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Lilly was out for a little while but didn't want to stay out. After two or three minutes she started to jump up the skirting board and kept biting it. Weird as that is not something she's done before. Maybe she still feels a bit under the weather and likes the warmth of the bin cage. I put her back of course.

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Aww, she looks like she is moving very well and she is still quite speedy. Although she wanted to go back after a short time, it looks to me like she enjoyed the little stroll. I saw she even checked out the hide she likes to sleep in too. :)

I feel the same way as you do about setting up a cage. Nothing ever looks right and when I think all is okay I will notice something which is not a good idea after all. I see so many amazing hamster orientated set ups but have no clue how to achieve something like that. It is hard for me to find the balance between enough clutter and space to make tunnels and burrows.

It was very smart of you to work out the seagrass material may not be ideal for Lilly right now. I would not have thought of that.
 
She's a morning hamster so i'll try again tomorrow morning if she wants to come out. Will do her good to get mobile again.
 
Lovely to see Lilly so active! Cage set ups are always a fiddle! I think that's why I used to stick to my standard set up every time ha ha. Big house on left, big shelf on right. wheel next to shelf - and then other things added. A bit symmetrical maybe. But even then there is always some fiddly access thing to work out.

Rainbow your cage set up was amazing and I'm sure your new one will be as well. I think they do like a lot of things at substrate level, but if something is in the way, they usually let you know!
 
Lovely to see Lilly out & about, she is still quite speedy there. It must all seem a bit strange to her after her time in the hospital cage & she probably doesn’t feel 100% yet but she gave it a good go.
 
Heartwarming to see Lilly speeding about even if only for a short time. She must be feeling better.
 
Lilly has been out just now and run around for a bit. She sat on my hand as well.

Maybe it's the recovery phase but she acts a bit strangly. She's like a quieter version of herself and acts too normal. Maybe the small bin cage is cramping her style but she isn't trying to get out of it either.

She looks fine but drinks and pees more than normally so need to ask the vet about that.

It takes quite a while in humans for aneasthesia to completely leave the system so i guess it's the same for hamsters.
 
It's great she is active and running around. She is probably still aware of the wound slightly and things feeling different, so may be a bit more subdued.
 
She does sound as though she’s doing well really, I think if the cage was cramping her style she would have let you know by now.
It does take quite a while to get over anaesthetics for humans so it must have a big impact on such a little animal, hopefully that’s all it is & she’ll soon get back to her old self.
 
Yes, aneasthesia is classed as high risk in hamsters.
She wasn't her usual self at all before the op but may have been in pain.
It's a matter of wait and see now.
 
The broccoli is going down well. Lilly always eats with her eyes closed when she enjoys something.

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She's enjoying her food and active and out and about, so sounds like she's doing very well :)
 
Lilly is moving about better this morning and her wound has healed well.

She could go in her new cage today but i'm working overnight so will wait until tomorrow.
I like to observe a hamster in a new cage as they have a habit of pointing out anything that doesn't work for them or some fall risk i've overlooked.
I'm also keeping the vet appointment. My regular vet is on holiday so it will be the other hamster vet and i'd like to hear what he has to say about Lilly's ailment.

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