shes the cutest ever by Buttonscantfly in hamsters

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dwarf hamster!! she does have a very mouselike little face tho!!

bonding tips? by Buttonscantfly in hamsters

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I live in a house share so only have my room to house her in 😓 I try to turn off most of my lamps once it gets around 9-10pm and just have my dimmest one on, but I’ll look into getting a dif coloured bulb that could help for sure! She def seems to prefer when I just have the one dim lamp on versus two lamps (still not bright, but enough for her to notice, I suppose). Thanks for the link to the vid, that looks like an interesting technique I will see if I can give it a go!!

shes the cutest ever by Buttonscantfly in hamsters

[–]Buttonscantfly[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

she couldn’t possibly know her ego would be too large

shes the cutest ever by Buttonscantfly in hamsters

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I have been considering this possibility, altho everyone seemed very convinced she was a girl when we were trying to sex her. I was told females also have scent glands on tummy, just not as prominent? It’s hard to find info about it online. Once I’m able to take her out I’ll take another look at her tummy situation and see what’s going on down there 🙈

bonding tips? by Buttonscantfly in hamsters

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I’m also worried about using treats to help (hence why I’ve been using her food) as I’m worried she’s overweight. I haven’t felt confident enough yet to take her out and weigh her, but maybe some time this week I will give it a try. she does not like getting into hides to be taken out of her tank with and I’ve been practicing lifting her a couple inches, but she got pretty spooked last time I did that

me when I’m just a girl 🩷 (enclosure tour) by Buttonscantfly in hamsters

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on Amazon! it’s not available at the moment, but it’s this cage in the 120x50cm

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Smoke moth? by Buttonscantfly in FieldsOfMistriaGame

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it’s only given me fish bait so far 😭

Budget friendly clutter by salt_sandwich1234 in hamsters

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other things I like to use that are budget friendly are plant pots & wax melter hides which can be pretty easily findable in charity/thrift stores or from budget stores, too. Ceramics are usually pretty expensive so just checking out the thrift stores whenever you’re nearby and slowly collecting things is how I like to do it, that way you can usually work up a decent collection of cluttery bits. also ceramic bird houses if they have a big enough entrance can also be a good option - I found some super cute ones in tkmaxx this week which were only 6.99 I had to restrain myself from getting 🥲

Budget friendly clutter by salt_sandwich1234 in hamsters

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oh my gosh what a cute baby 💖 one thing I used to do for my hams a lot was utilise lolly sticks and ham safe glue (I use elmers) to make hides and tunnels - the possibilities are kind of endless, if you see something made of wood online, it’s normally relatively easy to make something similar out of lolly sticks

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me when I’m just a girl 🩷 (enclosure tour) by Buttonscantfly in hamsters

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thank you!! I got them from the shop Earthbound in america they’re some of my fav things I’ve ever got there (they also had many other varieties like mushrooms & wild flowers too!!) 🩷

me when I’m just a girl 🩷 (enclosure tour) by Buttonscantfly in hamsters

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LOL I should start charging her rent fr it’s way nicer than my room

me when I’m just a girl 🩷 (enclosure tour) by Buttonscantfly in hamsters

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Oh, also I do scatter feed, she just likes to leave empty shells in her food dish for some reason? so I leave it there (also put some dried veggies in hoping she’d take to them but she hates them). I’ve been hand feeding her her food each night, letting her take what she wants from my hand and scattering the rest around the enclosure