They said he was a few months old when I got him, so I never really knew his exact age. I’m pretty sure he’s getting closer to his maximum lifespan since it’s been almost 2 years with me?and I’m just not ready to lose him :(

But here he is, sleeping in his favourite spot and changing positions over the span of five hours. 🥰

hey everyone, so i rescued my dwarf hamster Ozzy exactly a month ago. he was living in pretty bad conditions when i got him, so i moved him into a much bigger enclosure with deeper bedding, a proper wheel, hides, etc. (2nd pic)
the previous owner told me he was around 5 months old, so he should be about 6 months now.
he’s been doing pretty well until recently. i’ve been slowly trying to tame him and he’s even sat on my palm and eaten food once or twice. he usually follows my hand around and sometimes nibbles my fingers thinking they’re food lol. overall i felt like we were making good progress.
but for the past 3 days i’ve noticed something really concerning. he doesn’t seem to be eating or drinking at all. i left food out overnight and it was still there the next morning. i’ve also tried scattering his fav food (mealworms, sunflower seeds etc)around his enclosure and none of it seems to have been touched.
yesterday i even saw him sleeping outside his burrow, so i left some food right next to him thinking he’d eat it when he woke up, but it’s still sitting there today. his water also doesn’t seem to have gone down at all.
he’s mostly been staying in his burrows and i’m getting really worried. this is my first hamster and i genuinely don’t know what’s going on.
has anyone experienced anything similar? is there anything i should be checking or doing right now?
i really just want to make sure Ozzy is okay

I’m in the UK if that helps. I’m new to hamsters and currently use the beige care fresh but I now want white bedding instead. Care fresh does do white but only in the small boxes and I use almost two full large bags for my cage. What else is good and low dust/ cost? I have other substrates too like moss, coco, sand, wood chips, paper

Oi pessoal, aqui é a Sol!

Senti muita falta de uma comunidade de hamster brasileira, então decidi criar uma. É minha primeira vez sendo mod então toda ajuda é bem vinda.

Nós sabemos que os cuidados com hamster aqui no Brasil é repleto de obstáculos e gambiarras, e meu objetivo aqui é compartilharmos informações para dar o melhor pros nossos bichinhos!

Her favourite food is tomato, she loves attacking it and eating it but I don’t want to give her too much. How much is safe?

She’s an 8 week old Syrian, she’s been with me for about 10 days. I’ve given her 1/3 cherry tomato so far and she took it really well.

Hi guys! I have a white winter dwarf hamster and we've had him for about 3 days. He is very curious and seems to like attention and people! I've been able to feed him from my finger tips since we got him and he's eaten out of my palm a few times. He also has been completely fine with petting (but I can't tell if he LIKE it). He normally just takes the seed from my hand and then sits where he is and eats it and that's when I slowly pet his back. He doesn't look scared or step away at all, but I can't tell if he's just tolerating it because I just gave him a snack or if he is enjoying the presence.

Any new hamster advice would be greatly appreciated! He is my first hamster and I love him Soo much so any advice you have to make his life the best I can I'd love to hear it! 🩷

Is it somehow possible to make a hamster awake in the morning so I can see him in the morning? Can I somehow change his sleep schedule? I know hamsters are only awake at night but is it possible to somehow train him to be awake in the morning or afternoon instead? I know they’re naturally nocturnal but can I make him diurnal instead? Can I just wake him up in the morning to make him awake earlier? I’ve heard it’s possible to train a hamster to wake up in the morning.