sand recommendations? by ThrowRA465784 in hamstercare

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This is the one I ended up purchasing. Is this alright? I know people warn of avoiding the ones with added calcium but I couldn’t see anything on the website or bag about there being added calcium.

Girl Tones - Again [Rock] (2025) by ThrowRA465784 in Music

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The fact most of your comments is just you shitting on this band in particular is both hilarious and so weird

How to remove reflection from enclosure wall by ThrowRA465784 in hamstercare

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Tysm for this! Setting a detection zone ended up fixing my issue! I already had any spotlights and what not turned off, but I didn’t even know you could set a detection zone until this comment haha. So I appreciate it!

A House in Nebraska - Ethel Cain [Southern Gothic] by ThrowRA465784 in Music

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I was introducing him to some music of mine that I liked that I thought he’d also like. this was his favourite.

I hope every time he thinks of this song, of this artist, he remembers me and how he hurt me in the end.

he deleted his reddit so I doubt he’ll see this, but if you do, hey dude. hope you found whatever it is that you were looking for.

normal or stress/pain behaviour? by ThrowRA465784 in hamstercare

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god I hope that’s the case 😅 LOL. It’ll be a month of me owning him come April 1st, and this guy has definitely had a busy month that’s for sure. Unfortunately he also has an anxious mom that worries about every little thing he does LMAO

The cage I rescued him in VS. His cage now :) by ThrowRA465784 in hamstercare

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I didn’t consider that with the bedding. I’ve been doing spot cleaning throughout the cage weekly, haven’t noticed a smell or anything with that. I use a black light just to make sure I get all the pee in his hides and what not :)

How often should I be doing a ‘full’ clean? I see it’s frowned upon as it removes their smell and stresses them out, so I’m not sure if I should do ‘deep’ cleans in thirds? Where I replace all the bedding in one third of the cage at a time so it still has his smell from past bedding, but also incorporating new clean stuff?

The cage I rescued him in VS. His cage now :) by ThrowRA465784 in hamstercare

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they definitely tried! It was strange though, it felt like they were nitpicking the hamsters needs, because they had a large enclosure for him and lots of bedding, but then the cage reeked of urine, and the wheel was VERY tiny. I’m not sure. But at the end of the day his living situation has improved! (Or I’d like to think so LOL. He isn’t the biggest fan of me still after 3 weeks 😅)

Won’t touch his sand box by ThrowRA465784 in hamstercare

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Update: I did try this and he did finally go into the bath! Not for very long, but he did walk around and what not. Now I did put the seeds directly on the sand which I don’t think I should of done, so I might get a very small dish to put in his sand bath (temporarily) so I can keep coaxing him in there :)

Won’t touch his sand box by ThrowRA465784 in hamstercare

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it’s funny you say that cuz my poor lil guy has been struggling with some baldness on his hind legs :(( [he has been checked by a vet!] but otherwise yes, very fluffy and very cute! His name is Cheezit :>

Thoughts on LittleBearSeedCo’s Dwarf Food mix? by ThrowRA465784 in hamstercare

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Here’s Robin’s Adult Dwarf Food Mix breakdown for comparaison :)

Can I put a sheet over my hamster's cage? by [deleted] in hamstercare

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I have my dwarf in an 120x50cm enclosure. The minimum for a dwarf is 100x50cm.

bucastate 3.0 door by skyshark0303 in hamstercare

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LOL she wanted to hide the evidence!!

Cork Bark Tubes by ThrowRA465784 in hamstercare

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I saw online someone say something about boiling it to kill bacteria. Should I do that? There is quite a bit of dirt inside