This week we’ll be discussing why you should have a natural setup for your hamster, providing some tips for creating a more naturalistic setup, and briefly talking about how to set up a natural enclosure for your hamster 🙂
Tag Archives: Hamster Care
The Worst Things I Bought/Used For Beanie
Welcome to a post of me telling you how terrible I was to Beanie. I don’t claim to be a perfect hamster owner now, but I definitely wasn’t when I started out with Beanie. That’s this week’s topic: The Worst Things I’ve Bought/Used For Beanie.
The November Cage Makeover (2020)
Hello and welcome to this month’s cage makeover! I post a cage deep clean and makeover post the first week of each month. That way I can share my setup ideas with you, and freshen Beanie’s cage with a new and enriching DIY based setup for her!
Caring for a Senior Syrian Hamster
Just like with humans, hamsters show signs of aging, and may need some changes made in their lifestyle to make them more comfortable. I am going to share my research and experience with caring for my senior Syrian hamster, Beanie.
Wet Tail (Proliferative Ileitus)
Spreading awareness about what Wet Tail really is, as well as finding out the answers to the most common questions! Is there a cure? How do I cure Wet Tail? Prevention? Can MY hamster get Wet Tail?
The Basic Syrian Hamster Care Guide
Syrian hamsters are one of the most popular species of hamster, and probably the one you imagine when you think of a hamster. Here I will explain the basics of: Syrian Hamsters Themselves Cage Cleaning Diet Water Substrates Nesting Enrichment Chews With links to my in-depth posts on the specific topics which I’ll be listingContinue reading “The Basic Syrian Hamster Care Guide”
The June Cage Makeover (2020)
All links are relisted at the end for your convenience. Here’s Beanie’s current setup. A brief tour: Burrow Starter/Hidey Thing, Small Bendy Bridge, 12″ Comfort Wheel, Cardboard Tower, TerraCotta Pot Saucer, Chew Block, Plastic Barn, Bran Bowl, Large Flat Rock, Water Bottle, Small Pet Tee-Pee, and she has a log… cave? Bark cave? That. Beanie’sContinue reading “The June Cage Makeover (2020)”
My Free Roaming Experiences
Beanie was probably seven months old when I started free roaming her, so she was pretty big. I felt confident I wouldn’t lose her, so I extended her huge playpen and renamed it, ‘The Great Wall Of Beanie.’ The Great Wall Of Beanie sectioned off less than half of the room her cage is locatedContinue reading “My Free Roaming Experiences”
Free Roaming Your Hamster
Hamsters are high-energy animals, and you may have noticed they’re scrabbling at the walls of the cage. A good way to satisfy your hamster’s need for freedom is free roaming, or free ranging. A Suitable Space Now before you just release your hamster into the unknown first you must decide which room you’re going toContinue reading “Free Roaming Your Hamster”
Beanie’s Cage Upgrades
While I was building my relationship with Beanie I did notice a few things about her and her cage. Beanie’s first cage was the, ‘Ware Manufacturing Chew Proof 4-Story Cage For Hamster,’ and about five weeks after getting Beanie she moved out of it for multiple reasons. I’d found that cage second hand on aContinue reading “Beanie’s Cage Upgrades”
Beanie the Hamster 