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Cage Setup & Decor

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zhainan
The fact that he is still eating is a good sign. It is when they stop that it gets serious.

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Marcus T.
Marcus T.: He got a small scratch inside one cheek pouch from a sharp piece of bedding I missed. I removed the sharp bits and cleaned the cage. What s...
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paws_and_seeds
This is the most useful thing I have read on here in a while. Saving it.

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Ava L.
Ava L.: My hamster would eat these all day if I let him. Currently giving one small piece twice a week. Is that reasonable, or am I overdoing the p...
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luna_the_hammy
Worth going through the rest of the bag for anything else sharp. I found a piece of wire in mine once.

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Marcus T.
Marcus T.: He got a small scratch inside one cheek pouch from a sharp piece of bedding I missed. I removed the sharp bits and cleaned the cage. What s...
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paws_and_seeds
If he is still hunched in the morning I would call. Settling-in stool clears up on its own, a hunched hamster usually does not.

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Sofia M.
Sofia M.: Picked up my new hamster three days ago and today the droppings are soft and he is a bit hunched. No tail wetness that I can see, and he is...
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paws_and_seeds
Check it twice a day for three days. If he starts pawing at the cheek or refuses food, that is a vet visit.

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Marcus T.
Marcus T.: He got a small scratch inside one cheek pouch from a sharp piece of bedding I missed. I removed the sharp bits and cleaned the cage. What s...
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syrian_dad
Soft droppings in the first week are usually stress, but the hunched posture is the part I would not ignore.

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Sofia M.
Sofia M.: Picked up my new hamster three days ago and today the droppings are soft and he is a bit hunched. No tail wetness that I can see, and he is...
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peanut_butler
Mine was the same at 10%. It was 30% mixed with his old food that finally got him eating them.

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Daniel R.
Daniel R.: My dwarf refuses pellets completely. I have tried mixing them in at about 10% and he just picks around them. How long did it take yours to...
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mochi_moments
Careful with pellets long term — too much of the wrong one and they can get bladder issues. Worth checking the calcium content.

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Marcus T.
Marcus T.: He got a small scratch inside one cheek pouch from a sharp piece of bedding I missed. I removed the sharp bits and cleaned the cage. What s...
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mochi_moments
Filling the whole base sounds nice in photos but it is a lot of bedding. One deep end has worked fine here.

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Emma W.
Emma W.: I keep reading that 15cm is the minimum, but my Syrian just builds one giant nest in the corner and ignores the rest. Should I still fill t...
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emma_hamham
Try soaking two pellets in water for a minute first, the smell changes completely and mine suddenly ate them.

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Daniel R.
Daniel R.: My dwarf refuses pellets completely. I have tried mixing them in at about 10% and he just picks around them. How long did it take yours to...
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paws_and_seeds
This is exactly why I tell people to be patient. Six weeks is fast, honestly.

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Sofia M.
Sofia M.: Picked up my new hamster three days ago and today the droppings are soft and he is a bit hunched. No tail wetness that I can see, and he is...
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luna_the_hammy
Mine took about three weeks. What worked was cutting the pellets in half and scattering them in the bedding instead of the bowl.

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Daniel R.
Daniel R.: My dwarf refuses pellets completely. I have tried mixing them in at about 10% and he just picks around them. How long did it take yours to...
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dwarf_den
It took mine about three weeks. What worked was crushing the pellets slightly so they smelled like the seed mix.

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Sofia M.
Sofia M.: Picked up my new hamster three days ago and today the droppings are soft and he is a bit hunched. No tail wetness that I can see, and he is...
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zhainan
Second the corner approach. I put a heavy hide on top of the deep part so it does not cave in when he digs.

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Emma W.
Emma W.: I keep reading that 15cm is the minimum, but my Syrian just builds one giant nest in the corner and ignores the rest. Should I still fill t...
Sharing everyday life
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