, because they killed eachother. This goes for all dwarf hamsters, even if they sometimes can be kept together in very large cages if they are provided with at least one house and one wheel each. But since they don't like other hamsters it is better and also safer to keep them alone. If you want to keep 2 of the smallest species (the Roborovski's Dwarf Hamster) in one cage you may need at least a 100 liter aquarium with 2 houses and 2 wheels. They don't like to sleep together, and if the wheel is occupied by another hamster that may be the reason they need to start a fight. I do not recommend keeping more than one hamster per cage! Both photos are of my pet winter white dwarf hamster Julia, that I lost this summer due to a nasty boil. Julia lived well over 2 years, but in these photos she just one year old. "
And on another forum someone said it was true! HELP!!
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Post by megs on May 24, 2006 3:47:42 GMT -4
I've known lots of people to keep Dwarfs in Habitrails and I've never heard of an escapee through the bars. I think you can add a "lookout deck" to the Safari so that it adds some more living space, as well as some other add ons with tubes etc. I know that Jenna loves her Habitrail, but in my experience, the tubes are a little time consuming when it comes to clean up time. Her cage takes forever compared to N.P.'s and the Dwarfs' set up.
My Dwarfs' Rody Hamster Habitat by Savic is great. So easy to clean, and the bedding all stays inside the cage and doesn't get kicked out.
If you go with a multi-story cage with wire platforms, it's best to weave carboard in between the wire bars so that it's more comfortable for you hamsters to walk on.
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Post by Die Fledermaus on May 24, 2006 12:10:33 GMT -4
I have already posted a photo of my Habitrail with dwarfs in it - there were five males but we are sadly down to three. The only problem is they enjoy peeing and pooping in the tubes (unlike Syrians), which makes cleaning harder and causes some leakage at the joints. I stopped putting Syrians in Habitrails as the wheels sometimes were too small, and one big ham actually popped the hinge on the explorer and escaped (for a day); she later reappeared trying to get back in! (Returning home with her stash!).
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Post by megs on May 24, 2006 15:09:34 GMT -4
...and one big ham actually popped the hinge on the explorer and escaped (for a day); she later reappeared trying to get back in! (Returning home with her stash!). See! It's totally possible! That's why it bugs me when people say that hamsters are not smart enough to escape their "secure" cages. I have heard of more than one situation where a hamster has escaped from a Habitrail, either through the main door by chewing at the latch until it popped, or through one of the add ons!
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Post by Die Fledermaus on May 24, 2006 18:41:31 GMT -4
One gnawed through the corner of a big 30 gallon bin once to get out. I only knew that when she came running TOWARDS me like a little dog when I entered the room! They do not so much want to escape as they want to get out, forage, and return home. The one who popped the explorer addon the next day was trying to get back in the explorer, which by then was occupied by her sister!
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Post by crittercrazy on May 24, 2006 19:16:16 GMT -4
*sigh* .. Was that paragraph true?
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Post by megs on May 25, 2006 17:50:53 GMT -4
*sigh* .. Was that paragraph true? Everything I've ever researched on Campbell's Dwarfs says they are social by nature. Of course, it is important to provide enough space, housing, food, water, and a couple of wheels. My Dwarfs squabble all the time. They sqwak at each other and chase each other around. They wrestle. But they don't bite each other that I've seen. My advice: keep an extra cage around in case the play fighting becomes serious. As to whether or not that paragraph is "true," I stopped believing stuff I read on the internet a long time ago! The trick is to gather enough information across the net, sift through it, and enhance your knowledge on a certain topic based on what you keep as good info and what you discard as bad info. That paragraph is just someone's opinion. It doesn't mean that it's true or false. And just because someone on another forum says it's "true," doesn't make it true! Get the idea? I hope this helps.
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Post by Die Fledermaus on May 25, 2006 18:35:18 GMT -4
When I first heard mine squabble I thought they were tearing each other apart! I was afraid to look. But there has never even been so much as a nip. I once heard a real fight during an intro: much louder and shrill, and one climbed up the split screen and dived on the other, thet immediately balling up (and being pulled apart permanently by me). Seems like with my groups I most usually here noise (squabbles) some time after I feed them (5-10 minutes). Maybe it is a dominance thing vis vis food.
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Post by Hamsters82 on May 25, 2006 18:57:32 GMT -4
Dwarfs are very social creatures. Rarely do they need separating. Mine only did b/c Theo was the stronger one & Benny eventually fought back.
If you think they're fighting too much & there isn't blood there, I would just separate them by yourself. Put your hand between the middle of them. I would do this all the time with Theo & Benny. Do I think that paragraph is true? No.
As for dwarfs getting through the bars, that I'm unsure of. We had a CT Classic for our dwarfs & they never got away on us. The only time they tried to escape was our fault b/c my brother & I didn't put the cage back in place properly. Tape helps too with fixing doors as I did with Sophie's door & her attic doors so she wouldn't escape again.
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Post by crittercrazy on May 25, 2006 19:13:51 GMT -4
Thank you ^-^ .. Now, I'm less worrie but I'm really excited@
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Post by Die Fledermaus on May 25, 2006 21:46:06 GMT -4
>> We had a CT Classic <<
They could not get away as those do not have bars at all! I have one so should know!
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