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Old 01-09-2017, 12:23 PM  
Winterjay
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Default Re: New hamster behaviour- help! x

Did you have any scents on your hand like lotion, soap, food, ect? Hamsters are very sensitive to smell. Even if you shower or wash your hands with a scent free soap they'll act strange because you no longer smell like you.

Did you handle any other pets before touching him? Sometimes male hamsters will change behavior if they smell another male hamster (or any male rodent really).

Did you introduce anything new in the room, particularity around his cage? Nothing is too minor. What you put around their cage can effect them alot. I once put a lava lamp (its not bright) on the same shelf as Thistle and she had a behavior change (bar chewing, restlessness, awake at odd hours), and the lamp was at least a cage length away and was off more often than it was on.

How old is he? He could just be maturing or under going a hormonal change. I have a female winter white dwarf (Rose) that once she hit maturity began to act "abnormally". She's healthy, well fed and entertained, and has plenty of space she just changed her behavior.

Hope that can give you some ideas. Be mindful of Basils' surroundings and what your touch/do before you handle him or his stuff. Do you use a chemical cleaner to spot clean?
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