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Originally Posted by Thin Lizzy
Hi Syrian Hammie,
Hamsters hate being ignored!
The more attention you give him when he chews his cage the more he'll do it. By ignoring him, he'll eventually give up realising it's not getting your attention.
With Archie this is what I did, believe me it was hard ignoring him at first but he got the message,
Spice sleeps in your room, is there another room you could put him in?
Whenever Archie started chewing his cage, I would do one of the following;
Tidy Up, Read a book, Listen to music or Switch on the TV.
You could try listening to music on your headphones, that way you won't hear Spice.
Get a good pair of ear plugs,
But, don't switch on the light, the moment you do that he's won and don't call out to him.
Good Luck!
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Thank you for your recommendation!
Glad to know that it has worked for other people, at the minute it doesn't seem likes it going to haha.
Although he's showing good signs. I ignored him last night and he only chewed for about half an hour.
I tend to sit in my room and write blogs or just check social media so I can easily do that with the light off to not show him I'm paying any attention to him.
I don't have another room to move him to otherwise my family would get annoyed with him haha.
I shall keep you updated with how he is getting on.
Currently, chewing..