12-05-2009, 07:29 AM
Doug, I'm late to responding to this, but...
1) You might consider posting here: http://www.hoobly.com/12030/113/0/
2) Checking Craigslist, I found this:
http://philadelphia.craigslist.org/pet/1495399093.html
(looks to be a shorthair banded sable...)
... also you might consider posting a "wanted" to your local pets section.
3) Judging age -- mostly it's by size. You really don't want one younger than 3-4 months, and a six-month old is ideal. (The issue here-- animals separated from their mother too young tend to have very bad socialization problems.) Also they can live 2-3 years, so getting one that is 1-1.5 years old is not such a big deal, they will still have a good bit of life left in them. Also the older animals are less prone to wet tail.
4) When in doubt, also Google:
http://www.google.com/#hl=en&source=hp&q=hamster+breeders+philadelphia&aq=f&aqi=&oq=&fp=be5ffa94030d2d34
1) You might consider posting here: http://www.hoobly.com/12030/113/0/
2) Checking Craigslist, I found this:
http://philadelphia.craigslist.org/pet/1495399093.html
(looks to be a shorthair banded sable...)
... also you might consider posting a "wanted" to your local pets section.
3) Judging age -- mostly it's by size. You really don't want one younger than 3-4 months, and a six-month old is ideal. (The issue here-- animals separated from their mother too young tend to have very bad socialization problems.) Also they can live 2-3 years, so getting one that is 1-1.5 years old is not such a big deal, they will still have a good bit of life left in them. Also the older animals are less prone to wet tail.
4) When in doubt, also Google:
http://www.google.com/#hl=en&source=hp&q=hamster+breeders+philadelphia&aq=f&aqi=&oq=&fp=be5ffa94030d2d34