hamster friends

on 10 Jan 06

Introduction 

I must profess - I hava a craze for keeping pets. In the past, I had reared canaries, a poodle, 2 cats, countless fishes, frogs, and even 2 turtles. My frogs and turtles were released as they were growing big and needed more freedom than a typical Singapore HDB flat aparment could provide. Let's see, I released my frogs earlier in 98 and my turtles were released on 14 Nov 97.

Nowadays, I have a cat, a canary, and a hamster named Suzie whom I brought home on 30 Dec 05. I got Suzie from Serangoon North - the pet shops galore in the North Eastern part of Singapore. You can find her photos below.

I even have the following electronic pets: Oddballz, Catz, Dogz II, Dogz III, Catz III, Catz V, Dogz V, Creatures, Creatures 2, Creatures III, Aquazone, and El-fish. Anyway, this site is actually about hamsters, and boy they are such great fun! You'll see why as you read on.

Total number of surviving hamsters = 1 (as of 10 Jan 06)

Hamster Pics

Pictures of Suzie in her Habitrail Safari Home.

Here are some hamster pictures I took from a book I bought.

Here are some hamster pictures from readers who visit this website. If you have a nice pic, send it my way...

Hamster Tips

• Use shavings for bedding. The hamsters love a nice, warm bedding. Don't use shredded newpapers - they are toxic to hamsters.
• Get a good water bottle (drip type). Water dishes may tend to spill when the hamsters run around and knock into the dish.
• Make sure you get a wheel. Hamsters can run about 6 km every night - they sure do need their exercise.
• Hamsters are nocturnal creatures. Don't place them in direct sunlight.
• Watch out for colds and wet tails (diarrhoea). If you suspect your hamster is sick, take him to the vet. As for my first (and last) visit to the vet, I got a container of dissolved penincillin and a syringe to feed my sick hamster a single drop three times a day. Nope... never going back to the vet... 
• If your hamster has babies, never touch them. The smell of humans is distressing to the mother - she might eat the babies.

Places to Shop in Singapore

• If you can, please support SPCA located off Bartley Road. It is nice to be able to offer a home to animals who have been abandoned due to the callousness of irresponsible owners. The SPCA doesn't always have hamsters for adoption, so please call to check. 

You can shop online at:

• www.petsupplyz.com (According to J of petsupplyz: All referrals from my website will automatically get a 5% discount on all their products. So, do have a good time shopping online over there...)

You can buy hamsters from:

• The mega pet-shop at East Point (Simei)
• Serangoon North Ave 2 pet shops galore centre (around Blk 151)
• Rivervale Mall (located at Sengkang estate) 
• Jalan Merah Saga (the road heading uphill behind Holland Village POSB)
• Pet Shop next to Marine Parade hawker centre (near Denny's and Parkway Parade)
• Maju Ave Pet Station (off Serangoon Gardens, near Chomp Chomp Hawker Center... ask around)
• Bukit Timah Shopping Centre - the one with KFC (Basement 1)

• Hougang NTUC Mall (Basement 1)
• Basement of Parkway Parade (next to Seiyu)
• Thomson Plaza (where it once housed Yaohan)
• Jalan Merah Saga (the road heading uphill behind Holland Village POSB) 
• Holland Shopping Centre (3rd floor)
• Pet shop next to Marine Parade hawker centre (near Denny's and Parkway Parade) 
• Pet shop near junction of Tampines Ave. 2 and the road coming from Simei estate. 
• Bukit Timah Shopping Centre - the one with KFC (Basement 1)
• Maju Ave Pet Station (off Serangoon Gardens)
• Serangoon North Avenue 2 Blk 151 (Ground floor)
• Suntec City - Carrefour (somewhere on 2nd floor)

If you know of more places, send me an .