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InkyPen · 11-05-2016, 04:00 PM

On the topic of hamster balls and welfare - I always let our hamster choose whether or not she wants to go in. Typically, when she's out of the cage (e.g. she likes running around on our sofa) then I'll hold it open for her. If she chooses to go in (I also give her a few seconds to change her mind, which does happen sometimes!) then I figure that she is probably happy to run around in it. I also limit her to 10-15 minutes in it so that she doesn't get over tired.

She doesn't always want to go in, which is fine, but at least she gets the choice! I figure that if she hated it then she would just avoid it.

11-05-2016, 04:00 PM
InkyPen Hamster Pup Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: London, UK Posts: 241	Re: Hamster Ball On the topic of hamster balls and welfare - I always let our hamster choose whether or not she wants to go in. Typically, when she's out of the cage (e.g. she likes running around on our sofa) then I'll hold it open for her. If she chooses to go in (I also give her a few seconds to change her mind, which does happen sometimes!) then I figure that she is probably happy to run around in it. I also limit her to 10-15 minutes in it so that she doesn't get over tired. She doesn't always want to go in, which is fine, but at least she gets the choice! I figure that if she hated it then she would just avoid it.