Questions tagged [hamsters]
A small, furry rodent kept as a pet; this tag works for the hamster and variants including the dwarf hamster.
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How much space does a hamster need in its cage?
How much space does a hamster need in its cage? My friend's always tries to get out, and I think he might be a bit cramped.
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How can I stop my hamster biting the bars of her cage?
My hamster absolutely loves to bite the metal bars in her Rotastak enclosure. I know that this is to wear her teeth down but it's so annoying. How can I stop her from doing it? I have already tried ...
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Does chocolate hurt hamsters?
I know that chocolate is bad for dogs, but is it bad for hamsters too? I would like an answer from a credible source.
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Will my hamster take damage if I film him with an active IR camera?
I'm currently using my Raspberry Pi combined with a NoIR camera module as a camera to livestream my hamster's home to my mobile phone. Now, the IR-camera itself does not output any good pictures at ...
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My hamster won’t stop biting the cage
My Syrian hamster is about 1 and a half years old and still doesn’t stop chewing the cage, no matter what. I’ve given her chew stick, toys, hay toys and I’ve sprayed the cage she bites with hamster ...
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Light spectrum visible to hamsters
I'd like to build an infrared tachometer for my hamster's wheel, but I don't want to distract him with a light source. Therefore I want to choose the wavelength of the LED for my hamster not to see it....
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Is my hamster's (fancy dwarf) cage too small?
It's not trying to escape or anything, but I'm just wondering if the cage is too small. Please look at picture provided.
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Should I get a larger cage for my two dwarf hamsters? How large?
I have two Russian female dwarf hamsters and they share a 25 x 30 x 50cm wired cage from pets at home which was highly recommended for two dwarfs. It seemed cramped with all the chews and toys, so I ...
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My hamster ate a bit of chocolate ice cream
I have a pet hamster. I had previously stepped on some chocolate ice cream. As I was letting my hamster run around my room, she stopped and licked the spot of chocolate ice cream on my sock. Just one ...
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Is this cage too small?
Too small?
It has 2 sections, an upper level, and a second floor. It has 2 wooded houses, a stick of chewable things, and food stick, wooded logs, a second food bowl, a wheel, and only has tubes for ...
