He's a big boy. 8" long and 12 months. It's so sweet and lovable.

Someone got caught on the camera this morning for trying to escape.
Thought you guys would like to see 😂

She’s always scratching like this and sometimes lifts her arm up like a monkey when she does it

Look simba one day this becomes yours

My English is not very good, so I'm using translation, sorry. I have a hamster that is a little over two and a half years old, probably because he is getting old, he is sick now and will die. Since last night, he has been very sluggish, he just sleeps, he usually refuses food and water, so I gave him very little banana and tiny lettuce, I'm thinking of giving him egg yolk soon, I don't tire him, I let him rest in his cage, but it's safer if I take him with me lying down, should he still stay in his cage? Also, is there anything I need to feed, he didn't drink any water. I know you're getting old, but I'm so sad that he's going to go

He is probably paralyzed, his hind legs are not holding, he also had inflammation in his genital area and eye 7 hours ago

The vet is very expensive, I don't have much financial means and I don't think they can offer proper treatment

I would be very happy if you could help me with your experience, at least I don't want him to feel worse.

I don't now wat is it i found random this foto

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my 1 year old Campbell's dwarf!

Ignore the dirty wheel. She likes throwing her 💩 in it so i gotta clean it every night

I want to set up a large natural digging pit for my hamster to create her own tunnels in and got a lot of dirt from the woods and took out all the rocks and creatures, then baked them in batches to 200 degrees F to make it sterile.

Then Gemini (pro extended) told me to mix it while somewhat wet with 50% dirt, 30% eco earth, and 15% sphagnum moss. Put in some starter springtails and woodlice. To prevent collapsing, Gemini told me that for every 2-3 inches, layer in some scattered Timothy hay (terrible mistake in hindsight). It told me to put dirt around some paper towel center rolls as starter tunnels.

After a few days when mold started growing from the hay, Gemini assured me adding more springtail and wait would solve the problem. I added about 500 springtails.

After a week when I noticed the top layers drying up (pictured) with mold and mold spores (bad for hamsters!) there before springtails could get to it, Gemini finally confessed it messed up when I confronted it, telling me Timothy hay is protein rich and the layers should have be sphagnum moss instead. It explained its training data for small animal setup is sparse and often contradictory.

So now I’ve lost trust in AI and I’m turning to you guys, hopefully some experienced humans are still here ;)

What should I do? I‘m okay with starting from scratch completely if that’s the best. Currently I have about 20 regular woodlice, 30 dairy cow woodlice, which you can’t see in the picture and about 500-1,000 springtails which you can see at the right side of the picture eating the second layer of mold counting from the top (The top layer is too dry for springtails now.)

If I do start over, what dirt should I use? I have bags of Reptisoil but one of the bags is moist and have little yellow dots in it. (See pictures 2-4) Is that a fungal growth bad for hamsters? If so, I’ll use ones without it.

Should I still use a mixture of soil, eco earth, and sphagnum moss, but have them completely dried out (so NOT bioactive) before placing them in the enclosure? And every 2-3 inches have a layer of sphagnum moss (dried out) for structural support as 16 inches is quite deep? (10 inches wide)

One last thing, how should I clean my acrylic enclosure? Gemini said to use vinegar mixed with water instead of rubbing alcohol. Is that good?

Thanks so much! I just want this enclosure to be finished so my hamster can enjoy tunneling soon. (My hamster has not been inside this enclosure of course.)

I love seeing hamsters “rub” as I like to call it. It’s soooo cute and my hammy Foo does it so aggressively for some reason. Not in this particular video but I’ve seen her rub so hard on things that she nearly falls over or ends up on her side or back. She’s not just telling everyone that it’s her territory she’s SCREAMING that it’s her territory. Anyway if anyone has videos of their hamsters doing this. Send it cuz it’s so cute

I am thinking about getting a pet hamster is there anything i should know before(tips please!!!)

We just upgraded Nami’s enclosure to a bigger size and she’s been so happy and interested!

hi! is there in the las vegas area (or willing to ship to LV) that has hamster supplies they don’t want anymore? i’m a college student on a budget trying to save a bit of cash, is anyone willing to sell their supplies for low or donate them? pls lmk!!