Droppie

[Veer]

I can practice with the taxi for a few more days but i think she is fine with it, she walks in herself and has a snack there. I worry about being in the carrier gives her too much stress, maybe wait a few more days?

 

[Amy]

If she doesn’t pee in her nest I would wait a few days, if you are sure she pees there, I would definitely clean if it is still fairly hot weather. I was shocked by the smell when I first cleaned my hamsters nest
He used to pee and stash his food there, a very bad situation
I would put a special treat and some of her bedding in the carrier and if it’s big enough a small hideout. Even if she is not so happy about it, better than sleeping in a stinking nest

 

[Veer]

I do smell something when i walk past her tank, will see if i can do a small spotclean in the next few days.
Maybe i smell her wheel, she pees in it but i clean the wheel every day.

 

[Amy]

I do smell something when i walk past her tank, will see if i can do a small spotclean in the next few days.
Maybe i smell her wheel, she pees in it but i clean the wheel every day.

That’s exactly what I experienced. Then I decided to spot clean his nest and I can assure you it was well needed. It stank so terrible I had to wash my hands multiple times to get rid of the smell. I think it is very unhealthy for any animal to sleep in a stinky environment and a few minutes stress (worst case) is less dangerous for a hamster than sleeping all day in a nest full of ammonia. but everyone has a different opinion on this matter.

 

[Amy]

I do smell something when i walk past her tank, will see if i can do a small spotclean in the next few days.
Maybe i smell her wheel, she pees in it but i clean the wheel every day.

To be honest, i probably did a lot of things different from what is advised, my hamster is such a chilled little companion. He was very skittish at the beginning, but he’s got used to being handled. Meanwhile he is very curious and extremely nosey, he has learnt: not everything is as dangerous as it seems
I clean his multi chamber house daily and he always has a fresh bed to sleep in as he has learnt to pee in his toilet in the en-suite. He doesn’t mind me cleaning at all, he sits in his playpen usually on his wheel watching me and grooming himself. He loves his clean nest

 

[Socks' Mum]

That’s exactly what I experienced. Then I decided to spot clean his nest and I can assure you it was well needed. It stank so terrible I had to wash my hands multiple times to get rid of the smell. I think it is very unhealthy for any animal to sleep in a stinky environment and a few minutes stress (worst case) is less dangerous for a hamster than sleeping all day in a nest full of ammonia. but everyone has a different opinion on this ma

Yes, it's best to have an ammonia free nest so it might be better to clean out the soiled bedding

 

[Veer]

I did a spotclean today, couldn't find a wet spot in het nest or anywhere else in the bedding, but the wooden platforms where smelly, so i had to take them out en clean them. I also had to change the layout a bit. She didn't seem to mind, i left her bedding in and used the same houses.

 

[Amy]

I did a spotclean today, couldn't find a wet spot in het nest or anywhere else in the bedding, but the wooden platforms where smelly, so i had to take them out en clean them. I also had to change the layout a bit. She didn't seem to mind, i left her bedding in and used the same houses.

That’s great that she is not a nest pee’er I bet she is happy when it smells better, especially in summer

 

[Maz]

Aw it sounds like she is settling in well

 

[Socks' Mum]

Excellent, what a good hammy

 

[Veer]

Today i had her out of the cage for the first time, i let her walk in my hands above the dining table, and she let me pet her. She was very relaxed.

Her weight is now 38grams.

I ordered the niteangel freeze dried tofu for her, to add more protein to her diet, and she loves it.
I also made her some sprouted mung beans, she loves them too.

She has her normal food (mixerama, it has around 14% protein) and some sprays.
To that i add a protein snack every day: a mealworm, gammarus, some eggfood (sold for birds) or a piece of niteangel tofu.

She also gets a tiny fresh snack every day. Until now she loves broccoli, cucumber, sprouted mung beans, chicory and arugula.

I offer her toilet paper for nesting material, but she doesn't use it.
I have used kapot with my previous hamsters and they loved it, but i am not sure if it is safe so i don't use it anymore. Is there any other nesting material you can recommend?

Here some pictures of her eating tofu and mungbean.

 

[Amy]

Today i had her out of the cage for the first time, i let her walk in my hands above the dining table, and she let me pet her. She was very relaxed.

Her weight is now 38grams.

I ordered the niteangel freeze dried tofu for her, to add more protein to her diet, and she loves it.
I also made her some sprouted mung beans, she loves them too.

She has her normal food (mixerama, it has around 14% protein) and some sprays.
To that i add a protein snack every day: a mealworm, gammarus, some eggfood (sold for birds) or a piece of niteangel tofu.

She also gets a tiny fresh snack every day. Until now she loves broccoli, cucumber, sprouted mung beans, chicory and arugula.

I offer her toilet paper for nesting material, but she doesn't use it.
I have used kapot with my previous hamsters and they loved it, but i am not sure if it is safe so i don't use it anymore. Is there any other nesting material you can recommend?

Here some pictures of her eating tofu and mungbean.

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Absolutely adorable

 

[Maz]

She's gorgeous Lovely photos and it must be lovely to finally interact with her and great she let you pet her. Torn up strips of toilet paper is about the only safe nesting material really. She may be taking some of it. If she's ignoring it then it sounds like she is happy just creating a burrow in the bedding. I wouldn't worry.

 

[Socks' Mum]

Adorable and very relaxed and confident

 

[Tulsi]

She is so beautiful. What a lovely home you have set up for her.

 

[Veer]

She is so very relaxed, i am in love with her already!
Only thing i need to be carefull about is the hand feeding.
I have fed her some veggies or protein right from my hand (hold it between my fingers) to let her get used to me, and now, whenever i open her tank and put my hand in, she thinks it is food.
My mistake! she doesn't bite but she just graps my finger with her paws and nibbles, to find out it isn't tasteful

I think from now on, i just use let her sniff my hands, or let her walk in her taxi, and put the treats in a bowl or in front of her on the bedding.

 

[Maz]

That sounds really cute

 

[Rescued One]

She is so very relaxed, i am in love with her already!
Only thing i need to be carefull about is the hand feeding.
I have fed her some veggies or protein right from my hand (hold it between my fingers) to let her get used to me, and now, whenever i open her tank and put my hand in, she thinks it is food.
My mistake! she doesn't bite but she just graps my finger with her paws and nibbles, to find out it isn't tasteful

I think from now on, i just use let her sniff my hands, or let her walk in her taxi, and put the treats in a bowl or in front of her on the bedding.

I always tap a 3 times before I give a treat from my hand, and until they learn what that means, give them the back of my fist to sniff if there is no food involved. That way they don't associate food with fingers, but with tapping

 

[Maz]

That is a clever idea.