Maisy the Wonder Hamster

EquestrianBabe · 16-04-2010, 03:07 PM

Hi all,

Our hamster is . . . strong!! She bit through two bars of her cage but we 'repaired' them with wire . . . we've just been in the cupboard getting soil to plant some tortoise weeds and she's running about in the big cupboard!

That's awful! My bike and scooter and roller-blades are in there; I don't want her to get squashed like a pancake!

Mum just tried to get her into her ball but she tried to bite my mum and is now in behind the bath (in the cupboard, we haven't it in yet!). Just so terrified of something happening, I mean, the next cage, she could easily bite through again! Probably testing out her teeth as her previous owners kept her in a glass tank!

Here the little rascal is

Sorry the photo isn't very good, Maisy kept flinching!

Good luck Maisy x

purplelynn · 16-04-2010, 03:12 PM

Most hamster don't bite through bars if they have something else to chew on -perhaps some treats and gnaw blocks would help.

She is a cute hamster

EquestrianBabe · 16-04-2010, 03:21 PM

Thanks Lynn, I got her after my black and white hamster was given to my 5-year old cousin and I love her! Mum won't buy a chew-block as Jerry and Jelly, the two previous hamsters never touched it! She doesn't really believe in it, but I'll buy one with my pocket money! Mum says if there's something I want that she won't buy and I have enough money for, she won't stop me x

TortBabe · 16-04-2010, 04:22 PM

She is a very cheeky hamster, we will buy a chew block for her tomorrow!

Aliza · 16-04-2010, 08:55 PM

What type of hamster is she? She is cute!

Herpard · 16-04-2010, 09:25 PM

Awww Cute

Is she a Russian or Syrian?(SP?)

I had a hamster called nibbler i had him till he was 5 years old,he would always open the door and free-range round my bedroom lol

one night he went to sleep in my hair lol

i also had another one called Kerrang,When we moved to Wales she got out her cage,we spent months looking for her but could never find her :-/

EquestrianBabe · 17-04-2010, 11:53 AM

We got her

Maisy is perfectly OK, but a bit wet. I'm not sure what breed, Herpard, is there any way of telling? Nibbler is funny, I caught Maisy halfway across my room once

The only thing she's 'done' has been ate my dogs dried food, lol. We found tiny gnaw marks and guessed it was her. Plus, she came into her ball with very large cheeck-pouches. And poor Harvey had no food! There was only like two small squares but they were gone!

I hope her snacking on Harveys food won't do any harm to her

Ta, EB x

Herpard · 17-04-2010, 12:11 PM

Ah glad you've caught her!

We used to give Nibbler some large dog biscuits to gnaw on to keep his teeth down so it shouldn't cause a problem

EquestrianBabe · 17-04-2010, 12:22 PM

We give Maisy stuff called 'Gravy bones' and they're like little plain dog-biscuits covered with dried gravy. Well, not real gravy lol

gregnobes · 17-04-2010, 03:41 PM

lol shes a syrian hamster

russians are smaller and gray but sometimes white but they have the gray strip down the back

i work at pets at home and i have seen this a few times tbh some u cant stop they will just keep doing it but try buying some anti chew spray for the bars and lots of toys she can chew and if u dont catch her try putting her cage in there with food some times it work lol not always but worth a try

16-04-2010, 03:07 PM	#1
EquestrianBabe Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: At home with my pets! Posts: 3,991	Maisy the Wonder Hamster Hi all, Our hamster is . . . strong!! She bit through two bars of her cage but we 'repaired' them with wire . . . we've just been in the cupboard getting soil to plant some tortoise weeds and she's running about in the big cupboard! That's awful! My bike and scooter and roller-blades are in there; I don't want her to get squashed like a pancake! Mum just tried to get her into her ball but she tried to bite my mum and is now in behind the bath (in the cupboard, we haven't it in yet!). Just so terrified of something happening, I mean, the next cage, she could easily bite through again! Probably testing out her teeth as her previous owners kept her in a glass tank! Here the little rascal is Sorry the photo isn't very good, Maisy kept flinching! Good luck Maisy x __________________ I ♥ Horses

16-04-2010, 03:21 PM	#3
EquestrianBabe Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: At home with my pets! Posts: 3,991	Thanks Lynn, I got her after my black and white hamster was given to my 5-year old cousin and I love her! Mum won't buy a chew-block as Jerry and Jelly, the two previous hamsters never touched it! She doesn't really believe in it, but I'll buy one with my pocket money! Mum says if there's something I want that she won't buy and I have enough money for, she won't stop me x __________________ I ♥ Horses

16-04-2010, 04:22 PM	#4
TortBabe Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 6,919	She is a very cheeky hamster, we will buy a chew block for her tomorrow! __________________ Busy Mum to ~ 2 Kids, 2 Yorkies, 1 Horsfield, 6 Hermanns, 2 Iberas, 6 Tunisians, 2 Indian Stars and 2 Pancakes

16-04-2010, 08:55 PM	#5
Aliza Member Juvenile Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: London Posts: 925	What type of hamster is she? She is cute! __________________ Aliza 0:2:0 THB - Tamba (12 yr old) and Treacle (10 yr old)

17-04-2010, 11:53 AM	#7
EquestrianBabe Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: At home with my pets! Posts: 3,991	We got her Maisy is perfectly OK, but a bit wet. I'm not sure what breed, Herpard, is there any way of telling? Nibbler is funny, I caught Maisy halfway across my room once The only thing she's 'done' has been ate my dogs dried food, lol. We found tiny gnaw marks and guessed it was her. Plus, she came into her ball with very large cheeck-pouches. And poor Harvey had no food! There was only like two small squares but they were gone! I hope her snacking on Harveys food won't do any harm to her Ta, EB x __________________ I ♥ Horses

16-04-2010, 03:12 PM	#2
purplelynn Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Surrey Posts: 1,403	Most hamster don't bite through bars if they have something else to chew on -perhaps some treats and gnaw blocks would help. She is a cute hamster

16-04-2010, 09:25 PM	#6
Herpard Senior Member Adult Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Norton Canes, UK Posts: 2,330	Awww Cute Is she a Russian or Syrian?(SP?) I had a hamster called nibbler i had him till he was 5 years old,he would always open the door and free-range round my bedroom lol one night he went to sleep in my hair lol i also had another one called Kerrang,When we moved to Wales she got out her cage,we spent months looking for her but could never find her :-/

17-04-2010, 12:11 PM	#8
Herpard Senior Member Adult Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Norton Canes, UK Posts: 2,330	Ah glad you've caught her! We used to give Nibbler some large dog biscuits to gnaw on to keep his teeth down so it shouldn't cause a problem

17-04-2010, 12:22 PM	#9
EquestrianBabe Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: At home with my pets! Posts: 3,991	We give Maisy stuff called 'Gravy bones' and they're like little plain dog-biscuits covered with dried gravy. Well, not real gravy lol __________________ I ♥ Horses

17-04-2010, 03:41 PM	#10
gregnobes Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Drayton (Oxfordshire) Posts: 1,534	lol shes a syrian hamster russians are smaller and gray but sometimes white but they have the gray strip down the back i work at pets at home and i have seen this a few times tbh some u cant stop they will just keep doing it but try buying some anti chew spray for the bars and lots of toys she can chew and if u dont catch her try putting her cage in there with food some times it work lol not always but worth a try

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