I just bought a hamster I need some tips since I’m new we have a tank for him and bedding we got him a wheel and some forage food I want to know some enrichment things I should get and treats also I wanna him to be the most comfortable he can be
Hola!!! Alguien sabe si este temblor es normal? Lo hacen todos los hamsters? O puede ser algo malo?
He visto que lo ha hecho ya 2 veces en unos 4 o 5 dias, aunque las dos veces estaba en el mismo sitio y en la misma pose y fue en una misma situación (yo baje las escaleras rapido y aparecí rapidamente ante el, creo que tal vez mi presencia tan esporádica le asustó). En las dos situaciones se quedó asi como medio congelado, esta vez menos tiempo, y si reacciona a los sonidos del entorno o movimientos ya que mueve ma cabeza pero cuando le acerco comida o golosinas no las huele ni intenta morderlas se queda quieto por mucho que se las acerque.
Creo que es miedo, ya que en ambas situaciones despues se fue a esconder a su madriguera, (en la primera se fue corriendo).
Perdonad mi temblor de camara, esque queria capturar el momento y no estaba preparado.
Urgent !!! What’s happening to my hamster ?? She has this red thing under her mouth and I’m frisking out . She’s my first animal and I had her for over a month. I noticed it yesterday but I thought it was just a scratch and wold disappear but instead it doubled in size . I googled what could be and that didn’t help cause they say it may be just a infection or a tumor and I’m scared .please if anyone has gone trough this and now’s what to do please help . I will try and find an exotic veterinarian to go to but they aren’t many in my country . I hope it’s nothing but again I’m a beginner with animal and so is my family .
hey everyone! when it comes to feeding I use the Syrian feed mix from chubbyhamstercheeks on Etsy but i've recently noticed that my hamster will not eat any of the mealworms and just leaves them in her food dishes. I was hoping for some recommendations on how to get her to eat them or substitute them for another protein source and if so how often should I feed that?
Do you guys have any recommendations on good brands for paper bedding because I continue to see mixed reviews
these photos are from two separate days, one night following the other. You can see with her shoulder that she’s not putting any weight on her feet making it seem like she’s lying down. But she keeps her eyes open and does not move. The first night I got a little scared and offered her a treat and she immediately got up and walked over to me. What really got me going is both of these nights we had people over and so it was loud and chaotic and that’s why I’m having a hard time believing she was trying to sleep
I used to have one a lot smaller, but she tended to bury it under the bedding, so I got one of those Bucatstate Cactus water bottles and she has not drank anything out of it, since she was a baby she’s been drinking out of water bottles, so I’m a bit confused why she won’t touch the new one… ***SHE HAS BEEN DRINKING OUT OF A BOWL SHE HAS ACCESS TO 24/7 DON’T WORRY!!!***
Also I think maybe I should set up a camera in there to see if she does at night and I just don’t know.. but I have no clue for what to get, so are there any brands I should avoid?
way too small, but hey... at least there are no bars. maybe theyll start making bigger versions of this. its at the very least better than the crittertails and any barred cages. i did audibly sigh when i saw this in our warehouse though
also dont mind the black scribbling, i wanted to cross out anything that could be identifiable just in case
Hi guys,
So I this new Dwarf hammy, he’s a male and 4 months old as told me previous owner. its his first day here. He seems very curious and is exploring her cage, but he’s unable to move the wheel. Is he very small and should I get a smaller wheel?
Its a 11 inch niteangel wheel.
suggest me how big and which material i should buy for him so he can play freely☺️
Update : Thank you everybody for soo many suggestions. I was able to fix it with one of your suggestions. Loosened up the screw from behind and removed some bedding.
My daughter welcomed Beatrice into our family 3 weeks ago. My main question is how to support the wheel? It’s for a wire base and I have not yet seen a platform big enough to go under it. Beatrice uses it each night but it gets messed up bc of the bedding shifting and then she can’t use it until it’s fixed again.
Also, when we first got her she seemed super brave and social. Now we basically don’t see her at all. Can that just be normal? We were hoping to be able to play with her, or ad least observe her, in the 9-11pm hours but she doesn’t come out until well after my daughter goes to sleep.
Basically I want some tips about how to take care of hamster kindly share your opinions
i’m new to being a hamster parent and today set up a completely new enclosure for jelly. i bought all the basics including a ceramic hide, a multi chamber box, sprays, and things from her old enclosure. for reference her old enclosure could only fit a wheel, food dish, water dish, and a hide. (I couldn’t afford something different and my mom doesn’t take me seriously due to all the misinformation spread about hamster care.) so recently after getting a job and finding an old 70 gallon tank (the old one was roughly 20 gallons) i was able to make something that is hopefully more up to today’s standards.
But I still want advice and tips on how i can make it more ideal and enriched for jelly donut. I will be adding a sand bath but the reptisand won’t be coming until Wednesday so that’s why there is none in there.
i got her from fb marketplace after a lady was looking to rehome her! i'm getting some more sprays and dried flowers soon for her, but please give me any tips and advice on how to clutter her enclosure even more and anything else i might be missing!! her cage that i got with her is prolee and it's 800 sq inches. i may update her to a bucatstate or a niteangel if i can save up money for it and or if i can tell she's not happy.
its been a few days since I got my hamster and I tried to hand feed some dried carrots tonight which was successful !! I fed three small pieces and then called it a night as I didn't want to give to many !! I was wondering if anyone had any tips on bonding and a recommendation on good treats to use ??
I’ve owned my robo hamster for about 4 months now, he’s a male super used to me and my boyfriend. When we first adopted him he was on the same enclosure as at least 2-3 other male robo hamsters and we thought about getting a pair since they were together, but ended up not wanting to leave the one alone.
Fast forward to now, my boyfriend and me were doing our weekly shopping for our robo when my boyfriend completely fell in love with this lonely robo hamster that was a male, and completely on its own pacing its enclosure. I caved, we have the extra supplies and more than enough bedding plus food since we spent a lot on our first robo and ended up using a entirely different setup after researching and getting advice from people on here. We have the perfect home coming for him tomorrow to complete the entire enclosure that will look almost identical to how our first robos does.
Now I’ve done the research, and I keep seeing conflicting information about having robo hamsters live together because they can be territorial, but I also seen them cuddle, get along and run on their wheels and eat together when in stores and online. My boyfriend is wondering if our hamsters will ever be able to be friendly to each other and I’m weary of it. We tried introducing our first robo and he instantly went into defense mode, my boyfriends robo is significantly younger than mine so we aren’t sure if it’s because of that or just because it’s a territorial thing. They were both in a brand new play pen when we did this, and have been since separated back into their own enclosures and seem to be okay, no injuries since I never let it even get that far😅🙏🏻
I guess I’m just wondering if there’s a chance out robos will eventually be able to be around eachother during free roaming or playtime, we don’t expect them to live together with the fear of one of them killing the other, but my boyfriend is convinced there’s a way😂
Since owning my robo I’ve since learned that he’s obessed with digging, especially under surfaces and the only “surface” he seems to be comfortable with right now is under his wheel. And many people have gave me advice on how that can cause the wheel to collapse on him, or his burrows so I’ve since ordered these items to give him more platforms and maybe even more spaces where he feels comfortable to dig. I’m thinking of putting his wheel on top of one of them but he runs so fast he will fall off😅 worried about injuries if the wheel isn’t somewhere where his falls are safe
Hi everyone, this is Fred our new Russian dwarf hamster. We brought him home yesterday after seeing him in a pet store with a sign saying he's been there too long. I spoke with staff and he had been there a long time, they didn't even know how old he is. We decided to give him a home and the best life we can for however long he may have.
He loves his new big habitat and is eating, drinking and active. He seems much happier than when we first saw him in his tiny tank.
I've noticed he has some hair loss though and his skin looks irritated and red. It's only on his head near his ears and on his face. Is this mites, excessive grooming, stress, old age?
I do see him grooming a lot, but I also see him scratching.
Would love some input. Thanks