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I wondering if i have hamster like Tino, maybe need a lot extra large items. I saw him almost like a Guinea Pig's baby 
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He does look like that yes 
To be honest the items are no larger than for any other Syrian hamster. His main wheel in his cage is the 12" silent runner and that's plenty large enough. But yes it would need a 12" rather than 11" wheel ideally although 11" would probably be fine too. The one in the playpen is just under 10.5" so not quite big enough for anything other than a small or baby Syrian.
To be honest the items are no larger than for any other Syrian hamster. His main wheel in his cage is the 12" silent runner and that's plenty large enough. But yes it would need a 12" rather than 11" wheel ideally although 11" would probably be fine too. The one in the playpen is just under 10.5" so not quite big enough for anything other than a small or baby Syrian.
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Aw thank you. I saw him again the other night and he looked like he wanted to come out - he had his paws up at the side of the cage. But when I opened the door to talk to him he just gave me a look and disappeared off again! I suspect he was feeling grumpy as it had been a bit noisy that day when we had someone in the house and something delivered. He seems very sensitive to all sorts.
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Tino wanted to come out last night - very late. Saw him and let him out in the playpen for a bit. He had a bit of cheesy scrambled egg on a teaspoon and ate every bit of it - he really enjoyed that. He wasn't particularly active in the playpen, and after investigating the sides a bit to see if he could get out he retreated to his strawberry hut and sat there for ages - so I popped him back in his cage.
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He was waiting for a chance to drag his hide to the side and jump over 
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Mmm, tasty! He is still fond of his strawberry hide, even though it's a bit smaller now 
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He definitely knows me now His times for coming out are sporadic though. It's like he goes into a deep sleep for weeks and then wakes up ha ha. Obviously he's not in a deep sleep as he's up at night. Clearly likes to do his own thing a lot.
His times for coming out are sporadic though. It's like he goes into a deep sleep for weeks and then wakes up ha ha. Obviously he's not in a deep sleep as he's up at night. Clearly likes to do his own thing a lot.
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Yes, he seems to know his own mind. But his fondness for scrambled egg may be something that you can exploit!He definitely knows me now
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So Tinoās Plaza 100 cage is ready and set up. Iāve been putting it off for ages due to various aches and pains but OH helped me today. The clear panel is on the right (so no screwing panels on the bars at that end). I can see why people like the full Perspex as itās lovely and clear and looks very nice. However I still wouldnāt want it for the whole cage as Iām used to hamsters breathing through the bars and being part of our environment. I know opinions vary on that but solid sides donāt work for me. It might look nicer but I prefer the interaction through bars. They can smell you. And take treats etc.
Tino is still in the pet carrier. Gone to sleep so Iāll leave him till a bit later tonight before popping him in. Weāve just finished disassembling the Aura and cleaning it out and cleaning up as I know Tino would be upset if he could smell remnants of his old cage in the room. Shame but I just canāt manage it. Iām going to donate it if anyone is interested and in the North East (canāt post it as no box).
So instead weāve had to screw Perspex to the plaza instead which is tedious and awkward - OH did most of that.
Everything fitted except the large hyacinth hide (which he didnāt use) and is the same as before except a bit less space in between things. His coconut hut had to go as heād been peeing in it.
As we were taking things out of the Aura it disturbed him and he started making the odd squeaky noise from somewhere under the bedding. I felt bad that maybe it was scaring him but after he did it a few times more when I found him and talked to him think he was just cross and saying go away Iām sleeping (this was about 5pm). He disappeared off under another area of bedding and it was hard to find him!
He didnāt exactly have a burrow or nest or any tunnels - it was just a big mess of peed on food and wet bedding he was sleeping in. Just like when he was in a house! Tino has always ignored toilets and sand baths - had only sat in his sand bath once since he arrived.
It was quite easy to move everything across to the same position as before - I just had to change the legs on the platforms and house as he now has less bedding. About 8ā at the house end, 6ā at the front snd 7ā in most of the rest of the cage.
Maybe heāll start using the house again now but I expect heāll just sleep under the bedding again. I have tried putting a toilet with some of his smelly bedding in just outside the house but I doubt heāll use it ans he doesnāt seem to like sand - he ignored one inside the house. But did use the coconut as a toilet near where he was nesting - partly - I think thatās too far gone to clean though.
It looks just the same only less tall and less wide!
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Iād like to have taken the opportunity to do a Christmas photo with him while he was out (heās in the playpen at the moment for some adjustment between pet carrier and different cage) but thought that was a bit much for him all in one day - so hopefully Higgins will oblige on the next day or so!
Update: Tino is in the cage now. He actually let me pick him up from the pet carrier without wriggling He seemed ok when he went in the cage. Quite calm, not stressed - investigated the treats round about. Found the toilet with his bit of smelly substrate in and had a good sniff. Then followed a trail of treats into the house However he may well go awol for a week or so now. We'll see. Or he may adapt straight away as everything smells the same - top layer of substrate anyway - I had to replace almost all of it as he was due a cleanout of the other 2/3 of the cage anyway. Only managed to save a few pieces of newer food from his hoard as the rest was pee'd on 
So I put those few pieces in a room in the house with a salvaged bit of bedding from where he was sleeping and a bit more new food. It would be nice if he started to use the house and toilet now - so much easier to spot clean! Anyway he sort of seemed to approve - so maybe he was ready for a clean out.
They are all so different - there's Higgins cleaning his own toilet out and Tino has always just pee'd in his sleeping area! He's only the second hamster I've had who has done that (the other was a breeder hamster as well - Pickle). Although Pickle actually nested in his toilet on top of his pee
Can't tell you what a relief it is to have him in a cage I can manage now - it was getting me down not being able to manage the huge Aura with 10" of bedding. It was the extra depth that was difficult plus so hard to clean out all that bedding - even OH found it a hard job. (He emptied the Aura cage - I did the easy bit - moving stuff across to the Plaza Oh to be young and fit again! I'm sure Tino will be happy enough with 8" of bedding at one end (as it's deeper at the house end he might start using the house - maybe).
Had a bit of a tidy up of playpen toys as well and the shelf under Tino's cage. Both hamsters now have their own baskets with their own playpen toys in - instead of them being all over the top of the cages! You can just see them at the bottom of the first photo.
Tino is still in the pet carrier. Gone to sleep so Iāll leave him till a bit later tonight before popping him in. Weāve just finished disassembling the Aura and cleaning it out and cleaning up as I know Tino would be upset if he could smell remnants of his old cage in the room. Shame but I just canāt manage it. Iām going to donate it if anyone is interested and in the North East (canāt post it as no box).
So instead weāve had to screw Perspex to the plaza instead which is tedious and awkward - OH did most of that.
Everything fitted except the large hyacinth hide (which he didnāt use) and is the same as before except a bit less space in between things. His coconut hut had to go as heād been peeing in it.
As we were taking things out of the Aura it disturbed him and he started making the odd squeaky noise from somewhere under the bedding. I felt bad that maybe it was scaring him but after he did it a few times more when I found him and talked to him think he was just cross and saying go away Iām sleeping (this was about 5pm). He disappeared off under another area of bedding and it was hard to find him!
He didnāt exactly have a burrow or nest or any tunnels - it was just a big mess of peed on food and wet bedding he was sleeping in. Just like when he was in a house! Tino has always ignored toilets and sand baths - had only sat in his sand bath once since he arrived.
It was quite easy to move everything across to the same position as before - I just had to change the legs on the platforms and house as he now has less bedding. About 8ā at the house end, 6ā at the front snd 7ā in most of the rest of the cage.
Maybe heāll start using the house again now but I expect heāll just sleep under the bedding again. I have tried putting a toilet with some of his smelly bedding in just outside the house but I doubt heāll use it ans he doesnāt seem to like sand - he ignored one inside the house. But did use the coconut as a toilet near where he was nesting - partly - I think thatās too far gone to clean though.
It looks just the same only less tall and less wide!
Later:
Iād like to have taken the opportunity to do a Christmas photo with him while he was out (heās in the playpen at the moment for some adjustment between pet carrier and different cage) but thought that was a bit much for him all in one day - so hopefully Higgins will oblige on the next day or so!
Update: Tino is in the cage now. He actually let me pick him up from the pet carrier without wriggling
He seemed ok when he went in the cage. Quite calm, not stressed - investigated the treats round about. Found the toilet with his bit of smelly substrate in and had a good sniff. Then followed a trail of treats into the house However he may well go awol for a week or so now. We'll see. Or he may adapt straight away as everything smells the same - top layer of substrate anyway - I had to replace almost all of it as he was due a cleanout of the other 2/3 of the cage anyway. Only managed to save a few pieces of newer food from his hoard as the rest was pee'd on So I put those few pieces in a room in the house with a salvaged bit of bedding from where he was sleeping and a bit more new food. It would be nice if he started to use the house and toilet now - so much easier to spot clean! Anyway he sort of seemed to approve - so maybe he was ready for a clean out.
They are all so different - there's Higgins cleaning his own toilet out and Tino has always just pee'd in his sleeping area! He's only the second hamster I've had who has done that (the other was a breeder hamster as well - Pickle). Although Pickle actually nested in his toilet on top of his pee
Can't tell you what a relief it is to have him in a cage I can manage now - it was getting me down not being able to manage the huge Aura with 10" of bedding. It was the extra depth that was difficult plus so hard to clean out all that bedding - even OH found it a hard job. (He emptied the Aura cage - I did the easy bit - moving stuff across to the Plaza
Oh to be young and fit again! I'm sure Tino will be happy enough with 8" of bedding at one end (as it's deeper at the house end he might start using the house - maybe).Had a bit of a tidy up of playpen toys as well and the shelf under Tino's cage. Both hamsters now have their own baskets with their own playpen toys in - instead of them being all over the top of the cages! You can just see them at the bottom of the first photo.
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Thank you Hank. It was lovely picking him up and no wriggling He's a lovely soft chunky handful. I watched the nightcam last night and he seemed to investigate a few things - the clear panel at one side. Ran in his wheel a fair bit and sat on his corner shelf looking out of the cage (I call it his look out post now). As he often does - looking like he wants to come out - he's always done that. At various times he seems to be looking across at Higgins cage though! I'd love to know what they're talking about!
He's a lovely soft chunky handful. I watched the nightcam last night and he seemed to investigate a few things - the clear panel at one side. Ran in his wheel a fair bit and sat on his corner shelf looking out of the cage (I call it his look out post now). As he often does - looking like he wants to come out - he's always done that. At various times he seems to be looking across at Higgins cage though! I'd love to know what they're talking about!P.s wish Pete had the same fastidious toilet habits as Higgins
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Yes it's lovely. It was a slow start, but he knows me now and seems to trust me more