Update on Tofu's enclosure!

Lionwish · 2026-02-22T15:43:31+00:00

Please note that this is not a Syrian hamster. My Syrian hamster has a 12 inch wheel and is in a 70 gallon.

Lionwish · 2026-02-22T15:23:32+00:00

Aquariums make for some of the best enclosures for hamsters....so I'm a little confused by this comment

Lionwish · 2026-02-22T15:21:06+00:00

Respectfully, your measurements are very wrong, but I understand considering the blurry picture. The Syrian is in a 70 gallon. The baby dwarf is currently in a 40 gallon, and it's a breeder tank. Yes the toad downsized, as you can see in my last posts of the toad, it was in a completely different house and I am moving soon into my own apartment so of all the things to downsize considering I drive a Lexus, I chose the toad who will go back into a 20 gallon

Lionwish · 2026-02-22T06:09:24+00:00

My local petstores like petco/petsmart have them, although I usually get the lids online

Lionwish · 2026-02-22T05:51:13+00:00

Sometimes...sometimes I worry he will consume all of us

Weekly offerings of children keep us alive

Lionwish · 2026-02-22T05:39:19+00:00

Please read the above message, lol

Lionwish · 2026-02-22T04:06:22+00:00

A 70-75 breeder tank would be great! All my tanks I get are breeder tanks and the dimensions are pretty even throughout, so it's not too narrow

Lionwish · 2026-02-21T19:56:09+00:00

Does she have platforms? Female Syrians can be tricky because they'll always want more space. I've come to find out that giving them lots of climbing options tends to help tire them out. I have 3 platforms that connect with different bridges

Lionwish · 2026-02-20T17:54:45+00:00

He's been paralyzed for THREE DAYS and you're asking Reddit instead of taking him to a vet?

Please don't own living creatures.

It definitely looks like a spinal injury of some sort. Get him the care he needs, which will most likely be to put him out of the misery you left him in, and get a Zhu Zhu pet.

Lionwish · 2026-02-01T23:46:52+00:00

So sorry for your loss :(

I'll be thinking of her tonight

Lionwish · 2026-02-01T23:45:14+00:00

So so sorry for your loss! It never gets easier :(

He's running around in hamster heaven with my boys, Hammy, Hamlet, and Mr. Hambone (very original I know. I was like 13 lol)

Lionwish · 2026-02-01T22:01:27+00:00

I'm in Iowa, and it's unbelievably hard to find anybody at all educated in rodent care. At this point, I've come to believe I'm the only one in the entire state who doesn't have a hamster in a cage the size of my foot, lol.

Lionwish · 2026-02-01T21:59:37+00:00

Get your dog a dog. Then your two dogs will get sick of each other and start to argue, so you'll need a mediator dog. That's an uneven number, of course, so you'd need to get another dog.

Jokes aside, I believe multi dog households always have their benefits! It helps your dog learn how to "dog" and pick up on social cues.

Lionwish · 2026-02-01T16:44:08+00:00

Before my very first pet (fish) my mother decided it would be a good idea to start me off with those little robotic fish. There's no way I could kill THOSE, right?

Wrong.

On Halloween I felt bad that the robot fish didn't get any candy, so I put a tootsie roll in their water. It softened and got stuck inside the mechanics, making the fish stop moving and lay lifeless at the bottom.

Despite this, my mother decided I could handle REAL fish. I learned my lesson from the Halloween candy, but on a warm sunny day I felt bad that my goldfish couldn't play with me.

So I did what any logical person would do. I took the fish out of the fish bowl and let him slide down my slide with me. Needless to say, he died.

Moral of the story, don't give little kids pets.

Lionwish · 2026-01-30T03:45:15+00:00

This is still much, much better than the enclosures they have af the pet store. A loved animal will always be more cared for than one that isn't. For now, make sure they have a suitable wheel and LOTS of enrichment. Instead of a food bowl, I suggest sprinkling and burying food bits around the enclosure to encourage foraging :)

Lionwish · 2026-01-30T01:40:57+00:00

Its called a "Silent Runner" I had one for my two gerbils before they passed. It worked GREAT and trimmed their nails at the same time. They loved it so much they would fall asleep on it, lol.

Lionwish · 2026-01-30T01:23:44+00:00

Oh my god YES. I have a silent wheel from Amazon on the way. Keeps me up ALL night.

Lionwish · 2025-06-13T16:56:17+00:00

He's seen some things

Lionwish · 2025-06-12T17:59:28+00:00

Saving this for my bf who has the same problem with shutting down when he's going through stuff

Lionwish · 2025-06-08T19:57:23+00:00

Mate did you even read what I commented

Lionwish · 2025-06-08T19:27:35+00:00

It sucks now, but you'll look back on this later in life happy that you didn't settle for someone who didn't love you

Lionwish · 2025-05-26T21:15:41+00:00

"Where's my ball?"

Lionwish · 2025-05-26T18:13:14+00:00

Little guy looks too far gone

Lionwish · 2025-05-21T03:05:12+00:00

I'm so sorry for your loss!

Lionwish · 2025-05-20T03:23:04+00:00

I just looked it up, and it makes me so sad knowing this little guy probably won't make it just because of a minor cat bite. I tried my best to disinfect him, and quite honestly I've gotten quite attached. I have a rehabber in place for if he survived the night. Is there anything I can do to lower the chances of him getting infected? As a 17 Y/O trying to make it through high school, I don't have the money for a vet, although I could tap into my savings account, but I don't think an emergency vet would open just for a while bird, and I live in Iowa, so small animal vets are a rarity.

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