Hi everyone!
I'm a 23 year old female and I just got my first hamster (we picked him up on boxing day). He's a 10-12 week old Syrian who I've named Diego.
He seems to be settling in well, eating/drinking/going to the toilet is all fine. He is a bit shy and likes to stay in his little tubes most of the time where he seems to sleep and eat. He does come out for a wee explore around his cage for a few minutes every like 2 hours or so and he seems to he active and running at night. He's gnawing on the toys we got him and using his wheel so I think this all means he is a happy hammy?
He's currently lying down in a sausage shape in his tinnel and is making a soft chittering noise every so often, as well as nibbling his food he's stashed.
Put a nervous hammy mama at ease and tell me if this all sounds ok?
Thank you if you've read this far!