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I just had to let her go, because of closed pyometra. Fluid already got into her abdominal cavity and she was in severe pain.

A few weeks ago she finally started walking onto my hand. She was such a chill girl. Always happy, content, stretching and yawning.
She first had to live in a wired cage, so I showered her with love until she was over two years old.

I already miss her so much.

I will always love you Lotte 🩷

Hello,

I adopted my first Syrian hamster from a pet store today (there weren't any available at local rescue groups), and now that she's here, she's trembling and afraid of being petted—is that normal?

Also, how can I tell if she's pregnant or if there are any warning signs, since she was in a cage with males...?

haven't posted in a lil while, so here are some recent photos ☺️ my little model man

I got her a year and 2 months ago now when she was just 3 months old, she was the cutest thing ever and she really helped me at that time when I was in a bad time in my life. today I found her in her cage with closed eyes when I was about to give her a grape. I never had someone close to me that passed away and she was really the first one I actually cared about and It broke my heart. after I did everything in my power trying to save her even tho she was no longer breathing and had a bloated stomach. I took her to the prettiest place I could think of near my house and set there for about 2 hours and hugged her for the last time.It's been a few hours now and I still can't stop crying I miss her so much my stomach hurts

Joey, Dee Dee & Marky IRL

Oggy's about to lose it 💀

Send your most recent photos of your hamster in the comments

Finally posting cage pictures as promised! The cage is 48inx20in. I’m still waiting on a lot of things in the mail (sprays, a box that I’m going to bury in the bedding, another platform, a few more hides) I’m not satisfied with his cage yet but it’s coming together and I didn’t want to wait until it was perfect to post, though I will be posting pictures every time his cage gets better lol. He was a pretty last minute decision so I think we’ve thrown his cage together pretty well, considering! Im also trying to let him settle in so I’ve been trying to not disturb his cage too much. He seems very content which is the most important. 2 pics of him at the end being a cutie patootie 🐹🩷 anyway I love seeing everyone else’s cages so I just wanted to share mine. Definitely not perfect, trust that he has more on the way and will be very spoiled! He is so loved 🥰

Cardamom is brushed daily if he wasn’t ok with this arrangement his hair would have to be cut. I will sometimes skip a day or two and it’s never caused a problem. When you have an animal with long fur like this you absolutely have to do care. Whether that’s trimming the hair off (with scissors don’t use clippers) or brush with a soft brush or baby comb it has to be done or at least watched. This transformation took about 5 minutes. He takes care of the rest. Although I’d say I do it so often more for the aesthetic of the photos more than anything. He’s just so pretty all brushed out.

Could this be a boy? I didn't notice this prior, so had me concerned. Not looking for medical advice just thoughts if we really have a boy here or I need to go to a vet. Thanks in advance!

Hey everyone! I got a hamster off facebook marketplace like a month ago. She’s a syrian hamster and is already like a year and a half old. But this baby is NEVER SATISFIED. I swear she always wants out to roam. I’ve tried playpens but she always tries to chew out. I’ve also let her roam my bedroom but she tries to get into the closet and has pulled up some carpet from that lol. So i’ve been making her play areas in the bathroom which she seems to prefer. She has 2 large hideouts under the begging and other hide outs too. I give her lots of enrichment!! I have 3 more foraging materials coming in soon that she will also have. I genuinely am trying to hard for her but she’s a piece of work!!! Help😭😭 It feels like i can never fully satisfy her.

Also! The full hamster enclosure pic is a little old. Since then she’s gotten a 2nd sand bath that’s bigger, and coconut fiber dig box. But like i mentioned she’ll have more coming in soon.

Also i know it looks a bit crowded but i promise she easily gets around it just looks like that from above lol i have walking areas for her under bridges and stuff!

Potato joined our family yesterday and he is our first hamster.
Spent his first night putting in a solid 6km on his wheel and this morning we found him picking out the worms from his food before heading to sleep inside the house.
We are fascinated and can’t get over how cute he is.

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It seems my little hamster is adjusting pretty well. Even though my cat isn’t showing any interest, I’ve still set the hamster up in a separate room to keep them separated.

Old video of my first hamster Robyn, filmed in 2024.

He and my other hamster I got after him, Ruby, have both passed

Robyn was such a character!

My hamster is a little over a year now. In the past she's constantly running around being very skittish, running in her wheel for long periods of time.

Recently I've noticed, she prefers to sleep in her glass home now. It's basically like a long glass jar, set to its side and she crawls in it and covers the opening with her paper bedding. Every time I go home from work I mostly see her just sleeping. Sure she runs in her wheel sometimes and runs around when I let her out, but other than that she sleeps so much in her glass jar compared to before.

Should I be worried? What red flags should I look out for? I'm sorry this is my first time caring for a hammy🙏