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01-16-2016, 07:47 AM
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Newborn Pup
Join Date: Sep 2014
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weighing my hammy
My hamster, is about 1 year and 8 months old (getting on a bit ) and i am going to weigh him because i haven't in a long time and i need to. how much, should a MALE, SYRIAN hamster of this age weigh roughly (like what's a healthy weight)...
thanks
orla
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01-16-2016, 09:27 AM
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PM Fluffy for custom title
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland
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Re: weighing my hammy
Syrians weight varies massively, a ham can be perfectly healthy at 120g or 350g. You should only really measure their weigh against themselves, it's useful to track weight loss or gain but not really useful to measure them against eachother. If he's not noticeably bony or having trouble rolling himself around his cage he's probably okay
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01-16-2016, 09:29 AM
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Hamster Overlord
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Sussex, UK
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Re: weighing my hammy
As said, their weights vary a lot. Best thing to do is weigh him every week for three weeks then you'll have a benchmark, then if you weigh him each week you'll know if anything is up. I weigh mine every Thursday and make a note, it's quite useful.
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01-16-2016, 10:27 AM
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Moderator
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Bath, UK
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Re: weighing my hammy
At the moment mine are being weighed every week as I'm monitoring James' growth rate and May has lost a little bit recently and I want to keep an eye on her. I've found that weight varies a great deal from hamster to hamster so it's also worth seeing how they feel to you when you health check them. One hamster could feel skinny at a given weight (I'm sorry I don't know anything about Syrian weights) whereas another will feel fine at the same weight.
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01-16-2016, 10:58 AM
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Retired Moderator
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Manchester. UK
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Re: weighing my hammy
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Originally Posted by Shannonmcn
Syrians weight varies massively, a ham can be perfectly healthy at 120g or 350g. You should only really measure their weigh against themselves, it's useful to track weight loss or gain but not really useful to measure them against eachother. If he's not noticeably bony or having trouble rolling himself around his cage he's probably okay
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Shannonmcn is absolutely right they can range massively. Neptune is 348g which was a massive surprise to our vet but is healthy....he did say the average weight is between 150-200.... But .....I think if you can track the weight and monitor changes that is a good start. PS....Neptune is 2 in March and still massive! He is a breeder ham though which are generally bigger.
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01-16-2016, 11:59 AM
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PM Fluffy for custom title
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland
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Re: weighing my hammy
Hmm I wonder who I was thinking of with that particular upper limit Bec!
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