rebel
07-03-2009, 03:05 PM
Hi everyone,
I adopted a Syrian hamster (Timothy) from a pet store five days ago. He is such a sweetie but he doesn't seem to be eating very much food. Right now, I'm feeding him Hazel Hamster Mix, and I'm sure he's sneaking some when I'm not looking because I've found partially eaten pieces in his house, but he certainly hasn't eaten very much of it. And I've yet to see him stuff his cheeks. His food bowl looks untouched. He does eat his lettuce and carrots, and he ate a bit of the seed bar that I gave him last night, however, I am still a bit worried. His water hasn't really gone down either. I've only owned dwarf hamsters in the past, and my last one was diabetic and ate lots of food and drank tonnes of water, so I've gone from one extreme to the other. Do Syrians have a smaller appetite and do they generally consume very little water?
Like I said, I've only had him for five days, and before I got him, he lived in a small bin in the back of the pet store for almost two months because he was too old to be on display (he's probably about 4 months) and they had to make room for the newer shipments of hamsters. For the first couple of days, he didn't even know how to use the wheel I have for him- although he's got it all figured out now :D He is very active and alert and super friendly. If he wasn't so active, etc... I would be a lot more worried. Could his lack of appetite be because he is still adjusting to his new environment? I'm going to cook him some egg and chicken tonight, but he NEEDS to eat his dry food too. I'm going to try a different mix (the one they fed him at the petstore), but does anyone have any advise or input?
Thanks!
I adopted a Syrian hamster (Timothy) from a pet store five days ago. He is such a sweetie but he doesn't seem to be eating very much food. Right now, I'm feeding him Hazel Hamster Mix, and I'm sure he's sneaking some when I'm not looking because I've found partially eaten pieces in his house, but he certainly hasn't eaten very much of it. And I've yet to see him stuff his cheeks. His food bowl looks untouched. He does eat his lettuce and carrots, and he ate a bit of the seed bar that I gave him last night, however, I am still a bit worried. His water hasn't really gone down either. I've only owned dwarf hamsters in the past, and my last one was diabetic and ate lots of food and drank tonnes of water, so I've gone from one extreme to the other. Do Syrians have a smaller appetite and do they generally consume very little water?
Like I said, I've only had him for five days, and before I got him, he lived in a small bin in the back of the pet store for almost two months because he was too old to be on display (he's probably about 4 months) and they had to make room for the newer shipments of hamsters. For the first couple of days, he didn't even know how to use the wheel I have for him- although he's got it all figured out now :D He is very active and alert and super friendly. If he wasn't so active, etc... I would be a lot more worried. Could his lack of appetite be because he is still adjusting to his new environment? I'm going to cook him some egg and chicken tonight, but he NEEDS to eat his dry food too. I'm going to try a different mix (the one they fed him at the petstore), but does anyone have any advise or input?
Thanks!