Looking for help........ - Page 2

Delirium · 01-13-04, 12:33 PM

Outdoor play areas are not an option for us right now since were in an apartment for the next 2-3 years. Of course, if needed we could set something up in the house. I've been looking for a way to do that for my hamster as well, just haven't found the right stuff yet.

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Vengeance · 01-13-04, 08:24 PM

Well here is the final result of the cage setup.

The little guy is on his way here as I write this, as soon as he gets here I'll take some more photos of him. Before and after shots of cleaning and size comparisons as well.

One question I have is, what is too hot for the ambiant air temps? I read something that anything about 80oF is too hot? I have a lamp setup as you can see in the pic, its 150W bulb hooked up to a rehostat so I can controll it's strength. But I just wanted to make sure it doesn't get too hot in there.

Dani33 · 01-13-04, 08:45 PM

Maybe place the lamp to one side of the enclosure so that there is a temp gradient. It looks great other wise! I can't wait to see pics of him!

Vengeance · 01-13-04, 09:34 PM

Ok here are some initial pics.

Size comparison

As you can see his shell is completely covered in algae and I don't know if you can see from the picks there a couple of areas on his shell where it looks like there are divots almost like his shell is eroding away. I'm kinda concerned about them, and am thinking about a Vet trip to have him looked at. I started scrubbing his back with a tooth brush, I didn't use salt because of how covered his shell is and there was no way I was going to not get the salt solution on his skin. After about 20 mins of scrubbing his shell looked a little better, but I could tell he was getting a little stressed out. So I put him in his new home and as a house warming gift I had picked up some meal worms on my way home. He went right after them!

As soon as he is done with that meal I'm going to try some fruit see if he is up for that.

Can anyone suggest a cleaning solution that won’t irritate hooties skin when I clean his shell, I fear that water and elbow grease just won't get the job done. Also I don't want to but rubbing salt in those divots on his shell if they are going to irritate him.

Dani33 · 01-13-04, 11:47 PM

OMG, he is so tiny! Congrats to Hootie and his new home. He has such a cute little face! Sorry, I don't know what you can use for his shell. He looks happy anyhow! Hmmm, mealies.