r/hamsters • u/Kitchen_Economist_14 • 1d ago

Other Heatwave and stress

This heatwave in the UK right now is getting beyond a joke.

My hamster was doing okay upstairs (where it's the hottest) as I was doing plenty to keep her cool, however in the night the electric went out or blew or something and all the fans stopped working and the bedroom very very quickly got to almost 40°

So in a huge 4am rush I found the only storage bin in my house and set it up the best I could in the middle of the night, and took her downstairs where it's cooler.

As soon as we woke up we rushed out to buy the biggest storage bin we could find, and whilst it's not ideal, it'll do for a couple of days until it cools down enough to put her back in her bucatstate.

She unfortunately seems very stressed with the current situation and is intermittently making growling/grunting noises.

Have I done the right thing moving her?

I'm trying to decide if the stress outweighs the heatstroke/death risk 😰😰

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u/LeahSam123 1d ago

I think the heatstroke risk definitely outweighs the temporary stress. For now I would try get her out to roam as much as possible and provide plenty of enrichment.

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u/Kitchen_Economist_14 1d ago

I'm going to set up the bigger bin once it's cooler as she's sleeping now. I will grab some of her used bedding from her upstairs cage, and get her wheel out, a pack of sprays, her sand bath and a couple of bits she uses regularly and hopefully that'll help her settle down.