My little companion, Hammy

[Eric65]

I love the way she's sat in this one.

 

[Maz]

So cute

 

[Eric65]

She's certainly had a positive effect on me, in helping me get over my recent loss.

 

[Eric65]

Is it normal for a syrian to go to sleep outside of any nests after a long bout of activity? Shes been up a good 8 hours, after running, burrowing and digging in her sand box. Shes only recently stopped and gone to sleep behind her big hut.

 

[Maz]

Yes it can be but she will probably go back to her nest when she’s ready. Out first one used to run in his wheel, leap out and then flunp on the substrate in front of it for a while - he looked like he was sunbathing or chilling / then another bout of activity and more chilling She sounds to be having great fun.

 

[Eric65]

I saw her do a couple of funny things yesterday, which cheered me up. After a long run on her wheel, she leaned out with her head hanging down and fell asleep. The other was when she was emerging from a tunnel, she got half way out, then just flopped down and fell asleep.

 

[Eric65]

Just stood near the cage, watching Hammy having a go at a monkey nut. It's another thing I like about her. She's ever so gentle when she eats.

 

[Eric65]

Just trying a night vision camera out. Here's Hammy chilling with her head resting outside the mushroom hide.

 

[Eric65]

I've only had Hammy a few days, and she's doing so well. Every time I hear her, I go over to the cage and talk gently to her and praising her. For now, I won't do any bedding change until she's confident enough to come out and let me do it. I'm just going to let her do what she wants. She's been busy and I don't want to destroy all her hard work. There's little mounds all over. Holes where she's come out from a tunnel and a couple of little hollows in two corners where she relaxed.

 

[Eric65]

It's starting to look like my little hammy, is going to be one of those hamsters who sleep in their burrowed out tunnels. Which kind of has me a little worried, because i have no way of knowing if she is OK. I just have this thought that she doesn't have enough air down there to breathe.

 

[Eric65]

This may sound a little silly, but I've been watching my hammy burrowing most of the morning. In a way shes kind of getting me to help her layout the surface of her cage. I've been watching where she comes and goes from her tunnels, and where she struggles because one of her toys or hides is right above where she wants to come out, I move it to a different spot. Having watched the movement of the substrate as she tunnels, I now have an idea of the layout underground. What a little star

 

[Eric65]

Just realised i put a couple of my posts i sent this morning, in The Rainbow Bridge forum by mistake. They were meant for this one.

 

[Eric65]

Because my hammy has decided to live in her tunnels, any business she does down there, because i haven't seen her wee above ground, is it safe enough to leave until i do a full complete bedding change?

 

[Socks' Mum]

I would remove the soiled bedding about once a week, doing a spot clean

 

[Eric65]

I should have been a bit clearer. Sorry. I mean if she is weeing in the tunnels and not on the surface.

 

[Eric65]

Finally found the corner where Hammy has been weeing. found a small box and put some spare sand in it, along with a bit of the bedding with wee scent on it, and put it in the corner to see if she will take the hint.

 

[Rescued One]

She's adorable! I love it when they choose to be awake on our schedules so we can enjoy their antics

 

[Eric65]

First chance I got to take one of the photos of her I've been wanting, in between her burst of activity this morning. She has no idea. Bless her

 

[Eric65]

Made some progress with my little hammy this morning. I put my hand inside the cage, and she came up to it and had a little sniff.

 

[Eric65]

Have now found a couple of places where Hammy sleeps in her tunnel purely by chance. While my hands were touching the base of her cage as I was looking into it earlier, I noticed one spot was warm. Wondering why, I opened the gate and gently picked a small amount of bedding off. Just then, who should make an appearance, none other than Hammy herself. I've just found another spot where it is warm, but i won't disturb her this time. It seems she is sleeping up against the base of the cage, and the heat of her body is what I can feel seeping through. Not surprised shes down there in this weather. I think I would be as well.