Sitemaps

Bathing an caring for hamsters2007-11-24 21:58:19

do hamsters need to have baths? like in water an shampoo, is it safe. or should you just use a light spray on them to keep them smellin an lookin fresh?

also do you need to clip their nails every once in a while ?

also any tips you may have for caring or gettin ready to get a hamster lik needs, any things i should get for them in advance please share.. thanx : )

Answers:

THINK AN 11 YEAR OLD CANT RIGHT THIS. WELL ONE DID. i GOT SOME OF MY INFO FROM BOOKS FROM THE LIBRARY SO TRY THAT.

Accualy its stoopid to give a hamter a bath. They dont need help from a person to groom themselves. Every evening when hamsters wake ( they are nocturnal) they groom thier whole body. Try just giving it a good rub with a wet wash cloth. Hamsters are not acculy supposed to have baths. nail clipping should be done by someone who knows what they are doing. Dont clip your hamster unless you know which angel and how stort is too short. They may bleed if nails are cut too short. Sprays are a no-no. Just stay away from them.

My tips

Cages

The cage should be washed every week in warm (hot is better) water and new bedding should be put in... as you have probly seen those stoopid sprays for the cage, well, they are dangerous and dont work. Stay away from them.

diet

Hamsters eat dried fruits and vegtables. They should be fed a couple times a week. Like raisins. They are not accualy herbivores although many people say they are. Hamsters need atleast 18-23 percent protien in thier diet. A single mealworm, grasshopper of cricket can be fed a day. Keeping mealworms is not that hard. Try to buy them in small quanties as the longer they are kept the less they are valuable. I dont know how to say that. keep your mealworms in a glass jar half way filled with oat meal and have greens placed on the top. Make sure there is a way air can get through the jar without having a way for your mealworm to excape.