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 Hi Folks,

I know that this is a rather dead blog with minimal traffic flow but I had updated with removal of dead links and including good links/page update.

Hopefully I can spend some good energy here to share my hamster knowledge. 

西瓜🍉Watermelon

Adopted to Seow Family
Jun 2018
Went to Rainbow bridge
19 Jan 2020

Hamster blindness... from old age

After 10+ years of keeping hamsters, I realised that 2 of my hamsters had actually turn blind upon old age. Especially my hamster, Dou Gay, he had cataract as I can see his eyeballs had white spots covering the pupils.

As hamsters age, we, as owners, need to help the hamsters adjust the environment.

I had friends who ask me to put my hamsters to sleep but I am strong believer that hamster should live to their end of lifespan. It is very unnatural  to put them to sleep just because they are blind unless they have further injuries that are causing their pain.

Things to do to help your blind hamsters
1) Remove of obstacles

• Housing/Cage
• If your hamster is currently living in 2 storey (floor) cage, it is time to remove the 2nd storey and convert it to a single deck cage. This can prevent your hamster from falling off the 2nd storey. (one of my hamster did fall off from the 2nd storey before he paralyses and die shortly afterwards, hard lesson for me)

• Avoid new staff/toy and keep same cage layout
• I know owners alike love to give new toys to hamsters. However, if your hamster is blind, I strongly recommend that the cage layout to be simple, without obstacles, and most importantly hamster access friendly. You don't want to injury your hamster in anyway possible.

• Water bottle
• I strongly recommend that the water bottle to be lowered to  hamster's head level so he can feel and know where is the water bottle without much difficulties.

• Food supply
• Place the food dish in an open area without any obstacles so that you view your hamster without difficulties and know if it has any problem going into the food dish. If your hamster has problem even climbing into the food dish, do consider changing to a shallow food dish.

2) Sound over movement

• Create a common noise
• By creating a common noise habitually, your hamster will be able to relate that noise to you. However, avoid super loud noise as your hamster might be in shock than in comfort. I always use a squeaking whistle before placing my hand or food dish in the cage.

• Touching your hamster slowly and gently
• Yes, you still can pick up your blind hamster but make sure your hamster know that it is you. Avoid back grabbing as that is how predators in the wild hunt for hamsters. Let your hamster come to your hand before scoping it out from the cage. I prefer scoping method than tummy hold for my older hamsters as they will feel safer with a base that they can touch their feet on. 

Hope these tips helps. I had draft this article many month back but never get to type finish it until today. Cheers!

I nearly want to scream at this guy~!

Actually, this was on my mind and debating whether I should type this out...
During today lunch hour, I was in a lift with a 40s dad and his colleague chatting... the guy said his family had a rat, cat and newly acquired dog but he don't like animals and want to throw them away and claim that the expenses of owning animals are expensive...

I really feel like screaming at that guy!!! 

FOR GOD SAKE, If you don't like them in the 1st place, why have them????  

AND NOW U WANT TO THROW THEM OUT OF THE HOUSE??? 

ANIMALS ARE FOR LIFETIME 

COMMITMENT... 

They are neither toys nor play tools. 

They are companions and they can feel what 

you do towards them.

My Promise

My children - To be forever missed by ur mommy....
Please wait for me at the Rainbow bridge. 
I shall join you all when my chores are through but I don't know how long they will take...

Silently night

May Baba live forever in peace as he crossed over the Rainbow Bridge to rejoin the rest of my hamsters.

My last living hamster that stayed with me since 26th Nov 2010.

Until death brings us apart, I cared for him as much as my heart can afford to.

Thank you for being here for 2 years 28days with me.

Pet abandoned! T,T

Seriously, it really saddens me to write this article.

My cousin nudge me over MSN on Monday night asking me to adopt a hammie in.

Based on her information, someone just abandon a hammie in a small cage measuring around 15cm long by 7cm wide by 10cm tall. The hammie looks dirty and thristy as there was no water source found in the tiny cage. Nor there was any form of bedding in the cage.

After much discussion with my cousin, she decided to adopt the hammie in althrough she had no prior experience in keeping hamsters. I truly salute her determination in her actions and wanted to support her as well. So I decided to give away one of my cage with some beddings and food to Kuro (my cousin's hammie).

 Kuro is a very young (under 3mths old), male Russian Winter White after a short inspection on Tuesday. Very alert enough to know that it is being abandoned but generally very friendly towards strangers.

What I suspected was that Kuro was purhcased from pet store by someone but the family object against pet raising and hence abandon Kuro along with the mini cage at the flat's lobby beside the rubbish collection area.

A lot of non-pet owners thinks that pet abandoning is easy.

But it is not true especially for the pets involved.

 Pets DO feel and DO understand that THEY ARE ABANDONED.

 My 1st hamster was also an abandoned hamster but I tried asking my neighbours and no one come forward and admit that they had missing hamster. Ah Girl was very fierce to me when I tried to touch her the 1st time round. I end up getting bitten while trying to feed her.

She was an old hamster, around the age of 1+ years old, with a bit of fur dropping off, hence her appearance wasn't the prettiest. I nursed her back to health and we spent a happy 1/2 year together before she passed away of old age.

It is never easy to gain the trust of abandon ones as they had be betrayed by someone who are supposed look after them for lifetime until death bring them apart.

So before you, as the reader of this blog, decided to get a new hamster,
please note that PETS ARE LIFETIME COMMITMENT.


Cherish your pets just as you would like to cherish your loved ones.

Our pets truly deserved every single love from you as much as any other living human beings.

 ~PEACE TO THE WORLD~