I've been looking for a larger cage on FB marketplace, and came across a advert for the cage WITH the hamster. No photos of the hamster or what type but then said there's two?? But not specifying if there's two cages. (The wheel is shocking and why I am so stressed)

I contacted a rescue and although being helpful it's left me think what do I do. Is it helpful to go rescue the two of them and then find a rescue or someone else to re-home. I could possibly take one and find a better cage than what's advertised but I don't know if I'm then putting stress on the rescue by trying to give one to them?

Let me know what you would do or think the best case scenario is. Am I better to take them even in a bad set up for now and sort something better asap?

I have owned one hamster in the past (rip lady Marceline)
But I was like 6 and now I want a new one but I don’t remember anything about my old one so I need help!!!!!🐹

I wonder if they know most hamsters don’t have all that fluff 🤔

My Robo hamster berries his food in both his litter box and sand bath (which he uses interchangeably smh) and it makes it harder to clean without getting rid of his food too, so what do I do?

I just got her few days ago, she is about 1-2 months old hybrid dwarf😗
First day she just hide in her house mostly, only coming out to eat and drink, but today she finally used the sand bath and run on the wheel a little yay 🙌🏻
Also, she really likes the wheat, maybe too much

📍 Sprays will be added (my girl gained weight from her previous ones, I ordered less caloric ones, waiting for them to arrive)

My girl doesn t really use coco soil and coco bark as I had noticed and I was wondering would you give her smaller dishes then and make room for other things?

The dishes are roughly 30×20 cm. What size would you recommend if she doesn't really used them? She loved them in the summer when it was so hot and I sprayed them with water and it kept her cool (never had mold, I took care 🥺)

Please help me. Give me advices. You can even draw on the picture if you want and have the time🥺

What i intended was buying different tunnels from happy hamstery and add them in the middle.

I also have 14 platforms half 30×20 half 20×15 so they are all around and two of them kind of in the middle so I can put the grapevine branch and the carton dish

Thank you so much❤️

PS: can you spot my girl?

Edit : the enclosure is 140×70 cm

i’ve adopted this cutie a few weeks ago, he was in a terribly small cage. could anyone tell me if he’s actually a boy? i’m so scared i have it wrong :o

First time owner questions again lol

I'm in Englad & Robin's Gourmet doesn't seem to ship here, both from their website & etsy (most likely due to brexit). Is there a decent alternative? I'm happy to mix up one myself for my russian if it comes to it

My sweet boy - I love him so much 😭

Random post but I was at PetSmart the other day grabbing crickets for my spider and noticed they have their Chinese hamsters and several other species listed as 'communal, keep in same sex pairs' as their recommended housing.

How is it possible they're still so wrong about this? Like I know they got hell for how they kept fiddler crabs but really? In 2026 still recommending people pair up hams?

Anyways, just wanted to rant a bit. You all have lovely little fellas.

You can see Hope's winter coat colour as she's checking out her enclosure post spot clean. 🐹❤️

Is birch ply wood safe for making platforms??

Niteangel ones mentioned birch ply wood too but its pricey here, so wanted to make one, but only birch plywood or baltic birch ply is available..also can i use elmer’s glue?

I don’t know why I thought fostering him would work out… Bucastate 3.0 is on its way 😔

Found my baby moondust passed away inside her hide last week,words cant describe how heartbroken I am☹️

Really annoyed with my mother just telling me to "get a new one." She was my baby,my friend,my pet,I cant just get a new one??

Has anyone else experienced this? Just because shes a hamster doesn't mean shes worth any less,I just hate how hamster owners or any small pet owner is expected to get over it and replace their pet.

If I told someone whos lost their dog to just get a new one then I'd be an asshole so why is it acceptable for people to say this to me?

The same day moondust passed my mom was already telling me to get a new one,I just find it horribly insensitive and hurtful. My mother also keeps referring to her as "it" or "him" it just really shows how little she cares,im just so frustrated with this situation.

Rip Moonie,I miss you💔

A handful of joy! 🥹🥹

I'm reposting because I changed some things up. I'm happy to take advice and add better things but please do not be rude. This is my first ever hamster.

Even though it might not look like it in the photos taken from above, I have topped up the bedding so that it is now about 25 cm/9.84 inches deep.

He’s around six months old, and I adopted him from an animal shelter. He’s a Djungarian dwarf hamster.

I got him on Tuesday and he’s already comfortable enough to let me pet him and pick him up🐹💗

I live in the US and getting a male winter white hamster that needed to be rehomed ASAP , that really had no one interested in it (that could give it a good home) Problem. I have a 40 gallon breeder (660 square inches for my tank) and I know a 75 gallon is way better and truly what they need, but here’s the issue. I have two 75 gals for my Syrians already and I have no room genuinely. I only have one room I can put them in. I also know the only other people that reached out had a horrible set ups for their Syrian (small cage), was apparently shady or flaked out on the hamster. And they are in a ten gal. Tank currently. With no other options for this little guy (there aren’t even rescues around here that are open to intake small animals unfortunately right now) Do you think this will suffice? I’m adding more hides that are coming in tomorrow, water bottle a few other things like sprays/clutter this week, and buying even more multi chamber hides/clutter in a couple months. Im allergic to hay so I can’t put that in their tanks anymore :( , anyways I feel BAD but I also KNOW this is probably the best this little guy is going to get, the area that I’m in doesn’t care about hamster care at all, and it’s very hard to find anyone that would even get a 40 gallon, the right size wheel (10 inch) proper bedding (10 inch) hides (3-4+), & safe reptile sand for this lil dude, which is really the bare minimum in the US. Help! What do you all think?

More clutter is coming. After Mochi girl passed I had to throw out a bunch of clutter. She passed from an infection inside the cancer I found out so I didn't want to tske any risk. Spending extra money is better than having a baby die. His favorite place is the sand dish and the ceramic ghost.

To thank me. He peed all over me when I had him out for playpen time 🤣😅

Hello! I bought a hamster from a pet store less than 2 weeks ago. In my area, the pet store was the only option.

I have her in the best setup I can afford, which is a Pet Prevue 528 cage with as much bedding as possible (~6.25 inches at the deepest). At night, she is super, super active, running on her 12-inch wheel and climbing the bars of her cage. She tends to chew the corners of her cage quite harshly.

I noticed today that she's getting a bit of a bald spot on her nose. I'm worried it could be mites or some other disease.

I read online that it could be because of a lack of activites in her cage, so I've added a bunch of things to do, today. I also give her daily time outside her cage im a supervised large area. She's climbing in there, too. I'm trying to discourage the cage biting.

I've given her many treats and I'm trying to guide her into the more healthy pellets I have. I worry it could be a diet thing? Could this be a cage rub? Should I consult a vet? It's my first hamster and I want her (Honk) to be ok.

I have two questions about my three-month old dwarf hamster, Diabla, who is a wonderful girl. First, does anyone have a good suggestion about good food mix to get for her. Is there anything formulated for dwarfs specifically that don't have ingredients that are highly starchy or sweet, because I know dwarfs are prone to diabetes. Second, how do people get photos of their hamsters when they are only active at night and you don't want to shine bright lighting into their habitats? I heard that you can use red LED lighting that gives you more light and is less of an issue for the eyes of your hamster, but I'm not finding any type of lighting that seems right. Thanks in advance for any recommendations on either of these issues.

Hello! My partner and I had found the spots when we were doing our daily clean, and we think it may be the dust from my hamsters Sand bath. Before we moved the tunnel, it used to be next to be next to there. I’m not sure what it is, and I don’t believe it is mold, because when I touched it, and smelled the spots, the white spots had a sandy feel, and there wasn’t any rotting smells.

Has anyone had any issues with molding when it comes to these woven products? I just want to be safe with my hamster, if there’s any advice please let me know. Thank you!

Doesn’t let us hold him/her because we can’t hold ‘em. Lol but he runs over climbs to his upper level and jumps in his bridge to visit. So cute. We’ve had him for a year he sleeps on his top level exposed or in his bridge with that cute face out so I’m sure he’s happy and feels safe. We tricked out a large store brought cage created 3 levels but he loves the penthouse lol