How much do hamsters drink?

[edw...@my-dejanews.com]

Ok, I hope I'm being paranoid. The water bottle (Habitrail) seems to be
woking fine, but I have never seen my daughter's hamster drink, and I can't
tell that the water level is going down any. She has changed the water a
couple of times since Tuesday when we got him, so it is hard to tell. He is
a young Siberian. Any guidelines as to how much they will drink, or what I
should look for to tell if he is not getting any water? We have given him a
few pieces of carrot and apple, so he is getting some water from those.
Thanks,

Edward

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[F Tessler]

In article <7gvedi$pq5$1...@nnrp1.deja.com>, edw...@my-dejanews.com wrote:

>Ok, I hope I'm being paranoid. The water bottle (Habitrail) seems to be
>woking fine, but I have never seen my daughter's hamster drink, and I can't
>tell that the water level is going down any. She has changed the water a
>couple of times since Tuesday when we got him, so it is hard to tell. He is
>a young Siberian. Any guidelines as to how much they will drink, or what I
>should look for to tell if he is not getting any water? We have given him a
>few pieces of carrot and apple, so he is getting some water from those.

I had the same concern with my daughter's hamster after we got her a few
weeks ago. She doesn't spend a lot of time at the water bottle, but we do
see her take a few sips every so often. The water level doesn't seem to
drop much, and we change it every day.

If everything else seems OK, I wouldn't worry.

Sincerely,

Franklin Tessler

[David G. Imber]

On Fri, 07 May 1999 19:20:25 GMT, edw...@my-dejanews.com wrote:

>Ok, I hope I'm being paranoid. The water bottle (Habitrail) seems to be
>woking fine, but I have never seen my daughter's hamster drink, and I can't
>tell that the water level is going down any. She has changed the water a
>couple of times since Tuesday when we got him, so it is hard to tell. He is
>a young Siberian. Any guidelines as to how much they will drink, or what I
>should look for to tell if he is not getting any water? We have given him a
>few pieces of carrot and apple, so he is getting some water from those.

Hamsters don't need a whole lot of water to get along, being
desert-dwelling creatures. Many pay very little attention to the bottle.
And actually, quite a lot of fluid is derived from fruits and vegetables,
so that's probably your answer. Carrots and apples are especially good for
this.

To hamster lovers, paranoia equals caring. So the hamster world
thanks you for caring.

Good luck, DGI

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David G. Imber
Maniform Creative Services
http://www.maniform.com

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[tek]

is there a point when there's too much concern spent on the hamster?
Maybe infatuation with the little critters? juz a thot....

On Tue, 11 May 1999 05:08:19 GMT, im...@maniform.com (David G. Imber)
wrote:

[David G. Imber]

On Tue, 18 May 1999 16:16:32 GMT, t...@mailhost.net (tek) wrote:

Yes, there's a point where it's just nuts. But since the world is
balanced in such a way that there is a deficit of caring, one has to go
quite far, I think, to go overboard.

DGI

->is there a point when there's too much concern spent on the hamster?
->Maybe infatuation with the little critters? juz a thot....
->
->
->On Tue, 11 May 1999 05:08:19 GMT, im...@maniform.com (David G. Imber)
->wrote:
->
->
->> To hamster lovers, paranoia equals caring. So the hamster world
->>thanks you for caring.

[tek]

hahaha...i think i'm the few pathetic ones then. Whatever I see, I try
to see wat my hammies would need. good grief!! Someone send me to the
hammy mad hospital!!! ARGH!!!!!!!!!

On Wed, 19 May 1999 06:02:54 GMT, im...@maniform.com (David G. Imber)
wrote:

[Courtney]

If Paranoia = Caring, I must be care more about my hamster than anything else
in the world. I just spent $800 this month in vet bills having my hamster, 2
yr old Chewie, see a vet who specializes in hamsters give him xrays,
subcutaneous injections of fluids and electrolytes, antibiotics, ointment,
shampoo, skin grafts and lab biopsies. He is currently losing fur and
experiencing severe dry flaky irritated skin accompanied by sores and scabs.
He is a happy little guy and has won the hearts of everyone in the veterinary
hospital - we are all doing our best to figure out what is wrong with poor
Chewie. I bring him home tomorrow from the hospital, he will have 3
stitches which will need to be removed after several days. Money hasn't been
an issue... how can you put a price on love? That may be cheesy, but I'm
sure lots of you understand.

-- Courtney

[David G. Imber]

On Thu, 20 May 1999 00:20:16 -0700, Courtney <c...@postoffice.pacbell.net>
wrote:

-
-> how can you put a price on love? That may be cheesy, but I'm
->sure lots of you understand.

I do, indeed, and thoroughly admire your point of view.

DGI

[ciurarud...@gmail.com]

Ussualy they drink just about 10 ml especcialy at night when they are active.

So it's hard to find out if they drink water or not. Here is a great article that can help you :

https://firsthamster.com/heres-how-much-water-your-hamster-needs/