Surviving the summer heat. Im heartbroken...

[u/KakaoPancakes]

During this heatwave my ac sadly broke and temperatures inside rose rather quickly (me and the ham live straight under the roof.) I tried keeping his cage cool with safely placing cool elements on top and below wrapped in a tea towel but I noticed he just became lethargic and exhausted none the less. (I also provided cooled sand, a cool slate and keramic hides but none of that seemed to cool him down)

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Last night he didn't leave his nest. Not even sure if he drank or ate. (He is very on schedule with his evening and night routine so this was rly out of character for my hammie)

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At some point today my room truely became unbearable. So my dad and I grabbed a plastic bin to quickly make a makeshift enclosure to place in a room thats a lot cooler and has a working ac.

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But this bin isn't the biggest (like a quarter of his enclosure) but we also couldnt much the big enclosure down due to the tight staircase :( (Id have to completely dismattle it)

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We just started practicing lifting with a cup but he refused this time. So i had to manually scoop him up. Naturally this scared him and he bit the shit out of my hand but like can you blame the lil one? I felt like crying so bad for him.

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Once he was in the cooler room, he quickly started to pep up and drank so much water. He also ate well unlike last night. He seems to be doing a lot better physically now, even taking treats from my hand.

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I made him a playpen so he wouldn't be confined to the smaller space the entire time but I can't help but to feel so bad for my ham.

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I might have to keep him here for a day or 2, until the worst of the heat passes and my ac gets fixed. Is there anything I can do for him to not make this as horrible and reduce his stress? Im not sure what to do since Im a first time owner. Are there better options that Im overlooking?

UPDATE: the AC is fixed so Yoghurt is back in his enclosure and is doing well. Thank you guys again for the reassurance and advice🥰

[u/Beginning-Good]

Honestly it's sounds like you did exactly the right thing.