Stress behaviors

[Sadie]

Hi everyone, it’s been awhile since I’ve posted and everything has been going fine with Arlo, my male dwarf hamster, until last week.

I have no clue why but out of the blue he started showing a few signs of stress last week, like trying to get out but it was only when I was in the cage/giving him attention so I figured he just wanted to be held and he is pretty affectionate.

Except, I heard a weird noise yesterday night right after Turing my lights out and I was worried he got out somehow so I turned on my lights. I couldn’t find him anywhere until he literally jumped off his water bottle stand that is in the top corner of his cage on his hide, and I couldn't see him from my angle.

It’s making me stressed knowing he’s stressed but I know there’s no way my mom would let me get him a bigger cage (he currently lives in a 570 sq inch cage) as the fist one was pricy. Money really isn’t an issue in our family at all, it’s more the thinking that hamsters should be in critter cages because she doesn’t know any better and to use what you have/don’t be wasteful.

I made a new diy hide for him and I got him a bigger substrate dish as he loves digging so much. What else can I do? My mom also isn’t open to bin cages because she wants it to look “pretty” maybe I could find a way to connect his cage to something else with a tube or something?

[Kikya]

Hi everyone, it’s been awhile since I’ve posted and everything has been going fine with Arlo, my male dwarf hamster, until last week.

I have no clue why but out of the blue he started showing a few signs of stress last week, like trying to get out but it was only when I was in the cage/giving him attention so I figured he just wanted to be held and he is pretty affectionate.

Except, I heard a weird noise yesterday night right after Turing my lights out and I was worried he got out somehow so I turned on my lights. I couldn’t find him anywhere until he literally jumped off his water bottle stand that is in the top corner of his cage on his hide, and I couldn't see him from my angle.

It’s making me stressed knowing he’s stressed but I know there’s no way my mom would let me get him a bigger cage (he currently lives in a 570 sq inch cage) as the fist one was pricy. Money really isn’t an issue in our family at all, it’s more the thinking that hamsters should be in critter cages because she doesn’t know any better and to use what you have/don’t be wasteful.

I made a new diy hide for him and I got him a bigger substrate dish as he loves digging so much. What else can I do? My mom also isn’t open to bin cages because she wants it to look “pretty” maybe I could find a way to connect his cage to something else with a tube or something?

hmmm, sometimes when my hammies start getting bored, I do a half clean of their cage and change the layout, move the hides/wheel, etc. Then they make new burrows and have new things to do.

I think sometimes hamsters start getting bored when they have burrowed all over their cages. So changing it is like giving them a brand new cage.

[Sadie]

Hi everyone, it’s been awhile since I’ve posted and everything has been going fine with Arlo, my male dwarf hamster, until last week.

I have no clue why but out of the blue he started showing a few signs of stress last week, like trying to get out but it was only when I was in the cage/giving him attention so I figured he just wanted to be held and he is pretty affectionate.

Except, I heard a weird noise yesterday night right after Turing my lights out and I was worried he got out somehow so I turned on my lights. I couldn’t find him anywhere until he literally jumped off his water bottle stand that is in the top corner of his cage on his hide, and I couldn't see him from my angle.

It’s making me stressed knowing he’s stressed but I know there’s no way my mom would let me get him a bigger cage (he currently lives in a 570 sq inch cage) as the fist one was pricy. Money really isn’t an issue in our family at all, it’s more the thinking that hamsters should be in critter cages because she doesn’t know any better and to use what you have/don’t be wasteful.

I made a new diy hide for him and I got him a bigger substrate dish as he loves digging so much. What else can I do? My mom also isn’t open to bin cages because she wants it to look “pretty” maybe I could find a way to connect his cage to something else with a tube or something?

hmmm, sometimes when my hammies start getting bored, I do a half clean of their cage and change the layout, move the hides/wheel, etc. Then they make new burrows and have new things to do.

I think sometimes hamsters start getting bored when they have burrowed all over their cages. So changing it is like giving them a brand new cage.

Okay, thank you! I just checked.. he has at least 5 burrows made throughout his cage. Will do a partial clean out tomorrow, I also went to the petstore yesterday and got new hide, and some new boredom breakers!

[AidenWhite]

Das klingt wirklich stressig für dich und Arlo. Es ist super, dass du ihm schon eine neue Höhle gebaut und eine größere Schale zum Graben gegeben hast, das hilft bestimmt. Wenn der Platz begrenzt ist und ein größerer Käfig keine Option, könnte tatsächlich eine Verbindung zu einem zusätzlichen Bereich mit einem Tunnel eine gute Idee sein. So bekommt er mehr Raum zum Erkunden, ohne dass du gleich einen komplett neuen Käfig brauchst. Wichtig ist auch, ihm täglich genug Beschäftigung und Ruhephasen zu bieten, damit er sich sicher fühlt. Vielleicht hilft es auch, das Licht sanfter zu dimmen, damit er nicht durch plötzliche Helligkeit erschrickt. HitNSpin bietet innovative Spiele und https://hitnspincasinos-de.de/ regelmäßige Bonusangebote.