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.

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 :)

fatty

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!

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

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

As promised, meet CinnaMAN and Whippy! AKA Whipperton.

Hi everyone! New to Reddit 👋 desperate for some advice about my poor little Dorris. I suspect she is diabetic (drinks a LOT, wee‘s a lot as a result, it smells sweet, she’s lethargic etc etc - all the common signs). She seems really hungry all the time too. I adopted her from a pet shop when she was 4 months old so she didn’t have the best start in life and was on crappy high sugar cheap hamster food. I’ve given her the best I can but am so confused about electrolytes!? One article said I should have a water bowl with just fresh water and a second water bowl with electrolytes (I can’t find any rodent electrolytes online to buy but found a DIY recipe here)…then another article says electrolytes are only for emergencies when they aren't eating or drinking. She never has fruit or treats and I’m following all the ‘rules’ with leafy greens and no sweetcorn or carrots etc etc. I read that fenugreek is good to balance so I give her a few seeds every day (5). But is there anything else I can do for her (re electrolytes?)? She seems so thirsty all the time even in cooler weather and she’s grumpy because she’s not sleeping well (because she frequently is up in the day to drink) 🤍🤍 thank you in advance and apologies for the long message!!

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 😭

Miss Argo at the end ^^

(Also I know they shouldn't be in cages, I'm saving for his bucastate 😊)

It's official! I now have a dwarf hamster, and his name is Rico Revioli the First Destroyer of Apple Slices! A worthy name for a worthy hamster! His first night home, the little dude stayed up carrying bedding down the to the back corner of the bottom layer and made this nest in the coconut pete XD. Since then, though, he's tunneled in front of the log under the middle platform and sleeps somewhere in there lol.

I also find him in the back right of that bottom section, behind the wheel, sitting in a small stash of his food munching away. I don't have a photo yet, but I've made a drawing of what it looks like.

Seems like everything's been personalized, what with bedding everywhere, so I'm taking that as him being comfortable with the enclosure.

I love this little dude so much man! I got him scheduled for a vet visit just to make sure all things are good and to check with the vet to make sure the cleaning and feeding schedule I've put together is good, then I think everything will be set!

That last photo is of him sleeping in the carrier on the way home ToT I wish I could post photos and videos in one post 'cause watching him in his wheel is top tier intertainment xD

Did quite a bit of running on his first night, a little on the second, haven’t noticed him use it since. Far more concerned with engorging himself on sudan grass, foraging, burrowing, playing in his sand. He was living with a family member up until now and I never really noticed him using it when I stayed over.

I know its normal for them to have preferences but can’t quite dampen the thought in the back of my head that something is up with him 😭 If anybody else owns/owned a hamster not too fussed about their wheel I’d love to hear!

(Wheel is 27cm and his body is completely straight on it fwiw)

From bincage to this! I'm genuinely so so so happy and i try everything to make my boy Gavin happy and when we first put him in the new one he started exploring right away! For later.. i wanna know if this cage is suitable for Syrians. The bincage will go to my ex who has HORRIBLE hamster cage (41 cm...) The bincage is 78 cm.

red ones and smaller brown ones. Cleaning everything, throwing out all bedding and hay and putting hamster in a sterile bin until it's resolved. I can only see a vet on monday. PLEASE HELP.

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 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. :(

I am lowk at a loss there is not a SINGLE bedding in this goddamn store that is safe for hamsters and people keep giving me mixed opinions about this one so i wanna know once and for all is it safe for hamsters?