Hamster Dilemma. A really bad one.?

Question

I currently have Habitrail OVO and two syrian hamsters. The shop told me syrian hamsters could use OVO and they could live together. Let's not concentrate bout two syrian hamsters living together. Im worried bout is their gonna get dehydrated. See, they can't drink from the water bottle. So i give them a water bowl. It dries up very fast though..

So now.. im facing the dilemma of.. should i give my hamsters away cause im having serious problems with them. I traumatized them too much. Or.. should I sell my cage off and get a new one? But it will cost more to sell of and buy a new one. I'm not sure my mum would allow that (i'm 12). So.. having a badd dilemma. Or should i get a dwarf?

My hamsters are sleeping most of the time.. my mum prefers it to be active so i think the advantage are on the dwarfs. Opinions?

Answer 1

If they can't drink out of the waterbottle, get about a 1 1/2 inch. high little bowl and put it in there for water.  If that still keeps dying up, dont put the cage in direct sunlight or direct air.  you can also do what they do for hermet crabs, but a little sponge in their water bowl (must be safe to eat.) and they can suck it out of there.. I don't reccomend a dwaft hamster because they bite.. and hard.  also they aren't just active they are bouncing off the wall active and can jump very high... and they run fast so they can get away easily... What I really recommend for you is a gerbil, they are sweet animals who are awake during the day and love being with their owner.  they CAN drink out of a waterbottle  but they requirer a lot of attention.  If you have any more questions on gerbils, please don't hesitate to message me at [e-mail] . I'm willing to help.

Answer 2

Hamsters sleep 90% of the time we see them. The only times they are really active are when you are playing with them and when its day break.

Try to get them to drink from the water bottle, if they don't use an oral syringe and slowly inject electrolytes like pedia-sure and water into their mouths so they don't get dehydrated. If they begin to aspirate (sneeze and choke, water comes out of nostrils) hold them upside down. Ween the towards the water bottle by replacing the nozzle of the water bottle with the nipple top from the oral syringe.

Answer 3

gerbils are a much better choice they tame easily and are much more active and loooooovvve the tubes see if mum will take you to store to see if they can exchange them for you since they screwed up a. they do not use tubes and b. do not get along

have mum read this she might be more willing then

Answer 4

What I do is put a bowl under the bottle. Squirt some water from the bottle. Soon they will stop l*****g the water from the bottom of the bowl and l**k the bottle instead.

It seems like the best choice would be to give them to someone really smart about hamsters and do some research on them before you get a new one.

Dwarfs don't zsleep as much, but aren't as cuddly as Syrians. Your choice.

Answer 5

Show them the water bottle first. Like detatch it and show them how to use it.

You should not have 2 syrian hamsters in 1 cage may i add. They are solitary animals and must be kept in seperate cages or death may occour from fighting.

Hamsters are nocternal so they are asleep during day and active at night. If your mom wants an active pet then any type of hamster is a bad idea.

Answer 6

You do have a serious problem, and I commend you on wanting the best for your hamsters. Do you mean they can't get to the water bottle, or they don't know how to drink from it? If you can give them to a friend and they will have a better cage, then I guess you could do that. Could you keep one and the cage too? Would that be something you could manage? Could you clean the cage very well and take it back since you were given bad advice about it? Have you talked to your mum about this? I think you are too upset to really handle the problem alone.