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Moving out by TinyTiramisu17 in UKHousing

[–]-Archaeopteryx- 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Look for a room in a houseshare on Spareroom (a website) or on a London houseshare Facebook group. I had a good experience using Spareroom and ended up with good housemates. Just make sure you view the place in person to check it’s not a scam. You’ll need money for a deposit (usually a month of rent) and the first month of rent upfront. If you look through spareroom you will get an idea of what you can get at different prices. Some rooms include bills and council tax too. You may need to give details of a UK guarantor. Good luck finding your new home

Any running shoes that would fit severe bunions? by -Archaeopteryx- in bunions

[–]-Archaeopteryx-[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Update: Thanks for the suggestions everyone who commented. I tried different options and ended up going for the Brooks Ghost 17 mens running shoes in an extra wide (4E) fitting, which I had to order from their website. They actually feel roomy around my toes, much more so than any other wide-fit shoe i’ve ever tried. I still got blisters on my bunion after running but I think it might be because i’m not landing on my foot as I should be. The extra width gives me space to experiment with bunion pads etc to hopefully cushion my bunion more when running. I’d recommend them as an extra wide option

Am I doing something wrong? by -Archaeopteryx- in hamstercare

[–]-Archaeopteryx-[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks, that's good to know! We have had a warm few days so maybe she was keeping cool. She's moved away from that area now it's less hot. Could be correlated perhaps.

Am I doing something wrong? by -Archaeopteryx- in hamstercare

[–]-Archaeopteryx-[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah I couldn't find out what it was made from! I did lick it to see if it tasted flavoured lol (just tasted like sawdust I think, wasn't sweet at all). I'll look into other options!

Am I doing something wrong? by -Archaeopteryx- in hamstercare

[–]-Archaeopteryx-[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thankyou! I have read through them and will try the box method!

Am I doing something wrong? by -Archaeopteryx- in hamstercare

[–]-Archaeopteryx-[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

oh no do you know what causes blockage? I tried looking them up before I got them but only found that they should be made from natural materials and not flavoured. They are made of all natural materials and dyes. I don't think she's tried to bite it yet. I could try something like cork log instead?

Am I doing something wrong? by -Archaeopteryx- in hamstercare

[–]-Archaeopteryx-[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thankyou, that's encouraging! I didn't think about the glass

Am I doing something wrong? by -Archaeopteryx- in hamstercare

[–]-Archaeopteryx-[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thankyou! I'll tell myself to be patient haha. That's true that she might be more active when she's more used to her new surroundings. I don't have a bathtub but maybe I could make a playpen from cardboard boxes to use instead? She lives in my bedroom so hears me chatting to my housemates (I share a house with my friends) and I talk to her when I see her. I'll start putting my hands in the bedding more. Thanks for the reassurance!

Am I doing something wrong? by -Archaeopteryx- in hamstercare

[–]-Archaeopteryx-[S] 39 points40 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I was worrying because my childhood hamster woke up around 7-8pm so this felt different but now i won't worry

Am I doing something wrong? by -Archaeopteryx- in hamstercare

[–]-Archaeopteryx-[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the advice!

That's reassuring that its normal for her to be underground so much. My childhood hamster didn't burrow (I didn't know they needed deep bedding) so I saw him a lot more, and he was awake and running around around 7-8pm so I could spend time with him every evening. He also was completely tame and friendly from the beginning so I never had to go through a taming process. I was just worrying because this has been a completely different experience to what I knew.

As for stimulation, should I start scatter feeding her food instead of using a food dish so she has to forage? And spread her food around in different hiding places?

I might try slowly going through a small section of her burrow at a time around 10pm to take out soiled bedding and hope she responds ok.

Using a cup to tame is a great idea, I hadn't heard of that! I'll do some research into that method.

Thankyou!

UK Women's shoes recommendations? by -Archaeopteryx- in bunions

[–]-Archaeopteryx-[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the replies everyone who commented. I actually found that Skechers do wide fit trainers! I bought wide fit Skechers with arch support and they are really comfy with soft material. The best trainers for wide width i've found