r/dwarfhamsters

Hi hammy lovers! Meet my new hamster, Provolone Cheese (or Cheese for short). When I first got her, the previous owner had her in those "optimal" cages for hamsters sold at pet stores. I've seen TikTok videos in the past of cage tours for other's hamsters and learned they need lots of space. Thankfully, Cheese was given to me just as my paycheck hit. You know what that means! Spending about $200 on the best things I could get for her. Everything was purchased on Amazon. I felt so bad that she was living in that small cage, especially without a wheel! Unfortunately I underestimated the size of the wheel online and I'm pretty sure it's too big. If not, please tell me otherwise! When I was putting her cage together I thought I put enough bedding but I figured out I didn't way after I put in all the accessories. I wanted to move her ASAP, so I just put Cheese in there and plan on giving her more bedding tomorrow. I haven't had a hamster since I was little, so I'm really excited to take care of this adorable baby.

EDIT: The first two pics are the before. Sorry for scaring everyone!

im a new robo owner! things to note, my enclosure is 800 square inches and i know it can/should be bigger so please nothing related to that lol. i also have a large sandbath coming to replace my two small ones. i have sphagnum moss that i will be adding shortly. thanks!

I've had my hybrid dwarf about 10 days now and I cannot seem to figure out what he likes as far as treats or vegetables. I've tried freeze dried chicken, meal worms, pumpkin seeds, tiny piece of apples, celery, romaine lettuce, cucumbers, spinach, tiny piece of carrot, a Itty kitty sliver of grape, plain cheerios.

He does seem to eat his seed mix and blocks. But other than that he hasnt even touched anything additional I've put out. Now I know hybrid dwarves are prone to diabetes so I wouldn't normally have offered some of the above higher sugar items, and what was offered was so small. But in the end he never tried any of it.

What're some other things I can try? Or has anyone else experienced this? He came from a rescue and is still young so I don't know if he was ever offered other things.

Advice welcome. Pic for cuteness