I recently got a Syrian Hamster(Male) and he is around 2 months old. I got a cage for him whatever the lady at PetSmart suggested. But I feel like that cage is not enough spacious. I need something bigger. Can you recommend some good hamster cages for Syrians with 2 floors and enough space for them to roam around? Feel free to share links.

Also, I am feeding him a mix between oxbow’s peletted food(as suggested by Petland employee) and Sunburst (since internet said it’s the best). Is it a good diet and what else can I feed him?

Hello, so recently I got a really small dwarf hamster I forgot the breed I think its a russian dwarf hamster, but she is a really small and fast hamster.

The first week or two I got her she would use her wheel and I would be in my room and hear it going a lot, which was cute and not a problem.

The problem started a couple days ago, when I noticed when she was awake instead of playing on her wheel, she instead just ran in circles around the cage basically doing a full lap.

I guess I am worried if this is a normal thing or maybe the wheel I have isn't giving her enough stimulation or something. I used to have hamsters in the past when I was really young, but this is my first hamster as an adult you could say and so I never really remembered my old hamsters just doing laps around the cage.

I just mainly want to know if this is a healthy thing or should my hamster be using its wheel instead?

I let my hamster roam about rooms with me watching but she walked by something that had grease on it and how her coat is greasy in some parts, how do I remove it from her fur?

hi all! i have recently got my first hamster and love him! he has a huge cage and enough accessories and is well taken care of! Just worried as he hasn’t really stopped burrowing since i got him, i know they are nocturnal animals so i probably wouldn’t see him in the day time, but it seems that at night aseell he stays kept under his bedding. Please help for any advice or suggestions as to why this might be or if this is normal or not!

What is the best tank/home for one dwarf hamster? What all should I get and know about before I get one!

Links to things to buy would be greatly appreciated!

My hamster fell from a top floor window into my garden and survived , I didn’t think he would squeeze through a tiny gap and leap out but he did , any advice on how to monitor him . He seems absolutely fine was just shook when I picked him back up . I will contact the vets Monday to to get him checked to be on the safe side #advice #nojudgement

I bought a house recently for my hamster (named Jellybean). When I checked after a few days, it seems Jellybean eats her own house. The pic I uploaded is the backwall of the house. Any idea why?

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Hi all! Need a bit of advice.

My hamster is recently been constantly biting his cage bars. He has enough bedding, toys and hides etc.

He recently has stopped running on his wheel and i was wondering if this could have caused his possible boredom? He will not use his wheel no more for an unknown reason.

We also get him out and let him free road for a while, yet when we put him back he is still biting the bars.

Would appreciate some help with how this can be stopped as we are worried about him🥲

Thank you!x

Is 75x38x46 an okay size for a goldhamster? It’s a glass enclosure

I really want to get a hamster but find it so hard to find the right supplies living in Sweden. Like, where do you buy sprays? I checked Etsy and the shipping is up to $17 + the actual sprays $15 and then tax $6. Which is crazy. And just other stuff like bedding. I can’t find any good stuff.

hamster rescued from neglect and i need advice

hello! i took a chinese dwarf hamster from my boyfriends sister (she has a terrible habit of neglecting her animals) im unsure of his age, or anything really about his regular behavior or hamster’s regular behavior, so please help me

i’ve had him for about two weeks - according to my boyfriend’s sister he is a raging biter and did not like anyone there. (i believe this is because they are just plain abusive to the hamsters due to lack of knowledge) he is in a 20 gal (i think) with 6+ inches of paper bedding. he has a few mugs as hides, a wooden bridge thing, a tree hidey thing and a flying saucer (i know i need to switch this but im on a budget currently). what would you suggest me to add? i’m looking for different substrates and a sand bath, and an upgrade to 40 gal but once again on a budget.

he has a water bowl, and i scatter his feed around him every week. he gets lettuce and cucumbers whenever i am able to take him out. i attempt to take him out every day, and this is where my questions come in. he can VERY active whenever i take him out. he stays with me and burrows in my blankets and sometimes he will sleep next to me under the blankets. i assume his running around constantly is either his species needing activity or just plain stress, am i wrong to assume he will soon get used to being out of his cage?

he will run when i grab him from the cage, but is very loving when he is out of it. he doesn’t flinch or run when i pet him. i’m hoping this is because he hasn’t gotten used to life yet. he will sometimes drop his food, but will also eat out of my hand and chew on his chew toys. it really depends on the day, is this normal?

sometimes he will randomly run up and bite me. i’m talking he will be sitting next to me on my tiny dorm sized love seat, and he will be minding his own damn business with his chew toys then suddenly run up to my hand and bite me once and then run away. is this normal? does he hate me?

i try to spoil him rotten and whenever i had to put on a jacket because its freezing in ohio currently i wrap a blanket around his cage and i will take him out and have him cuddle in my blankets with me (which he typically enjoys in the cold, im guessing as he will stay instead of running)

please let me know what else i can do. i plan on introducing chicken breast whenever my finances are better as a broke college student and more berries in his diet. i’m trying my best for him and im really worried i am messing up somewhere and traumatizing him.

I have a winter white hamster (male) i got him around 2 months ago, he is tamed!

Usually at night (his active times) he grooms himself and eats in a corner the whole night, like seriously, he stares at the wall and just stays there. ps he runs on his wheel but NOT alot.

I try my best to allow him to free roam but our schedules are so different so he's able to get out of his enclosure about once a week.

Extra - hes in a proper size enclosure (100x50cm) with 12 inches of bedding and toys (No sprays but im going to order some)

So is my hamster just lazy or genuinely bored? How can i fix this?

Hello everyone.

Bobby loves to eat (his main hobby is not the wheel or going out, but digging and searching his house for the food that I hide from him every day). But apart from the dry food that the vet recommended, I would like to give him other healthy options.

For now I also give him some vegetables (zucchini, lettuce and lamb's lettuce), very occasionally some fruit (apple, pear and blueberries) and very occasionally a pipe as a luxury reward (I usually use them to train him, but he is not particularly sociable).

Now I wanted to vary the searches a little. I was thinking about branches of panizo (they normally sell them for birds), sorghum or millet. Are they healthy options? Any vegetables/fruits that you know are good for hamsters?

Thank you very much, Bobby thanks you for the help!

We are waiting for a vet appointment, but are trying to figure out what this could be. My daughter noticed the growth upon coming back from a 5 day vacation. Hamster seems fine, and is acting normal. But obviously we are concerned.

Hi!

I am planning to adopt either a year-old male Syrian within the next couple of weeks and am currently in the process of purchasing all the supplies. I am having a hard time finding a proper enclosure, and I would love some advice! :D

Here are my two main options:

BIN Cage

BUCASTATE Cage

The only thing concerning me about the bin cage is the fact that it is plastic. I am worried about the hammy chewing through the plastic and escaping, ventilation, and curious if the plastic would have a bad smell?

If anyone has advice and/or suggestions that would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Has your hamster ever been pregnant and had little hamsters?

Any where in Louisiana is good but specifically in the Shreveport/bossier area. I haven't been able to find any in my area or Louisiana at all. I really don't want to support pet stores and there isn't many people trying to give away any in my area either. I also would like to be able to adopt my hamster young so I have longer with them. Please let me know if you know any in Louisiana.

I was trying to get ideas from chatgpt for making diy hides and tunnels from household materials.

i was checking in on my hamster and i found these bugs in her cage. they seem to only be in the surrounding area of this mini jar with some seeds. are they dangerous? i plan on deep cleaning but i just want to know what it is and how worried i should be.

Hi. My hamster is digging and burying himself completely in places in his cage he usually doesn’t. He is either completely hidden or digging frantically. I think I’ve heard him make a sound which was somehow similar to wheezing? So I got scared it might be respiratory issues.

The thing is - I was vacuuming, and the vacuum is super loud, then I also cleaned the floor so maybe the smell was too strong for him. It’s also still his sleeping time so I could have disturbed him and he’s now stressed. Could that be the reason?

Also when I checked on him, he had his ears up so that confused me because I thought he’s feeling unwell.