Hamster – Beanie the Hamster

Stew’s September Cage Makeover

Hello and welcome to this week’s post! Today I’ll be showing you how I deep cleaned Stew’s cage for September, 2021. Enjoy!

Sand Baths For Hamsters

Today we’ll be discussing everything there is to know about using sand baths for hamsters. I’ll be sharing my experience and answering some commonly asked questions, and linking some sources at the end. Do hamsters need sand baths? Will any old sand do? How big (or small) does a sand bath need to be? These questions and more will be answered throughout this post. Let’s dive right into it.

Pairing Hamsters

This is yet another controversial topic that deserves more recognition: should hamsters live in groups? Is this an enriching lifestyle that will result in multiple happy hamsters, or a strained relationship of two anti-social animals being forced to coexist together?

Stew’s August 2021 Cage Makeover

Welcome to the August cage makeover! This post is a followup from my last two about selecting safe and enriching hamster toys and accessories. Today I’ll be demonstrating the principles mentioned in those posts, which are linked at the end for those interested.

Tips For Selecting Enriching Toys For Your Hamster

Last week I talked about how to select safe toys for your hamster. I then realized that hamsters would be living very boring lives in such safe enclosures, so this week we’ll be discussing how to select enriching toys and accessories for your hamster(s)!

Tips for Selecting Safe Toys for Hamsters

There are many types of hamsters toys with their ups and downs, but today we will discuss how to tell if a toy is safe for your hamster.

DIY Corrugated Cardboard Foraging Toy Tutorial

This week I’ll be showing you how to turn thick, corrugated cardboard into an enriching foraging toy for small pets!

DIY Boredom Breaker Tutorial

Welcome to the DIY tutorial for this boredom breaker for small pets! Usually you see these spherical toys made from wood with fruit designs on them, but today I’m going to show you how to easily create it with cardboard.

Krinkle-It Foraging Tube Toy DIY Tutorial

Welcome to the Krinkle-It Foraging Tube Toy DIY Tutorial! I received a parcel the other day and to my delight it was packed with Krinkle-It paper shreds! As soon as I saw them I knew I wanted to make this DIY.

With this toy your hamster is provided with food, stimulation, and nesting material.

These toys are ridiculously expensive, and I see no reason to spend money on one when you can do it yourself! Today I’m going to be showing you how to make a few versions of the common, confetti-ish, foraging toy we all know and love.

Soil Substrate

There are many, many different substrates to choose from. Some safe, some unsafe. Some are more enriching than others, but the most natural of them all is soil. Sometimes natural is not always better, but today I would like to argue that soil is just as good or perhaps better than other substrates, from my personal experience.