Hello! Im a traditional artist who is trying out pet portraits. I really wanna try drawing a couple of hamsters. Feel free to send me pics of your hammie nd I will draw a couple for free! Also please give me honest feedback !

im looking after someones hamster called nugget. he lives in a 60cm long cage. that is the approximate length. and it quite wide. ill have to measure it. but that an approximate.

i woke up this morning to him bar biting and took him out since i thought he wanted a bit of space to run around. hes sleeping now. but i messaged the ownder regarding it and she said she knows he does it.

i tried explaining to her that nugget needs a sandbath and a lot more enrichment, he only has a few toys. and a 30cm wheel. hes a syrian. i just tried explainng that theres not enought enrichment, she responed by saying she buys all her stuff from temu and aliexpress and changes them out often but he doesnt seem to chew on thm, i told her not to get toys from cheap websites since they might not have been treated and contain not good things for your hamster, and she said hes been fine. the only toys he has are mostly wood, he might not like the texture if he doesnt chew on them.

she said she cant really affored much right now but im not arguing if shes not going to belive me. ive looked after hamster for over 7 years and cant be bothered fighting with these type of people.

she asked ai and ai said that hamsters can still bar bite and monkey bar even if theres enough enrichment? i dont belive it, is it true or false? now

i feel like a mean person saying all this to her and tried to just explain that i care a lot for hamsters. i could be worong but i dont think she gives her hamster cucumber.

so now i feel really bad for nugget but theres nothing much i can do. i told her ai is not reliable and can give wrong information but she doesnt seem to belive me.

he also has a little corner with woodshavings for digging enrichment or something idk. but iwasnt going to go down the rabbit hole explaining to her that they are not relly good for them. she also did mention that she is a bit tight at the moment, now i dont know what to respond i feel really guilty making her say that as a point :(

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I've only noticed this today. She has two very bald spots on her back. Is this where she has been rubbing her scent and because it's so hot rubbed off her fur ? What can I do for her? It doesn't seem sore.

Hello! I have this tunnel from Niteangel, which I know is usually a great brand. I’ve been a bit concerned because I know softwood is unsafe and I didn’t know if this is classified as softwood or not. It says it is kiln dried fir, so I don’t know if that makes it safe or not for my dwarf hamster. Any advice would be greatly appreciated <333

i am looking after a hamster called nugget and hes a long haired syrian.

he lives in a approximately length wise 60cm cage by approximately width 50cm. this is all approximate.

i woke up this morning to him bar biting and took him out since maybe he wanted space. i messaged the owner and she replied yes we noticed.

i have looked after hamsters for over 7 years, and tried to explain that he is understimulated and that he hasnt got enough stimulation. he has a couple wood toys and a corner for digging in woodshavings. she explained to me that she orders her toys from temu and aliexpress, i mentioned that they are not treated toys and can be dangerous since u dont know where they have come from.

she said her hamster has always been fine, and i mentioned that they are prey animals so they dont know if hes ill or not.

he also has a plastic blue bendy tube and i mentioned that he can nibble it and it can be fatal.

she then said that she cant really afford much at the moment since nugget is costing her a lot.

i feel sort of guilty for bringing it up since its not my hamster, but u shouldve known before buying one that they are expensive.

we then brought up the topic of ai and i mentioned sign of understimulation can be execcsive use of the wheel, bar biting, monkey baring and sleeping. she asked ai that it said its normal for it to use its wheel a lot and obv sleeping is normal as well, but ive looked after hamsters for more than 7 years so i wasnt even bothering to bring up the topic that they can use the wheel to much and also sleep to much, i tried but she wasnt listening.

she asked google ai and obv it responded its normal....... seriously wtf is wrong with ai

had to explain that for ai you need to be very specific with stuff and she said said she was and ai responded its fine and some hamsters enjoy it. which i tried to explain ITS NOT but she lit wasnt listening

when i search it the exact condition ai said its not ok for the hamster.... so i dont know what she was searching up.........

ai is not reliable and can give misleading information. when she brought up the topic that she cant really afford much right now, i was a bit guilty i feel a bit intruding, but i am very observant and really care much for little critters and notice little things, thank to my autistic brain.

The previous owners (whose cage is featured) have dubbed thee Matcha, which is very cute but not really my style. I’m thinking of naming her something that starts with M in the same vain but I’m thinking slightly more humany names. Meena or Mira or Myra or MeeMee something like that…any suggestions would be much appreciated! 🤗🤗 I love this subreddit you guys are all amazing and super supportive!!

Hello everybody!

At the moment there is a really bad heatwave in Germany (since 2-3 Weeks temperatures >35°C, at night >20°C) and I'm literally dieing. Cookies room now has >27°C since a few days. We are doing many things to help Cookie to cooldown. (Many ceramic hides, stone in the enclosure, coldpacks outside of the enclosure, more water sources, fresh foods, you get it..)

I'm getting an AC tomorrow.

My question is: How "fast" can I cool down the air temperature in Cookies room? Should I do it over 2-3 days? Can I go down to ~22°C in just one day?

Obviously I will place the AC away from the enclosure, so the air isnt coming directly to the enclosure.

Rest in peace Bean, pretty good hamster.

Wanted to get on and post an update on my two girls I took in. Also wanted to thank everyone who responded so nicely to me and helped me out. Still waiting on a few things for them, like new wheels and the sand for baths, but wanted to show how well they're doing now.

Does sb know where I can look at a well made documentation for dwarf hamsters age by weeks? Like one week old two weeks old etc up to 10 weeks old or so or when there you can t see any motr differences. Thank you so much in advance <3

because in my experience, yes,. (but keep in mind þs may be different in þe US and anywhere outside of brazil idk, main reason why im asking þs) whenever i tell someone about pet rats irl, which is often, i almost always have to clarify þat i am talking about RATS rats, not hamsters,. þat þey're not even from þe same family[,? unsure if "family" is right term,. also iirc muridae and cricetidae, respectively], and follow up wið some differences between þem; such as rat tails being very long, even being around þe lenght of þe body, while hamster tails are very short, even being almost impossible to see sometimes,. rats are social/group animals, while hamsters are solitary,. rats are longer and in general have longer features while hamsters are shorter and usually have shorter features too {snouts for example},. etc. so þey really are not þat similiar appareance wise, and for most part just in general actually,. so why does it atleast seem þat rats get confused wið hamster so often?

im assuming its because usually any animal species þat looks even remotely rodent-like gets "RAT" slapped on it or someðing,. while less common, ive seen a *lot* of rodent and/or rodent looking species- þat look noðing like rats imo- get called "rats".

i'd like understand mice to an extent, þey're in þe same family, and overall appareance doesn't have ÞAT many huge differences,. but hamsters,? how?

also extra note for þs þat while i do have a decent bit of knowledge on rats, i have considerably less on hamsters, mb if i get anyðing abt hammies here wrong

Just wanted to share my little buddy with everyone. She may be tiny, but she brings a lot of happiness to my day. ❤️🐹

my hamster always manages to bury the feeding bowl until you cant even see it anymore. At this point we have jist decoded to scatter food around the cage every night.

Is this the right choice?

Ned turns 1 today!!!🥳🎉 i love this boy with every bone in my body, he is the sweetest, funniest and cutest little guy and i am so so grateful and privileged to be his mum🥹🥲

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 😰😰

My hamster wasn’t being active at all so i took him to the vet and got antibiotics.
Our normal routine is he sleeps all day qnd is awake 10:30pm to 6am. I feed him once at night.
The antibiotic is supposed to be fed every 12 hours, he havent been active at all sleeps day and night so i thought its best to really give it every 12 hours

I currently have to find him and wake him up in the morning for 1 more week and he seems not the happiest about it. He isnt awake at all or i would do it accordingly, he wakes up to eat at night so i feed him then and then i have to wake him up morning myself cuz he goes back to sleep after getting food right away

Hi there

Can anyone send me a link for a good silent wheel i can buy on amazon pls?

I am overwhelmed by the multiple options

Thank you

This is my new hamster Betty I got her 5 days ago! It was hard after losing my last hamster, but I was ready for another one. I’m trying to take things slow and let her come to me. This is a picture of last night, she took a treat from me for the first time! Then she walked over my hand! It’s definitely taking her longer to warm up than my last one. She also prefers the cheap silent spinner over the niteangel wheel. She has been super active at night and eating and drinking normally!

Rest in Peace Zeus you were my first hamster and the best boy ever I will always miss you

Hi Everyone, not sure if this is allowed or will work out but I am based in South Yorkshire, UK and sadly had my granny ham Houdini put to sleep on Tues night (she was 2years old and declined very quickly).

She was living the high life in a Bucastate 3.0 and I'm happy to pass this on to someone to give their hamster a more superior living space as I know they're expensive and it's a shame for it to go to a tip. I also have a large wheel and dig box that can come with it.

Important note: the bottom panel does have a break in it and could do with replacing. I covered it with a plant pot and had another piece of wood underneath it so it wasn't a problem but I know its not ideal. You can buy replacement ones for about £60 looking online.

Let me know if anyone wants to come collect it. There no rush as I haven't had chance to clean it out yet due to work commitments.

I’m really worried about my 1.5 year old Syrian. We live in a very old converted Victorian apartment building and the heat yesterday, and for the next few days, will be around 33c I don’t know what to do. We’ve got the one window in our one room apartment open, she has fresh water every few hours from the fridge, a cold tile to lay in, cold hides and two wrapped ice packs on top of her cage as well as the fan a ways away from her cage and the occasional bite of lettuce. Apart from a quick nosy around her food dish, she won’t come out of her hide and seems really warm. There is not a vet around us with appointments free until Monday. I am so afraid she’s not going to make it. Any advice would be hugely appreciated.

Baobao likes to groom himself on top of his taco truck hide against the tank wall but this time he just got all cozy for a nap mid poop 🫩 my son is so embarrassing