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Fluffagrams · 10-06-2017, 12:58 PM

I used to think that all hamsters needed exercise balls until one of my previous Chinese got her foot caught in a ventilation slit. Thankfully she wasn't hurt but she was a little bit shaken up by the experience and I don't use exercise balls for the dwarf species at all.

As Amity says, a large plastic bin makes a great playpen that is safe and allows them to experience more of the world around them. I usually have different toys for my playbins that I don't use in the cages so that they do have some variety and I'll often hide small treats such as seeds around the bins for them to hunt out.

10-06-2017, 12:58 PM
Fluffagrams Moderator Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Bath, UK Posts: 3,640	Re: I want to buy a ball for my hamster! I used to think that all hamsters needed exercise balls until one of my previous Chinese got her foot caught in a ventilation slit. Thankfully she wasn't hurt but she was a little bit shaken up by the experience and I don't use exercise balls for the dwarf species at all. As Amity says, a large plastic bin makes a great playpen that is safe and allows them to experience more of the world around them. I usually have different toys for my playbins that I don't use in the cages so that they do have some variety and I'll often hide small treats such as seeds around the bins for them to hunt out.