Rosewood Abode or Ferplast Favola for my Dwarfs?

[Hammymad]

Yeah every time I go in there are countless dwarf hams in need of adopting.Obviously they're bought for young kids because they are little and cute,and obviously when the kid realises its too fast for them,they don't bother with it and it ends up back at pets at home.
From now I am only going to adopt hams frm pets at home and not go for the "new hams"
I have now adopted 3 hams (1 WW and 2 syrians) and have had huge success with them. holly was 8-9 months when I got her,Hammy was 15 months and BB was 10-12 weeks xxx

[racinghamster]

Agreed. It usually means you miss out on their younger days, but I actually prefer the challenge of taking on a slightly older animal and getting to know it`s personality and bring out the best in it and gain it`s trust, rather than look at how young or old the hamster might be. It`s past never concerns me. I only focus on giving the animal a decent home where it will have everything it needs and the re-assurance that whatever happened in the hamsters past, is in the past.

I know that when one of my hamsters passes on, there will always be a little face out there waiting for the same love and hope. x

[Hammymad]

Yes I know what you mean,I also enjoy the challenge of getting a slightly older ham.I will always make a bee-line for the hams that I know will get overlooked too due to age,health issues etc. xxx

[racinghamster]

Hope our conversations have helped you in your decision Londonhams. Sorry for the ramble....!

[londonhamster]

Originally Posted by racinghamster

Hope our conversations have helped you in your decision Londonhams. Sorry for the ramble....!

No probllem, please ramble away. I really appreciate and enjoy everyones comments. I will visit my three local Pets at home store and will check out the adoption areas too. Many thanks everyone.

[Hammymad]

Originally Posted by londonhamster

No probllem, please ramble away. I really appreciate and enjoy everyones comments. I will visit my three local Pets at home store and will check out the adoption areas too. Many thanks everyone.

You're very welcome xx

[racinghamster]

Take your time. That`s the key. Once you settle on the right cage for you (and your hamster/hamsters) it will make all the difference. There are so many cages out there that `look` okay, but for the hamster, they can be very restrictive once the accessories and wheel is added. My Gabber Rex (equivellant to the Zoozne 1 in size) is about 70cm long x 45cm wide and I have one roborovski in it! But this size is ideal for a pair also. The Zoozone 2 is huge, so needs more consideration because of it`s size, but the bigger the cage, the better it is for the hamster/hamsters. x

[kyrilliondaemon]

Yeah, theres no rush to get a ham

We've got a group of P@H hybrids living together, but neither me nor my OH will tell you they've made it easy lol. They had their calmest ever fortnight a week ago and I thought they'd matured a bit but now they're back keeping us on our toes again.

Its great to let hams have the chance to live in pairs, but if you're worried about fall outs they will be ok alone (all three of our roborovskis are alone now and they're a social species) so adopting one who's already been separated is probably best

We've taken on two adoptees from the P@H section and its definetly worth doing if you can

(Oh and our hams all get absurd amounts of space lol, some will need a smaller cage but for others you can never go too big )

[kiania]

I do like my little lone adopted hybrid (even if she was an 'accident' ).

I saw the abode hamster cage in a magazine (along with the gerbilarium) and cringed at how little space there is *shudders*. Nasty tiny cage with no floor space...yick!

I am currently using a Perfecto tank (91.4 x 33 x 40.6 cm (LxWxH)) with the shelves for her. It is okay as a cage, and for Nimh, going smaller (except for short term christmas holidays/traveling in a carrier) would just be cruel - she really does zip around like a maniac in seconds. We're in the process of moving her over to a detolf. Now, if you have the space, a detolf is the cheapest way of going big (good for pairs too)

I'm a strong advocate of as-big-as-humanly-possible (or big-as-I-can-possibly-afford(-over-several-months)) cages though

[RachK]

All four of my dwarfies live alone & are perfectly happy. They have big personality's, so I'm sure they are better like that.
Two of my hams were adopted from P@H. Poppy (RIP) & Hamlet were both 10 weeks when I got them.