Ava L.

@mochi_moments

6 day ago

Five tunnels versus two is such a clear result. Post this every time someone asks about bedding depth.

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Emma W.: Bedding depth experiment: fifteen centimetres versus twenty five, two weeks each. I counted tunnels every night. At fifteen he made two shor...

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Ava L.

@mochi_moments

6 day ago

The fact you did nothing for six weeks is the lesson. Everyone wants to rush it.

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Sofia M.: First time he fell asleep in my hand. Six weeks of sitting next to the cage with my hand inside doing nothing at all. Tonight he walked on,...

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Ava L.

@mochi_moments

6 day ago

The buying toys that did nothing phase is such a common experience. Good that you wrote it up.

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Liam P.: How I finally stopped the bar chewing. The fix was not more toys. It was moving the cage away from the window and adding twenty centimetres...

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Ava L.

@mochi_moments

7 day ago

Two pounds and forty minutes of entertainment. This is the best value in the hobby.

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Noah K.: Cardboard maze for the playpen, total cost about two pounds. Four cereal boxes, a roll of tape and a pair of scissors. He spent forty minute...

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Ava L.

@mochi_moments

7 day ago

Twenty centimetres of bedding is the answer to about half the behaviour problems on this site.

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Liam P.: How I finally stopped the bar chewing. The fix was not more toys. It was moving the cage away from the window and adding twenty centimetres...

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Ava L.

@mochi_moments

8 day ago

Same here. As long as they are not curling or catching on fabric he is fine.

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Chloe B.: How often do you actually trim nails? Everything online says every few weeks, but mine wears his down on the wheel and I have not needed to...

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Ava L.

@mochi_moments

10 day ago

The bedding change is the likely cause. If it is only softer and he is eating, I would give it 48 hours back on the old bedding.

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Daniel R.: Switched bedding brand two days ago and his droppings went soft. Not watery, just softer than usual and a bit lighter in colour. He is still...

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Ava L.

@mochi_moments

12 day ago

The tube getting stuck story is a good warning. Mine has one that is borderline and I have been putting off dealing with it.

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Liam P.: The photo is a snuggle sack, which is still his favourite thing to sleep in, though not every week. I went through a phase of buying a new...

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Ava L.

@mochi_moments

14 day ago

Never thought about using the bathroom for this. Trying it at the weekend.

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Marcus T.: The photo is him after playpen time, which is the most tiring part of his day. I do not have a proper playpen, so I use the bathroom floor...

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Ava L.

@mochi_moments

15 day ago

Treats from the hand and not the bowl is the single best taming tip on this forum.

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Daniel R.: Sharing my current treat list, because I spent the first few months buying colourful things from the pet shop that were mostly sugar. The p...

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Ava L.

@mochi_moments

16 day ago

The heavy hide on the deep corner is a small thing that makes a huge difference.

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Emma W.: Sharing this because it took me two hamsters and a lot of reading to get it right. When I started out I used maybe 4-5cm of bedding because...

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Ava L.

@mochi_moments

16 day ago

A week of doing nothing sounds slow until you realise it saves you a month later.

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Chloe B.: I want to write this down because when I searched for advice at the start I mostly found either "just pick them up" or nothing use...

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Ava L.

@mochi_moments

17 day ago

28 for a Syrian looks ridiculous in the cage until you actually watch them run in it.

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Noah K.: I have now owned four wheels. Here is what I would tell my past self. The single rule that matters: they have to run with a flat back. If t...

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Ava L.

@mochi_moments

22 day ago

Mine took nine weeks, so you are ahead of schedule.

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Emma W.: Six weeks of patience and daily short sessions. Tonight he just climbed on and went to sleep. No real point to this post, I am just very ha...

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Ava L.

@mochi_moments

23 day ago

Shallow is the key bit. I tried a deep one first and he would not use it at all.

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Liam P.: Switched to a shallow ceramic bowl last month. He drinks noticeably more and it is much easier to see how much he is actually getting. Only...

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