Hamster is very intellegent in finding ways to escape, I believe we all had
experiences with ran away hamsters.
I want to know what is the longest time your hamster got away, my got away for
4 days now, and I believe they didn't take in any food or water....what did your
hamster eat and drink when they ran away? And where did you finally recovered
them?
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> Hamster is very intellegent in finding ways to escape, I believe we all had
>experiences with ran away hamsters.
> I want to know what is the longest time your hamster got away, my got away for
>4 days now, and I believe they didn't take in any food or water....what did your
>hamster eat and drink when they ran away? And where did you finally recovered
>them?
Well, most recently I had a rat get out when the cats overturned his
cage. I thought he was dead and eaten, but two weeks later, I found
him again, thin but otherwise healthy.
They can survive for quite a while without apparent food and water.
-Brian
But when I moved the basket, there was Lizzie, our new teddy bear hamster.
We've had her and her mate for less than a week, and she somehow escaped.
Molly had been making a comotion for some time before I got up, and she
must have been following Lizzie around our room.
Lucky for Lizzie that Molly was there to wake me up and lucky for Lizzie
that my cat, Toby, had been too noisy that night and had been banned from
the bedroom.
And of course, lucky for me that I still have my lucky Lizzie. :)
KimFeiler
Juliet
Las Vegas, NV
SNIP...Juliet Violette (eme...@mclv.net) wrote:
: (Or rather, her cats did, but they didn't hurt her.) She fed Tia cat
: food (ick) until she heard the landlord talking about the missing
SNIP...
Actually, cat food is a highly reccomended food for hamsters in most
hamster books. I have fed both of my hamsters cat food, and they enjoy it
alot. However, I wouldn't reccomend feeding it to them on a regular
basis... This may turn you tame hammies into carnivores (meat eaters).
Some people actually feed their hamsters crickets, and meat! (YUK!).
However, feeding hamsters meat-based food increases their tendancy to bite
you, thinking your finger is a nice, juicy piece of meat.
JF
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Years ago, my teddy bear escaped and was gone for 11 days. I had just
about given up hope, and was on the phone calling the local pet stores
to see if they had baby teddy bears, when I looked down and noticed
Houdini IV (they've all been named Houdini) sitting there on the floor,
looking up at me. I think he was basically giving himself up, having
exhausted all of his food/water resources. I picked him up and put him
back in his cage, and he never escaped again.
All of my hamsters have escaped at least once (hence the name), with
the exception of my current buddy, Houdini X.
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Adam
Las Cruces, NM.
>Actually, cat food is a highly reccomended food for hamsters in most
>hamster books. I have fed both of my hamsters cat food, and they enjoy it
>Some people actually feed their hamsters crickets, and meat! (YUK!).
I didn't know about that, but I do give my hammie a small dog biscuit
sometimes because I've read that that's good. Actually, I offered my
hamster a Pounce onetime, but she picked it up and took a nibble, then
threw it aside! She was pretty disgusted. I'll bet they'd like
regular cat food tho'.
My friend is always asking me if he can give my hamster a nice, juicy
mealworm! He says she'd love it, and she probably would, but I can't
deal with it, gross!
Juliet
Las Vegas, NV
Rachael
>Well, most recently I had a rat get out when the cats overturned his
>cage. I thought he was dead and eaten, but two weeks later, I found
>him again, thin but otherwise healthy.
>They can survive for quite a while without apparent food and water.
>-Brian
Brian, I've had experience with escaped hamsters before too. Have you
noticed any difference in the hamster if s/he has been out for several days
and then comes back, or is recaught? Or was it just me? Every time I've had
this happen, the hamster would express a strong desire to be free again,
because they enjoyed being, which I can't blame them for, while I was
worried out of my mind for their safety, though, as you mentioned, , food
never seemed to be a problem for the hamsters.
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The first time she lost a foot (hence the name Lefty). The second time
I found her after a few days trapped in a wide-mouth glass jar.
The third time happened while I was away at summer camp. She escaped to
the outdoors and survived quite nicely for about a week. The day before
I was due to arrive home, she unexpectedly appeared at the doorstep and
waited for my father to put her back in her cage. I had a hard time
believing this story when I heard it, but my parents and sister
insisted it really happened.
Kerry Prendergast
km...@ix.netcom.com
I fed my hammies cat food and pounce as a midnight snack one night when
I ran out of hammie food. It seemed to tide them over till morning.
Rachael
>Brian, I've had experience with escaped hamsters before too. Have you
>noticed any difference in the hamster if s/he has been out for several days
>and then comes back, or is recaught? Or was it just me? Every time I've had
>this happen, the hamster would express a strong desire to be free again,
>because they enjoyed being, which I can't blame them for, while I was
>worried out of my mind for their safety, though, as you mentioned, , food
>never seemed to be a problem for the hamsters.
Nope, he's been back in his cage with no apparent desire to ever go
anywhere else. I'm sure he was terrified to be out, especially since
he was loose in the cat's feeding room (he had food, but no water in
all the time he was out AFAIK).
I'm sure that he's happy to be safe again and really didn't want to be
out in the first place.
-Brian
On 1997-01-06 eme...@mclv.net(JulietViolette) said:
>My friend is always asking me if he can give my hamster a nice,
>juicy mealworm! He says she'd love it, and she probably would, but
>I can't deal with it, gross!
I could be wrong about this, but I get the idea that your friend is just
kidding with you to be gross. I've never heard of hamsters eathing
mealworms, but It may be that they would. I couldn't deal with that either.
I've never fed my hamsters mealworms, but some of the hamster books I've
read recommend an occasional mealworm, cricket, or grasshopper as a source
of protein. And like you, I don't think I could deal with that. I know
this sounds stupid, but the idea of feeding my hamster something alive
makes me think of how people feed live mice to snakes, which brings up all
kinds of unsavory associations.....
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->I could be wrong about this, but I get the idea that your friend is just
->kidding with you to be gross. I've never heard of hamsters eathing
->mealworms, but It may be that they would. I couldn't deal with that either.
>>>>
Nope, it's true. I've heard it from plenty of reliable sources.
They eat 'em and they like 'em.
I used to give my lizards mealworms and I could handle it.
But as far as I'm concerned, they're off limits for my hamsters.
There's just some kind of "mammal eating insect" thing that
bothers me. It's just not kosher.
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>with that. I know this sounds stupid, but the idea of feeding my
>hamster something alive makes me think of how people feed live mice
>to snakes, which brings up all kinds of unsavory associations.....
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Thanks for posting that comment, Brian. I don't think it's stupid at all,
and I pity those who do think it is. I'm a hard-liner on that one. I
believe that it's inhumane for snake owners to use feeder mice, especially
when, as has been the case, they post that they kind of like the mice. If
that were the case, then they would discontinue the practice. If I had a
snake, which I would never, I'd try really hard to find a substitute for
live food. And yes, I've heard from the snake people on this as to why they
do it. I still think it's cruel and inhumane. There was a girl one time on
a tv show that said that every time she tossed her snakes live rats that
she thought about boyfriends she had in the past. If I fed my snake live
rats, I wouldn't get on tv about it, nor make jokes about it. Takes all
kinds, I guess. But then considering how most people feel about mice and
rats, they wouldn't see this situation the way we might. Now if it were a
kitten or bunny, then you'd have the spca all over you. Strange, that!
> >with that. I know this sounds stupid, but the idea of feeding my
> >hamster something alive makes me think of how people feed live mice
> >to snakes, which brings up all kinds of unsavory associations.....
>Thanks for posting that comment, Brian. I don't think it's stupid at all,
>and I pity those who do think it is. I'm a hard-liner on that one. I
>believe that it's inhumane for snake owners to use feeder mice, especially
>when, as has been the case, they post that they kind of like the mice. If
>that were the case, then they would discontinue the practice. If I had a
>snake, which I would never, I'd try really hard to find a substitute for
>live food. And yes, I've heard from the snake people on this as to why they
>do it. I still think it's cruel and inhumane. There was a girl one time on
>a tv show that said that every time she tossed her snakes live rats that
>she thought about boyfriends she had in the past. If I fed my snake live
>rats, I wouldn't get on tv about it, nor make jokes about it. Takes all
>kinds, I guess. But then considering how most people feel about mice and
>rats, they wouldn't see this situation the way we might. Now if it were a
>kitten or bunny, then you'd have the spca all over you. Strange, that!
Yes, it is cruel. I can't imagine subjecting something to that kind of
terror. I don't know if a mealworm feels fear or anything at all, but it
still doesn't feel right. I also agree that most people have very
different standards when it comes to mice and rats as opposed to puppies,
kittens, and bunnies. There seems to be a feeling that, since mice and
rats are traditionally "vermin," it's OK to kill them in awful ways. In
fact, I read a news story a few years ago, where a community was outraged
that this guy had been raising rabbits in his backyard in order to feed
them to his python. Granted, it _was_ a horrific story, but what bothers
me is that people were outraged because they were _bunnies_. If he'd been
raising rats I don't think most people would have cared.
I'm not saying it's wrong to kill any living thing for any reason (if
that's true then we're monsters for swatting mosquitoes or flies). I just
don't see any good reason to cause suffering or torment in doing so. If
one must kill, it should be done humanely. And I don't see anything humane
about dumping a terrified mouse into a snake cage to be slowly chased,
crushed and devoured.
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>Now if it were a
>kitten or bunny, then you'd have the spca all over you. Strange, that!
There's a small, local pet store near me that specializes in snakes. I
visited there several times when my stepson was thinking about asking
Santa Claus for a snake. They have snakes there that are HUGE, that they
did indeed feed rabbits *and* guinea pigs! So, it does happen.
(BTW, this is NOT the pet store that I have mentioned to some of you that
I frequent. The store I shop from specializes in rodents, not snakes.)
Kim Feiler
>I can't imagine subjecting something to that kind of terror. I
>don't know if a mealworm feels fear or anything at all, but it
>still doesn't feel right. I also agree that most people have very
>different standards when it comes to mice and rats as opposed to
>puppies, kittens, and bunnies. There seems to be a feeling that,
>since mice and rats are traditionally "vermin," it's OK to kill
>them in awful ways. In fact, I read a news story a few years ago,
>where a community was outraged that this guy had been raising
>rabbits in his backyard in order to feed them to his python.
I'm the kind of person who doesn't like fishing because it involves using
live worms. People have asked me why I don't like fishing, after I told
them I didn't like it, but I've always been hesitant to tell them exactly
why. I guess I'm like you in that respect, Brian. As far as feeding rodents
to snakes, what really bothers me about it more than anything else is that
rodents are like us in more ways than not. They're warm-blooded mammals, in
their own way, have feelings and thoughts, and unquestionably feel pain.
Sadly to say, I might not care if they were feeding their snakes worms, or
anything else but a warm-bloodded mammal, but since it is, I'm greatly
disturbed over it. What I find totally apalling is how people in good
conscience sell feeder mice and rats at general pet stores, or how they can
by the same token, allow children to witness snakes feeding. That's some
twisted reality.
>Granted, it _was_ a horrific story, but what bothers me is that
>people were outraged because they were _bunnies_. If he'd been
>raising rats I don't think most people would have cared. I'm not
>saying it's wrong to kill any living thing for any reason (if
>that's true then we're monsters for swatting mosquitoes or flies).
>I just don't see any good reason to cause suffering or torment in
>doing so. If one must kill, it should be done humanely. And I
>don't see anything humane about dumping a terrified mouse into a
>snake cage to be slowly chased, crushed and devoured.
Brian, as has been said so aptly before, the answer lies somewhere in the
middle of the two extremes when it comes to killing some animals while not
wanting to kill others. As you know, we kill countless insects and
organisms in the course of the day, whether we want to or not.
BTW, did you hear the story, a couple of years ago about a guy who had
cruelly killed a rat with a broom? Someone saw him do it and reported him
to the SPCA or other animal welfare agency, who surprisingly took the
report seriously and was going to go so far as to bring him to court and
make him pay a fine for cruelty to an animal, all of which took me by
surprise, considering majority attitude towards rats. At that time I was
reading an animal rights message base, in which the conservatives
considered it a blasphemy and an outrage that this guy was being taken to
court and fined for killing a RAT, of all things. I remember thinking to
myself, if only they could listen to themselves in the light of reason.
It's absurd to make a distinction between killing a cat and killing a rat
just because you don't like the rat. I don't know what happened in that
case, but at least it brought that distinction to the minds of many who
heard about it. Oh, yes. Everybody made jokes about it on the talk shows,
etc.