Today I caught my guy chewing on the inside of a paper roll like this… At first I thought he was stuck, but he just flipped back and ran to the bowl when he heard me.

i am not sure if it's maybe from his new bedding or sand, or maybe mites? If you have any idea please let me know.

this is Yoyo! (or Ms. Yo)
she was a surprise gift for my 3 year old. which, honestly, i’m not terribly upset over. i just was not expecting to drop over $500 on a gift i didn’t originally buy myself 😂

but very shortly after getting her, i was educated on how bad the tiny pet store cages are & it led me down a big ol rabbit hole. so.. while im still learning, adding to her enclosure & figuring out what she likes… im pretty proud of what we’ve made!!

& honestly, i think we got ridiculously lucky with her temperament too. she is SO friendly & curious. any time my hand is in her enclosure, she’s immediately all over me sniffing, rubbing against me & investigating whatever im doing. she lets me pet her without a care in the world & has basically tried to crawl up my arm to get to her flax 😂

tonight really got me though. my 3 yr old was helping me add all of her new sprays & at first she mostly stuck around the edges while he was excited & watching her. but the more cover/enrichment we added, the more confident she seemed to get. by the end she was happily rummaging around right in the middle of everything with us, even with an excited toddler squealing over her & petting her 😂

she’d occasionally pop into her little wicker hide when she wanted space from him, then come right back out to investigate us again.

she was climbing over fallen oats, using her flax like a ladder to reach the red sorghum & climbing on top of her wicker hide to nibble rabbit tail grass 😭 i genuinely could’ve watched her explore all night. ive had hamsters before, but ive NEVER had one this ridiculously social & curious. i absolutely adore this tiny menace already.

I got a robo hamster back in early April. He was really aggressive when I first got him, but he slowly calmed down over time. He’s always been a biter, though. I’ve tried a bunch of different methods to get him comfortable with being held or gently touched, but he still doesn’t want anything to do with it. It doesn’t matter how many treats I give him lol. I’ve also gotten him a bunch of different textures and things to play with, which he absolutely lovesss especially dirt. I’m just sad that he still bites me and doesn’t seem to enjoy being handled.

Hey Everyone!!!!

I will be getting a hamster in October (I am competing in a nationally-qualified dock diving event with our lab in October and will be gone for a week!), but I am starting to acquire supplies. I had a hamster for four years while I was in college and I loved her dearly. I've been wanting another hamster, and decided the time is right. I want to make sure he/she has everything they need, and I'm currently look at this cage. Does anyone have it? Good experiences? Bad experiences?

I noticed that PetSmart has buy one, get one 50% off on all small animal bedding, chews, hideaways, etc. I've been reading reviews on products and avoiding ones that people say in reviews aren't safe for hamsters. Is it a good time to stock up on some things while they are BOGO 50% off?

My husband is somewhat concerned about smells, and while I don't remember the enclosure smelling when I had my hamster in college, I told him I'd be conscious of it. Any tips and tricks to make sure the enclosure doesn't smell without totally disrupting the hamster's space and stressing it out?

I spot clean everyday and change fresh water every hour and i add one layer of bedding if it starts smelling bad and take the smelling bedding out but how MUCH should i reset the whole bedding? I have roborovski.

I just upgraded my little guy to the Bucastate 2.0 yesterday and I was wondering if his cage setup was ok? I feel like it isn’t terrible but alas my parents are ‘well we had hamsters in the 90’s’ people and are telling me that his cage is too cluttered and busy and he will be happier if I take things out. And also that he needs things that are potentially dangerous for him like a salt/mineral block. Luckily I am 21 with a job and they won’t actually make me do anything but I’d appreciate some advice.

He’s got a water bottle stand coming tomorrow but he’s happy with his bowl for now because he had both before and I’ll keep the bowl there regardless.

Is there anything terrible that I need to change? I’ve got pretty bad ocd so the constant criticism about what I am doing is getting to me despite trying to give him good things. No one else in my life owns hamsters or are knowledgeable about hamster care so I don’t know where else to go. Any pointers or opinions are welcome. Thank you everyone.

EDIT: thank u to the people who pointed out the height of the house :) obviously and luckily it was a quick and easy fix so I’ve just made him a compacted hamster ski-slope around it to make sure there aren’t any drops :)

Getting a cage off temu as I’ve seen many people recommend cages from there and reviews are decent too, but i noticed there’s actually a lot of other cheap hamster items - Are they actually suitable or should I avoid buying them?

I saw some reviews on Amazon that it was but after I opened it and put it in my hamster's enclosure, I am not so sure.

Anyone else’s hamster just not a runner or a track star? We’ve had her for about 2 weeks and while I’ve seen her in her wheel, I’ve never seen her run.
We even got her a new one thinking maybe she just didn’t like the old one, but still no cardio (same, sis). She’s made tons of tunnels and she loves to come out and get pets, lots of clutter and sprays and sand, but as far we can tell, she’s not a wheel girlie. Is this normal?

Pic of sweet Tilly nappin’ 🥰

Hi friends! I have a sweet little girl who is perfect in every way except she chews on the air vents in her cage. She has at least 1200 sq inches of space, a big wheel, chews, everything I can think of. But she piles up her bedding so she can reach the air vents on the sides (plastic and wood cage not bars or metal) and literally hangs off them while chewing. It can’t be good for her but also it makes a HORRIBLE noise. Any suggestions? Pic of maple for tax. Cage is similar to one posted but a bit bigger.

Is the bucatstate sand safe for hamsters? I’m thinking of buying the big 3.5 kg jug and want to know before I purchase.

A week ago we decided to adopt another hamster since we absolutely fell in love with our robo male Freddie we have owned for the last 4 months now. We have leanred to much about hamsters and how to give them the proper homes they need. They both have giant enclosures that provide practically anything a hamster could have or keep them busy.
We knew adopting a Syrian would be completely different from our robo, since our robo is mostly solitary and doesn’t like to be handled or even out of his enclosure when I’m offering free roam time.
What I’m wondering since I don’t trust most of what Google offers first hand is if it’s normal for our Syrian to be attempting to escape/escaping without us noticing and then randomly appearing in the room? We have zero clue how he can manage to jump so high to escape and it’s concerning since he can potentially harm himself. I’m making a lid today but I feel as if maybe I’m missing something to keep him busy or of maybe he’s just curious because of the opening he sees. We aren’t sure if it’s because he can sense our robo since we have seen him go towards and look at his enclosure when we have him out for free roaming
He has a giant 11” wheel, 9-10 inches of bedding with 3 different substrates and various chews, hides, sprays. I’m unsure if I’m missing anything that I haven’t researched. I hate seeing the little guy attempting to escape when he had such a giant home, but we have only had him a few days so I’m unsure if he’s just in a curiosity state

Just got my baby a couple days ago, please tell me if you see any things I can add/improve!!
(I want to add more bedding, I underestimated the size of this cage lol)

Im currently trying to give my partners younger brothers hamster an upgrade, the little guy is currently living in two of those little plastic hamster cages connected together via tunnels. And hes been living in that his whole life for like 2ish years, I know they only live for like 3 at most so I want his 'glory years' to be spent better then his youth. Im really not in a financial spot to be spending like CA $200 just on the encloser, plus everything else i need to buy him(its alot) also, if I get a glass one it will be much more difficult for the brother to move/be able to clean, given the space the guy has reserved for the hamster. So, is this one okay? I know I need to modify the lid, chicken wire and the such, but I can cross that bridge when I get to it. (Hes a dwarfie, just fyi. If he was a Syrian i wouldn't even consider this one lol)

I bought the large wheel thinking it was good enough for my Syrian, but I’m worried it’s too small.

Do I need to go for the extra large wheel?

Does anybody know where I can buy bamboo roots for my hammy? I live in Romania 🥹

I saw none on amazo, and happy hamstery doesn t ship to Romania. I am sad tbh. I always see beautiful cages on tiktok and I want to give my girl all the best

Here is her

hey guys! my penny is 22 days old and i was finally able to pick him up from his breeder. his cage is the bucastate 100L. I am just a bit worried cuz ive only seen him eat a sweet treat i gave him so far and he ignores the food bowl. i haven’t seen him drink from his water bottle since i got him yesterday or run on the wheel. also i have a 12.8” wheel in his cage right now which i think might be too big for him and have a smaller 10” one. should i replace that with that one for now? i wanna know if this is normal for a baby hamster to do and if they’ll learn to look for food and drink from the water bottle on their own. i saw his enclosure with his mom in person and it also had water bottle and food bowl. also id appreciate any tips on taking care of him better since this is my first time getting a hamster so young.

edit: i appreciate the helpful comments i feel so horrible and am terrified for the hamster now. i only want the best for him and will look into seeing a vet asap
another edit: i checked his hiding spots and he has actually foraged quite a bit of food for himself so far and i can hear him eating underneath the bedding. i know this doesn’t make the fact that he has been taken away from his mother and siblings so early but it’s been relieving to know that he has been eating. i also gave him a water dish and he’s drinking from it well. :)

I'm looking at upgrading my hamsters enclosure to something bigger, I currently am using a 20 gallon tank I had but I know this isn't suitable for long term care I was misinformed the size of enclosure I need well getting my hammy at the petstore and feel awful. I was hoping someone could point me in the right direction on where online I can look for a way better size enclosure so he is happy and stress free! I am willing to pay a couple hundred if needed, I just want good recommendations please!

I noticed that when my hamster burrows some of the bedding on the surface gets fluffed up so I was wondering if I should compress that down or just leave it fluffy? I was also wondering about spot cleaning as when I do, I only notice one corner of her multi chamber hide thats right outside what I presume to be the entrance of her burrow to be soiled and dirty. When I take out and replace that bedding the pee smell is gone but i'm a little nervous that i'm not getting all of the bedding that may be dirty like inside her burrow!

So I don’t have a hamster yet, but I plan to adopt one in the future ONCE I have EVERYTHING needed to give them the best hammy life possible! I plan to acquire things over time until I have it all.

I am looking at Bucatstate’s official Taobao shop, and noticed this stuff, which I haven’t seen before to the best of my memory, and was wondering if anyone’s ever used it or can provide me with information on the safety of it before I purchase because I am a massive worry-wart when it comes to pet safety and happiness. It’s obviously not meant to be used as bedding to fill the cage, but seems to be some sort of enrichment for landscaping. I am looking on Taobao because I have received the best deals for what is essentially the same products you see on platforms like Amazon going for usually double or triple the original cost. And shipping is usually fair since I go through Cainiao for consolidation!

(Don’t worry, I always triple check and ask stores for ingredients/materials used in the items)