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Originally Posted by CMB
You could put the old house back now. Let your hamster explore the new house when having out of cage time. Possibly put some food in the house to encourage Yolandi to go in.
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Thank you so much for your help! I will put her old house back in straight away. I will definitely follow your advice; thank you again for being so helpful!
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Originally Posted by cypher
I don't think putting new things in straight after a clean is a good idea if you do full cleans, did you put some of her old nest material in the new hideout?
It might be an idea to put her old one back for now, give her time to settle after the clean then try again in a few days or so & keep her nest or substrate from the old hideout & put it in the new one.
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Aah I had no idea! Thank you for letting me know! I will avoid doing that in the future. I hadn't even thought of putting some of her old nesting material in there. I'm going to put her old house back in straight away. Thanks very much for the helpful response!
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Originally Posted by Drago
You could always add the house to another area of the cage so it builds her scent and familiarity. Or as others have said, let her explore it during play time. Definitely give her the old house back, I find my hams never appreciate me controlling where they sleep!
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Ooh, that's a great idea. Definitely I will give her some time with it before I go about forcing a change on her -- that hadn't even come across my mind! I will put her old house back straight away. It never ceases to amaze me just how much personality these little ones have!
Thank you for the responses, you all! I'm very grateful!
EDIT: Just wanted to give a quick update and say that Yolandi seems thrilled to bits to have her old house back. I'm sure if she could she would thank all of you! But I'll do it for her instead lol. So thank you three once again!