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LouisV · 02-14-2020, 08:12 PM

Hey! I’m a brand new hamster owner, and I just got a little Female Teddy Bear. When I first brought her home and set up her new cage, i’m using a bin, she was very active, running around, climbing, clearly exploring her new surroundings. I had my hand in the bin just so she could get used to the smell of me/understand that my hand isn’t harm, and she even climbed into my palm and let me hold her! Later that night I awoke to her wheel spinning, around 11:00. When i got up the next day around 9:00 I found her asleep, which of course was not surprising, but it’s now 7:05 and she’s still not doing anything. I hear her in her little igloo, and i see her cleaning and eating, but she’s just not coming out. I tapped the bedding a couple times cause I heard it was a good way to lure them out, and let them know someone else is around / to wake up, but she’s still in the igloo. Am I overthinking something? Is this pretty normal?

Side Note: Any tips for new owners?

02-14-2020, 08:12 PM
LouisV Newborn Pup Join Date: Feb 2020 Posts: 1	New Owner, Help! Hey! I’m a brand new hamster owner, and I just got a little Female Teddy Bear. When I first brought her home and set up her new cage, i’m using a bin, she was very active, running around, climbing, clearly exploring her new surroundings. I had my hand in the bin just so she could get used to the smell of me/understand that my hand isn’t harm, and she even climbed into my palm and let me hold her! Later that night I awoke to her wheel spinning, around 11:00. When i got up the next day around 9:00 I found her asleep, which of course was not surprising, but it’s now 7:05 and she’s still not doing anything. I hear her in her little igloo, and i see her cleaning and eating, but she’s just not coming out. I tapped the bedding a couple times cause I heard it was a good way to lure them out, and let them know someone else is around / to wake up, but she’s still in the igloo. Am I overthinking something? Is this pretty normal? Side Note: Any tips for new owners?