You have been majorly helpful Wolfchan. Thanx. One of the seed mixes, Tekland, I can pretty much guarantee I can't get here. I've been to quite a few pet stores here and don't recall ever seeing that one. The other 2, I'm not so sure. I'll have to phone around tomorrow and check. Mind you, me being in Canada and you not, makes a big difference. I'll take out the sun seeds with whatever mix I land on. Mind you they don't have to be given for him being nice as he is such a sweetie already. Extremely hyper, tho. Really. Is this normal for him. Whenever I go to any pet store that has hamsters they are always so quiet and laid back. Basically, they never move. This little guy gets up when the kids come home and he is basically frantic the whole evening. We take him out quite a bit,but it just never seems to be enuf for him. He's like the energizer bunny for goodness sake.

A question about the yogurt. How many times a day would be a good idea to give him? I gave him a bit on the end of a baby spoon. He loved it, by the way. The amount on the spoon was like 1/16 of a tsp. and he had like 1/2. As you can see, I don't like to guess things. I just want to be told the right thing right off the bat.

Another question. What is the idea for giving the birdseed? Extra things in there that are not in any of the hamster food? Did you give the bird seed daily along with blocks and hamster seed mix or was that another treat for here and there?

The hay thing I don't think would be too much of a problem. This time around I'm keeping the shavings in the basement....FAR AWAY from the kids room. I used to keep the bag beside the piggie cage at all times. Easier to get to when cleaning. Mistake. I'll have to think of something for the hay. Usually the hay, especially timothy, is so dried out and brown in stores. It's nasty. I don't know how they can sell that stuff. It's supposed to be nice and green and yummy looking. We have a best west right beside us and their timothy is nice and green..but EXPENSIVE. It's $9 a small bag. Mind you, for 1 little hammie I'm sure that one bag would last forever. How much could he possibly eat, if you give it to him sensibly,and not just throw a bunch in the cage to get wasted.

Oh, by the way. We decided on calling him Kiwi. He's round and fuzzy....just like a Kiwi. We had him running in my hallway today, I never knew something so little could run so fast, and we were seriously thinking of calling him Mario.

Well, time for bed. Tomorrow I have homework to do with finding some kind of seeds for kiwi. If I can't find the brands that you suggested is there anything special I should be checking for on the ingredient and analysis list on the bags that I will be looking at? You know..protein, fat, etc.

Thanx again, Wolfchan. I really do appreciate the time you have spent answering my questions And just think. I might think of more.