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Pebbles82 · 10-14-2019, 09:01 AM

My concern would be that even if it was a big enough suitable wardrobe, moving the hamster’s cage daily will cause stress for the hamster. They need their cage to stay in the same place all the time It’s a change of environment and if anyone ever has to respite the cage in a different room eg, then it can cause major skittishness and the hamster need time to settle and adjust.

I think if you already have the hamster it would be better not to try and hide it and just keep it in your room and as the others say - have a lock on your door. If a cleaner or other person did happen to come in I doubt they would make an issue - people often don’t see a hamster in a cage in the same way as say a cat or dog and would probably turn a blind eye. So I would just take the risk and if someone does complain you could discuss it with them then - and say hamsters have a short lifespan, you already had the hamster and won’t get another one when it passes on.

10-14-2019, 09:01 AM
Pebbles82 Hamster Antics Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 23,533	Re: Keeping my hamster in a wardrobe My concern would be that even if it was a big enough suitable wardrobe, moving the hamster’s cage daily will cause stress for the hamster. They need their cage to stay in the same place all the time It’s a change of environment and if anyone ever has to respite the cage in a different room eg, then it can cause major skittishness and the hamster need time to settle and adjust. I think if you already have the hamster it would be better not to try and hide it and just keep it in your room and as the others say - have a lock on your door. If a cleaner or other person did happen to come in I doubt they would make an issue - people often don’t see a hamster in a cage in the same way as say a cat or dog and would probably turn a blind eye. So I would just take the risk and if someone does complain you could discuss it with them then - and say hamsters have a short lifespan, you already had the hamster and won’t get another one when it passes on.