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cringeyweeb · 09-13-2017, 02:01 AM

Hi! I recently adopted my first hamster, a Syrian female named Pita, in July.

When I first got her, she was living in a DIY plastic bin for awhile, and she would often jump along the walls to try and escape. I just assumed it was because the bin wasn't large enough for her.

She is now living in an IKEA detolf. She does run a bit more and seem a little more happy, but she still devotes hours every single night to trying to escape. She jumps to reach the wire I have along the cage lid and then scales that and chews on it, she scratches at the wooden ends and chews on that, she even MOVES things in her cage to the edge so she can climb it and reach the lid mesh better.

I've sectioned off part of a room for her to run around and explore for a bit each day. It's a pretty generous area and I thought it would help satisfy her. She will run and sniff a bit, but even then she starts trying to jump up the walls and digs into the corners of the carpet.

Why does she constantly want to escape? I figured it was just in her nature, but it seems to be all she thinks about.

09-13-2017, 02:01 AM
cringeyweeb Newborn Pup Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: North Carolina Posts: 2	My hamster will stop at nothing to escape Hi! I recently adopted my first hamster, a Syrian female named Pita, in July. When I first got her, she was living in a DIY plastic bin for awhile, and she would often jump along the walls to try and escape. I just assumed it was because the bin wasn't large enough for her. She is now living in an IKEA detolf. She does run a bit more and seem a little more happy, but she still devotes hours every single night to trying to escape. She jumps to reach the wire I have along the cage lid and then scales that and chews on it, she scratches at the wooden ends and chews on that, she even MOVES things in her cage to the edge so she can climb it and reach the lid mesh better. I've sectioned off part of a room for her to run around and explore for a bit each day. It's a pretty generous area and I thought it would help satisfy her. She will run and sniff a bit, but even then she starts trying to jump up the walls and digs into the corners of the carpet. Why does she constantly want to escape? I figured it was just in her nature, but it seems to be all she thinks about.