I’ve welcomed a new little hamster into my home.
She’s a 5-week-old Russian dwarf hamster in the ‘Russian blue’ colour.
I’ve called her Droppie, which means ‘little liquorice’ in English.
she weighes 33gr.
She had a crusty eye, which I had to clean yesterday using some cooled boiled water; i removed her sand bath last night.
I managed to clean her eye, although she did start squeaking a bit, but it had to be done.
This is, of course, a violation of her trust; this morning she absolutely refused to be picked up in the hamster taxi and started screaming again. I put some treats down for her and left her in peace.
She was handled daily by the breeder, but now, with a new home, new surroundings and new people, it’s naturally a bit nerve-wracking for her.
She has a fully furnished scape in a 100x40x40 tank, which she’s happily exploring, but it does make it difficult to take her out of the cage and help her settle in. she had a almost empty tank at the breeder, just a house and a wheel and 5cm bedding.
What’s the best way to go about this?
She’s a 5-week-old Russian dwarf hamster in the ‘Russian blue’ colour.
I’ve called her Droppie, which means ‘little liquorice’ in English.
she weighes 33gr.
She had a crusty eye, which I had to clean yesterday using some cooled boiled water; i removed her sand bath last night.
I managed to clean her eye, although she did start squeaking a bit, but it had to be done.
This is, of course, a violation of her trust; this morning she absolutely refused to be picked up in the hamster taxi and started screaming again. I put some treats down for her and left her in peace.
She was handled daily by the breeder, but now, with a new home, new surroundings and new people, it’s naturally a bit nerve-wracking for her.
She has a fully furnished scape in a 100x40x40 tank, which she’s happily exploring, but it does make it difficult to take her out of the cage and help her settle in. she had a almost empty tank at the breeder, just a house and a wheel and 5cm bedding.
What’s the best way to go about this?
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I suppose the key is food food food 
I wonder if hamsters would play with prey like things the way cats do. Perhaps a tiny feather or something insect like that's safe to use 