In warm conditions or when he is asleep, a male hamster will let his balls drop out. These can look very big and sometimes alarm a hamster owner. He will pull them back when he is active, or if you lightly touch one. As a hamster becomes old, he is less active and you are more likely to see this.

Adult Syrian hamsters are generally between 6 and 7 inches in length and adult Dwarf hamsters are between 3 and 5 inches in length. See similar questions...

The easiest way to tell is that the male hamster has a kind of extra bulge around the tail. But you can also turn them onto their back to check. You can see the difference between a male and female at See similar questions...

A hamster can run for a distance of several kilometres or more in a night. So that is a lot of exercise. It is best to find a large solid plastic exercise wheel. Hamsters love to come out of their cage and run around a room in the late evening or early morning. If the cage has an easy access side opening then you can leave it open on the floor. The hamster will learn to come out and run around and then climb back into the cage on his own whenever he needs a rest. See similar questions...

Sometimes food might not be completely digested by going through the hamster once. So the hamster will eat it again. I have noticed that the lighter, brown coloured poos might be re-eaten but the black ones are left. You can e-mail me at "helen dot brinkworth at dhassa dot co dot uk" (just change the "dot" and the "at" for symbols and remove the spaces) with hamster questions. Or use the feedback form. See similar questions...

Generally, bum-scooting is not due to worms. Most often it indicates that a dog has an anal gland problem. These glands are located on either side of their rectum and produce a fluid that normally is excreted from the glands. However, if these glands do not empty properly, the fluid builds up, causing the pet discomfort. The scooting is because they are trying to squeeze the liquid out. See similar questions...

There are several options, but this is my favorite method. I prefer to let them get to know each other gradually, such as let both of them run around in hamster balls near each other. They will sniff each other, follow each other, and even call out to each other in squeaks. Because they are enclosed in a safe area (the ball), neither one will get hurt if they are not feeling "friendly" towards each other at the time. When the female shows mating readiness (see question 1. See similar questions...

Most clinical studies have failed to show a significant correlation between hamster egg penetration and human fertility. A Mannose Receptor Binding Assay of sperm is more useful. See similar questions...

The female syrian hamster can become pregnant as early as 3 weeks old. The gestation period is only 16 days. So if she is old enough and has been with a male within the last 16 days, she may be pregnant. For more information go to See similar questions...

I've read that the average life span of a hamster is about 1000 days, which would be about 2 years and 9 months. The longest living hamster I had was about 2 years and 8 months old, which I figured out to be 965 days, pretty close to 1000! I know of other people who have had a hamster that lived 3 or 4 years. See similar questions...

Hamsters are crepuscular, which means they like to sleep during the day and party all night long. If you don't believe me try putting your hamster's cage in your bedroom one night and see how much sleep you get. This doesn't mean you'll never see them. If you give your hamsters a treat when you get home they'll come to expect it and be waiting for you! See similar questions...

Predicting blooming size by leaf span can be difficult, as there is not only tremendous variation between the different species, but clonal variation within a species. Differing growing conditions between growers can also produce 'blooming size' plants at different rates. Also, vendors have independent ideas about what constitutes 'blooming size', based on their particular growing conditions. Obviously only limited generalizations can be made within ranges as wide apart as the diminutive Paph. See similar questions...

The Birman is a medium size breed. Females will can range from six to nine pounds, and males average eight to eleven pounds. Occassionally, one is slightly smaller or larger than this. BACK TO TOP Yes, but we don't recommend them as pets for people with extremely young children, unless there is to be a lot of supervision in the home by the parents. BACK TO TOP See similar questions...

At present we only offer chest and back waxing for men. See our beauty pricelist for more information. See similar questions...

NOHARMM stands in solidarity with women in the struggle against female genital cutting. In the U.S., however, these traditional practices cannot be accurately recorded because of their low numbers, yet there are at least a half dozen U.S. organizations devoted exclusively to its eradication. One organization, NOCIRC, works to eradicate both male and female genital cutting. See similar questions...

The male partner in every couple using the GenSelect Fully Integrated System must participate in three ways: Impregnate the female in the normal way, not with artificial insemination, in vitro fertilization, or donated sperm. Support his female partner by providing back rubs and foot massages when requested (not required, but a very good idea!) Details regarding the Easy Diet Guidelines and intercourse timing are available only to customers via the manuals included with their Home Kits. See similar questions...

The males are usually larger and may be more aggressive. Females, being of a smaller stature, may be more ideally suited as a house companion. Males tend to be more outgoing, and more forgiving of mistakes in training. Females tend to be less dominant and work well with children - however, many females may actually be more protective of their households than males. Nevertheless, generalities do not always apply, and it is best to ask the breeder for their advice. See similar questions...

Sometimes they might bury their house if it is cold. The sawdust around the house acts as insulation, so provide more sawdust in cold weather. Also you could check to see if there is a draft, this is something which they particularly do not like, and position the cage away from any drafts. So check for both cold and drafts. When it is warm in summer they are less likely to bury their nests. Moving sawdust can be regarded as one of those 'cute' things that hamster occasionally like to do. See similar questions...

Yes, a handful of the lessons and articles belong to Drum Bum (mostly articles). You can find some of them here. We also occasionally pay authors to write articles about drums for us, to keep fresh content coming into Drum Bum. We already link to contributors through lesson material. If you have free drum lessons on your site or have samples from a drum book you're promoting, drop us a line. For general drum link exchange, please visit one of these sites: See similar questions...