Hamster weigh-in thread

[Emma]

I was just inspired by another thread talking about sizes of hamsters. Keeping track of your hamster's weight with regular weighing is always a good idea, something I do every few weeks or so. It's useful to spot any trends in growth or weight changes that might not be so obvious to the naked eye right away. I thought if we had a thread here, we could all post our hammies' weights every now and then to keep track and encourage each other to do it!



I use ordinary digital kitchen scales, and usually place the hamster in a bowl or something to keep them still (the girl robos, who are so lively, have to be weighed in their travel box or they'd be off).



What does everyone think?

[nooboo]

Never weighed mine before, so will give it a try tomorrow, might try to see if I can get an approximation of their length too

[SnuggleHam]

I'll try the same as well, with my two if I can remember lol, I can get so distracted in the day, or else I just plain forget hehe :oops: would probably be good to weigh Gerald at this point in his life.

[nooboo]

ok hamster weights for mine tonight are
Si our new male hamster (don't know how old he is - guy said young end of fully grown whatever that may be ) 75g/3oz
Ponder who is the tiny one of the lot, and she is about 4 months and 2 weeks old 50g/2oz
Shadow, our big one, though does not look fat, she is 4 months and 3 weeks old 125g/4.5oz


Do these seem ok or should I worry about any of them?

[pophammy]

Nelson weighs 152g and is 6 months. Males tend to weigh less than females. We tracked him from 4wks and he seems to have stopped now but some breeders say they sometimes have a sudden growth spurt a bit later. I think he runs off all his food as he is so active all the time!!!!

[nooboo]

wow so mine are all on the small and light side??

[i-love-paddy]

I would fatten your guys up with porridge and scrambled egg every other day

[SnuggleHam]

Gerald weighed in at about 96 grams. He looks kind of thin in the side, other wise seems healthy and fine, bright eyes and what not. I saw the Nelson weighs 152g, Im bit worried about gerald, but I think this all may be a result of his old age.



Does that sound about normal for a syrian hamster 96 grams??

[nooboo]

will do... I have been giving them carrot, bits of apple, and I did share around half a boiled egg withthem the other day. They have more than enough dry food. I am so worried now, especially Ponder as she is the lightest by far - I can't see where I am going wrong

[pophammy]

Noodoo, are your hamsters dwarfs or syrians because they are very light for Syrians.It very much depends on the breeding of the hamster. Showhams are bred for size and type and should be as large as possible (They want 180g -220g but doubt Nelson will ever be that big!) but petshop hams seem to be alot smaller. Alot depends on the feeding of the mother and the way the litter was raised. Dwarfs are much smaller than syrians. As long as they are active and look healthy then don't worry! :P

[nooboo]

they are all Syrians. Ponder has been a bit sluggish of late, but then she is a late riser. I feed them tonnes. Their bowls are never empty. I give them treats of cheese, egg, carrot, and fruits, but I am now in a panic as Ponder is only 50g. She is very small, but not skinny, just tiny. I guess the other two are just about at the lighter end of normal, but I am so worried for her now

[PJ]

My lightest adult dwarf is a rescued Campbells she weights 52 grams

My heaviest is Bubba, he weighs 73 grams. A bit heavy I know but he's massive. Not fat just chunky and in proportion

My average is 60 grams

[Emma]

My Phoebe weighs in at 173g....and then I broke the scales by dropping them!!! (not with Phoebs!) Lol so will have to wait a little bit for robo weights!! Phoebs is a large female syrian, from a rescue but a good sized ham.



Nooboo, I have had syrians weighing in around the 70g mark before (also had dwarves around that weight!), there is a huge variation in the sizes of hamsters dependent on the breeding. Nelson is a well-bred show ham so I'd expect him to be larger than the average pet shop hamster. As long as the hamster is eating well and looks well-covered for it's size (i.e. doesn't look too bony) then I wouldn't worry too much about fattening them up - although of course nutritious treats are always welcome!



50g may well be normal for Ponder if she is of smaller stature, as long as she is fine in herself and not skinny, I wouldn't worry. Are you concerned about anything other than her weight?

[nooboo]

I thought she might have wet tail a few days back, but she seems fine now. She has a terrible habit of peeing on her food store. It can't be good for her and she does seem a little sleepy. Then again she then decided to get up today at 10 am for a cuddle, so, she seems fine in her own rather odd way.

[Emma]

I weighed all my Roborovskis today:
Lola: 26g
Shirley: 26g
Pippin: 31g
Merry: 41g
Merry is such a wopper! He's really really round now. I'd appreciate if other people could post weights of their adult male Robos to compare - I think Merry may be going on a diet!

[Emma]

Robo weigh-in day again today, and everyone seems to have lost 2g!! Wonder whether it's the scales rather than the hammies?
Lola: 24g
Shirley: 24g
Merry: 39g
Pippin: 29g
Phoebe is 146g, I think I said somewhere once that she was 173g last time I weighed her, I made a mistake :oops: - when I looked in my notebook she was actually 143g. So she's about the same.

[pophammy]

Bailey at 4 weeks was 64g and yesterday Monday she was 84g so is growing fast! Nelson has stayed the same at around 150g. I think 2g can be the difference between 'to poo or not to poo' that is the question!

[babyboos]

Yeah getting them to unpoucch before weighing can often be difficult :twisted:

[Emma]

Merry happily unpouched in the little travelling cage as soon as I put him in there - then had to juggle holding him whilst I emptied out the case then re-zeroing the scales before I could put him back in.....cheeky monster

[babyboos]

:lol: I can see the wee stinker doing that :lol:

Roborovski seem to be able to pouch so much but from external appearances you can hardly see a bulge

[Coco1]

nooboo,

My Nibbles when he was around 3 months old still only weighed in at 2oz. He slowely put on weight and then only around 6 months plus did he gain. his fur also didn't really grow all that much till after 6 months (Long-haired).

I think some are just genetically going to be smaller / lighter. As long as you keep an eye on things and Ponder is eating plenty and acts ok then there may be nothing to worry about.

As for peeing on his food - do you put his food in a bowl or scatter it on the ground? Scattering it on the ground (some of it) can be a good thing sometimes as it will encourage natural forageing and he's not going to pee on every little seed he finds scattered around! So for a while maybe scatter his food in several little piles throughout his cage and see how that goes.

Just a suggestion :-)

[nooboo]

the problem is when she moves the food, she moves it into a tube, and then sleeps uphill of it and then moves to it and pees just above it so it runs down onto the food. I have tried to relocate her from the tube but she just moves back. I will weigh her again once the little ones have been moved out

[Coco1]

lol little rascal!

Is there anyway of changing her sleeping nest? A different arrangment somehow?

Obviously some hamster DO pee on their food and may even do so in the wild, I don't know? But I know they live in a very sensory world so maybe he just likes that way! ?

He may grow out of it too, they do change their habits sometimes :D

Good luck!

[pophammy]

Coco did you see the thread in breeding re 'I feel like a monster 'regarding Ponder who escaped and has now had babies! May explain changes.

[Coco1]

lol no I hadn't but just read somwhere that mentioned about her babies which explained things! (Thats what happens when you don't come in here for a while)! So yes, of course you can't just "change out her bed" right now LOL!

I'm sure things will probably change again once the babies are gone and she re decorates the place!

:lol:

[nooboo]

right I decided it was time for another weigh in so here are the results.
Campbell's
Rincewind = 50g
The Librarian = 65
The Dean = 50g
Nibbler = 45g
Ridcully = 50g
Mrs Whitlow = 90g!!
Winter Whites
Vimes = 45g
Ventinari = 60g
Syrians
Ponder = 60g
Shadow = 130g
Si = 100g
Hex = 75g
Stibbons = 40g
Roborovski
Shrike = 20g
Psyche = 15g
Zoot = 20g

[Pendragon]

OK...
I don't know whether this will scare anyone, by the last time I weighed Kim, one of my Syrians, she was 275g.
She's a Silver Grey girl from a breeder known for big hamsters - not fat at all, just enormous.
Haven't weighed anyone for a while, so maybe I will and post the results.

[Emma]

Woh!!! That's big!!!



I weighed Phoebe last weekend, and she was 150g. Gone up a little bit and looking well.



Must remember to weigh the Roborovski soon.

[souffle]

Today Nelson was 154g but the old Christmas pudding Bailey has gone up to a whopping 174g. She does come from a line of large hamsters as for showing they are meant to be large but she is only 3 months and still growing!!!!!!!

[babyboos]

My goodness she is a nice big girl - she'll be competing with my Dove Tort to get the biggest hamster accolade at future shows if I don't watch out :oops:

[nooboo]

shame there is not a booby prize for the Syrian hamster smaller than the winning dwarf. I would ace that :S

[Emma]

Toby is 85g today, up from 55g on 27/12 when I collected him (aged approx 4-5 weeks). He's filling out nicely :)

[Emma]

The boy robos got their health checks today - 29g for Pip and 36g for Merry. That's usual for Pippin, Merry is a few g lighter than last time but he's still a round little boy! But not quite as round as he used to me, it seems limiting the nuts & seeds in his diet has done some good. He needs his nails clipping and I can't find my smallest nail clippers though!

At 7 weeks old, the two pups from my recent litter that I am keeping are 140 grams...

My 3 adults are about 160, and the little guy that I just recently got is in quarantine, so I have yet to weigh him.

[souffle]

Well last weekend Bailey was 186g and Nelson 154g. I think Bailey is now about full grown and we hope to mate her soon.

[Emma]

:) exciting!

[Emma]

Toby is 109g today, up from 99g last time I weighed him (didn't write down a date though, duh). Still a little tiddler! Hazel is 180g - up from 161g when I collected her.

[souffle]

Our babies at 14 days are between 30-36g awww. Bailey is 198g and Nelson is 169g. The babies put on about 4g a day!

[Pendragon]

That's very good going! :D



Berry's lot were between 21-34g at 16 days. They're now 5 weeks 4 days and the biggest (male) is 110g, largest female is 108g. Both parents of these are big, though... Elderberry is over 200g and Nandi about 185-190g.



I might have to keep the big boy. He's going to look rather imposing if he keeps growing.... Other hamsters will call him "Sir"!



He was called Dylan, but trying to think of something more noble. Or totally ironic, like "Mosquito" or "Midge". Hmmmm.... could always call him "Shorty"!!

[nooboo]

Beacan means small, can couple it with a title so you have Sir Beacan, or Duke Beacan, ...or just call him Little Dylan

[Emma]

Boy robos today - Pippin 27g, Merry 28g. That's usual for Pip, but Merry has lost 8g in the last 2 months. He was 39g at his heaviest I think! He seems to be eating fine, I have been limiting his diet still a bit, his teeth are fine and he seems healthy. It seems at last I've managed to slim the little chubster down.

[Emma]

Hazel is 208g today!!! Will she ever stop growing!!!

[SnuggleHam]

Gwendolyn is 138g.. I thought that seemed like a lot, but judging by what some of the other hams weigh on this thread I figure she's perfectly normal. She a pretty well-rounded ham, that's for sure!

[SnuggleHam]

I weighed her again today and she is at 146g! She has gained! :shock:

[babyboos]

wow she must be enjoying living with you guys

[pophammy]

Well, we have just weighed our guys, and results are as follows:

Bailey: 202g :shock:
Sonni: 174g
Nelson: 152g :(
Pawaver: 158g
Little Red: 165g
Spud (boarding Dwarf): 46g
Muffy (boarding): 165g
Bubbles (boarding): 176g :!:

[babyboos]

Bailey and Bubbles have eaten all the pies!

[ashleanne]

candy my chinese weighs 24g

[pophammy]

I think Little Red will have to be renamed Big Red! After a recent weigh she was 235g!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

[Hana]

How much should a winter white weigh?

[Minicooper]

I havent got around to weighing Hammis yet.

[pophammy]

I think that most Dwarfs weigh around 35-60g, depending on the breeding line. Show hamsters tend to be larger, whilst petshop hams may be a bit smaller. Our school hamster, Spud, weighs about 40g, and he is a Campbell's.

[Minicooper]

Compared to Pophammy's 235g little Red, Hammis comes in at 125g!

[Hana]

Weighed my boys for the very first time yesterday
Smokey is 58g and Snowy is 71g (he is a bit of a fatty!) :lol:

[souffle]

That is a perfectly normal and good weight for a pet shop bought hamster Minicooper. Show hamsters are bred to be bigger as the standard calls for an animal a good size. I would say a show hamster would be between 180 -250g. Males are usually smaller than females.

[Minicooper]

Hammis is a female

[pophammy]

We know that minicooper, but as she is petshop bought she is very likely to be a lot smaller than a show hamster from a breeder. She is a fine size for a pet ham! :lol:

[SnuggleHam]

I weighed Gwen today, she measured in at 132g, the first time she weighed 138g. She seems perfectly healthy, is it normal for the weight to fluctuate like this?

[souffle]

I would say that is perfectly fine Snuggleham. Like us it depends on their activity levels, cycle and even time of day ie full bladder & bowel/pouches or not :lol: :lol: A large weight gain or loss in an adult hamster requires veterinary attention though.

[SnuggleHam]

Thanks Souffle, I believe I did the weight in close to when I adopter her. I dont know what sort of cage she was living in then. but now she does have a 29 gallon with two floors to herself, maybe shes just thinned out a bit :P

[Intense125]

Macy weighed 130 grams this past Tuesday. She just had a hysterectomy for a pyometra infection of the uterus and weighed 162 grams before surgery and 128 grams right afterwards. Her uterus (full of infected pus) was almost 1/4 of her body weight! She's 17 months old and seems to be on a slow but steady road to recovery (thankfully)!

Please watch out :shock: for sudden weight gain and sluggishness in your female hams!!

[suga]

Conker weighs 130g
Fuzee Fi weights 110g

Fuz is a little light I think? Although she does feel chunkier in your hand, if you get what I mean.

Conker has put on weight but generally fluctuates between 125g and 130g (just like most of us girls then)...

[babyboos]

she is just a baby yet and I am sure has some growing to do

[suga]

That's reasurring - she does look much bigger just not as heavy as I thought she was. Will she be light do you think like conker (who was shop purchased) or do you think she will be heavier cos she has special genes.... :D

[pophammy]

Some hamsters are naturally larger than others, and Fuzee Fi may just be a small ham! There is nothing wrong with her unless she has lost or gained weight suddenly. Our Runty (R.I.P :cry: ) was only ever about 120g at his max.

[suga]

I'm not worried about her. She seems to be quite content with life. I suppose because conker has always felt boney I notice more that Fuzee isn't :D

[SnuggleHam]

Weighed Gwen again, she was around 132g when I first tried a few times.. after a yogurt drop and a few other treats added to her cheek pouches she was 138g lol

[suga]

Stuffing cheeks full has got to be cheating :lol:

[Widowmaker]

:lol: I'm going to try and weigh my Cambells tonight.. I'm sure this is going to confuse and annoy them in equal measures :shock: They're solid little things so I think it'll be a good weigh-in.

[DonnaB]

I've just weighed my resuce syrian and she was 172g minus 8g for the box, so 164kg.... she is supposedly 12-14 weeks, and has definatley grown in the last couple of weeks, since the first photo I saw of her.

[souffle]

That is a good weight Donna. We have a 7wk old at 100g but he is male and they are smaller. They keep growing till about 6months and slow up towards the end of this time. Our females peak about 200g on average and males about 180g. Pet shop hams are usually a lot lighter and smaller.

[Jane]

*sigh* Charlie is still only 119g :(

About a month ago was talking to his breeder about him and she suggested taking the wheel away for a fortnight and giving him lots of time out of the cage (he was spending about 4 hours out of the cage everyday in total I guess) and lots of treats..it helped a bit, he gained about 15g....but now he's constantly on his wheel again and he doesn't look underweight but I see piccies of chunky hams and wonder if there's something wrong...gah.

I'll stop rambling now lol.

[Holly]

Weighed everyone tonight

Syrians first:

Mocha 155g
Treacle 118g
Custard 120g

Mocha was always the biggest of our three original hamsters - I'm slightly reassured by Treacle only being a little lighter than Custard, though he feels more bony after his illness.

(he's nearly four months old and he weighs less than Mars at nearly two months old - I have a feeling I haven't been feeding him enough while he's been growing, though he is very active and Mars isn't).

[b]Minnie 152g
Mars 145g
Kitty 125g
Button 122g
Milly 115g
Smartie 112g

Finally the WW;s:
Turner 64g
Sparrow 60g (less difference there than I thought.

[Jane]

Your young hammies weigh more than my Charlie :(

[Holly]

Only the heaviest of them .... and Charlie was hand-reared, wasn't he?

[Jane]

Only the heaviest of them .... and Charlie was hand-reared, wasn't he?

Yeah..true. At first the litter was more than 13 babies I know that much, then him and 4 brothers I think were hand reared..maybe that's why. Just makes me wonder whether he's not getting enough.

[I_am_plankton]

I have weighed all of mine today.

Pearl: 175g or 6.17 oz

Poppy: 155g or 5.46 oz

Rue: 175g or 6.17 oz

Felix: 75g or 2.64 oz

Bearing in mind that Pearl is only just over 9 weeks old, and Rue is almost a year that they weigh the same! And Felix is a dwarf :)

[Spuds Mum]

I weighed all of mine on 28th October

Girls
Cookie 155g
Chip 126g
Princess 188g (expecting)
Pippin 150g (the toothless hamster)
Bramble 186g
Vala 229g
Butterbean 189g
Ice (ww) a tiny 39g

Boys
Flump 123g
Spud 163g
Dubaku 143g
Peanut 139g

and tonight weighed just a couple of them
Cookie 165g (+10g)
Chip 135g (+9g)
Butterbean 189g (=)
Dubaku 155g (+12g)

will try to get the rest over the next couple of days. I'm particularly pleased at how Dubaku has grown over the last month!

[babyboos]

that is an excellent gain

[Spuds Mum]

that is an excellent gain

Could be helped by the fact that the lazy little so and so never moves! :lol:
But I am glad he is growing again, he seemed to stand still for a while and as he is now 4 months old was worried he'd never be a big lad!

[Matty Day]

athenas 52gs havent domt aprodite yrt scales got stolen from me just before i was going to weigh her

[Mollz]

Gizmo, Male Syrian, 16 weeks - 120g
Buttons, Male Syrian, 15 weeks - 110g

Do they sound about normal for their ages?
Gizmo is from a proper show breeder whereas Buttons is a pet shop hammy that I fell in love with, so it's nice to see that Buttons isn't much smaller than his brother!

[Holly]

I did my weekly weigh in tonight (I didn't weigh Bean or the ww's or our three "old men" Mocha, Treacle and Custard as we only do them once a month). I also didn't wiegh Aero as I'd like to let her settle a day or two more before I mess her about.

Caramel (10 months female) 190g

Rolo (6 months male) 175g

Minstrel (20 weeks female) 189g

Mars (19 weeks male) 189g

Smartie (19 weeks female) 184g

Kit Kat (19 weeks female) 180g

Button (19 weeks male) 170g

Milky Bar (19 weeks female) 169g

Toblerone (18 weeks male) 184g

Malteser (14 weeks female) 164g


Some have lost a little some have gained a little but they all seem to be growing up into nice-ish types. It's interesting that they all grow at different rates but there's not a huge amount in it between the heaviest and lightest now - they all get there in the end!

[jayne]

Hmmmm...

Max is just over 7weeks old and is 68g :shock:

[Spuds Mum]

Tell Molly I am proud of her and to keep going Holly! :x
They all seem to be within a very small band - we have a variation (of 120g to 256!) bet you can guess who is 256? and thats before possible pregnancy! :roll:

[Basia]

Hmmmm...

Max is just over 7weeks old and is 68g :shock:

Don't worry Jayne, they are all different. My Sid only weighed 90g when he was 5 months old. He weighs around 130g, give or take now. I'm sure Max is fine as long as he is eating and active. Is he a wheel addict?

[jayne]

Don't worry Jayne, they are all different. My Sid only weighed 90g when he was 5 months old. He weighs around 130g, give or take now. I'm sure Max is fine as long as he is eating and active. Is he a wheel addict?


Thats ok then, he seems to be a little bigger now. Steadily putting on the beef :lol:
He isnt really a wheel addict, that i've seen anyway. Although that may change when he gets his wodent.

[sammys/mum]

Sammy is 170g, He is 22 months old now! Give or take 2 or 3 weeks

[Mollz]

Finally got digital scales- YAY!
Gizmo 21 weeks - 147g
Buttons 20 weeks - 115g
Uno 11 weeks - 82g
Amelie 9 weeks ................... 154g

[peggy]

Chico, 1 year 9 months, Syrian male: 147 g
Lily, maybe something over 1 month?, WW, female: 30 g

[jayne]

Max is now 120g (approx, he wouldnt keep still) and is 14 weeks old.

Not got round to weighing Dasha yet, but i can guess she will be around the teeny tiny mark :lol:

[Mollz]

Right here we go again, 10 days later than the last weigh-ins.
Before anyone worries about how much Buttons' weight has dropped by I would like to point out that he had full cheek pouches last time!

Gizmo - 23 1/2 weeks - 152g (+5g)
Buttons - 22 1/2 weeks - 104g (-11g)
Uno - 12 1/2 weeks - 92g (+10g)
Amelie - 10 1/2 weeks - 170g (+16g!)

[Holly]

Wow! Amelie's piling it on :shock:

I haven't weighed anyone other than my two pregnant girls and Aero for a while (weigh night tonight).

Aero is now 12 and half weeks old - and she weighs 151g!! Not bad for a P@H special - and it illustrates what feeding them up when they are growing can do, I think. She certainly isn't fat but she's filling out nicely and starting to look grown up - which is good as she's off to Sheryl's next month and will hopefully be a mummy :wink:

[Holly]

Can anyone tell me at what age Syrians should STOP growing?

The reason I ask is that my 5-6 month olds are still gaining weight - some as much as 10g in a week (though admittedly the one that gained 10g this week is Mars who lost some weight when he cut his neck recently).

I now have:

Caramel 180g (1 year F)
Rolo 184g (9 months M - recent fairly rapid gain :shock: )
Minstrel 200g (6 months F)
Mars 196g (6 months M)
Button 175g (6 months M)
Smartie 203g - pregnant, I hope!
Milly 170g (6 months F)
Kitty 194g (6 months F)
Toby 196g (6 months M)
Molly 196g (4 months - and pregnant, I hope!)
Aero 154g (13 weeks F)

Is it normal for my 6 month olds to still be putting on weight or am I fattening them up too much? And what about Rolo - he's nearly 9 months and has put on nearly 20g this past month?!

[Basia]

I don't know if it's normal but some of mine are still gaining weight. :?
Cara now weighs 168g, which is about 10g gain since I weighed her at the end of February.
Runty has also gained about 10g.
My bigger ones seem to stay about the same now, it is the smaller ones which still gain.

[Spuds Mum]

Havent done a full weigh in for a while, but Dubaku certainly seems to be filling out (thank goodness frankly) and becoming less rangy.

I am soooo proud of Molly too - I dont think Amelie is anywhere near that weight, she certainly doesn't look it.

I weighed my Topaz two nights ago though - and at 7 weeks is 126g and I was really pleased with that - until I realised that she needs to put on 44g in 3 1/2 weeks to match Mollz's amelie! :shock:

[Holly]

I don't know if it's normal but some of mine are still gaining weight.

That's good then - the only thing is that my biggest are still gaining (though they still aren't as big as yours, Gill, so maybe that's why). Mars is male - is 196g a bit chubby for a boy? I don't want him to be fat :(


Havent done a full weigh in for a while, but Dubaku certainly seems to be filling out (thank goodness frankly) and becoming less rangy.

It seems Rolo is the same then - the hard thing is that, if they aren't going to look their best 'til this age, how exactly do you decide who to use to continue your lines? It's not so bad with the boys - perhaps Rolo will get to be a daddy after all as he's certainly looking better these days - if he were a girl it would be too late now :?

Milly, after a not brilliant start to her show career, finally seems to be filling out and she's getting nice and dark too - the problem is that I've already decided to mate her larger sister and Molly - I can't have anymore litters at this stage -and I've got a feeling she might end up being really nice and I'm going to regret it.


I am soooo proud of Molly too - I dont think Amelie is anywhere near that weight, she certainly doesn't look it.

Well she is (I hope) pregnant - her usual weight is around 180-182g, prbably not so different from Amelie. I can't see how else she could have put quite that much on in a week!

I weighed my Topaz two nights ago though - and at 7 weeks is 126g and I was really pleased with that - until I realised that she needs to put on 44g in 3 1/2 weeks to match Mollz's amelie! :shock:

Some of my youngsters have put 12g on in a single week - Topaz only needs to do that four times in a row and he's there :P

[Mollz]

I weighed my Topaz two nights ago though - and at 7 weeks is 126g and I was really pleased with that - until I realised that she needs to put on 44g in 3 1/2 weeks to match Mollz's amelie! :shock:

You never know Teresa! Unfortunately I don't have a weight of when she was younger than 9 weeks (at which point she was 154g), but I do know that she has put on 16g in 10 days - so he could get there :)
I'm sure Topaz do well and we'll all be proud of her. :D

[Holly]

I've weighed the Who hams for Will tonight - they are 6 weeks old:

Doctor 105g
Jack 101g

It's the first time I've ever started weighing hamsters this young so I'll be interested to see how they grow in relation to these start weights

[Holly]

I've weighed the Who hams for Will tonight - they are 6 weeks old:

Doctor 105g
Jack 101g


They Who Hams are 7 weeks old now.

Jack has put on 19g in a week and weighs 120g
The Doctor has put on 23g (!!) in a week and weighs 128g - wow :shock:

[Spuds Mum]

Wow indeed - they wont fit in the Tardis (even with its interspacial dimensions) if they carry on like that! :wink:

[Spuds Mum]

Well we have just weighed our little Topaz = she is 8 weeks and 3 days today and weighs 155g!! :shock:
she has put on 29g in 10 days! :D

Must try to do a full weigh in tonight as I havent been keeping up to date on it!

[Spuds Mum]

9 weeks and 5 days and Topaz has been weighed tonight at 165g.

So you were right Mollz - there was plenty of time for her to grow, and she is getting there! Im taking her to Brockholes this weekend and we will see what they say about her (and her sisters Wes and Mojito of course!) :x

[Mollz]

9 weeks and 5 days and Topaz has been weighed tonight at 165g.

So you were right Mollz - there was plenty of time for her to grow, and she is getting there! Im taking her to Brockholes this weekend and we will see what they say about her (and her sisters Wes and Mojito of course!) :x

That's Brilliant!!

I'm sure she'll do wonderfully at Brockholes :D (wish you were coming to Monmouth though!)

[Louby]

Its no good...I have to go and weigh Alvin now. All these weights are making me wonder!

I will be back..........

[Louby]

Alvin weighs in at..........134g

He is going to be 9 weeks old tomorrow.

He looks slimmer since last week as he has fallen in love with his new Wodent Wheel.

He is never out of it. I mean literally...he has built his nest in there, and seems to forget about it, as he still runs in it all night with bedding and food spinning round with him! I bought him a nice quiet wheel, and he adds his own sound effects! :roll: Kids eh?

[Mollz]

Well, it was weighing night last night and I just realised that I hadn't updated on here for a while. So here is everybody's current ages and weights: (the gains/drops are compared to last week, not the last time I posted on here)

Gizmo - 26 weeks - 154g (same - still not putting on weight no matter what I feed him!)
Buttons - 25 weeks - 113g (+8g)
Uno - 15 1/2 weeks - 118g (+13g)
Amelie - 13 1/2 weeks - 185g (+9g)


Oh, Louby, Alvin sounds a goos weight for his age!

[Louby]

You'll be able to tell me what you think tomorrow Molly! :D

[Mollz]

You'll be able to tell me what you think tomorrow Molly! :D

I know :D Alvin may just end up in my pocket though :x

[Louby]

You'll be able to tell me what you think tomorrow Molly! :D

I know :D Alvin may just end up in my pocket though :x

as long as he comes back out again! :wink:

[Jane]

Bobby - 6 weeks - 100g

(I think! He wouldn't sit still :lol:)

[Mollz]

Weighed the two new little guys yesterday and at 5 weeks old Charlie is 99g and Doodles is 88g.

[Spuds Mum]

Audi Domestic had her first weigh in today, tipping the scales at 123g. She's 6 weeks today...and gives the message..

get eating that porridge skinny - you're all fur! to her brother Bobby :wink:

I think Bobby is a good size though Jane to be honest, and probably is much more around Audi's weight :D though boys do tend to be smaller.

[Mollz Mum]

Mollz has just weighed the two boys and they've had brilliant gains in two days:

Charlie is now 109g (+10g)
Doodles is now 99g (+11g)

[Louby]

Well, its weigh night...here we go...

Alvin - 10 Weeks today - 145g (+11g)
Cupcake - 5 Weeks 4 Days - 105g (First Weigh in)

I'm surprised Alvin puts on any weight at all...he rushes about all the time like he is on drugs! :roll: Bless him...he did manage to sit still for a minute when I popped some Sunflower seeds in with him though :wink:

and little Cupcake...sat still for her first weigh in, happily munching on a Sunflower seed. Awww....

[Andy]

Tammy, my female syrian who died on saturday who was 5 months old was 130g until she lost weight just before she died to about 120g

Loco, who is my male syrian who is about 8-9 weeks old and he weighs 90g.

[Jane]

Bobby - 6 weeks - 100g

4 days later he seems to be about 117g. I'm not sure though - my digital scales battery decided to die on me :cry: but I'll weigh him with them tomorrow and see.

[Theodore]

Dandy (10 weeks-ish) 139g

[Jane]

This weeks weigh in :lol: Thought I'd weigh Charliebum too

Bobby (7 weeks) - 116g (+16g)
Charlie (15 months) - 124g

Bless him, Bobby is nearly as big as Charlie :lol:

[I_am_plankton]

I just weighed all mine today, Pearl is the only one who has gained since the others are all getting older and losing weight, and I haven't weighed Titch, Opal or Fawn before today.

So current weights:

Pearl 225g 30 weeks Gain 15g
Poppy 137g 18 months Loss 13g
Rue 160g 16.5 months Loss 15g
Felix 50g 17 months Loss 25g
Opal 35g 14 weeks -
Fawn 60g 14 weeks -
Titch 30g 13 months -

[Louby]

Weigh night again tonight....

Alvin - 11 Weeks today - 156g (+12g)
Bob - Almost 11 months - 166g (+12g) Was 154g on Sat :shock: )
Cupcake - 6 Weeks 4 days - 134g (+29g)

So all in all...noone is this house is starving! :wink:

[Spuds Mum]

Great gains louby! :D Cupcake is growing well - she is going to be a big girl for you I think! :D

[Louby]

Great gains louby! :D Cupcake is growing well - she is going to be a big girl for you I think! :D
Theres not much difference between all 3 when you look at them, except Bob has a really handsome grown up face :D . Awww.... I am totally in love with them all!

[Jane]

Bobby - 125g (+9g)

Eeek, everyones hamsters seem to gain more than mine! I'm not starving them, I promise :lol:

[Spuds Mum]

Bobby - 125g (+9g)

Eeek, everyones hamsters seem to gain more than mine! I'm not starving them, I promise :lol:

He's going up in the right direction Jane - I bet he is just a bit of a livewire! :D

[Louby]

Weigh night is here again! :D

Alvin - 12 weeks today - 158g (+2g) Alvin has been hyper all week...I think Cupcake must be sending him wild :roll:

Bob (Grappa) - 11 months - 180g (+14g)

Cupcake -7 weeks 4 days - 149g (+15g)

Hopefully Alvin will calm down and get used to Cupcakes presence soon. He has been manic all week...and very skittish. The only time he is still, is if he is in his ball and he rolls up to where Cupcake is. Men! :roll: .

[Jane]

Bobby - 125g (+9g)

Eeek, everyones hamsters seem to gain more than mine! I'm not starving them, I promise :lol:

He's going up in the right direction Jane - I bet he is just a bit of a livewire! :D

:lol: He is rather hyper all night bless him :wink:

[Bunsey]

i've got one with a wavy finger thing rather than digital, so it's only roughly, but here are my weights tonight:

Ruby - 140g (8 wk F)
Jake - 150g (6m M)
Hannah - 160g (1yr F)
Oscar - 200g exactly! (6m M)
Paddy - 80g (WW 1yr M)

no-one else is awake

i was worried about Ruby not eating enough of her porriage/baby food, but now i read this thread it seems that she's not bad for an 8 week old :D

[Spuds Mum]

I managed to weigh Topaz tonight and at exactly 13 weeks she is 192 g! up 27g in 3.5 weeks!

[ilovemyhammies]

omg im amzed at all the weights
just weighed benny tonight, he,s 4 months old and 120g
no wonder all your hammies look huge

[Holly]

I've done my lot tonight:

Positives:
Caramel 186g at 13 months
Rolo 182g at nearly 10 months
Minnie 223g (at 12 days pregnant!)
Mars 194g at 7 months
Button 181g at 7 months
Smartie 210g at 7 motnths
Toby 184g at 7 months
Molly 186g at 5 months
Aero 170g at 4 months (not bad for a pet shop ham!)

Not so goods:
Kitty 175g at 7 months (she used to be 190g :( )
Milly 162g at 7 months (can't get her to put any weight on)


I also weighed my babies tonight at five weeks of age - they ranged from my BEC/Matty's BEC both at 111g to little Oodie at a teensy 66g!

[Jane]

Bobby - 134 (+9g)

[Louby]

Here we go.....

Alvin - 13 weeks today - 159g (+1g)

Bob (Grappa) - 181g (+1g)

Cupcake -8 weeks 4 days - 167g (+18g)

Not too pleased with Alvin and Bobs gains, but Cupcake seems to have had their weight added onto her! :wink:

[Jane]

Bobby (nearly 10 weeks I think?) - 140g (+6g)

[Mollz]

Haven't posted for a while, so here is our weights now (gains are from last time I posted, 16th April):
Gizmo, 30 weeks, 164g (+10g)
Buttons, 29 weeks, 118g (+5g)
Uno, 19 1/2 weeks, 130g (+12g)
Amelie, 17 1/2 weeks, 221g (+37g)
Charlie, 8 1/2 weeks, 159 (+60g)
Doodles, 8 1/2 weeks, 146g (+58g)

[Holly]

Crikey Amelie's HUGE!

I've done mine tonight:

Caramel (11 months) 188g
Rolo (9 months) 182g
Minnie (with litter)
Mars (7 months) 187g
Button (7 months) 186g
Smartie (7 months) 205g
Milly (7 months) 166g
Kitty (7 months) 180g
Toby (6 months) 191g
Molly (6 months) 185g
Aero (four and a half months) 171g

Who Hams - The Doctor (13 wks) 171g
Jack (13 wks) 151g

Smarterones (6 weeks):

Creme Egg 129g
Snickers 111g
Sable (Josh's) 114g
Sable Satin 87g

Martesers (6 wks):

Sable Roan (mine) 128g
Martha (Will's Sable Roan) 118g
Louby's Satin Cream 120g
Oodie 98g

Matty's Cream 141g :shock:
Cream satin boy 120g
Cream Roan 115g
Sable Satin 132g :shock:
Jake (Will's Cream Roan) 111g

I have no idea why I keep weighing everyone and writing it down!

[Mollz]

Crikey Amelie's HUGE!
I know, she's turning into a bit of a monster!!

I have no idea why I keep weighing everyone and writing it down!

It's very addictive. I have a weight book which I write down the official weekly weights in, but sometimes I do it more often than once a week - it's nice to keep track :oops: [/quote]

[Louby]

This weeks weights are...

Alvin - 14 weeks yesterday - 157g (-2g) Hmmm... :?

Bob (Grappa) - 188g (+8g)

Cupcake -9 weeks 5 days -180g (+13g) I knew I could rely on her for a good gain! :wink:

Eric - Few Months? 180g!!!!!!!! I 'think' he weighed 153g last Wednesday? Holly...can you remember? I'm pleased with that gain though! Bless him!

[Tammy22]

Oh, i am so excited!!

I have just come back from ASDA with a brand new shiny set of digital scales!!

I have never weighed any of my hamsters before, so i will be weighing them all today (now actually :oops: ) and will post the results very soon!!

I have no idea of what they are supposed to weigh, so any comments are greatly appreciated!

Thanks,

Tammy x

*unpacks the scales*

[Tammy22]

Ok, here are the Syrians:

Panda (approx. 14 months) - 181g
Troy (approx. 7 months) - 139g

Female Babies: (6 weeks and 2 days)

Golden Banded - 92g
Golden 1 - 102g
Golden 2 - 98g
Golden 3 - 99g
Golden 4 - 84g
Golden 5 - 108g
Golden 6 - 110g

Male Babies: (6 weeks and 2 days)

Golden Banded 1 - 122g
Golden Banded 2 - 112g
Golden Banded 3 - 105g
Golden Banded 4 - 101g
Golden Banded 5 - 109g
Golden Banded 6 - 111g
Golden 1 - 101g
Golden 2 - 105g

Do these sound healthy / big enough for their age?

Thanks,

Tammy x

[Holly]

Those weights sound excellent for their age, Tammy, though I'm not an expert on what very young hamsters generally weigh as these last two litters are the first I've started weighing so early :)



Eric - Few Months? 180g!!!!!!!! I 'think' he weighed 153g last Wednesday? Holly...can you remember? I'm pleased with that gain though! Bless him!

OMG! It was definitely a hundred and fifty-something! Well done Louby, he's enjoying the high-life, obviously! :D

[Jane]

Bobby - 143g (+3g) :? Better than going down I guess.

[Matty Day]

wellington 8 weeks somwere beetween 160 and 170 grams :x

[arikata]

I weighed my robos for the first time today and goodness me what varied results!

Twix - 26g (seemed really big when I got him, doesn't look like he's lost much dispite being a marathon runner on the wheel)
Jaffa Cake - 24g (She looks like she has put on weight. Could be pregnant but won't know for another week yet!)
Milkybar Kid - 21g
Biscuit - 21g

Anyone got any suggetions about what I can do with tubby twix?

[souffle]

I don't think Twix is that heavy! As long as he is healthy and active I would not worry. :wink:

[arikata]

I suppose Twix is older than the others which I didn't think of. The others r still babies!!

[Ness]

I still haven't got any proper weigher scales, but I weighed my golden syrian from tammy (which I think was the smallest girl) and she is 140gs about now. I just needed to show people that she still has a long way to go. :wink:

[Spuds Mum]

I still haven't got any proper weigher scales, but I weighed my golden syrian from tammy (which I think was the smallest girl) and she is 140gs about now. I just needed to show people that she still has a long way to go. :wink:

How old is she Ness? I am thinking about 7 weeks? She is not very small really if she is about that - but you know if you think of it, in just a few weeks she went from about 2g to 140, so I am sure she can grow some more! :D

[Ness]

I think she is 8weeks today

[ilovemyhammies]

ww zuece 11 weeks 45g
ww zena 11 weeks 65g
syr shelley 16 weeks 128g
syr marigold 9 weeks 126g
syr toress 7 weeks 95g
syr willow 3 1/2 mt 119g
syr minstrel 10 weeks 107g

[NaomiR]

I have a little girl who just arrived (on the rescue side) yesterday, she's very underweight at 6 months old she's just 93g - which is horrible when you compare her to Mildred who's a similar age an nearly 200g :shock:

[Matty Day]

right here we go first week on some nice new digital scales and this shows how bad my old ones were :lol:
chinese
louis 41g
athena 36g
aprodite 33g
coulbert dob 23/3/08 37g :shock:
tiberuis 39 g :shock:
louivois 31g :?

syrians
wellington 162g
dob 4/4/08

[Bunsey]

Ruby Lou (13.5 weeks) 185g :D

[helenuk]

Just weighed My hamster Sandy & my Daughters hamster Rosie, oh yes i am simhels wife i forgot 2 introduce myself lol

Weighed them on normal kitchen scales & they sat rather still 2 which is a suprise lol

Sandy is 125grams & Rosie is 100 Grams

Not sure how old they both are coz we got them from pets at home

[arikata]

My hamster weights from this month:
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[attachment=0:d2ydikbq]hamster weight2.JPG[/attachment:d2ydikbq]

All are robos except Rhys who is syrian.
Jaffa Cake was pregnant however it is visable that she has gained weight since the birth. Rhys is a pup at just 11 weeks old. However he's packing on that weight as you can see!
Twix has lost some (almost had to resort 2 atkins diet :wink: )

[arikata]

Weighed them on normal kitchen scales & they sat rather still 2 which is a suprise lol

Cor blimey! You must have bribed or hypnotised them :wink: x

[peggy]

Chico, 1 year 9 months, Syrian male: 147 g
Lily, maybe something over 1 month?, WW, female: 30 g

Chico - 151 g
Lily - 53 g :shock: (yes she should lose some weight)

[happysaz133]

Great idea! :D I'm gonna weigh Jasper tonight when he's up.

[Jane]

Bobby (15 weeks) - 156g

[I_am_plankton]

Yoshi is 7.5 weeks and 125g - I don't know what he weighed when he came here as I forgot to weigh him but he has bulked out a bit in the last week :)

[VilleValoRocks]

How much is a couple months old male Robo supposed to weigh? :?

[Matty Day]

welly male syrian 12 weeks 180g :D

[Fiona]

I weighed Patch on Saturday, he is a Syrian, roughly 8 months old and is 110g. He is a rescue and undernourished, so I'm feeding him up a little at a time. :)

[Melon]

I weighed my two male syrians today...

Dusty is around 8 months old and is 140g...

Hammibal is around 5 months old and is 100g... I've been looking at all of your posts in this thread and all your hammies seem a lot heavier! Especially Hammibal... how can I fatten them up!? 8)

[souffle]

It depends on their breeding and genetic make up melon. Breeder hamsters are bred for size as that is what is required at shows. Maybe Hannibal is just a small hamster naturally. As long as he is active, curious, glossy and well covered I would not worry. You could give him a little extra protein such as chicken, tofu, porridge, cooked pasta, scrambled egg. Most pet shop hammies tend to be around 120-130 g.

[Melon]

Thanks souffle... he is looking on the skinny side but he is VERY active lol, I'll stop worrying about him as much now :) I'll give him some of those bits every now and then and see if he fattens up :D

[souffle]

Is he a grey hamster Melon? Greys are genetically smaller than the other colours anyway especially the Dark greys.

[Keira_G]

Chess got weighed at the vets on Thursday, she was 150g exactly she is 6 months 3 weeks old - is she in the right weight/age bracket?

She is a pale gray syrian - I'm thinking she is on the tubby side... by what I have read on here.

I love her regardless!!

[Spuds Mum]

150g sounds a normal weight to me, especially if she is a pet shop syrian, as breeder hams do tend to be quite a lot bigger than others, getting up to as much as 250g! :D

She certainly doesn't sound hugely overweight, although of course, like in humans it depends on her general size. If she is fit happy and healthy with shiny fur and plenty of energy I wouldn't worry at all. she does sound a normal weight :D

[Melon]

Souffle - Hammibal is honey coloured (i think... not too sure on the difference between honey, golden and cinnamon) anyway here he is tucking into his food in his old cage : :lol:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v58/xxTotsxx/HammibalFood.jpg

[souffle]

Oh yes Melon he is either a cinnamon or a honey. If he has a dark grey undercoat he is cinnamon. I though he was the one in your avator who is a grey.

[Melon]

Ahhh right I see, I'll have a look at his undercoat later, thanks! The one in my avator is Dusty :)

[happysaz133]

Jasper weighs between 90g-100g, compared to everyone else, that seems skinny! He is a very active hamster, but now I am a little worried! :shock:

[Kay_zee]

Poppet is 185g - and I worry sometimes she's getting too chubby for a pet shop ham to be that weight. :lol:

[happysaz133]

Poppet is 185g - and I worry sometimes she's getting too chubby for a pet shop ham to be that weight. :lol:

Really? Jasper must be a tiny thing compared! I'm getting really worried now. :?

[Kay_zee]

Poppet is 185g - and I worry sometimes she's getting too chubby for a pet shop ham to be that weight. :lol:

Really? Jasper must be a tiny thing compared! I'm getting really worried now. :?

Looking at his photos he looks VERY healthy (and terribly gorgeous) and I think it would show in his coat if there were any problems. :) He hasn't dipped in weight has he?

Aren't females generally bigger anyway? Poppet is the biggest hamster I've had - most of my other girls have been 140-160 if I remember rightly.

When Poppet was very active with her wheel she was a skinny little one too, but has piled on the pounds after her wheel has gone out of fashion and now is chubbier but healthy.

[souffle]

Don't worry folks. It all delends on their genetics. Pet shop hammys usually range from about 120 - 180g with females beinh heavier. Some pet shops get hammies from breeders who breed for a larger size. As long as your hammy is bright active and healthy with a glossy coat there is no cause for concern. It is when you see and sudden or gradual change in something that is not simply ageing that you should have them checked,

[happysaz133]

That's OK then, he's dropped in weight, so I assume he's healthy, plus his coat is shiny! I think most of mine have been males, so I'm not really used to the weight of females :)

I'm happy again now, thanks you two!

[Birds_Will_Fly]

Just weighed Book my 12week old syrian and hes 106g! Looks a pretty healthy boy, this seems fairly big!

[furrypolka]

Ooh I have some big hams :x

Rowan is our largest, she is 235g, six months old. Kett is 203g, five months old. Ruaridh is 185g, five months old. Woody is 190g, he is 18 months old. Our smallest is Kirill, 165g at five months old, but he is not "pedigree", all the others are. All our hams are in tip top health and glowing.

Those are the only ones I have weighed so far, I can't weigh our yellow girl as she has a litter in the nest at the moment, but it is interesting to keep this info and I will weigh more regularly from now on.

[Emmurz]

As some of you know my sick hammy Chomp was weighed whilst visiting the vets yesterday and is only 40g for a 9 week old.
As I now know this is very underweight. Once he has recovered from wet-tail if he does I will weigh him regularly until he's a healthier weight, around the 110g mark would be better, right?

[souffle]

Pet shop hammies are often smaller but if you can get him up to about 120g by say 6 months that will be good. As long as he is active and glossy and eating well when he is better there will be no need to worry.
On another forum a member has a hamster who has also had wet tail and is now improving (after a month I might add) He is still a bit loose though and he weighs 72g one month post wet tail. He is still needing offered water and food frequently or else he tends to sleep through.

[Emmurz]

Pet shop hammies are often smaller but if you can get him up to about 120g by say 6 months that will be good. As long as he is active and glossy and eating well when he is better there will be no need to worry.
On another forum a member has a hamster who has also had wet tail and is now improving (after a month I might add) He is still a bit loose though and he weighs 72g one month post wet tail. He is still needing offered water and food frequently or else he tends to sleep through.

I see, well I suppose anything above 40g is an improvement!
So by the sounds of things even after Chomp has recovered I will occasionally have to offer him water and food?
It's a good job I decided to sign up here, i'd be hopeless trying to cure him without all you guys.
Both me and Chomp are extremely greatful.

[Kay_zee]

When I got poorly Snicks he was around 40g too, he was supposed to be 7 weeks but looked more like a 5 week old. How confident would you be of his age?

Keeping an eye on his weight has been a big help, though it can make you over worry!

I think it depends on the individual hamster as to whether you'll have to keep offering him food. I've had to with Snicks as he has continuing mild diarrhoea, but I think if he didn't he would have been able to eat / drink enough by now.

It can be a bit of a roller-coaster ride, taking it day by day, but very much worth it. :)

[souffle]

Thank you Kay-zee. Snicks was the hammie I was talking about Emmerz and he is doing quite well now the little trouper isn't he :)

[Emmurz]

Ah, well they said he was 9 weeks, but he is extremely small..
I suppose I could pass him off as a couple weeks younger than they said.
And yes Souffle he sure is charging ahead (: already he's starting to pick at his food, he's coming out for drinks and wees more often outside of his igloo!
I'd like to pass this off as an improvement (:
Thanks for the help and advice again guys.

[Bex]

Stella is 220g and Huei is 110g

[Jezzas Mummy]

After weighing Gizmo last night she now weighs 130g .... bless her! :D

[shazzy]

My Little Mo (7 months old) weighs in at 174g - am I right in thinking that this is a good size considering she is a P@H hamster?

She seems huge and I have gradually noticed her growth - when I took her to the vets back in May, I remember her being about 150g. Would she be fully grown now do you think?

She is affectionaltely known as ratty :D

[souffle]

Yes she is a good size for a P@H hammy. You must be caring for her well :) I think she will be fully grown now but sometimes they start to lose some weight when they reach around 15 months.

[Ceretrea]

Kasala's last weigh in put her at 110g. Now, she went down to 106g when she had the pyo..came back up to 124g. Is 110g something to worry about, I mean, she is lively and bright eyed. Her weight hasn't dropped anymore..

[souffle]

As long as she is active and glossy and not looking boney and skinny I wouldn't worry too much. They grow till about 8 months we find. She may be a petite hamster in build. Fully grown though I would expect her to acheive at least 130g even if she is small. Keep up the good feeding and check her teeth are good and there are no other problems with her health.

[Ceretrea]

She is over a year old, and was slightly overweight when she came into rescue. She is feeding well but should I take her for a check up anyway? 110g is a long way from 130..

[Catherine Spark]

I weighed Oakie last week (he was 7 weeks old then) and he was 97g. He is a syrian. This week he weighed 104g. Does this sound about right or is he rather tubby?

[souffle]

No that sounds like a perfectly healthy weight for this age Catherine.

[Jezzas Mummy]

oh my i weighed my new lil friend Merlin last night 200g... thought she was a big one! :shock:

[Ceretrea]

She is over a year old, and was slightly overweight when she came into rescue. She is feeding well but should I take her for a check up anyway? 110g is a long way from 130..

Weight holding steady at 114g

[shazzy]

With all this talk of weights recently I forgot I hadnt weighed my Mo for a while. She seems to have gained a bit...when she stood still for 1 second she hit 185g, but then it changed to 179, 180, 177 every time she moved so not quite sure what the proper weight is!!

She was 174g a little while ago so has put on a little (or alot if she really is 185g) must be those mealworms she loves!

[shazzy]

weight still holding steady at 181grams

[ameyjaney]

I've just weighed Spud for the first time and he's 180g...

[fluffymunchkins]

i will have to re weigh porridge on my very inaccurate kitchen scale :roll:
he is such a small boy, i really want to gets some digital ones!

[sy278]

Nibbles is currently 188g, at one point he got up to 210g but that was around the time we realised he had stopped using his Silent Spinner (6.5"), we set about getting him a bigger wheel - he now has a Silent Spinner 12" - and he steadily dropped back to his curent weight of 188g.

[SarahJ]

Mr Ham got weight at the vets on Monday, fist time ever and he was 164g which means he was a porker as hes lost alot of weight since hes ill! but the vet said hes a heathly weight for a hamster, is this right?

[fluffymunchkins]

yh 164g is fine, peggy was 50g with cheeks full at the vets so i don't have an accurate weight :mad:

[starbug]

I don't have digital scales. Toffee weighs approximately 150g. He is approx 7 months old and is a P@H ham.

[wofunny]

Smokey (Breeders Ham) 132 (2 months 10 days old)

Smudge (Pet shop Ham) 171 (5 months 8 days old)

[fluffymunchkins]

porridges was more like 130g when i weighed him the other day.
Grrr i really wnat some proper scales, hes probably nowhere near that!

[RachK]

Oooo I'm going to try & weigh Huxley. He might break the scales though! LOL! No seriously I thought he was a little chubby but seems to be normal for the WW dwarfies to be pretty round. :)

[fluffymunchkins]

Treo is growing chubbier by the day and refuses to exercise!
He uses his disability as an excuse :mad:

As soon as i put him out for floortime, within a couple of minutes he runs back to his cage and trys to get back in :roll:

[Hope]

Hehe! Boris is such a chubster too - I will have to weight him an see how he compares!! He soent like exercise either - when I put him in his ball after a few minutes he is snoozing in the corner! :D

[RachK]

Hehe! Boris is such a chubster too - I will have to weight him an see how he compares!! He soent like exercise either - when I put him in his ball after a few minutes he is snoozing in the corner! :D

LOL! That made me laugh! Snoozing in the corner.:D:D

[RachK]

[QUOTE=fluffymunchkins;104729]Treo is growing chubbier by the day and refuses to exercise!
He uses his disability as an excuse :mad:

LOL! :D:D

[RachK]

yh 164g is fine, peggy was 50g with cheeks full at the vets so i don't have an accurate weight :mad:

Aw sweet. Only 50g. Bless her. Like the way she had stuffed pouches too. :)

[jeny]

Button was 40g the last time I weighed him :) he's 2y5m old :p

[RachK]

Button was 40g the last time I weighed him :) he's 2y5m old :p

That's amazing he is that age. :) I hope my Huxley gets to that age.

[Dora]

dora is 3 months old and weighs 123g (petshop syrian)

[jeny]

That's amazing he is that age. :) I hope my Huxley gets to that age.

I must be doing something right :mad:

[lisab]

i only just found this thread i actually bought some scales for weighing my hams yestaday, i wont put them all up as i will be ages

biggest girl 207g peanut 4 weeks after she gave birth
smallest girl 133g lemondrop 6 weeks after babys
biggest boy 167g 12 weeks old truffle
smallest boy 121g 8 weeks old bec cracker

[Dora]

i only just found this thread i actually bought some scales for weighing my hams yestaday, i wont put them all up as i will be ages

biggest girl 207g peanut 4 weeks after she gave birth
smallest girl 133g lemondrop 6 weeks after babys
biggest boy 167g 12 weeks old truffle
smallest boy 121g 8 weeks old bec cracker


oh dora is quite petite isnt she as in people saying breeders hamsters are big as she ages with your biggest boy and 44g lighter with her being pet shop.

[Hope]

Ok I have just managed to weigh Phoebe she is 146g and about 13 weeks old.

Boris is being impossible tonight and wouldnt stay still for 2 seconds so I didnt manage to get him but he is quite a porker! :-)

[RachK]

Oh dear. I just weighed Huxley & he is 80 g. YIKES! I knew he was a chubster but not that much. He is never off his wheel too, always on the go. I am careful with his diet too. He was chubby when I first got him as a baby maybe he is just a big boned WW! lol

[fluffymunchkins]

wow, chubby Huxley!!!
I'm scared to weigh Treo :S

[Jesse]

Well, I purchased some scales last week and after much rolling about (yup, silly me thinking I could weigh them in their exercise balls! doh!), the results are in!

No. 1 hattie mcfattie - Alice (breeder) weighing in at 164g

No. 2 - lil lady - Lily (breeder) 156g

No. 3 slim jim - Jesse (pet shop) 135g

Interesting though and I shall do a bi monthly weigh in as they get older to keep an eye on them :-D

[Hope]

Oh dear. I just weighed Huxley & he is 80 g. YIKES! I knew he was a chubster but not that much. He is never off his wheel too, always on the go. I am careful with his diet too. He was chubby when I first got him as a baby maybe he is just a big boned WW! lol

I will have to weigh Bozza at some point - pretty sure he will weigh a ton too! - Fatso!
What is a good weight for a little dwarfie??

Well, I purchased some scales last week and after much rolling about (yup, silly me thinking I could weigh them in their exercise balls! doh!), the results are in!

No. 1 hattie mcfattie - Alice (breeder) weighing in at 164g

No. 2 - lil lady - Lily (breeder) 156g

No. 3 slim jim - Jesse (pet shop) 135g

Interesting though and I shall do a bi monthly weigh in as they get older to keep an eye on them :-D

Aww - Hattie McFattie!! :lol: Bless her, she is a well built girl!

[wofunny]

Hehe!

I need to weigh mine on Monday, it will be interesting to see how much weight smokey has put on :)

[wofunny]

Hehe!

I need to weigh mine on Monday, it will be interesting to see how much weight smokey has put on since I got him :)

[fluffymunchkins]

I will have to weigh Bozza at some point - pretty sure he will weigh a ton too! - Fatso!
What is a good weight for a little dwarfie??



Aww - Hattie McFattie!! :lol: Bless her, she is a well built girl!

I think its like 50g or somthing like that, although Peggy weighs that with her cheeks full :)

[RachK]

I think its like 50g or somthing like that, although Peggy weighs that with her cheeks full :)

Well Gizmo is ok as he is bang on 50g. He made us laugh last night as he actually got on the scales on his own & then started to clean himself. :)

[fluffymunchkins]

he must have known he was a good weight then :)
"just you see, i'm perfectly slim mummy"

[Hope]

Boris is tipping the scales at . . . . .

dum dum dum duhhhhh . . .

80g exactly! He is a chubster like Huxley Rach!

[fluffymunchkins]

right, i'm going to weigh Treo now (be it very inaccurate)
I have my fingers crossed he will surprise me and follow Gizmos lead XD

[fluffymunchkins]

good news, scales say hes around 50g, if not a bit under :D
Although hes currently on the computer table trying to eat my cookie, so i doubt it'll last long :mad:

[RachK]

boris is tipping the scales at . . . . .

Dum dum dum duhhhhh . . .

80g exactly! He is a chubster like huxley rach!

lmao!! Yay!

[RachK]

good news, scales say hes around 50g, if not a bit under :D
Although hes currently on the computer table trying to eat my cookie, so i doubt it'll last long :mad:

Bless little Treo. I was surprised at Gizmo being so light but my jaw dropped when weighing Huxley.

[shazzy]

after finally getting some new batteries for my scales, I decided to weigh Daisy and was quite surprised by the result...shes a whopping 180g!!

I wish I'd weighed her when I first got her as she was a skinny runt. She's far from fat now, but all that food and wheel running has obviously helped her bulk up!

[wofunny]

i am just about to weigh my two :)

[wofunny]

OK,

Smudge (6 months 5 day) = 178g

Smokey (3 months 1 day) = 150g (he was 130 when i first got him)

[ladyjulie]

Molly moo (17 months) 175g

Harry (4 months) 130g

how does that sound please as im new to owning hammies :)

[Hope]

They are both nice healthy weights for their ages :-)

[ladyjulie]

thank you i can stop worrying now :)

[suga]

Issy was weighed this morning - 160g :D

[SnickersTheFirst]

Weighed Snickers a few days ago and she came up at 115g. However she is a rather large ham so expected her to weigh more...I can't feel her ribs or anything either though so should I be worried?

[Dora]

dora 4 months old 155g just weighed her just now :) and varied between 150g-160g so went for a average and it sat at 155g longest when she was still.lol.

[Redame]

Weighed on 31-08-2010:

Messy = 44 grams
Runner = 47 grams

They are small! O.o

[Adam]

I think I'll weigh Panda later, if she'll sit still for long enough..

[wofunny]

Reminder to self: Weigh Smokey and Smudge ;)

[froggy901]

Just weighed Nigey and he's about 140g (hard to tell on my cheapo scales!)

How does that sound?

He's about a year old (was an adoption so don't know exactly). Everyone who sees him says he looks massive, but I think that's partly because he's LH and partly because most of my friends are used to seeing young hamsters. Personally I think he's a little on the slim side. I think he's put on weight since I've had him (can't feel ribs so much) and have been bulking him up with eggfood and oats, but he still feels slim to me.

Obviously there's no normal weight for a hamster as there's s much variation between breeder hams and pet shop hams, but is there a way t tell healthy weight by looking/feeling (like the charts used for cats and dogs)?

My last syrian was a chunky female, and the one before got very ill in the last few months and had been underweight.

[Hope]

Weighed Phoebe again last night she is now about 18 weeks and is 160g :-) A growing girlie!

[Redame]

Weighed on 31-08-2010:

Messy = 44 grams
Runner = 47 grams

They are small! O.o

Weighed on 12-09-2010 (2 weeks later)

Messy = 45 grams
Runner = 56 grams (!?$#!?)

No treats permanently for Runner (except for very few veg)! Messy will be put into a ''treatbox'' every day so he can bulk up a bit: when they playfight now, it is not really fair. Runner just sits on Messy lol.

[helenp]

Weighed the syrians last night, will weigh the little ones when they next come out.

Bella: 242g
Daisy: 205g
Alan: 154g

Poor Alan is shrinking but he is getting old now. Still got bags on energy though. I think he wasn't fed much before we got him and so hasn't got a huge appetite.

EDIT: oops, just read through the thread, think mine need to go on a diet. Bella is pure muscle though I think.