I'm getting a hampster this weekend and I was tryna think of hampster names. What u guys think?

Im not sure how you feel about it but I have never named an animal before I received it. I kind of try to match the name to the personality.

Hi, HotPotato2009!

How about Hammy? That would be kind of generic and work for either gender.

Thanks!

Fluffy, Hammy, Hamtaro, Smallfry, Sweetpea, Chicklet, Bob.

There are so many. It's best to see the hamster first, watch him/her. I think a name will come to you, that's how it usually works. :)

Congrats on the hamster, we'd love to see pictures. :)

Hehe my hampsters name was Fudge, and then changed to Pudge, and he had babies... and then his name changed to Prudence and we started calling him a her.
Lol.
I have always been partial to Mr. Wigglebottom.

Thanks you guys :-)

I guess watching the hampster might give me a better thought of what to name him or her.

@ Altenweg - I don't know how to upload pics to this site :-(

Click on go advanced, and then click on the paper clip thing, and then another screen pops up and you can upload the pics, much like Facebook.

Oh OK. Thanks Aurora :-)

Well you guys, I wasn't able to get my hampster :-( my ride cancelled at the last minute, so Ima have to wait. It may be within the next month.

Oh ok. Thanks Aurora :-)

Well you guys, I wasnt able to get my hampster :-( my ride cancelled at the last minute, so Ima have to wait. It may be within the next month.

In that case, how about "Delay" or "Stranded" or "Lay-a-way" or Anxious"?

Are those ideas of names that you are giving me jmjoseph?? Lol

How about Hampalater

My kids always named the hamsters so we had Fluffy, Chicklet and SweetPea. Chicklet should have been name Houdini, that little stinker escaped every night and every time we checked the doors to her cage weren't even open.

I have no idea how she did it. She loved to be loose, which is not a good idea in a house with three dogs. She would find her hiding space and then come back to her cage the next morning.

I miss that little hammy, she was one of a kind. :)

Names for Pet Hamsters (http://exoticpets.about.com/cs/namelists/a/namesham.htm)


This will give you a list of a bunch of names. :)

@ ohsohappy - thanks :-)
@ Altenweg - thanks :-)

Hey you guys! Finally got my hampster. I got him last Friday. My brother had a hampster that had babies so I got one of those. They are fancy hampsters.

Still haven't thought of a name for him though. I was thinking of Puffen (cause he getting big) and then I was thinking Mocha. Which do you guys like the most? Hes a boy. Puffen or Mocha? For right now, I've just been calling him baby lol.

Now, he is also still a little jumpy and nervous. He has started to eat treats out of my hand! But he runs all crazy when I go to pick him up and he still jumps if I accidentally bump the cage.

The first time I picked him up to put him in his exercise ball he peed! I picked him up this morning, he didn't pee, but he was still very scared. I had him for a week. Do you guys think he will soon get out of that scared stage? I don't want to give up on him.

Just keep working with him every day.

Hamsters don't actually like to be held, they just tolerate it, some better then others.

At this young age he's still got plenty of time to learn to trust you and to learn to tolerate the times when you hold him.

You have to work with him every day, and go slowly. With our hamsters we'd take them out of the cage, form a little ring with our feet (sit on the floor, legs spread, feet touching) and put the hammy in the middle. He couldn't get over our legs easily, so he was forced to stay in our ring. We'd have treats and he was free to roam, decide if he wanted to come closer.

With our second hammy it took 2 days for her to trust us enough to come eat out of our hands, to climb up on our legs, to actually accept being held. Our third hammy took weeks. He was a skittish little thing, but we worked on it every day and even though it took time, he ended up accepting it in the end.

Slow and steady, that's the ticket. :)

I like the name Mocha. Can you get a picture and post it? I know it's hard to get hammy pictures, but we'd love to see him. :)

If you're very kind and gentle to him, I'm sure that it won't be long until he grows very accustomed to the way that he's treated. In short, he'll be less likely to be jumpy and nervous.

Thanks you guys :-) I guess him eating out of my hand is a start because he wasn't doing that at first.

@ Altenwag - We use to do that ring thing with our feets in elementary school when we had a class pet lol. But with it just being me (my fiancé doesn't really get down with hampsters) its going to be kind of hard to do that.

I like Puffin, reminds me of Hugh Heffner! Lol.

I like Puffin, reminds me of Hugh Heffner! lol.

OMG! I watch that show too! :eek:

OMG! I just admitted it! :eek:

OMG! I watch that show too! :eek:

OMG! I just admitted it! :eek:





How about Mr. Jingles? The movie , "The Green Mile".:)

Yes, I have two, one will jump into my hand when I put it into his cage, and set to be petted ( of course a treat follows)

The other thinks my hand is the treat if I am not faster than him. Once in my hand he will play, just getting him there

yes, I have two, one will jump into my hand when I put it into his cage, and set to be petted ( of course a treat follows)

The other thinks my hand is the treat if I am not faster than him. once in my hand he will play, just getting him there




Sweet little things:)

Aww that's sweet. My hampster is still a little jumpy. But he does let me pet him.. sometimes. He's eating things out of my hands too.

OH! And one day, I was about to put him in his exercise ball... I gave him a chance to crawl into my hands so I can put him in there but he was a little scared to climb on. He would put his paw on my hand, sniff and back away.

So finally he crawls into my hands, but the funny thing is, as I moved my hand to put him in his exercise ball he jumps out my hand and onto the floor! OMG!! Scared the crap out of me! And I had my hands pretty high up too! Lol I couldn't believe he did that! Guess he's still a little scared.

Aww thats sweet. My hampster is still a little jumpy. But he does let me pet him..sometimes. He's eating things outta my hands too.

OH!! And one day, I was about to put him in his exercise ball...I gave him a chance to crawl into my hands so I can put him in there but he was a little scared to climb on. He would put his paw on my hand, sniff and back away.

So finally he crawls into my hands, but the funny thing is, as I moved my hand to put him in his exercise ball he jumps out my hand and onto the floor!! OMG!!! Scared the crap outta me!! And I had my hands pretty high up too!! Lol I couldn't believe he did that! Guess he's still a little scared.





I think that's so sweet... How about Chedder.. Nibbles or Dexter? My grandsons suggestions... Good luck... take care of that little sweet
Snuggle buggle... Kit:D

Did you name him yet HP? I still think Puffin is a good name. Yea I watch the girls next door LOL. It's trash t.v and I LOVE it!

Puffin is a good name... Kit

I named him Mocha! Sorry you guys :-( you guys were a little too late.

@ Aurora Bell - I used to watch The Girls Next Door. I only watched it when Kendra was on it. I don't watch it anymore though. I do watch Kendra though :-) Love that girl!

@ KitKat22 - What's so sweet about my hampster jumping out of my hands?? Lol

HotPotato... Mocha is a great name... Kit

Hi everyone!

Mocha is getting so big! Anyhow, I am going to Ocean City for my birthday next weekend and I was wondering if its okay to leave my hampster at home by himself while I'm away? I am leaving Friday and not coming back until Monday

Thanks guys!

Hi everyone!!

Mocha is getting so big!! Anyhow, I am going to Ocean City for my birthday next weekend and I was wondering if its okay to leave my hampster at home by himself while I'm away? I am leaving Friday and not coming back until Monday

Thanks guys!

Have a good time... I don't know the answer to that... maybe some of the pet experts can tell you... :) Enjoy the vacation...

Thank you KitKat :-)

Thank you KitKat :-)

Found this on the web


Be gone for approx 4-5 days in several weeks. Is it okay to leave a ton of food at home with my hamster and a full water bottle? Or should I take her? It is a 6 and a half hour drive. If I do take her, I have a cage that would be fine for her travel. Would music bother her? Of course the noise of the road and of the car would be there. Will she slide around her cage much? I'll be going in November... and it might be a bit chilly. And when I fill my car with gas or use the restroom, is it okay to leave her in the car?
Is there a friend or relative that can pop in and check on your hamster while you are away/take your hamster in for the length of your vacation? This is the best option as it will avoid the undue stress of traveling and the possibility of your hamster overfeeding on the food left for it and then running out. If this is not possible then you are left with your two suggestions, neither of which is ideal. I would not recommend leaving a hamster on its own for longer than three days so if these are your only alternatives then I would take him with you.

Make sure you take a cover for the cage while in the car and don't place it near the air vents, an open window or in direct sunlight. As long as the temperature in the car isn't likely to fluctuate then I would leave him in the car when getting gas etc. Things will move around a bit in the car even with the best driving so don't put anything in the cage that could harm your hamster. For example, use a water bottle and scatter a little bit of food around the floor rather than water/food bowls. A quiet background level of music will be fine but your hamster will probably be trying to sleep so won't appreciate anything very loud.

Thanks KitKat. But believe it or not, I saw the same thing online lol. I googled it after I ask the question on here. :-( There's not really too many people that I trust with him. My brother would just take my hampster out his cage and put him in his hampster cage with his hampster (I;m not having that!! ) I have this feeling that my sisters boyfriend and his friends will be picking with him, my one friend has a cat and a really wild dog, and my other friend, she doesn't seem like she would want to be bothered with a hampster. She has already said that she don't like hampsters.

Do you know how much it would cost for a petstore to do it?

Thanks KitKat. But believe it or not, I saw the same thing online lol. I googled it after I ask the question on here. :-( Theres not really too many people that I trust with him. My brother would just take my hampster out his cage and put him in his hampster cage with his hampster (I;m not having that!!!) I have this feeling that my sisters boyfriend and his friends will be picking with him, my one friend has a cat and a really wild dog, and my other friend, she doesnt seem like she would want to be bothered with a hampster. She has already said that she dont like hampsters.

Do you know how much it would cost for a petstore to do it??

Call a vet. We used to board our cat for a week , when we left. Didn't cost too much and they take real good care of the pets... Kit

Ok, thanks!

KitKat, what do you mean by, "you used to board your cat"?

KitKat, what do you mean by, "you used to board your cat"?




There are vets who will keep your animal for a week or so if your going away. Some charge huge fees others charge according to the kind of animal you have. Look in the yellow pages under the vets names in your area and if they have a classified it should tell whether they do this or not. Call and get prices.

If you know some really nice dependable kid... maybe they would keep Mocha and take care of him for a little money. I'm talking about maybe thirteen or fourteen.. an animal lover. I hope you find someone. Kit

Thanks Kit, I appreciate it.

Thanks Kit, I appreciate it.




Let me know if you find someone.

I will :-)