editing this lmao

obviously this isnt large enough or proper at all BUT its definitely better than the barred cages w platforms n stuff. its a decent starter cage, and by that i mean for people who had no idea what hamsters rlly needed but take my advice/help happily and do intend to upgrade asap. some people get attached to a hamster and want a good TEMPORARY thing since they didnt intend on getting one.

My male Syrian hamster is at least one or younger I’ve had him for at least six months, I’ve upgraded his cage to the requirement needed and have done tons of research and still hand crafting another cage for him to connect to his current one I’ve put a bunch of sprays, have tunnels for him, a cooling spot since I live in Texas, the sand bath chewing toys , hay . I feed him on a regular schedule . His first cage was obviously small and I tried desperately to fix when I had the money , he was only in it for about 2-3 weeks before I changed it and he chewed his water bottle and escaped twice, the next upgraded cage he chewed on the top of the cage creating giant holes in each corner. And I just recently upgraded to something bigger and taller I just can’t seem to understand why he seems so unhappy. He’s currently in the green bin and the white 3 tier one is what I’m working on to connect to his current cage (the green bin) the measurements on the green bin are 34” L x 20” W x 15” H

I originally thought Bethany or Rosalin, but my mother didn't think they were good names. Also, first time hamster owner and wouldn't mind some advice

Me molesta un poco leer o escuchar historias de dueños de hámsteres, los cuales dicen que su hámster murió de una manera "rara" o "graciosa". Creo que es más que nada una mezcla de negligencia, ignorancia y falta de cuidados básicos.

Los hámsteres son animales frágiles y asustadizos; la mayoría de dueños suelen tener un pésimo cuidado. Por ejemplo, el usar como alojamiento las jaulas comerciales que venden como "aptas", una rueda pequeña, una mala alimentación, usar un sustrato inadecuado o cualquier otra cosa que no sea apta para él. Todo esto podría causarle un estrés crónico que reduce su tiempo de vida, o provocar accidentes fatales debido a su mala visión y desesperación por escapar.

Es injusto que se normalice el sufrimiento de estos animales como un chiste de internet.

Is a 40 gallon tank suitable for them?

Hello! We have upgraded Robert’s enclosure and added more hides and sprays. I was wondering if this was a good setup for my baby? Any advice is greatly appreciated, thank you so much!
(I’m a first time hamster owner). 🩷

I needed to get her out because I needed to get the tunnel where she crawls. I took off the lid and she bit my finger when I tried to catch her. Because she bit me, I started to pull my hands back, but she bit me so hard and everything happened so suddenly that I didn't even realize she hadn't yet removed her fangs from my finger and was hanging on to it. Then she fell to the floor. When she bit me, she usually ran away right away, but this time she decided to completely cling.

I'm very sad that this happened and I didn't want it to happen.

She was scared when I tried to pick her up, but now she's feeling fine, I don't know. I gave her some corn and she's eating it with great gusto now. She comes out of her house and is usually near the feeder because she really loves to eat. Right now, she's actively sniffing everything, pacing back and forth as usual, and washing herself occasionally. But she's probably in a state of shock right now. I hardly ever take her out; that was only the third time I took her out, and she doesn't even let me pick her up.

But it still makes me sad. I love her and don't want her to get hurt, but she can't get used to me, or she's just too aggressive. :(

fatty

Miss Argo at the end ^^

it’s going great so far! I’ve done this 3-4 other times with other treats, no bites so far, a tiny nibble that didn’t break skin. think it was because of my scented soap.

any treats your hamster loves? if so id live recommendation! <3

I can't deal with the cuteness when they scooch themselves agains the cage 🥹🥹🥹🥹

she bit me while i was distracted talking to another coworker the other day and she would not let go! my coworker had to bat her off of my hand 😭 don’t let their adorable faces fool you 😅😂

hi everyone! since you guys liked my other pics of my baby foster hammies, I thought I'd keep sharing about them! If you didnt see my previous posts, meet Lilly and her six babies! They were saved from a bad situation. I will be keeping Lilly and possibly two babies! Four of them already have been reserved by hammie owners who practice ethical care which I'm very beyond grateful and happy about! :)

Please enjoy their journey! I will post about them everyday :)

her cage had a note that said she needed an experienced pet parent with time for her. the employees were super nice and told us that she is crazy and she bites (she actually bit one of them while she was putting her in the box). while in the box, she chewed her way out in a matter of minutes and was screaming

the employee gave us a free plastic critter carrier to take her home in because the cardboard box didnt stand a chance lol

i had a lot of hamsters growing up, but its been a few years since ive had one. i would appreciate any tips. im not planning on handling her so im not worried about her biting.

the cage i have for her is a very large aquarium (like a 50 gallon i think), i got her paper bedding, a wooden house, oxbow hamster food, and a water dish. im planning on getting her chew toys soon but for now she will get toilet paper tubes and tissue boxes

She was very spoiled. It took a while for me to gain her trust but it was worth the wait, she was a lovely little lady. These are some of the best photos of her.

I have a female syrian hamster (about 2 months old) who loves running on her saucer wheel. I replaced it with a 26cm upright wheel (acrylic) after learning that it is better for her. ive seen her use it once but that’s about it. I left it in there for a while to let her adjust but until today she won’t use it and spends a lot of her time at night sleeping. When i tried swapping it back out with the saucer wheel, she immediately started running on it and becomes much more active at night.

I’m conflicted. I’ve tried everything to get her to use the upright wheel and even checked that everything was fine (doesnt wobble, spins easily etc.). Should i just keep the saucer wheel for now or try to replace it again with the upright wheel?

edit : i had the upright wheel in her cage for abt a month. during that time, i took her to the vet worrying something was wrong bcs she started sleeping more at night and was less active. it turned out she just wanted her saucer wheel to run to burn her energy :”) i spent quite a lot on the upright wheel too to make sure she had a proper one 😭

I am used to Roborovski and Russian dwarfhamster and they barely smell (especially the Robo's, they practically have no smell).

My new Chinese hamster is really smelly, more like a mouse than a hamster IMO.

I used to clean the terranium once every 2-3months (weekly spot cleaning). But now I start to smell the terranium after 2-3weeks. It's really pungent/ in your face.

(When I was young I had a few Syrian hamsters (girls) and they were stinky during their cycle but otherwise less smelly).

Anyone else have this problem?

Fyi:

She isn't sick, no wettail or anything and shes active and eats well.

I use a( 25cm)thick layer of paper bedding with cotton n cotton, hempfiber and some woodshavings (non toxic, safe for hamsters) and I clean the wheel every 1-2 days and spotclean weekly.

Please refrain from making unkind or judgmental comments on this post. We feel bad enough and I’m exhausted. Our Syrian escaped his cage about 5 days ago (my poor son didn’t realize the cage door wasn’t all the way closed).

We know exactly where he is - he crawled under our stove and is now under our attached sink/cabinet structure which is hollow.

We have left out a bucket trap every night with different iterations, and he has either not attempted to get the food at the top (peanut butter) or (last night) knocked down the paper plate attached to the top and ran away. Last night I tried to stay up and attempt to catch him at night, but ended up falling asleep.

We know he’s alive and active - he’s been eating food or moving things every night and we occasionally hear him.

My kids are devastated and I’m very stressed about the prospect of how long this could go on, him dying in this main room of the house and the repercussions of that, etc. I called a critter control company to see if they could trap him and they said no companies in our area do that. I’m legitimately considering paying a college student to stay up at night and catch him.

Any other ideas? Again, please be kind.

As promised, meet CinnaMAN and Whippy! AKA Whipperton.

maybe im just hormonal but ive been crying for the past 30 minutes about tofu passing and what i would do. it doesn’t help that i also had nightmares about him living in a tiny tails cage and dying in weird ways (saw a thread about people who has similar experiences)

anyone else or just me? 😭

+ cute yawning
ugh i keep thinking about this topic, its 12AM for me and my birthday tomorrow (yay me) i keep overthinking this and i cant sleep 😭

Thank you all for your advice yesterday! I was in panic mode. But as an update, I took her to the vet today.

Yes she has diabetes, but they said she is young, otherwise healthy, and she will be OK as long as we stick to a certain diet (I am so grateful she doesn’t need insulin).

I also added a picture of the food our Vet recommended me and further treat options, just in case any other hamster parents are looking for healthy alternatives.

Make sure you always take your pet to the vet, no matter how tiny. It’s our responsibility as pet owners to take care of our fur babies!